On Nov 6, 2009, at 11:25 AM, Greg Potts wrote:

> Maybe so, maybe not. It depends on how much is invested. It's not at
> all difficult to spend a LOT more than that to fully restore a
> vintage bus, in which case the $25K number is not gonna make you
> happy at all.
>
> There are LOTS of vintage buses listed for sale on Thesamba.com that
> are way up there in the stratosphere of GoWesty price territory.
> $25K as a settlement in that case is not gonna please an owner.

I've got a same colors 65 deluxe westy that I would settle for $25k!
That one in the pics, depending on how nice the resto is, etc. could
go for only $40-50K as it is not that rare of a bus?

YMMV,

Mr. BZ

>
> Greg
>
> Quoting Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>:
>
>> dear news watch
>>
>> the sidebar in this tale is the value assigned to the van by not
>> knowing CHP
>> officers
>> is 10 times original sale price...
>> should bode well for any future arguments with insurance adjusters
>> yours
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:53 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Have a look at this:
>>>
>>> http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_13723894
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>> '90 Carat (Grover)
>>> '86 (We call this one Parts)
>>> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> roger w
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>> up: a
>> servant who becomes king ...
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