I have a pdf of the carfax if anyone is interested (the VIN on thesamba has
the first two letters reversed btw).  The wreck he mentions was listed as a
total loss (which I understand with a vehicle that old doesn't necessarily
mean a lot of damage, just over blue book or whatever).

Brief history:
Florida 1988,
Massachusetts purchase May 2003, 19381 miles,
passed inspection in MA Jun 2003 at 19,701,
back in FL 12/2004,
new owner PA 12/2006,
New owner PA 2/2007,
totaled by insurance company with 35,993 miles 5/2009 collision damage.
Salvage title New Castle PA 9/2009.
Rebuilt title (Philadelphia, PA) issued 11/2009, "dealer took control while
in inventory"

No trace of it being in Virginia in carfax, could be sold but not titled yet
I suppose...

Anyway, there ya go.  My carfax sub expires in a couple days, I have a few
queries left if anyone needs anything run.

mike

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Mike South <msouth@gmail.com> wrote:

> I sent an email with a bunch of questions, and I while I was searching
> around for what "R34" meant I saw that it was also posted on cl:
>
> http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/1559572033.html
>
> In that ad copy it says "I will only be in the states until the 26th So
> will need to come before that . Have lowered the price".
>
> That's either a good explanation for why the price is so low, or warning
> bells about a possible scam.  (Just to be clear, I'm _not_ accusing the
> poster of scamming, just pointing something out that should always be
> considered in such a case.)
>
> mike
>
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> I often find that these extremely low mileage vehicles turn out to be
>> high mileage vehicles with the low mileage quoted being on a rebuilt
>> engine.  Maybe not in some cases, but it is common.  If the vehicle has
>> such low mileage, with the camping equipment seldom used, and was always
>> garaged, why did it need a new pop top, and why does it need a new
>> propane tank?
>>
>> So far as the chrome, moon hubcaps, those are the originals, and I have
>> them on my camper.  When I bought it, it had plastic wheel covers that
>> are quite popular and mimic the appearance of alloy wheels.  The moons
>> were in a cabinet inside.  First thing I did was to switch them for the
>> plastic goofy things :-) .  Truer to the original appearance of the
>> camper.
>>
>> David Mc
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:25 AM, jordanvw@AOL.COM wrote:
>>
>>  not mine..but dam that's some low mileage..  looks sweet.. not diggin
>>> those chrome moon hubcaps tho
>>>
>>>
>>> _http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=896425_
>>> (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=896425)
>>>
>>
>