On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> I actually know the guy who is selling this van and he isn't a scammer he
> is a nice guy that just happens to live in Sweden at the moment and is going
> back and forth between the US (where he used to live until a few months ago)
> and Sweden.  I don't know anything about the van, just letting you know that
> the seller is a real person.

That is great to know!  My wife has nixed my 2am-conceived plan to ditch my
current project and buy this instead :).  But it's a relief to know this is
real.  It looks like a really good deal to me (part of the reason I was
worried it might be a scam), I hope it finds a good home.

mike

>  He and his family were here with another Westy that he owned this past
> summer and I fixed a minor issue with that for them.  His wife is Swedish
> and they decided to move over there for a few years to be near her family I
> guess.  That is all I know.
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
>
> Mike South 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)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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