My own personal opinion, but I find 'collecting' a bit strange.  I guess
collecting things with not much practical value or every day
usefulness..that is somewhat understandable, like stamps, or maybe some
oddball china plates.  Interesting hobby for some..
..But when people start collecting useful things and cause the value to
increase..which makes it impossible for normal people to continue to use the
now -collectors item...irritating.  One example is hand tools.  I use
them.    But it's become un-economic to find old tools and buy them for use,
second hand, because people 'collect them' now,  and hang em on the frikken
wall somewhere and go ...."Hey, lookit this cool old plane I found in an
antique shop for only $500...
  Bah!  So I have to go to Home Depot and buy a Chinese-made POS that will
break in a few years, rather than one that has been in use (until it became
a collectors item) through a couple of craftsman's life-times..
   I don't think I'll ever probably 'collect' a Doka VW and restore it to
showroom specs. just to put in my maple-floored garage  .But if I could find
a doka for a thousand bucks, I'd probably haul lumber with it....I'd rather
have an 80s 350 Chevy truck as a hauler, though..
  Just me, Don Hanson

On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 10:44 PM, <jordanvw@aol.com> wrote:

> not sure what you mean..    the trucks are rare..they were never sold in
> the USA and not many were sold in canada.   FAR more westys exist than T3
> trucks.   i was referring to what the trucks are worth as collector vehicles
> because their rarity and collector status.
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> the westys are a RV so they also appeal to the general public who are not
> VW enthusiasts nor car enthusiasts and who could care less if it was a
> volkswagen or a toyota, they just want a compact self contained RV.
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>  the trucks are worth just as much as westys."
> OL.  If  Vanagon "trucks" were the rule, and Westy's were as rare as single
> abs and Dokas, you can betthat Campers would be worth BIGGER bucks .
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Reynolds <transporterjr@YAHOO.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Sat, Apr 10, 2010 9:58 pm
> Subject: Re: cheap diesel singlecab on samba..in calif
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> "don, you must be a n00b. :)   the trucks are worth just as much as
> westys."
> OL.  If  Vanagon "trucks" were the rule, and Westy's were as rare as single
> abs and Dokas, you can betthat Campers would be worth BIGGER bucks .
>