

| Subject: | Re: For Sale On The Samba |
| From: | PB |
| Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:22:34 -0800 |
I was just about to ask what happened to the rear side windows... Patti **************** On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:26 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > Whilst it appears to be well worth the asking price based solely on parts, > one should be aware that this rig appears to have been imported as a tourist > vehicle. Note that it is still wearing what appears to be Belgian license > plates. This looks to be a hardtop Syncro converted into a camper and not a > Westy. Looks cool but most people who pay serious money for their Syncro > camper typically prefer that it wear the Westfalia brand. > > BTW, when the seller brought that vehicle into the US, part of the > documents US Customs (or whatever they're called these days), is a document > which in effect says the vehicle must be re-exported back out of the US by > ship or by air or it is subject to seizure and destruction. I'm paraphrasing > but that about covers it. > > I suppose you could spend some money getting the paperwork sorted out as > long as your not taking it straight into California. Jeff Schwaia can tell > you more about that. > > As for me, I wouldn't mind buying it just for parts if I had $20k sitting > in the bank earning less than 1% a year. Good thing I can spare a single > dime. This would be one more vehicle I would have to hide from SpicyT. > > > BenT > > > On Jan 23, 2011, at 4:52 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > This looks very interesting at this price : > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1084974 > > Miguel > > > > He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess > > them, needs religion. > > Johann Wolfgang von Goethe >
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