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Subject:Re: Dream Syncro - Price: $125,000
From:jennifer rabbitt
Date:Wed, 26 Mar 2014 22:14:27 -0700

Oh, that's so nice.
Gotta love the CB.

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On Mar 26, 2014, at 9:30 PM, Miguel Pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

I'm with Zeitgeist. Let's call it what it is...horseshit. We all know it.
This is the world we live in. Can he get 125K. Hell, I hope so. Is is worth
that? Well hell no, but we all know that.
Jonce, your daughter rocks! I've been telling people this very same thing
ever since I came to this land.....

*Miguel*

*The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it- basically because
you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them. *
*- Charles Bukowski, Tales of Ordinary*

On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> $125k is stripped to a shell on rotisserie, dipped in acid, all fasteners
> cadmium coated, and every attachable item hand fondled by marginally
> aroused Victoria Secret lingerie models.  This is a very nice $50k van on
> steroids.  I hope he gets every penny
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 6:15 PM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> IMO, the term "restoration" is thrown around way too liberally these
> days.
>> We're just completing a '91 Westy that has had a windows out, doors off,
>> top
>> off re-spray, new canvas, new window, door & trim rubber, new cooling
>> system
>> (stainless), new brakes, new suspension, new wheels & tires, and a
> rebuilt
>> engine & transmission.  We call that a "refurbishment".
>>
>> A true restoration requires a complete disassembly of the vehicle.  Every
>> nut, bolt, component, etc., is examined and returned to new condition.
> It
>> generally takes 9 to 12 months (or longer) to complete for a shop that
> does
>> them on a regular basis.
>>
>> End of rant...
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
>> Jonce Fancher
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 6:00 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Dream Syncro - Price: $125,000
>>
>> Not to pick it apart but for 125k I would expect some one to have there
>> eyes
>> open during the restoration and paint the gear shift lever.
>>
>> A guy here is doing a sickro and is dumping coin into it. The body and
>> paint
>> guy does crazy good work and even did the Coors Silver Bullet Train Semi
>> truck.
>> don't think he charged that much for that one/
>>
>> You can always ask for what you want. As my daughter says " Its good to
>> want
>> things"
>>
>> She also coined " I am not a Bully, Your just a Sissy"
>>
>> But the vanagon syncro is a way cool beast in general and if he can get
> it
>> great.
>> Just won't get it from me is all.
>>
>> Jonce
>>
>>> I know why he wants to sell it--he backed into a fence post and
>>> scratched the paint.  That's a $25,000 deduct right there, and now he's
>>> afraid to drive it.  It probably does belong in a museum.
>>>
>>> Stuart
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Robert Keezer
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 3:34 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Dream Syncro - Price: $125,000
>>>
>>> Maybe this should go to the VW Museum?
>>>
>>> Robert
>>> 1982 Westfaluia
>>>
>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Ultimate Dream Syncro ground up restoration   Price: $125,000
>>>>
>>>> Not mine.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1617562
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Casey
>

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