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Subject:Re: 1991 Syncro for sale
From:Roy Nicholl
Date:Sun, 6 Jul 2014 09:29:05 -0300

It didn't strike me as African or Haitian so much but there were strange word choices.  It does not read as strangely as something coming out of Google translate, but perhaps a software translation aide was used in-part.

On 06-Jul-2014, at 09:00, <jpalmer@mymts.net> <jpalmer@mymts.net> wrote:

> By odd you mean different?  Like African French?
> 
> Jeff
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Jul 6, 2014, at 5:16 AM, "Roy Nicholl" <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote:
>> 
>> Agreed ... I received such a reply yesterday and the French was a little odd.
>> 
>>> On 06-Jul-2014, at 00:52, Jason wrote:
>>> 
>>> Got a reply today!  It was in french, even though I replied in English.   It was very long & generic looking, like he sent the same reply to all to emailed.  Starting to look like a scam.
>>> 
>>> Jason
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 6:48 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>>> Jason,
>>> 
>>> I responded yesterday (when the advert had only been viewed 20 times) en français and have not had a response either.    A hoax is not out of the possibility, but perhaps the first responder has a new van.
>>> 
>>> Roy
>>> 
>>>> On 04-Jul-2014, at 19:36, Jason wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I replied awhile ago and never got a response....maybe they didnt like my English!  Cherry looking if its real. 
>>>> 
>>>> Jason
>>>> 
>>>> On Jul 4, 2014 3:07 PM, "Roy Nicholl" <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>>>> Or some old retired guy who's owned it since 1991, looked up the book value, and figured he's doing well at 8800.
>>>> 
>>>>> On 04-Jul-2014, at 15:53, Chris S. wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Looks nice even in French :-). At that price there must be some foreign transaction involved or some shipping company transfer deal.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Chris.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dnia Jul 4, 2014 o godz. 14:04 OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> napisał(a):
>>>>> 
>>>>>>     It displays in English in my OperaBrowser ~ Seems WayToGoodToBeTrue ~
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                                                                     ORR ~ DeanB
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 3 Jul , 2014, at 7:42 PM, Roy Nicholl wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> All,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> A clean and fairly original 1991 Syncro Westfalia for a low price.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> http://www.kijiji.ca/v-vr-motorise/saint-jean-sur-richelieu/westfalia-campeur-complet-bus-nouveau-moteur-embrayage-et-pack/1001609921?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Had I come across this a couple of months ago, I would have been tempted ... even if its not a diesel.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The advertisement is en français, if anyone needs help with reading it, let me know.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Roy
>>> 
>>>