

| Subject: | Re: Is it useful to post Craigslist ads here . . . |
| From: | Abel Longoria |
| Date: | Wed, 8 Apr 2015 16:45:18 -0500 |
Yea I found mine on CL in Phoenix. I'm in Houston. Paid asking price. I had missed plenty of vans prior to mine because I was the "second guy in line" and I didn't want to miss out on another trying to negotiate down $500 or so in price. http://texasvanagons.com/how-i-found-my-vanagon/ On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 4:15 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Even if you ask, it's unlikely that they would tell you the truth. > > I think the reasonable ones probably end up going for 5% to 10% less than > asking, but anything good under $20k could sell for asking around here. > > On my son's transaction asking was $13,500 for an '87 Westy with 150k, no > rust, and a new GT transmission, and he settled for $12,750, basically > because I told him the car tires he had were unsafe and I couldn't drive it > to Seattle on them. He claimed he was into it $13,000, and I believe him. > He only had it for nine months before they decided it wasn't right for them. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Jim Felder > Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 12:02 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Is it useful to post Craigslist ads here . . . > > That's the most important thing to know, and the one thing you will never > know about any of these sales. > > Jim > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@comcast.net> > wrote: > > > Now it would be nice to know what they actually sell for . > > > > > > Stacy > > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > I'd say a little discretion about what kind of ads you send along > > > to Vanagon is going to be appreciated here. Remember, this is a > > > mailing > > list > > > format and we all get all the messages...So outstanding deals, > > ridiculously > > > outlandish asking prices, weird and amusing modifications on FS > > > vans, things that might be of interest to the general > > > readership..those are probably interesting to most of us here, > > > yes...but seeing ads for average prices and average vanagons, ads > > > for vans around the world or across the US, that is not of interest > > > to some...We can all go to CL, the Samba, Autotrader...hundreds of > > > sites...and see those any time if we are interested... > > > That is my input...Send em..... for those $90k Syncros....makes me > > > laugh....skip em for the "asking $15k for '89 Westie, Needs > > > engine..located Maine, USA"...not of much interest to us on the West > > coast, > > > really.. > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Julianna Elligsen > > > <mumbrue@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I love seeing them! This is how I got Ophelia! Someone mentioned > > > > that she was available in Louisiana, if anyone was looking!!! I > > > > was working only 6 hours away, so I gave a deposit, and drove over > to take a look! > > > :) > > > > Got her for $1200! Engine fire, must have been put out quick, > > > > because didn't affect the interior! Full camper, but lots of > > > > engine work to be done, and a little seam rust to battle. I am > > > > having Kirk Meeks move Rastafalia's engine and transmission over > sometime in the next month! > > > > Excited! > > > > > > > > Julianna > > > > 1991 VW Vanagon Westfalia (Ophelia) > > > > 1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia with Tiico Conversion (The Rastafalia) > > > > 1988 VW Vanagon (James) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 6, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Peter Kraiker > > > > > <turbowesty@GMAIL.COM> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I say yes! > > > > > > > > > > Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > > > >> . . . for Vanagons for sale? I see a few every month here in > > > > >> the > > Bend, > > > > >> Oregon, region and wonder if posting the links would be > > > > >> helpful, or simply clutter things up? > > > > >> > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > > > > >> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > > > > >> Bend, Ore. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Regards, Peter Kraiker > > > > > Website: Kraiker.Photography > > > > > <http://kraiker.photography><http://kraiker.photography> > > > > > Blog: NextChapter.Kraiker.ca <http://Nextchapter.kraiker.ca> > > > > > Cell: (416) 453-9142 Skype: pkraiker <http://www.getpostbox.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels. > > Oldest son is an Eagle scout. > > >
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