True, but I don't think John is comparing 1986 dollars to 2017 dollars, as
opposed to how much the values have gone up in the last 2 years.  Even if
comparing, they are definitely holding their value for a 31 year old
purchase?

YMMV,

Mr. BZ

On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 10:50 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> 2017 dollars are not the same as 1986 dollars….
>
>
> > On May 4, 2017, at 10:06 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone tracked what's happening with Vanagon values lately?
> >
> > This from the NADA BUYERS GUIDE. I pulled this up yesterday,
> >
> > 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon Carat
> >
> > May 1, 2015
> > Original MSRP  Low Retail  Average Retail    High Retail
> > $18735                 $4800            $8300                $15000
> >
> > May 1, 2017
> > $18735                 $6050             $10550              $18300
> >
> > Over a two year span this is terrific if you are selling, not so good if
> > you are buying. Of course all the real value is in what you sell or buy
> it
> > for!
> >
> > John
>

-- 
Tom Buese