I think that Kim was responding to my post and thinking that the guys I was
talking about bought theirs in 1986. They didn't, they bought it in 2015.

Jim

On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 10:21 AM Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>