GRAZUL@zodiac.rutgers.edu wrote:
:  How do you guys/gals do it?  A friend of mine really wants to sell me 
:  a '73 beetle,  it runs,  no rust,  a real beauty....plus two of its 
:  organ donors which can be left in the field where they currently reside.
:  The price?  $750.00 for all three...my wife is quite sceptical.  Is ity
:  jealously?  Could be the staggering price tag....Should I be sneaky?
:  I tried the Xmas thing already....I would love some input...

My solution has been to not be married -- makes things much easier at
times.  Yes, there's a Significant Other, but there's no veto power on
purchases....

:  '83 westy {my wife will not let me drive it anymore}
:  '92 passat {was hers now mine}

This one's easy.  Sell the Passat, and then buy the bug because you
need a car....

FWIW, the deal you described above sounds really good to me, certainly
better than I got on my recent bug purchase.

	Dworkin