Joel wrote:

> and if anybody wants to start a new life in Memphis, TN ...

> Elvis drove a VW! Reluctant owner must sell well established Volkswagen
> repair, restoration business in Memphis, TN. Auto dealer license with
> (bank financing) on sales and restorations. Large customer base, tons of
> parts, 75 assorted VWs. Always busy. Unlimited growth for quality minded
> caring individual. Asking $150,000 terms (WAC). Also cool house in midtown
> 5 minutes away. Low 50's.
>   (901) 324-0995, fax (901) 324-0040
>   Moon Bugs
>   2404 Summer Ave
>   Memphis, TN 38112

Hmmm, I think the members of the list-serve should buy this.  Lemme see,
last statz, we have 627 members, that means ... everyone only has to
contribute $150000/627 = $239.23, less than a set of tires! Only about
one order of magnitude more than a list T-shirt!  Probably, it would
be worth it just for the "tons of parts" and "75 assorted VWs".

Or, if we finance it, payments would probably be around $1000 per month,
thats $1000/627 = $1.59 per month.  Even *I* can afford that.

That way, we could have a home base/shrine for vanagon@lenti people!  We
could have yearly pilgrimages there!  It could be a co-op for list members
where we could send our busses to be restored at a discount!

I think Joel should be in charge of this venture.

Hmmm, next I say we buy 50 acres of land in Colorado .......

 :-)

  -Dyer

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Dyer Lytle              
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