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Subject:Re: My first visit shopping for a Vanagon
From:marcus
Date:Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:47:19 -0700

Terry
Just how fast can you run. Cause that's what I and probably 99% of this
list would do.At least I hope so.IMHO that van in that condition is
worth  maybe $5500.But I wouldn't buy it.It's what you can't see that
will get you over time.It take abut 2 minutes to pull the speedometer
cable off my 83.5 as it's a slip joint unlike the 1980 which screws on.
Just be patient, there's a muiltvan out there with your name on it.
Marcus

To make things worse,
> he was unwilling to deviate much from his asking price of $10,500.
>
> Although I'm still primarily interested in getting a multivan, this was
> a '91 Carat with autotrans. It supposedly had only 50K miles on, but all

> more in-depth search. It's hard to believe it has only 50K miles.
> Shouldn't it look more like a museum piece at this point? How can you
> tell if it's really got more miles? (i.e.: he's had the speedo
> disconnected or turned back)
>
> Does this seem like it's too high a price? It doesn't even have an
> upgraded stereo! Lemme know what ya think.
>