Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 11:15:28 -0400
Reply-To: Duane Fahey <dfahey@VISUALAUTOMATION.COM>
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From: Duane Fahey <dfahey@VISUALAUTOMATION.COM>
Organization: Visual Automation, Inc.
Subject: Re: went 2 c that CDN 87
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Barry,
I had called him and I was hoping to go there on Sunday, but it didn't
work out. I was visiting friends in the UP, and one of their friends
works at customs in the Sault, but he had to work all weekend and I
didn't get to ask him about buying a car there.
I did some research about buying a car and bringing it to the US, but I
don't have everything figured out yet. Basically, I need to be able to
show that the vehicle conforms to US standards for emission and stuff.
I'm sure it does, but I'm not sure how to show it. The web site said
"contact the manufacturer". I called VW, but they said they could not
legally help in an across border sale. So, I'm kind of stuck right now.
I need to do some more research, then make real plans to go there with
another driver to drive it back, if I decide to buy it. I need to do
the banking stuff too, which means I should probably go during the week.
So, he replaced the odometer? Are you pretty confident in his mileage
assessment? It sounds great.
I did a Kelly Blue Book thing, and in US dollars it comes to $6,420, as
shown here:
http://www.kbb.com/kb/ki.dll/kw.kc.urr?kbb.MI;426761;MI045&48837;van;p&751;Volkswagen;1987%20Vanagon&17;VT;B7&
I think $15,000 Canadian would be about $10 - $11,000 US or so, so maybe
it's priced a little high? What do you think?
Thanks for any and all information! - Duane
Barry Mercer wrote:
> Hey all... I treated myself with a visit to that 1987 in Sudbury
> tonight.
>
> It is a perfect, perfect camper.
>
> 99.9 percent kool. The owner tells me it has less tan 37,000
> kilometres on it... and the current odo is showing 35k. He says its is
> the third odometer he's had to have installed, the first two failed
> shortly after he bought it. Come with factory trailer hitch, two new
> rims.
>
> It is silver, needs a wax job... has a couple of cracks on those
> plastic bumper covers, will soon need a new rubber rim around the
> bottom of the pop top... that's it.
>
> he has the aux battery installed, the canvas is perfect, the screens
> are absolutely new. Its an automatic. The LP tank looks like it was
> just installed... the seams are perfect. He has all the carpets
> covered with carpets. the originals have never seen a foot tread.
>
> all for 15000 CDN dollars.
>
> I rave on because we rarely see that kind of car in that kind of shape
> here.
>
> He tells me someone from Michigan is supposed to be coming here
> Sunday... so that has to be someone on this list.
>
> Good luck and be prepared to escort the gent to his bank so you can do
> the transaction there1
>
> Wow.
>
> Barry Mercer
> Sudbury Ontario
>
> Moo - 88 westy 191k Km.
>
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Duane Fahey
Visual Automation, Inc.
http://www.VisualAutomation.com
517.622.1850 517.622.1761 fax
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