Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 14:53:19 -0700
Reply-To: Greg@GREGORYCHILDS.COM
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From: Greg Childs <Greg@GREGORYCHILDS.COM>
Subject: Re: Is it useful to post Craigslist ads here . . .
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<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Try this way to search multiple sites at the same time for vehicles: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.autotempest.com">http://www.autotempest.com</a>/<span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><br></div><div>Greg</div><div>'91 Syncro Camper in San Diego</div><div><br></div><div></div></span>-------- Original Message --------</div><blockquote id="replyBlockquote" webmail="1" style="border-left: 2px solid blue; margin-left: 8px; padding-left: 8px; font-size:10pt; color:black; font-family:verdana;"><div id="wmQuoteWrapper">
Subject: Re: Is it useful to post Craigslist ads here . . .<br>
From: Abel Longoria <<a href="mailto:houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM">houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM</a>><br>
Date: Wed, April 08, 2015 2:45 pm<br>
To: <a href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM">vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</a><br>
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Yea I found mine on CL in Phoenix. I'm in Houston.<br>
<br>
Paid asking price. I had missed plenty of vans prior to mine because I was<br>
the "second guy in line" and I didn't want to miss out on another trying to<br>
negotiate down $500 or so in price.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://texasvanagons.com/how-i-found-my-vanagon">http://texasvanagons.com/how-i-found-my-vanagon</a>/<br>
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On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 4:15 PM, Stuart MacMillan <<a href="mailto:stuartmacm@gmail.com">stuartmacm@gmail.com</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
<br>
> Even if you ask, it's unlikely that they would tell you the truth.<br>
><br>
> I think the reasonable ones probably end up going for 5% to 10% less than<br>
> asking, but anything good under $20k could sell for asking around here.<br>
><br>
> On my son's transaction asking was $13,500 for an '87 Westy with 150k, no<br>
> rust, and a new GT transmission, and he settled for $12,750, basically<br>
> because I told him the car tires he had were unsafe and I couldn't drive it<br>
> to Seattle on them. He claimed he was into it $13,000, and I believe him.<br>
> He only had it for nine months before they decided it wasn't right for them.<br>
><br>
> Stuart<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [<a href="mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com">mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com</a>] On Behalf<br>
> Of Jim Felder<br>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 12:02 PM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM">vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</a><br>
> Subject: Re: Is it useful to post Craigslist ads here . . .<br>
><br>
> That's the most important thing to know, and the one thing you will never<br>
> know about any of these sales.<br>
><br>
> Jim<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Stacy Schneider <<a href="mailto:vwcrewman@comcast.net">vwcrewman@comcast.net</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > Now it would be nice to know what they actually sell for .<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Stacy<br>
> ><br>
> > On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Don Hanson <<a href="mailto:dhanson928@gmail.com">dhanson928@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > > I'd say a little discretion about what kind of ads you send along<br>
> > > to Vanagon is going to be appreciated here. Remember, this is a<br>
> > > mailing<br>
> > list<br>
> > > format and we all get all the messages...So outstanding deals,<br>
> > ridiculously<br>
> > > outlandish asking prices, weird and amusing modifications on FS<br>
> > > vans, things that might be of interest to the general<br>
> > > readership..those are probably interesting to most of us here,<br>
> > > yes...but seeing ads for average prices and average vanagons, ads<br>
> > > for vans around the world or across the US, that is not of interest<br>
> > > to some...We can all go to CL, the Samba, Autotrader...hundreds of<br>
> > > sites...and see those any time if we are interested...<br>
> > > That is my input...Send em..... for those $90k Syncros....makes me<br>
> > > laugh....skip em for the "asking $15k for '89 Westie, Needs<br>
> > > engine..located Maine, USA"...not of much interest to us on the West<br>
> > coast,<br>
> > > really..<br>
> > ><br>
> > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Julianna Elligsen<br>
> > > <<a href="mailto:mumbrue@gmail.com">mumbrue@gmail.com</a>><br>
> > > wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > > I love seeing them! This is how I got Ophelia! Someone mentioned<br>
> > > > that she was available in Louisiana, if anyone was looking!!! I<br>
> > > > was working only 6 hours away, so I gave a deposit, and drove over<br>
> to take a look!<br>
> > > :)<br>
> > > > Got her for $1200! Engine fire, must have been put out quick,<br>
> > > > because didn't affect the interior! Full camper, but lots of<br>
> > > > engine work to be done, and a little seam rust to battle. I am<br>
> > > > having Kirk Meeks move Rastafalia's engine and transmission over<br>
> sometime in the next month!<br>
> > > > Excited!<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Julianna<br>
> > > > 1991 VW Vanagon Westfalia (Ophelia)<br>
> > > > 1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia with Tiico Conversion (The Rastafalia)<br>
> > > > 1988 VW Vanagon (James)<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > > On Apr 6, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Peter Kraiker<br>
> > > > > <<a href="mailto:turbowesty@GMAIL.COM">turbowesty@GMAIL.COM</a>><br>
> > > wrote:<br>
> > > > ><br>
> > > > > I say yes!<br>
> > > > ><br>
> > > > > Rocket J Squirrel wrote:<br>
> > > > >> . . . for Vanagons for sale? I see a few every month here in<br>
> > > > >> the<br>
> > Bend,<br>
> > > > >> Oregon, region and wonder if posting the links would be<br>
> > > > >> helpful, or simply clutter things up?<br>
> > > > >><br>
> > > > >> --<br>
> > > > >> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott<br>
> > > > >> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,<br>
> > > > >> Bend, Ore.<br>
> > > > ><br>
> > > > > --<br>
> > > > ><br>
> > > > > Regards, Peter Kraiker<br>
> > > > > Website: <a href="http://Kraiker.Photog">Kraiker.Photog</a>raphy<br>
> > > > > <<a href="http://kraiker.photog">http://kraiker.photog</a>raphy><<a href="http://kraiker.photog">http://kraiker.photog</a>raphy><br>
> > > > > Blog: <a href="http://NextChapter.Kraiker.ca">NextChapter.Kraiker.ca</a> <<a href="http://Nextchapter.kraiker.ca">http://Nextchapter.kraiker.ca</a>><br>
> > > > > Cell: (416) 453-9142 Skype: pkraiker <<a href="http://www.getpostbox.com">http://www.getpostbox.com</a>><br>
> > > ><br>
> > ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
> > 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels.<br>
> > Oldest son is an Eagle scout.<br>
> ><br>
><br>
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