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Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:45 pm

Anchovy wrote: Yes, it is on its way to Germany.

And to think someone had the nerve to post it in the whines. That'll show 'em. ;)

Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:40 pm

420GOAT wrote: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=908827

OK IM DONE.

Damn, I don't see what everyone is bitching about. Just from the pictures only and not inspecting it in person, that is the finest looking bus I've seen in a long time. Sure, there are some personal customizations throw in that wouldn't be my preference but on the otherhand it has about the cleanest styling anyone could come up with. I love that front bumper. Obviously that bus wasn't put together to please any purests. Which is great in my opinion. There are a lot of stock original bus items on a original bus that are pretty chincy or time dated.
I might be blind, but I don't see any sign of workmanship that looks like it might not be about the finest of quality. I'm not talking about the choices to remove, add, or modify things, I'm talking about workmanship. It obviously wasn't put together by slop shops. The term restored means all kind of things to different people. Matching numbers, paint codes, original inferior tires, etc. To others it means going thru averything mechanical bringing it back to as good as new condition and upgrading where practical and desirable. And to a lot of people here it means polishing the hubcaps and replacing the fuel pump.
Forget about your personal preference of whether back up lights are good or bad or having different front turn signals. Original purity isn't advertised in this add. What is shown looks to be perfect for what it is. If the rest that we cant see is of this standard this might well be a baragin bus in my opinion.

Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:45 pm

Desertbusman wrote: 420GOAT wrote: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=908827

OK IM DONE.

I might be blind, but I don't see any sign of workmanship that looks like it might not be about the finest of quality. I'm not talking about the choices to remove, add, or modify things, I'm talking about workmanship. It obviously wasn't put together by slop shops.

I disagree. Take a look at the pinstripe at the color break below the windshield on the drivers side. It is wavy and sloppy. The stripe is probably there to make up for bad masking. The interior panels are horrendous. The panels don't fit right or line up. I am sure some money was spent but that looks like a pimp my ride effort.

Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:04 pm

What's this all about?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=908547

Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:27 pm

Anchovy wrote: I disagree.
It's 15,3 not 40K. However without knowing about all the mechanical systems it doesn't matter that much anyway.

Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:06 am

elstrom wrote: What's this all about?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=908547

Didn't you hear the bongos and finger snaps at the end??

Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:59 am

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=905623

P.S. please DO NOT bring knives, baseball bats, guns or anything else that may hurt, mame or kill me.

WTF?

Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:04 am

78Kombi wrote: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=905623

P.S. please DO NOT bring knives, baseball bats, guns or anything else that may hurt, mame or kill me.

WTF?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=388757

Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:05 am

Desertbusman wrote: Anchovy wrote: I disagree.
It's 15,3 not 40K. However without knowing about all the mechanical systems it doesn't matter that much anyway.

IMHO - This is a hard bus to defend as "perfect" even at $15K.

On top of the obvious things like shaving the reflectors, front turn signals and reverse lights, cutting the arm off the middle seat, painting the steering wheel white, etc. which could all be argued as style issues....why would the owner cut the front 3 inches off the rain gutters? My guess, they were rusty so they got hacked off. The workmanship is marginal as evidenced by the wavy color break in the paint job, gaskets missing under the mirror bases, no vent in the front air intake, etc., etc.

It's not "perfect" and sure as hell is not worth $15K.

Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:15 am

1977_L63H_P27 wrote: elstrom wrote: What's this all about?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=908547

Didn't you hear the bongos and finger snaps at the end??

That ad is a Hallmark card on Peyote.

Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:18 am

Stuartzickefoose wrote: so i saw this one guys ad where he said FREE riviera bus. :shock:

then it said no title. :roll:

then i heard it was a fifty dollar bus for izzy.....lucky guy :?

okay im done whining for now
8)
i think? :P

$50 was the price of a hijack, lol

Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:20 am

Anchovy wrote: 1977_L63H_P27 wrote: elstrom wrote: What's this all about?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=908547

Didn't you hear the bongos and finger snaps at the end??

That ad is a Hallmark card on Peyote.

are you sure they guys wife didn't die or something and he's selling the bus becuase of it?

if it's not something like that, home dude is out there in the ether for sure...lol

Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:38 am

Quote: are you sure they guys wife didn't die or something and he's selling the bus becuase of it?

I kind of thought the same thing.

Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:31 pm

babysnakes wrote: Quote: are you sure they guys wife didn't die or something and he's selling the bus becuase of it?

I kind of thought the same thing.
yeah me too, seems sad, so i stayed away from that one..

Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:15 pm

Woooo... rare! http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=909659

Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:25 am

busdaddy wrote: Woooo... rare! http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=909659

It's the rare, rear bumper delete, lowered 6" in the rear model.

Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:03 am

78Kombi wrote: babysnakes wrote: Quote: are you sure they guys wife didn't die or something and he's selling the bus becuase of it?

I kind of thought the same thing.
yeah me too, seems sad, so i stayed away from that one..

I thought maybe a divorce. I didn't think about that. Now I feel bad.

Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:08 am

SOMEONE TEL FELIX THE CAT THAT vehicles only from 1975 and older are exemp not this 30 year shit or whatever. its unfortunate some think this.

Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:16 am

Yea, I wish the cutoff year was 1975. AZ is more like 1968. I can't imagine Arnie not taking the opportunity to rake in more money.

Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:18 am

elstrom wrote: 78Kombi wrote: babysnakes wrote: Quote: are you sure they guys wife didn't die or something and he's selling the bus becuase of it?

I kind of thought the same thing.
yeah me too, seems sad, so i stayed away from that one..

I thought maybe a divorce. I didn't think about that. Now I feel bad.

yeah i thought about that too, figuring there's gotta be at least one of us who gets divorced over our bus love, but then couldn't figure out why he'd be selling it if that was the case, lol.