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Bongo
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Location: Egå, Denmark
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 Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:46 pm Post subject: Think yourselves lucky (just have to keep reminding you) |
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Priced at 62,000 US dollars. Looks sweet, but it's a lot of hard earned!
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Enkiel
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Joined: October 21, 2004
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Location: Quebec, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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holy....... 62 k?
highest i've seen so far (i know i havent seen much)
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localboy
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Joined: December 06, 2003
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Location: "Mainland", PNW
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62k   No offense but that is RIDICULOUS For that kinda moola I could be styling in German steel all right...a brand new Mercedes with all the modern bells/whistles. Makes me long for the days of 2k VW's being sold...
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Enkiel
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Joined: October 21, 2004
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Location: Quebec, Canada
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| localboymark wrote: |
| 62k No offense but that is RIDICULOUS For that kinda moola I could be styling in German steel all right...a brand new Mercedes with all the modern bells/whistles. Makes me long for the days of 2k VW's being sold... |
might wanna consider buying 10 baywindow and hide them in a barn for another 10 years, maybe you'll turn 10k into 100k 
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vwspijlbus
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Joined: December 23, 2003
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Location: The Netherlands
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That a very nice bus but is again sick to see that the market is getting poluted like this...
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NorCalWeekender
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Location: East Bay, CA
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Wow, someone clear the air in here...that guy's been tokin' too hard!
-Taylor
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marklaken
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Location: fort collins, CO
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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damn for that kind of cash, you'd think he'd spring for a little bit bigger "for sale" window sign....and what's up with the top on that fatchick in the background?...
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Rex Surewood
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Joined: February 21, 2004
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Location: Denmark - yes, around the planet..
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| Someone pass the pipe.. I want in! |
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Bongo
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Joined: December 03, 2004
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Location: Egå, Denmark
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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I should have said, if you hadn't guessed, it's for sale in the UK!
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Rex Surewood
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Location: Denmark - yes, around the planet..
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 Figures! |
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cru62
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Location: Margaritaville.....24/7
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Where are the seats for the back? At home in the garage?
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VWBobby
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Location: Central Oregon Coast
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| Even if it is a real 23 window deluxe, its not a restoration! How could a custom bus be worth more than a high dollar restoration unless they put at least $10K into the engine/suspension?? Do you have a link to the ad or a description? |
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6D2
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gearhead
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject: bus |
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well does that make mine worth 8,500 now!
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kieron
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Location: Southampton, England
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| VWBobby wrote: |
| Even if it is a real 23 window deluxe, its not a restoration! How could a custom bus be worth more than a high dollar restoration unless they put at least $10K into the engine/suspension?? Do you have a link to the ad or a description? |
Have a link to the restoration process....
http://www.vwrelics.co.uk/restore.html |
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TeamSpatula
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:37 am Post subject: |
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It's ads like that that make joe bob think that his rusty camper ou back is worth at least $5000 even though a tree fell on it 10 years ago...grrrr.....
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rusbus
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:33 am Post subject: |
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Hmm.... If I had $62,000 I could buy:
a) a "customized" 23 window bus with new paint.
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b) an OG paint barnoor kombi panel, or truck...
PLUS
a one of a kind coachbuilt plumbers truck:
PLUS
a one of a kind double door camper with a dormobile top
PLUS
a sweet highroof
PLUS
maybe a nice original ragtop bug just to cruise around in,
and still have about 10k left over to invest in restoration parts and equipment...
hmmmm....choices choices... A FLEET of awsome VW's....or one relatively common passenger bus, without the original motor, etc... |
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Enkiel
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Joined: October 21, 2004
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Location: Quebec, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| rusbus wrote: |
Hmm.... If I had $62,000 I could buy:
a) a "customized" 23 window bus with new paint.
-------OR---------
b) an OG paint barnoor kombi panel, or truck...
a one of a kind coachbuilt plumbers truck:
PLUS
a one of a kind double door camper with a dormobile top
PLUS
a sweet highroof
PLUS
maybe a nice original ragtop bug just to cruise around in,
and still have about 10k left over to invest in restoration parts and equipment...
hmmmm....choices choices... A FLEET of awsome VW's....or one relatively common passenger bus, without the original motor, etc... |
but, all of these would require rust fixing (except maybe the bug) 
i would definately not spend 60+K on a restaured bus....
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rusbus
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:23 am Post subject: |
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but, all of these would require rust fixing (except maybe the bug)
i would definately not spend 60+K on a restaured bus.... |
I think I could put together a pretty decent set of rust repair equipment with the 10k I had leftover after buying all those cars 
a huge compressor, a nice mig plus a spot welder, an assortment of pneumatic tools.... |
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Dannyrandomstate
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Location: the country's Mecca to vintage Transporters
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:38 am Post subject: Re: bus |
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| well does that make mine worth 8,500 now! |
If this is the case then......mine is worth at least 10K minimum.  
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