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ricekooker
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olliehank47
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 Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:24 am Post subject: " Very Rare" Kombi |
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Gotta love the ad copy on this bus: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-Spl...1656250150
Not whining about the bus or price (forget about how inaccurate the restoration is), but the seller is clueless--typical dealer.
From the ad:
"It is optioned with the following equipment:
1600cc 4cyl Engine
4-Spd Manual Transmission
Roof Rack
Custom Wheels
Walk Through
Bumper Guards
Blaupunkt AM-FM Cassette
Professionally Maintained
The List goes on and on.............."
" This is a highly desirable 15-window so don't miss your chance to add it to your collection."
I guess what makes this bus so rare is that it's a "walk through" that you can't walk through and it's able to morph from an 11 window bus to a 15 window bus--at least according to the ad!
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:33 am Post subject: Re: " Very Rare" Kombi |
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| olliehank47 wrote: |
Gotta love the ad copy on this bus: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-Spl...1656250150
Not whining about the bus or price (forget about how inaccurate the restoration is), but the seller is clueless--typical dealer.
From the ad:
"It is optioned with the following equipment:
1600cc 4cyl Engine
4-Spd Manual Transmission
Roof Rack
Custom Wheels
Walk Through
Bumper Guards
Blaupunkt AM-FM Cassette
Professionally Maintained
The List goes on and on.............."
" This is a highly desirable 15-window so don't miss your chance to add it to your collection."
I guess what makes this bus so rare is that it's a "walk through" that you can't walk through and it's able to morph from an 11 window bus to a 15 window bus--at least according to the ad!
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Yeah, bid up to $28k with two days to go...and some people think bus prices are going to fall?
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73sports
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I guess if you count each individual piece of glass... it could be a 15 pane.
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Ran When Parked
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I guess the eBay sale fell through. Is it the same seller as the last time or a new one?
... The 15 window walk through post above is a trip. I wonder if the guy who wrote the ad is also the one who did the engine maintenance and other work on the vehicle. |
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EverettB 
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crukab
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I guess the eBay sale fell through. Is it the same seller as the last time or a new one?. |
No, different seller, it was at a shop in N.H.
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Ran When Parked
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| Sh*tBird wrote: |
I guess the eBay sale fell through. Is it the same seller as the last time or a new one?. |
No, different seller, it was at a shop in N.H. |
The seller is keeping his overhead low. Are these the same pictures as the past ad? One of them looks identical. Strange picture reuse. |
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Clara
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| Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 6:49 am Post subject: Re: " Very Rare" Kombi |
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| olliehank47 wrote: |
Gotta love the ad copy on this bus: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-Spl...1656250150
Not whining about the bus or price (forget about how inaccurate the restoration is), but the seller is clueless--typical dealer.
From the ad:
"It is optioned with the following equipment:
1600cc 4cyl Engine
4-Spd Manual Transmission
Roof Rack
Custom Wheels
Walk Through
Bumper Guards
Blaupunkt AM-FM Cassette
Professionally Maintained
The List goes on and on.............."
" This is a highly desirable 15-window so don't miss your chance to add it to your collection."
I guess what makes this bus so rare is that it's a "walk through" that you can't walk through and it's able to morph from an 11 window bus to a 15 window bus--at least according to the ad!
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Yeah, bid up to $28k with two days to go...and some people think bus prices are going to fall? |
Ya, the price is not whine-worthy, but the errors in the ad are funny. 
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| A Collectible VW Bus kept in this unmolested condition... |
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Peter_N
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Is that a gas door on the right 
Would suck when you pull in at a serviced gas station and the guy starts to fill it up.
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Bret2094
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Is that a gas door on the right
Would suck when you pull in at a serviced gas station and the guy starts to fill it up. |
There's so much missing from that for what he's asking. I could see him getting that if the windows and seats were there. Maybe if I fly down there and claim my ticket cost $30k, i could strike a deal 
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chris henry
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It was pending...Guess he couldn't get them to " Hand Over" the cash.  |
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CaLiBus
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It was pending...Guess he couldn't get them to " Hand Over" the cash. |
And to think that no one has emailed him to correct it! ooh the agony!..  |
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Braukuche
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For that price he should also provide a reach around.
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Bret2094
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| Braukuche wrote: |
For that price he should also provide a reach around. |
Maybe that's why the previous buyer backed out. Damn false advertising
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Bret2094
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Stocknazi
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I like how he wants $100K and doesn't even supply a pic with both headlights installed
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Why would one post an ad for a 100K bus and not have a headlight and both turn signal lenses installed? How does that make ANY sense?
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Braukuche
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You mean the original German loop carpeting?
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