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PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Bruce wrote:
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Really? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1469672

You can buy the same thing for $18.50....

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=253877453

Genuine VW vs. Repro.


Click on the link, WW one is German.

German does NOT mean Genuine VW.


True, you'd think German would good enough though, especially if it means paying $18.50 vs $100. lol


Would be for most of us... there is that percentage that absolutely MUST have NOS VW if they're doing a super high-end restoration and by that standard those folks probably would pay the premium for genuine NOS VW parts.

Me? I'll likely never have that kind of passion. lol.


I'm right there with ya, even though I like original parts.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jays58s wrote:
bugnut68 wrote:
jays58s wrote:
Bruce wrote:
jays58s wrote:
Bruce wrote:
jays58s wrote:
Really? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1469672

You can buy the same thing for $18.50....

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=253877453

Genuine VW vs. Repro.


Click on the link, WW one is German.

German does NOT mean Genuine VW.


True, you'd think German would good enough though, especially if it means paying $18.50 vs $100. lol


Would be for most of us... there is that percentage that absolutely MUST have NOS VW if they're doing a super high-end restoration and by that standard those folks probably would pay the premium for genuine NOS VW parts.

Me? I'll likely never have that kind of passion. lol.


I'm right there with ya, even though I like original parts.


I'll put my 2 cents in too

I have paid more for NOS even when a nice reproduction part was available.
For me, the price differential would be too great here, unless I happened to own a super nice low mileage original car and broke the handle. Even then...

For my low mileage car I recently paid about 3x what a repro cost to buy something NOS... but the repros are unacceptable to me even though they are nice. (Not a perfect match in color or shape)
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

EverettB wrote:
jays58s wrote:
bugnut68 wrote:
jays58s wrote:
Bruce wrote:
jays58s wrote:
Bruce wrote:
jays58s wrote:
Really? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1469672

You can buy the same thing for $18.50....

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=253877453

Genuine VW vs. Repro.


Click on the link, WW one is German.

German does NOT mean Genuine VW.


True, you'd think German would good enough though, especially if it means paying $18.50 vs $100. lol


Would be for most of us... there is that percentage that absolutely MUST have NOS VW if they're doing a super high-end restoration and by that standard those folks probably would pay the premium for genuine NOS VW parts.

Me? I'll likely never have that kind of passion. lol.


I'm right there with ya, even though I like original parts.


I'll put my 2 cents in too

I have paid more for NOS even when a nice reproduction part was available.
For me, the price differential would be too great here, unless I happened to own a super nice low mileage original car and broke the handle. Even then...

For my low mileage car I recently paid about 3x what a repro cost to buy something NOS... but the repros are unacceptable to me even though they are nice. (Not a perfect match in color or shape)


Very true, but why label a part as German if it's not original? Maybe because it's made there? Lol
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Very true, but why label a part as German if it's not original? Maybe because it's made there? Lol

To fool people like you!

I agree with you all, at $100 it's too steep, even for NOS.
For me, I can't afford the cheap repro crap, so I always search out the higher priced parts.
Don't get this? Here's an example. A few years ago my DD's fuel gauge went out. Sender was burnt. My local supplier listed an unknown brand one for $20 and a VDO sender for $30. I'll take the expensive one. Sorry, out of stock. So I waited. After 6 months, I caved and bought the cheap one. Two months later, it burned out. By then they had the VDO one in stock. Total cost, $50 for buying the cheap one.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/windsor-area-o...nFlag=true

NO DREAMERS !!!!! Brick wall
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/windsor-area-o...nFlag=true

NO DREAMERS !!!!! Brick wall

$30K for that clown car? Looks like there's at least one dreamer... Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/windsor-area-o...nFlag=true

NO DREAMERS !!!!! Brick wall

$30K for that clown car? Looks like there's at least one dreamer... Rolling Eyes


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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok, im a little confused about this one...add says complete car, and yet he has other adds where he shows individual parts for sale that you can tell came off this "complete" car.
Eh?

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This is a clean complete car . It was a complete car and it has never been restored before so you do not have to try to fix stuff that someone else took apart 10 times before , it is not missing a bunch of parts ...it has not been hot rodded by someone else .. . A good clean.... all there .... project .. all the parts are in bankers boxes and in plastic bags and labeled


http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1532608

And then....

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1546092
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1546095
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1546083
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1532611
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1545883

Am I missing something here, or is this fishy? Confused
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

stale air wrote:
Ok, im a little confused about this one...add says complete car, and yet he has other adds where he shows individual parts for sale that you can tell came off this "complete" car.
Eh?

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This is a clean complete car . It was a complete car and it has never been restored before so you do not have to try to fix stuff that someone else took apart 10 times before , it is not missing a bunch of parts ...it has not been hot rodded by someone else .. . A good clean.... all there .... project .. all the parts are in bankers boxes and in plastic bags and labeled


http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1532608

And then....

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1546092
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1546095
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1546083
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1532611
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1545883

Am I missing something here, or is this fishy? Confused


I saw that too, not sure what's going on there. Those are some clean original parts, it be cool to see that car get put back together and left as original as possible.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

LOL. Guy seems to think that he hasa pick of ggold in a crusty old rust bucket-foolish.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1546044

You guys forgot this one Laughing

I offered $300 for this because it's just the two bows and I was told "full price or nothing"
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1546044

You guys forgot this one Laughing

I offered $300 for this because it's just the two bows and I was told "full price or nothing"


Well, he did say "complete" five times in the ad. Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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OvalinAz wrote:
www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1546044

You guys forgot this one Laughing

I offered $300 for this because it's just the two bows and I was told "full price or nothing"


Well, he did say "complete" five times in the ad. Wink


I like the 'fine print' of his ad. It disclaims every unnecessary element of his business except the part about not having a clue about value, or what constitutes original or complete.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I like the 'fine print' of his ad. It disclaims every unnecessary element of his business except the part about not having a clue about value, or what constitutes original or complete.


His Samba feedback speaks for itself.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=490597&highlight=jfapex07+yahoo
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1663109

Showroom condition huh? Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

obfuscurity wrote:
hitest wrote:
I like the 'fine print' of his ad. It disclaims every unnecessary element of his business except the part about not having a clue about value, or what constitutes original or complete.


His Samba feedback speaks for itself.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=490597&highlight=jfapex07+yahoo


How is this guy even allowed to sell here?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stale air wrote:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1663109

Showroom condition huh? Rolling Eyes



mid-America motorworks showroom maybe Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I always wondered why people were so lazy and painted the steering wheels and columns the same color as the car, maybe it's just a pet peeve of mine. lol

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stale air wrote:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1663109

Showroom condition huh? Rolling Eyes


Who stuffed ironman in the back?! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That two tone and interior not to mention the engine tin Brick wall

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