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obus 
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52brezelfenster
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Location: OR
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 Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:42 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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I'm a previous owner.
Feel free to message me direct if you have any specific questions. I know the car inside and out.
The color is Mango (L346). The lighting in the picts make it appear darker than it actually is.
It's also on the Endangered Species poster sitting in front of the vintage gas station. That photo was taken at Kelley Park in San Jose, CA (along with a red oval and white oval cab) that came out back in the 1990s.
Dustin
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"Authentic and original down to the last detail." Brave statement, sadly not true.
"Comprehensively restored in the USA about 12 years ago." OK
"Matching numbers (engine and transmission)" OK
"Elegant coloring" What colour? Could be Diamond Grey but looks too saturated. The Diamond Grey I've seen are much paler.
Nicely presented though. |
Its a form of green on my screen |
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owokie
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:07 pm Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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| Thank you! I appreciate those kind words about the car. A little bit of interior work and you have a really nice car. That is all I would really do to it. |
Dunno what your presence is elsewhere, but your photos aren't doing you any favors; crappy shots at bad angles with chain link fence as the background has an oversize impact on potential buyers. |
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Era Vulgaris
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Location: Raleigh, NC
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:33 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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This one looks pretty good, eh? 
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2666685
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JAL78
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:55 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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Looks like it’s a amateur restoration on a cost cutting budget eh? NOT. LOL! What a beauty done right!
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iowegian
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Joined: February 16, 2005
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Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:22 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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Looks like it’s a amateur restoration on a cost cutting budget eh? NOT. LOL! What a beauty done right! |
That made me LOL right out loud.  |
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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Looks like it’s a amateur restoration on a cost cutting budget eh? NOT. LOL! What a beauty done right! |
Good thing I already finished my coffee.
My wife is leaning on me to hang into it, so I might pull the ad soon.
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calexican
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| Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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| One of my all time favorite Lowlights on the Samba. Listen to your wife!! |
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TRS63
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Marcdeb
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metz
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:47 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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That 90 year old seller really likes a slammed car.
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John Moxon
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iowegian
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:41 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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That 90 year old seller really likes a slammed car. |
Someone explain this "original" owner thing to me? |
I believe the ad says "One Owner".
That would mean that the current owner is a single person or the car is not jointly owned by the seller and another person or entity.
Thus, a potential buyer will only have to negotiate with one person which is a major benefit. |
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JAL78
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:04 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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That 90 year old seller really likes a slammed car. |
Someone explain this "original" owner thing to me? |
Ad doesn't state "original " owner but does state 1 owner which usually means the first owner since new. However technically speaking , 1 owner means that its owned by 1 owner presently. Ha HA!
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:32 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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Since there is basically nothing original about the car what does the ownership matter?
I’d rather have a car that’s changed hands 100 times but has been left original.
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EverettB
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:53 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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That 90 year old seller really likes a slammed car. |
Someone explain this "original" owner thing to me? |
It says "One owner" but:
Some people list cars as 1-owner or original owner if they just bought it from the original owner.
This is incorrect, even if they never put it in their name (bad idea) so it still has a title history of a single owner.
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Marcdeb
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:04 am Post subject: Re: Lowlights for sale |
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That 90 year old seller really likes a slammed car. |
Someone explain this "original" owner thing to me? |
Ad doesn't state "original " owner but does state 1 owner which usually means the first owner since new. However technically speaking , 1 owner means that its owned by 1 owner presently. Ha HA! |
This is not official, but I googled "single owner" in terms of a used vehicle for sale and this is what came back:
"As the name implies, a one-owner car is a used car that has only been owned by one person. These types of vehicles are technically still used cars."
I've always understood that a one owner car means owned by only one person since new, but I supposed it is confusing terminology, especially if speaking of legal language.
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