Official whine about Type 3 cars and parts for sale

[Bobnotch]

[DQDan]

Don't be too hard on the JD Power/NADA prices. It is my understanding is that is a guide used to determine how much $$$ banks and dealers can loan on the car. It is the dealers's association that publishes it, right? Why the heck would anyone trust THEM to set real values?
"The National Automobile Dealers Association is an American trade organization representing nearly 16,500 franchised new car and truck dealerships, both domestic and foreign."
I do know Vermont uses NADA guide prices to set registration rates, so some places will tax you via the NADA BS, but here in Ohio the only power the NADA has is the dealers might lend $28k to some CRAZY person to buy a SB. Can you imagine that car??

[Bobnotch]

[notchboy]

So taking away the fact that this is a late square - T3's in general are selling between 20 to 30k regularly. Mostly early examples. T34's have reached heights that most - if their whining and attitude of 1980 pricing is true - cant afford. Its no longer a matter of when gentlemen, its here now and has been for awhile. I just sold my freshly restored 1974 hard top Westfalia at NADA - Blue Book pricing. Took about a month to do so. The average VW dude you were 25 years ago isn't buying them either. Its a whole new crowd, with money, ready to enjoy some of the stories you've been telling for the past 30 years.

I have never sold any of my cars for at or below supposed market value. Always higher and either at what I want or slightly below. Same with parts. Those suckers a little investments waiting to happen. Im not special, there are plenty of others doing this as well.
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[DQDan]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-volkswagen-type-3-squareback-7/

and recent square sales:

https://bringatrailer.com/search/volkswagen+squareback/

All look nice and clean, only 3/12 broke 20g.

[notchboy]

[EasternNotch]

I can't fault anyone or call them greedy for getting top $$ for their vehicle, nor can I call them cheap for thinking they can find a good deal out there. I don't think type 3's are "regularly" selling for 20K plus but exceptional ones yes.

BAT is the high water mark for most sales IMO

anyways I still think the 73 square on CL in NY is way overpriced

-Lucas
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1964 Notchback
1966 Squareback
1969 Type 34 Ghia
1969 Fastback
1989 Doka AFN TDI

[Ceckert64]

$175 for 4 hubcaps that are bashed in?! https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2447881
I dont think i would even take them if they were offered for free.
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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Yellow Tin Top Westfalia -Sold
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop EJ22 swap
“Rome” 91 Syncro

[ALLWAGONS]

[notchboy]

Four lug hubcaps are the most common ones out there. All four lug VW's all used the same one for many years if Im not mistaken? I think the 1966 T3 nipple cap is the only odd one? Dont look in the T3 parts only, there are so many four lug cap ads.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php...ton=Search
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[Typ3nut]

[Peters Van]

straight from the part book
diagram 4, part no 131 601 151 hub cap .........

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1965 Type 3 Panel Van
1963 EH Holden Station Wagon

[notchboy]

[Tram]

[KTPhil]

These are not Type 3 wires, lacking the right angle distributor connectors...
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2240561

[ALLWAGONS]

As rare as these cars are, as I own one, for $twenty five thousand US Dollars, I would expect NOS or at least New repro lenses.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2454335
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Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.

Everything sounds good on paper!

[Erik G]

[Clipper81]

I have to admit, I haven't read all 500 pages of this thread, but...

The glove box latch broke on my '73 Squareback, Smiley.

I put a new one in, it didn't fit right. The spring-loaded angled plastic catch was too long and it wouldn't unlatch when I closed the glove box lid. Then the latch exploded. After three days.

I took it back to my local VW parts store, they gave me a new one. I Dremeled down the plastic latch a bit so that it still latched, but I could open the lid back up. Even so, the metal body of the latch was hitting the metal frame above, and sticking a little, causing resistance when I opened or closed the lid. Then the new latch exploded, after ONE day.

I cut the new latch in half, tapped and screwed the knob side to the lid, and superglued two of those super-strong (neodymium) magnets that you get from Home Desperate to the frame. Works great. Doesn't pop open when driving.

I've read the extensive info on this website about the garbage TRW steering boxes.

I had an experience with a turn signal canceller that I just could not get to work, right out of the box. There was too much friction, it just wouldn't cancel...it was like the molded plastic parts were just too thick. I paid three times the price for an OEM one, and it works just fine. To this day.

What choice do we have? Why do I have to buy a new ignition switch (the electrical part) every two or three years? I would GLADLY pay three times as much to get one that works correctly, and LASTS.

Anyone out there with similar experiences?

[andybla]

[DQDan]

I'd consider this a DEAL and would buy it and make a coffee table with it.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2366330

If it were only on this side of the pond