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jays58s
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Location: Nor-Cal
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 Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:41 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| 3foldfolly wrote: |
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| scottyrocks wrote: |
What does that even mean? |
I wondered the same, but it's in the whine section, so it probably has something to do with being overpriced lol. |
The seller is misrepresenting this car as 100% original and asking an inflated price as if it were. He is marketing this car with a dishonest statement. I guess if your going to lie you might as well lie "bigly".
Things that are obviously not original:
engine
hub caps
hood crest
seat upholstery
door cards
rear apron
rear deck lid spring
later model dash grab handle and who knows what else not visible in these photos |
Most of the cars on here are listed as super original and they're not. |
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3foldfolly
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Joined: March 08, 2009
Posts: 894
Location: Edwardsville, Il
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| jays58s wrote: |
| 3foldfolly wrote: |
| jays58s wrote: |
| scottyrocks wrote: |
What does that even mean? |
I wondered the same, but it's in the whine section, so it probably has something to do with being overpriced lol. |
The seller is misrepresenting this car as 100% original and asking an inflated price as if it were. He is marketing this car with a dishonest statement. I guess if your going to lie you might as well lie "bigly".
Things that are obviously not original:
engine
hub caps
hood crest
seat upholstery
door cards
rear apron
rear deck lid spring
later model dash grab handle and who knows what else not visible in these photos |
Most of the cars on here are listed as super original and they're not. |
How many oval window ads have you seen that describe the car as 100% original and aren't equipped with a 36 hp engine? This guy's not stretching the truth here, this is an outright lie. |
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jays58s
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Joined: August 23, 2004
Posts: 2133
Location: Nor-Cal
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| 3foldfolly wrote: |
| jays58s wrote: |
| 3foldfolly wrote: |
| jays58s wrote: |
| scottyrocks wrote: |
What does that even mean? |
I wondered the same, but it's in the whine section, so it probably has something to do with being overpriced lol. |
The seller is misrepresenting this car as 100% original and asking an inflated price as if it were. He is marketing this car with a dishonest statement. I guess if your going to lie you might as well lie "bigly".
Things that are obviously not original:
engine
hub caps
hood crest
seat upholstery
door cards
rear apron
rear deck lid spring
later model dash grab handle and who knows what else not visible in these photos |
Most of the cars on here are listed as super original and they're not. |
How many oval window ads have you seen that describe the car as 100% original and aren't equipped with a 36 hp engine? This guy's not stretching the truth here, this is an outright lie. |
My point is that he's not the only one doing it, a lot of people are listing cars as original and they aren't. |
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bwaz
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EverettB 
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| 3foldfolly wrote: |
| jays58s wrote: |
| scottyrocks wrote: |
What does that even mean? |
I wondered the same, but it's in the whine section, so it probably has something to do with being overpriced lol. |
The seller is misrepresenting this car as 100% original and asking an inflated price as if it were. He is marketing this car with a dishonest statement. I guess if your going to lie you might as well lie "bigly".
Things that are obviously not original:
engine
hub caps
hood crest
seat upholstery
door cards
rear apron
rear deck lid spring
later model dash grab handle and who knows what else not visible in these photos |
It sounds like he is saying it's original paint too?
I don't think that is true but is it even Reed Green?
Reed Green example
This car
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3foldfolly
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| EverettB wrote: |
| 3foldfolly wrote: |
| jays58s wrote: |
| scottyrocks wrote: |
What does that even mean? |
I wondered the same, but it's in the whine section, so it probably has something to do with being overpriced lol. |
The seller is misrepresenting this car as 100% original and asking an inflated price as if it were. He is marketing this car with a dishonest statement. I guess if your going to lie you might as well lie "bigly".
Things that are obviously not original:
engine
hub caps
hood crest
seat upholstery
door cards
rear apron
rear deck lid spring
later model dash grab handle and who knows what else not visible in these photos |
It sounds like he is saying it's original paint too?
I don't think that is true but is it even Reed Green?
Reed Green example
This car
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jays58s
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txoval
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Location: The Woodlands, TX
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:51 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| Yeah, that's pretty bad...seats, fenders, tail lights, bumpers (for supposedly Euro)...no freaking door panels and they want $27500 |
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jays58s
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:13 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| Yeah, that's pretty bad...seats, fenders, tail lights, bumpers (for supposedly Euro)...no freaking door panels and they want $27500 |
This one isn't much better, especially on the price. |
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jays58s
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| Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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Has anyone else ever seen a Beige oval with black taillights, 17" Porsche replica wheels, no carpet, no floor mats, and no firewall insulation from the factory? Lol
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2038391 |
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EVfun
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| Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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For a blast from the past I would encourage everyone to go back and read the first few pages of this thread. I'd jump on some of those parts deals! To think we where bitchen' 
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René R.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:45 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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"Unmolested oval." With lowered suspension, replica Porsche wheels, repainted, no window trim, etc. etc. This is "Completely original"??  :
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OvalinAz
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 5:04 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| Did they even have locking T-handles back then? |
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JonL
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| 'OG' or 'original paint' is sooo overused and is rarely the case in so many of these ads. Faded and resprayed in the 80's and 90's is not original paint... |
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René R.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:33 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| Did they even have locking T-handles back then? |
Yes. The birth certificate for my '54 lists option M 094: "Lockable rear flap handle."
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:01 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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EverettB
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jays58s
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:45 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Ovals and Oval parts thread |
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| Did they even have locking T-handles back then? |
Yes, my original owner '56 had one.
As far as I know it was there from new. |
The '53 oval I'm restoring right now came with one as well. |
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TheVintageVw
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