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PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:50 am    Post subject: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

As asking prices seem to be continually increasing, starting to wonder who is actually buying...

seeing ads for bugs, busses, porsches, etc in the $20's, 30's, 50's, 70's 100's of thousands..

What is the most you've ever paid for an air-cooled vw?

"turnkey" or as a project
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:45 am    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

$1700.

It's been a while (1982 or so).

Then again I spent ten times that amount restoring my dad's Fastback a few years back.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 4:51 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

i gave the kid $45 for mine....
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:06 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

$1300 for my 1971 Convertible (in 1976). AM-FM radio (not stereo FM).

$1100 for my 1970 VW sedan with dealer-added AC (in late 1972). AM radio.

Still have both !

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:16 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

$2,200 in 2020 for my bus. I’m cheap Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:40 am    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

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12K in 2012, it didnt look like this when I bought it. Sold for 20K in 2016, coulda shoulda kept it. Laughing


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:02 am    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

$3,000 in 1997
any many times that since Shocked
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:16 am    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

$1995 in 1966
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:48 am    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

$2300 on a holey ‘74 autostick bug just a couple of months ago. Rolling Eyes

Thought it was cheap enough until I got under it. Been patching holes ever since and will end up not making even half my time’s worth. Confused
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:21 am    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

$11,000 (?) in 2015-ish for a running driving 67 single cab with many body work issues. Loved that vehicle but sold it in 2019 to help fund the Eurovan.

Prior to that, I paid $1000 in 2002 (2003?) for the 69 Bus. I probably paid a bit over market but it was available and I had target fixation on getting a bus.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:20 am    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

The most I've ever paid for a VW is $2100, and then spent lots on upgrades.

Lets look at the other side of the question.

The most I would spend buying a VW might be in the $10K range.

There are a hell of a lot of other cars that I would spend $30k-$100K on, but never on a VW.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:35 am    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

vwracerdave wrote:
The most I've ever paid for a VW is $2100, and then spent lots on upgrades.

Lets look at the other side of the question.

The most I would spend buying a VW might be in the $10K range.

There are a hell of a lot of other cars that I would spend $30k-$100K on.
as would many of us....

but let's stick to just air-cooled vw's.

$17,500 on a '51 3-fold split window with crotchcoolers, semaphores, and randars (wish I kept those wheels Brick wall)
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 11:37 am    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

$200 for my ‘70 Ghia Coupe. That was back in ‘91.
After a full restoration and a recent refresh I have about $35,000 into it.
If I were to do it again, I would buy one already done but that’s mostly because I’m getting old and creaky.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:08 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

highest paid 17K

highest sold $24K

they were not the same car
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:21 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

$200 for this '69 Panel back in 1994.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:28 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

Paid $700 in 2010 for the '66 Beetle, my first and only air-cooled VW, and then spent several thousand more to get it usable.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:43 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

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$1000, But I'm a cheap mofo.... Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:45 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

Only a couple hundred if ya ask Mrs Pez.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:56 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

$2200 for mine in 1974.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:54 pm    Post subject: Re: What's the most you've spent purchasing an air cooled vw Reply with quote

Glenn wrote:
$2200 for mine in 1974.


FYI: Glenn purchased his brand-new at the dealer.
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