Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle

2005-09-15 Thread Potter, Tom E
-2551 Mobile: (832) 794-0536 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sunil Hari Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:43 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle You paid $2052 in 1968? That's like $12,000 n

Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle

2005-09-15 Thread Sunil Hari
th > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 14, 2005 7:37 PM > *To:* Mercedes mailing list > *Subject:* Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle > > No Kaleb, in 68 they were closer to $1400. Buy 74 you had to pay $2400 for > a new bug. The supers were even more expensive. > Here in Oklaho

Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle

2005-09-15 Thread Potter, Tom E
: (832) 794-0536 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Smith Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 7:37 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle No Kaleb, in 68 they were closer to $1400. Buy 74 you had to

Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle

2005-09-15 Thread Sunil Hari
We're talking Columbus, Ohio - I looked on ebay at similar cars and they're not going for more than $2000 On 9/15/05, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There's a pretty good guide to buying a Beetle on > www.thebugshop.org > . > The site seems to be down,

Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle

2005-09-15 Thread David Brodbeck
There's a pretty good guide to buying a Beetle on www.thebugshop.org. The site seems to be down, but Google has a cached copy of the page here: http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:H4giXRnxXPMJ:www.thebugshop.org/bsfqbyng.htm&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle

2005-09-15 Thread Richard Smith
No Kaleb, in 68 they were closer to $1400. Buy 74 you had to pay $2400 for a new bug. The supers were even more expensive. Here in Oklahoma if your spending that kind of money on an good old air cooled bug it better be car show quality! The west cost has a much higher markup on their VW's thoug

Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle

2005-09-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
well I would say he is on crack but I think thats probably about what they sell for. People who spend that much on a car that cost what, $700 new, are on crack. Sunil Hari wrote: Local guy is selling a no-rust 1968 VW Beetle with a rebuilt 1969 engine (60,000 miles) in it. Everything works

Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle

2005-09-15 Thread LT Don
If you have the discretionary income, buy it -- if indeed it has no rust and hasn't been bondo'd. On 9/14/05, Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Local guy is selling a no-rust 1968 VW Beetle with a rebuilt 1969 engine > (60,000 miles) in it. Everything works. > > He's asking $3900 for

Re: [MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle

2005-09-14 Thread Harry  M.
If the body is near perfect shape, no blemishes in the paint and everything is intact that is a reasonable price to ask. Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Local guy is selling a no-rust 1968 VW Beetle with a rebuilt 1969 engine >(60,000 miles) in it. Everything works. > >He's asking $3900

[MBZ] OT: value of a 1968 VW Beetle

2005-09-14 Thread Sunil Hari
Local guy is selling a no-rust 1968 VW Beetle with a rebuilt 1969 engine (60,000 miles) in it. Everything works. He's asking $3900 for it. Is this a reasonbly accurate valuation, or is he on crack? -- Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474