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oscarsnapkin
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 Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2023 4:43 am Post subject: $100,000+ Thing? |
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Saw this on eBay. I realize you can ‘ask’ whatever price you want, but $108,000 seems a bit steep for a Thing. Then again, a few years back no one would have believed $150,000+ for a Split Bus.
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77kafer
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:03 am Post subject: Re: $100,000+ Thing? |
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Here is a video from the dealer: https://www.volocars.com/auto-sales/vehicles/17929/1974-volkswagen-thing-181
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Semper_Dad
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:50 am Post subject: Re: $100,000+ Thing? |
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| oscarsnapkin wrote: |
| Saw this on eBay. I realize you can ‘ask’ whatever price you want, but $108,000 seems a bit steep for a Thing. Then again, a few years back no one would have believed $150,000+ for a Split Bus. |
Yeh, I'm not seeing it. Not even half of it.
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fastmc25
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2023 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: $100,000+ Thing? |
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Maybe if they put $80k under one of the tires. 😂😂
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Joe 20
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2023 7:42 pm Post subject: Re: $100,000+ Thing? |
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I see the Volo adds in Hemmings and the prices always seem high to me. Listening to that guy list all it has though I can see how someone wrapped up $100k in it. Not my cup of tea though.
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Deckard
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:41 am Post subject: Re: $100,000+ Thing? |
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| 108K on a restomod? Dream on... |
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perello
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 2:46 am Post subject: Re: $100,000+ Thing? |
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the side curtains define it all
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madster
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: $100,000+ Thing? |
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25k tops
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rhubarbray
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Location: Ottawa, ON
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2023 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: $100,000+ Thing? |
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| When he starts showing the engine bay first thing that stood out is,........I can see the ground! He's got no tin and no sealing strip in the C groove. In an air cooled engine. I'm new here but isn't that a recipe for disaster? Especially on a hopped up engine? |
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germansupplyscott
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: $100,000+ Thing? |
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| rhubarbray wrote: |
| When he starts showing the engine bay first thing that stood out is,........I can see the ground! He's got no tin and no sealing strip in the C groove. In an air cooled engine. I'm new here but isn't that a recipe for disaster? Especially on a hopped up engine? |
Yes, it's silly that someone would build that kind of engine and neglect that part.
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germansupplyscott
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: $100,000+ Thing? |
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| perello wrote: |
| the side curtains define it all |
Exactly. The Line-X covered hard top is a beaut too.
Faak, what a hideous car.
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