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cletus_zuber
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just be a bigger a**hole to the neighbor and maybe he'll move.
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rusty_74_bug
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Location: Vancouver, WA
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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| cletus_zuber wrote: |
| just be a bigger a**hole to the neighbor and maybe he'll move. |
 I actually tried. Didn't work. Not risking legal problems...he wins. I'm too much of a nice guy anyways
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Buggeee
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rusty_74_bug
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Location: Vancouver, WA
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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There's plenty of bugs out there. Take the vett money, the bug money, land in a safe spot and wait for next aircooled to arrive. That's how it works. It will find you! Ha Ha  |
Yep, that's the plan!
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VW_Jimbo 
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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Around here, 1500 to 3500
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OTTO 1303
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:01 am Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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| rusty_74_bug wrote: |
| Buggeee wrote: |
| There's plenty of bugs out there. Take the vett money, the bug money, land in a safe spot and wait for next aircooled to arrive. That's how it works. It will find you! Ha Ha |
Yep, that's the plan! |
Good plan
Good Luck
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Starbucket
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Location: WA
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:07 am Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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| It will help to get pictures of the pan, it it's not rotted through $2500. |
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rusty_74_bug
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:12 am Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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| It will help to get pictures of the pan, it it's not rotted through $2500. |
I'm sure it's not perfect but I also don't see any huge holes
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rusty_74_bug
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:30 am Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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| It will help to get pictures of the pan, it it's not rotted through $2500. |
I'm sure it's not perfect but I also don't see any huge holes |
Just curious, aren't the pans one of the most common rust problem with these Bugs?
So it shouldn't be surprising and almost expected? I guess it depends on where the car spent most of its life.
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Glenn
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Joined: December 25, 2001
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:19 am Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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| Starbucket wrote: |
| It will help to get pictures of the pan, it it's not rotted through $2500. |
I'm sure it's not perfect but I also don't see any huge holes |
Just curious, aren't the pans one of the most common rust problem with these Bugs?
So it shouldn't be surprising and almost expected? I guess it depends on where the car spent most of its life. |
Based on the extensive at the rear window, I would be surprised if there's not rust/rot other places.
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rusty_74_bug
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:31 am Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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| Glenn wrote: |
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| Starbucket wrote: |
| It will help to get pictures of the pan, it it's not rotted through $2500. |
I'm sure it's not perfect but I also don't see any huge holes |
Just curious, aren't the pans one of the most common rust problem with these Bugs?
So it shouldn't be surprising and almost expected? I guess it depends on where the car spent most of its life. |
Based on the extensive at the rear window, I would be surprised if there's not rust/rot other places. |
I'm sure you're right there's rot in other places...it is a 50 year old car. I am curious about what you're referring to on the rear window?? I just went out and took some more pics and will upload in a new comment shortly.
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rusty_74_bug
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:42 am Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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Are you referring to the gunk around the window seal and the seal itself? I pulled back the insulation on the inside as far as I could without damaging it. I don't see any rust or rot. I can't confirm in the storage area without ripping up that carpet which I don't want to do.
I know this bug spent a few years outside under some trees in the PNW (I actually found out who owned it before based on some stuff left in the car and contacted them. If I remember correctly, the lady drove it as a daily driver until sometime in 2012. BTW, she was an actual hippie )
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Glenn
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:46 am Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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This stuff.
Rot/rust is an iceberg, you are only seeing 10%, there's 90% you can't see.
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rusty_74_bug
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:57 am Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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| Glenn wrote: |
This stuff.
Rot/rust is an iceberg, you are only seeing 10%, there's 90% you can't see. |
Ah yep. Well I mentioned it in my ad as well as pictures. Up to interested party if they think my asking price is worth it to them I guess. Like I said in my original post, I don't want to screw over anyone, just want best I can get. The '74 super I sold in '22 had the death foam problem and its hole was a million times worse...it was huge. Speed holes i guess
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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It's a common rust area on '70s Beetles due to the foam insulation used by the factory. I've seen this section rusted from the inside out on otherwise solid cars.
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rusty_74_bug
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| Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:54 am Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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| Blue Baron wrote: |
| It's a common rust area on '70s Beetles due to the foam insulation used by the factory. I've seen this section rusted from the inside out on otherwise solid cars. |
Yep. The 74 Super I had then sold a couple of years ago had it really bad on the passenger side. Like REALLY big hole. Luckily the guy that bought it didn't care because he was doing a full restore on it.
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rusty_74_bug
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| Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: 74 Bug value help |
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So the ad has been up a couple weeks...getting tired of the obvious scammers and not so obvious ones. I talked to the boss lady and looks like I'm gonna keep Bumblebee (yes, that's what I named it ) for now and hope I can get a little more for the Vette. Even if I sold it for what I wanted it wouldn't make much of a dent in our $$$ goal anyways so I might as well keep her. Going to deactivate the ad now.
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