Re: Not shy at all

[king5zreo@juno.com]

John,
	Funny , I find myself doing this very thing. Stopping people in
parking lots, talking at red lights, even chasing them down through
traffic to talk about their car.
Tom
'68 FB (Thumper)
'70 Bug

On Mon, 27 Jul 1998 12:52:18 -0400 (EDT) John Clift
<jclift@deans.umd.edu> writes:
>Hi, Well Im not shy about prices. I paid $1200 for my 1971 Fastback in 
>
>October of 1987.  
>Except for my current prob with the pressure sensor, 
>the car has been the single most dependable car i have ever owned and 
>by 
>far the cheapest to operate. I bought the car with 85,000 miles and 
>currently have 170,000 miles on it. 
>I had the transmission rebuilt at 150,000 miles and the motor done at 
>169,000 miles. 
>I dont know the value of my car today but Im guessing a tad more than 
>what I paid for it. 
>Funny thing is, back in 1987 I sold my Scirocco and was lookin for a 
>Squareback. I was on my way to look at one I had seen in the paper 
>when i 
>saw this tan fastback parked in a driveway. It wasnt for sale but i 
>knocked on the door and the owner said they were moving and were just 
>about to put it in the paper for sale. Good timing yeah? I made an 
>offer 
>and we talked about the car and I bought it and drove it home. I never 
>
>did make it to see the sqaureback. 
>I still do that sort of thing where I see an interesting car and leave 
>a 
>note or knock on the door. I was suprsed at how many people called me 
>back to sell the car or just to chat about it.
>Sometimes all you gotta do is just ask.
>John 71 Fastback
>
>

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