Re: [T3] Notch on e-Bay part II....and then there's this.

[DGaries808@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/3/02 10:50:07 AM Central Daylight Time, 
gregm@vwtype3.org writes:

<< Subj:     Re: [T3] Notch on e-Bay part II....and then there's this.
 Date:  6/3/02 10:50:07 AM Central Daylight Time
 From:  gregm@vwtype3.org (Greg Merritt)
 To:    type3@vwtype3.org
 
 
 > $800. In the past month Ive seen two solid shells go for $500 ea. Just
 > SHELLS! No fenders no nuthin. Notch prices do seem to be on the rise.
 
    Maybe so -- I'm not familiar with the current market -- but do
 note that this red notch is relatively early.
 
 -Greg
 
The Notch has no engine and has been sitting for 28 years. That's enough to 
tell me that the Notch has no hope as a restorable auto. Just think ... what 
would a rebuilt
engine cost (starting from scratch)? About $2,000? What would a paint job 
cost? About $2500. What would the brakes cost? About $700. That's $5,200 just 
to get started. Then there's the interior at about $2,000, a new set of tires 
at about $600, wheels at $500, miscellaneous fixtures at about $1,000. 

This could get outa hand in a hurry and make a man wish he had another hobby. 
It would be my luck that I'd get this done only to find out that it had 
cancerous rocker
panels that would cost beaceaup bucks to fix.

There are plenty of good Notches available for around $5,000. Why start with 
such a
pittance? It's like the ole boy who is advertising a 1956 Type 1 convertible 
for $10,000 on THESAMBA. That vert was so terrible that I honestly bid $250 
for it and then had second thoughts because I might win.

What a restoration ultimately costs is the key. If a man can't see his way 
out after spending about $20,000, he should change hobbies. I think that I 
will ... Hmmmm ...

Don Garies
dgaries808@aol.com

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