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Toby, The email below that you quoted and that spauned your rant was intended to be a private email response to one of the interested parties. > The best offer I've gotten so far is $1200.00 for the car. > People have "claimed" about $2200 in parts if I part it out. You said...Uh huh. But when it comes time to get serious a LOT of those claims will disappear. I say...You may be right any buyer for any part of the car may disappear. You say...This is also where the problem lies: Greed. I say...Now wait a minute. So if there is no party seriously interested in buying the whole car, then I'm greedy by helping alot of people improve their rides with these great parts. Isn't it a bit more greedy to allow the car to waste away in my garage unused while waiting for someone to get serious about buying it? You say...But to take a perfectly GOOD car and part it out simply because it's worth more money that way? I have no respect nor patience for such an individual. I say...Help me earn your respect and back up your passionate speach with an offer. You say...They are not an enthusiast that honors the hobby but an individual motivated by money. I say...Why yes, I'm selling because I must make room for the Bentley. You say...I don't care if you just lost your job I say...Who said I lost my job...is there something I don't know? You say... I don't care if your SO (significant other) is divorcing you. I say...I just checked to be sure, but she says she's not divorcing me. You say...I really don't care what the excuse is. The cars are rare enough and you want to butcher one for a few extra dollars? Hell, I can go on but I think I've made my point to anyone who takes the time to actually read and digest what I've said. I say...You know, I'm smiling as I write this response, and you've not offended me in the least, if there's one requirement to veing a Vduber it's that you be resiliant and thick-skinned. But the bottom line is that apparently even though these cars are indeed quite rare, particulary an early european square such as this, that there is short supply of interested parties and that small pool of parties determines the value...which is quite low. Now, I agree with you that this car should stay together. And noone has shown more passion than you about it, so I'll be expecting your purchase offer soon...:-) Peace Out, Duane Miller Bluffton, IN 46714 USA "It's never too late to have a happy childhood!" ...My Dad's Life "Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they?" ...Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz 1965 VW T3 Euro Variant (Squareback) 1970 VW T1 Beetle Saloon 1971 VW T1 Karmann Ghia Cabriolet 1973 VW T2 Standard Station Wagon/Bus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org