[T3] Whats is a Type 3 worth?

[Brion Sabbatino]

It is kind of sad how many people truly believe they are going green and reducing their carbon footprint by purchasing a new vehicle. Granted many newer engines produce less pollutants than older ones. Most of the time this is due to an unmaintained or worn engine. And we do pollute more by running rich during warm up without a catalytic converter. But once up and running our numbers are very close. I believe reducing your carbon footprint is more about utilizing the vehicle until the end of its service life. No manufacturing impacts. No recycling impacts. By keeping our vehicles on the road we are helping America conserve energy. Of course we are not helping the USA GDP, as we are not trashing and buying new vehicles every two to five years. If our economy was based more on subtainabilty and longevity most people would have more personal wealth. Of course that is not how our economy is structured. I did the math before retiring my 1985 diesel Benz and buying a new Honda (I want comfort and reliability for longer trips); the conclusion was the older car made more sense to the Earths welfare. A little off topic, so I apologize.

Yes, and those NADA prices on VW & Porsche are way off. Either too high or too low.

Brion Sabbatino
S. Utah
69 & 70 Squareback

> From: topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:11:16 -0500
> Subject: Re: [T3] Whats is a Type 3 worth?
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> 
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> Everett makes a point, the working-class family of 4 across the street from
> me just spent another 35 Grand on a new mini-van, something they do every 3
> or 4 years.  To think of what the average person spends on a new car every
> few years and how long most of us get out of our daily drivers is amazing,
> you can really save A LOT by maintaining and keeping a quality car over the
> long run.
> 
> Keith
> 
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> NADA is often wacky.  Some stuff is too high, some stuff is too low.
> All of my early VW Buses are vastly undervalued in their charts given 

 		 	   		  
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