[T3] Any List Members in Eugene OR

Craigs List craigslistcsprings at gmail.com
Wed Apr 15 18:56:27 PDT 2015


We have not talked price yet. It is only listed on the Samba as far as I
can see. I looked.

The price would have to be right. That is for sure. That is a hell of a
drive from OR to TX.

Adam

On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 8:51 PM, B Fye <bfye at canyonville.net> wrote:

> He wa asking big $ on the samba.  What is he asking on CL?
>
> B. Fye
>
> > On Apr 15, 2015, at 6:31 PM, Craigs List <craigslistcsprings at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Jim and Mike,
> >
> > I have uploaded another group of pictures I got tonight. From what I can
> > see, it has issues, but it looks like a nice survivor with opportunities
> to
> > make it better. It is also not so nice that I feel bad driving it.
> >
> > In all honesty, I don't see a lot of issues that POR-15, in the hidden
> > spots, and a little elbow grease couldn't fix. There are some rust issues
> > that I will have to take the fenders and side panels off for. That is
> not a
> > job I am not up for.The engine cover / trunk area could use a complete
> > replacement. That could be a project, but it is not something that cannot
> > be done.
> >
> > I am a bit scared to take the panels off and find rot. I know first hand
> > that these cars rust inside out. I had to chop up a 69 squareback because
> > it was too far gone about a year ago. Someone had decided that "repairing
> > the rust issues" meant spraying foam filler in every possible spot. This
> > only gave the water a place to hide while it TRULY rotted from the inside
> > out. I just don't see that here.
> >
> > Let me know what you guys see.
> >
> > As far as the odometer reading 77777, I asked him. He and his 9 year old
> > son drove around until they hit that spot and pulled over for pictures.
> The
> > car currently has 78,500 miles on it.
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 11:54 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 14 Apr 2015 at 21:31, Craigs List wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Here are the pics.
> >>
> https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3scmv7LTNgSfk0yWjNqMFlBWjBKUVU1Y21CZ3A2NEhqVWZ1S0xZRmtVUzhOYjN2b3I2ckU&usp=sharing
> >>
> >> It looks pretty rough, and we don't get to see any of the usual rust
> >> problem areas. I'd like to see if there's anything left of the rocker
> >> panels as well as what things look like inside the wheel wells and
> >> under the back seat.
> >>
> >> The seat belts are replacements and the front seat covers have been
> >> replaced. They look good, but the buttons have been left out of the
> >> seat backs.
> >>
> >> There are rust-thru holes in some odd places, like under the rear
> >> license plate, under one of the headlights, and just behind the LR
> >> tire.
> >>
> >> At least some of the carpet is missing. We can't see much of it. I'm
> >> guessing that it all got water damaged and thrown out. Expect water
> >> leaks.
> >>
> >> The trunk floor is rough. The FI brain cover is probably installed
> >> wrong, letting water in.
> >>
> >> The rubber gaskets we can see are toast, as is the dash.
> >>
> >> Can't be sure, but there is probably rust-thru into the trunk from
> >> the front wheel wells.
> >>
> >> No photo of the engine: FI or some kind of carb conversion?
> >>
> >> There's a spare (?) knob of some sort stuck against the windshield in
> >> front of the speedo. The reading (77777) on the speedo seems like an
> >> extraordinary coincidence.
> >>
> >> Torn headliner. No spare tire. No trim rings on the road wheels.
> >> Wheels have been painted, or they are the wrong (Beetle?) wheels.
> >>
> >> The oil dipstick cap sits in a recessed area. I've not noticed that
> >> before. Is that a fasty thing?
> >>
> >> --
> >> *******************************
> >> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
> >> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
> >> *******************************
> >>
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