[Vwdiesel] Used Cars for Sale and what not ????????.

[Gerry Wolfe]

Along those lines... I'd rather buy a VW diesel from someone who is more
intelligent and better looking than the unwashed masses.  I can honestly say
that stuff I've learned from this newsgroup has prob'ly resulted in more
respect for my TD Jetta and I've prob'ly ended up maintaining her better
because of this.  Prob'ly makes it a more desirable vehicle and it's only
fair to give first dibs to a fellow vwdiesel fan.
Apologies if you take this as a flame, it's not intended as such (love
reading Hagarisms...)

rgds, g.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duncan L. Forbes" <duncan.forbes at ints.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 3:56 PM
Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Used Cars for Sale and what not ????????.


> Hagar wrote:
> > I have 3 VW Rabbits I would like to sell  ---are you getting the
> > message ?????. This site was intended for GENERAL discussion of
> > VW diesels Old and NEW.
> > Having my PC full of pupup ads etc. is not to my liking
> <SNIP>
> >I do not police this site ,  but fellows please !!!.Sell somewhere else.
>
> Hagar,
>
> Please allow me to disagree with the appropriateness of these types of
> postings.
>
> I like to know if someone on this list is selling a vehicle. Why? Because
if
> I am looking to purchase a VW diesel (for myself or others) I would rather
> buy it from someone from the list, as I feel that due to the community
> represented I can better trust the person I am dealing with. I have done
> this once already (84 Rabbit diesel purchased from Kris for a friend).
>
> Also, as I don't always have a chance to weed through different areas like
> Ebay and Nickel Ads. I am appreciative when those that do, post vehicles
or
> diesel related products that they find in these areas on the list and that
> other list members may find interesting.
>
> In fact when Loren posts the various vehicles he finds in the Nickel Ads
for
> sale in the Northwest US, I often see several positive follow up posts. I
> myself have used that information to check out diesels for sale in my area
> that interested me (two different MB 300 TD wagons as well as a Volvo
diesel
> sedan).
>
> Additionally, my experience so far is that when someone offers an item for
> sale to the list, they usually have "list member" price that is lower than
> what they would ask the general public. This is a great benefit of this
> practice in my mind as well. It has to do with the feeling of community
that
> I is a wonderful part of this list.
>
> My last point is that unlike other mail list discussion groups that
strictly
> forbid selling and even one that forbids even mentioning Ebay, the VW
Diesel
> list has no such restrictions, at least that I know of. If it does then
> there has been a great many violations of this in the past 3 years I have
> been a member of this list. In fact this is the first complaint I have
heard
> from anyone about this.
>
> So, while I feel that the opinion you have expressed is valid and may be
> representative of other members of the list, it is not representative of
all
> members. So unless there is an official list policy to not list diesel
items
> or vehicles for sale my preference would be for this practice to continue.
>
> Thanks for reading
> Duncan
>
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