Its a VW thing
Mohinder said:
You mean the splits. Splits in good condition are worth tons these days.
Im part of the VW scene, so I get where this is coming from. Over priced, yes, but definatly a holy grail for any Golf fan.
Split screens (from barndoor 50's to late samba's in the 60's) are worth a lot of money now - something that is both a negative and positive part of the scene. 3 years back, we used to say it was £1000 a window, so the 23 window samba was a lot of money - but now its even more than this, crazy!
As for bay windows (my personal fravourite vehicle) they have shot up in price too in the last five years. People cant afford the splits and use the bays as a stepping stone, but the early bays from '68 - '71 (excluding the '72 crossover year) are gathering a huge following too. Its not just about campers either, commercials are equally as popular. Crew cabs and panel vans are especially sought after.
You could pay a high price for a fully restored motor that will probably drive better, have better quality paint and is more reliable. But I want orginality from my dub, so I look for a pristine untouched car. Every now and again one pops up thats been in a barn or garage for 20 years and has hardly seen the light of day. Last year at the Volksworld show, we had a '71 Bay Window Panel that had done 7000 miles since new - unbelievable.
Huge price for the car - yup, but brings a smile to my face
TripleT said:
I can understand someone paying that, obviously you will never understand that but that's why we're all different
There's a girl in work who drives a 36year old camper van, it always breaks and she spends a fortune on it. She takes a bleeding hot water bottle with her in the morning because the heating's so ****! Why does she do it? because she loves it, it's her baby
Awesome, lol - hope she gets the heating sorted out though