Price check to avoid SEllers remorse

[redsqwrl]

I am out of touch with the selling aspect of VW A1 and A2. In my desire to constantly challenge myself I used to scoure/search CL and find distressed VW's. I mostly used the parts to keep the rally car presentable condition.

After 12 years of rally racing I have acquired a quite a few neat VW's.

Today Someone came to look at a 84' 2 Door Jetta Diesel (non turbo) and his Friend fell in love with a 86' 4 door that I have. I am not prepared to part with it and shot him a $2500 number to scare him off and he bit.

I do not want a case of sellers regret. I don't have a photo handy but the story is great.
One owner.
Owner did his own 99K major service and put the timing belt on cam in time fuel one tooth late.
Ran crappy.
Took to dealer to have it serviced the dealer told him the valves were bent and it sat in a barn ever since.
He recently retired and sent the car to be recycled. My buddy (knowing I like the Diesel Trans for the rally effort) Set it aside.
I looked it over and in a fit of boredom found/fixed the Timing issue.
Door handles and matching locks.
Glow plugs.
New brake lines.
seats and door card to get rid of the barn funk smell.
Absolutly 0 ZERO rust.
The air conditioning still kicks in and works up to about a 90 degree day (needs a charge)
Two sets of wheels winter summer.


I see some nice cars here go for $1000

I see 92'ecos go for crazy high prices on Ebay.

My concerns are that I can't replace it quality wise for what I am selling it for.
I have purchased distress TDI A3 jetta's for 1700 - 2200. But the Air bags and ABS circuits needed love and the GLow plugs circuits where messed up. I don't like those cars as much as the A1 and A2.

[Quantum TD]

I dunno. Really cleaned up (that "Tornado Pink" paint buffs up well), that car can fetch $3000 or over on ebay, or if you sit on it with local ads.

$2500 is a good price to move it quick.

But, to keep it... hmmm.

It is a clean, straight example. But at the end of the day, it's just a bare-bones Jetta diesel no matter how clean it is.

[redsqwrl]

Yes I have resigned to the fact that it is just a Jetta.

Healthy diesels are rare around here. (in my circles)
Diesels that don't start in Winter are all around. as are rusty ones.

thanks for the confirmation.

I heard back from the A1 buyer. he is going to take it.

I am going from four Diesel Vw's to one in less than a week. Did not see that coming.

damn.

hunting for them is 1/2 the fun.
Fixing them is the other half.

Mike

[Fatmobile]

Seems like a fair price for both partys.
If it was a Golf it would be worth more.
Pretty easy to swap a diesel into a better Jetta than that.
It's a fine example of a stock diesel Jetta.

[82vdub]

For a Wisconsin car, it is clean, clean, clean. Probably worth more than $2500, but you certainly didn't give it away.

[vwdiesel]

I had the same exact scenario happen to me. Like it's almost as if this story is about me... I was trying to sell a 2 door diesel rabbit and the guy fell in love with my 92 Golf D and I told him $2500 to scare him off and he bit... I eventually told him to Eff Off. He still wanted to pay 2500 after I told him that 5th gear was gone. The tranny howls like a siren. The shift linkage was completely worn. The brakes are effed and it needs rust repair. XD. I wouldn't sell my car for less than 4k right now. And that's because I can't find anything similar to the quality of my vehicle for $2500.

[redsqwrl]

Funny....

I finally got to
Ebay damn I wish I had more diesels.
I fell into a mercedes 300 with a grease car kit yesterday. that car commands even more money.

Weird economy we are in.
Mike