WANTED - VINTAGE SPEEDSTER!

You are a little bossy and demanding for a guy who is doing the asking.

Regardless, good luck. 

Pdx356 posted:

You are a little bossy and demanding for a guy who is doing the asking.

Regardless, good luck. 

What is the problem?

English may not be his first language and translation to eng’ish Comes across more direct

Good luck 

IaM-Ray posted:

English may not be his first language and translation to eng’ish Comes across more direct

Good luck 

My thoughts as well. When taking surf trips down to Mexico, I can only imagine what the locals thought as I slaughtered their language asking for directions. 

@calif best of luck in your Speedster search. Keep your request posted on here, I think that eventually someone will have a lead for you. 

There are very strict regulations in Europe for importing replica cars, and that is why the poster needs to be specific in dates, makes, etc.

It's good that he does provide such a degree of detail, therefore preventing wasted effort and time on his and others' part.

CAVEAT: I exchanged info. with him several months ago and discovered he's ONLY looking to "low-ball" the price he'll pay. 

CALIF is an exporter/importer for Switzerland. They have very specific requirements for getting our cars into his country. He has been on here before and made some good deals with our members or others who visit here. If all he stated was he wanted Vintage Speedsters built Speedsters built before 2010 and left it at that he'd get all sorts of offers for every builder of Speedster imaginable. He has to be this direct.

Curious of how anyone can provide it was built before April 2010? Title will not show build date nor is there anything on the cars to indicate that...anyone know??

Seller would provide a copy of 2009 or earlier title with VIN.  If owner doesn't have old records, CA DMV could provide.

Napa Paul posted:

CAVEAT: I exchanged info. with him several months ago and discovered he's ONLY looking to "low-ball" the price he'll pay. 

He is a middle man, wholesaler, dealer they only buy at wholesale that is their business model they do not want to pay retail.  If you want your car to be sold at retail which most of us want they are not your buyer... Just saying. 

IaM-Ray posted:

Napa Paul posted:

CAVEAT: I exchanged info. with him several months ago and discovered he's ONLY looking to "low-ball" the price he'll pay. 

He is a middle man, wholesaler, dealer they only buy at wholesale that is their business model they do not want to pay retail.  If you want your car to be sold at retail which most of us want they are not your buyer... Just saying. 

So much for SOC being a site dedicated for the enthusiast.   I've loved that about the site. Troy, Theron and others have been great. 

I have a good contact that buys ( not a  low baller ) clean speedsters ( classic body style ) they go to Belgium. I have sold him two . PM if you need his contact  info.

Pdx356 posted:

IaM-Ray posted:

Napa Paul posted:

CAVEAT: I exchanged info. with him several months ago and discovered he's ONLY looking to "low-ball" the price he'll pay. 

He is a middle man, wholesaler, dealer they only buy at wholesale that is their business model they do not want to pay retail.  If you want your car to be sold at retail which most of us want they are not your buyer... Just saying. 

So much for SOC being a site dedicated for the enthusiast.   I've loved that about the site. Troy, Theron and others have been great. 

I don't think it negates the site as being a NON enthusiast site, what it says is simply that some members on this site are enthusiast and some are merchants and some are curb sellers all cloaked as members.  The guys that are on this list a lot are true enthusiast, and some of those are vendors who give of their time to the hobby.  On the other hand some may be more narcissistic in their involvement on the list. 

So it is not an either or, but both  

IaM-Ray posted:

Pdx356 posted:

IaM-Ray posted:

Napa Paul posted:

CAVEAT: I exchanged info. with him several months ago and discovered he's ONLY looking to "low-ball" the price he'll pay. 

He is a middle man, wholesaler, dealer they only buy at wholesale that is their business model they do not want to pay retail.  If you want your car to be sold at retail which most of us want they are not your buyer... Just saying. 

So much for SOC being a site dedicated for the enthusiast.   I've loved that about the site. Troy, Theron and others have been great. 

I don't think it negates the site as being a NON enthusiast site, what it says is simply that some members on this site are enthusiast and some are merchants and some are curb sellers all cloaked as members.  The guys that are on this list a lot are true enthusiast, and some of those are vendors who give of their time to the hobby.  On the other hand some may be more narcissistic in their involvement on the list. 

So it is not an either or, but both  

good points and I agree.

HAPPY 4TH Y'all! 

ditto to that...and remember: Don't blow off anything on Thursday that you might need on Friday!   

Yeah, I totally endorse that.

I'm still waiting for some of my hearing to return from a July 4'th cannon way back in 1969...   

Truly, one helluva cannon, though.

IaM-Ray posted:

English may not be his first language and translation to eng’ish Comes across more direct

Good luck 

thank you,

i invide you to switzerland and will talk in swiss-german with you..may your swiss german will sounds perfect! you should not make fun of this!

MusbJim posted:

IaM-Ray posted:

English may not be his first language and translation to eng’ish Comes across more direct

Good luck 

My thoughts as well. When taking surf trips down to Mexico, I can only imagine what the locals thought as I slaughtered their language asking for directions. 

@calif best of luck in your Speedster search. Keep your request posted on here, I think that eventually someone will have a lead for you. 

thank you!

Bob: IM S6 posted:

There are very strict regulations in Europe for importing replica cars, and that is why the poster needs to be specific in dates, makes, etc.

It's good that he does provide such a degree of detail, therefore preventing wasted effort and time on his and others' part.

hi bob, exactly. we do have in switzerland very strict regulations and thats why we have to be clear what we are looking for!

Napa Paul posted:

CAVEAT: I exchanged info. with him several months ago and discovered he's ONLY looking to "low-ball" the price he'll pay. 

we are dealers. we worked with kirk (vintage speedsters) from 1996 until 2010 together...if we buy a car from US, we have to pay extras like shipping, taxes, customs tc..and rebuilding the car for homoloagtion! so if you dont like our price, you dont need to sell it to us! thank you

Robert M posted:

CALIF is an exporter/importer for Switzerland. They have very specific requirements for getting our cars into his country. He has been on here before and made some good deals with our members or others who visit here. If all he stated was he wanted Vintage Speedsters built Speedsters built before 2010 and left it at that he'd get all sorts of offers for every builder of Speedster imaginable. He has to be this direct.

exactly..thank you!

RoyP posted:

Curious of how anyone can provide it was built before April 2010? Title will not show build date nor is there anything on the cars to indicate that...anyone know??

 

hi, titl doesnt say when speedster was built, it shows make, model...but if a title shows VW 1966 and "2dr conv" and the title was issued before 2010 ...means, it was already rebuilt as a speedster before 2010...and not a VW bug (sedan) anymore! insurance cards sometimes helps too...

IaM-Ray posted:

Napa Paul posted:

CAVEAT: I exchanged info. with him several months ago and discovered he's ONLY looking to "low-ball" the price he'll pay. 

He is a middle man, wholesaler, dealer they only buy at wholesale that is their business model they do not want to pay retail.  If you want your car to be sold at retail which most of us want they are not your buyer... Just saying. 

we buy, organiz transport, pay customs, vat ..rebuilt the car to swiss standart and sell!

That is what I figured you were doing.

calif posted:

Bob: IM S6 posted:

There are very strict regulations in Europe for importing replica cars, and that is why the poster needs to be specific in dates, makes, etc.

It's good that he does provide such a degree of detail, therefore preventing wasted effort and time on his and others' part.

hi bob, exactly. we do have in switzerland very strict regulations and thats why we have to be clear what we are looking for!

Ah oui on comprend, malheureusement pas en alllemand.