ah yes, a good cleaning should be required too.

oh, and whomever is the very best negotiator of the lot will definitely need to be on board... dutchy, who's your man??:p

for "vw sellers" this person will have to be quite friendly, charismatic & humourous - in order to get a decent price.

for "non vw sellers" this person will have to be absolutely rutheless with a wicked poker face... they'll need to be able to devalue the vehicle in the mind of the owner as much as possible. (well, you know - it IS just an old commuter vw... my sister picked hers up for about half that price!... hrmm, there's a spot of rust starting on the fender - you never know where's next with these old cars... wow - you mean you DON'T have all the maintenance records???) etcetera - these non vw sellers, even if they're little old ladies or poor college students, need to BELIEVE their car isn't worth what they're asking.

i'm not saying these things to be a scumbag, but rather, to make this venture economically/financially feasible from our end of the arrangement - considering the following:

euro = about 1.7 times the cdn dollar
s&h = pricey
duty
taxes
various other costs of importation

all = quite expensive old dubs & thus the higher the price we pay, the worse off we are on the risk factor.

there *may* also be an added euro$ bonus to whomever negotiates amazing prices - we'll see what we can work out.