Tristar #800? How did they figure that out?

Importing is not a problem, but expensive, especially if you want it done
legally, and especially in CA! Insurance is not an issue.

Kim

Tristar #7

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mark A Kippert
Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 2:07 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Value of a DOKA (was: a/c in a doka)

I did read the story but it still prompted my question. I suppose since I'm
not a car collector (although I do have more than my share of worthless
vehicles) I don't understand why this makes it worth SO MUCH MORE. That
being said, I have no idea what a DOKA is worth. Heck, I'm a tightwad. I
wouldn't pay $60k for a new car.

I guess my first thought was, if (and I quote the ad) "These trucks are
pretty common all over the world, EXCEPT in the USA.", then would it not be
cheaper to import one? Unless, of course, it's desirable to pay more because
of the story behind it. I'm also wondering, what insurance company would
even touch this?

I ask all this mainly for curiosity. I'm certainly not trying to start a
flaming thread.

Mark K
1986 GL/2WD/4SPD "Old Gold"
1990 Carat/2WD/Auto "Carol"

On Feb 5, 2010, at 1:58 PM, Jim Felder wrote:

> Read the story. It will be worth much more than that one day, I imagine.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Mark A Kippert <vanagon@kippert.com>
wrote:
>> GEEZ, is that DOKA really worth almost $60k?!?!
>>
>> Mark K
>> 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD "Old Gold"
>> 1990 Carat/2WD/Auto "Carol"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 5, 2010, at 3:05 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>>
>>> saw this on gowestys site...
>>>
>>> _http://www.gowesty.com/vehicle_details.php?id=1263_
>>> (http://www.gowesty.com/vehicle_details.php?id=1263)
>>>
>>