1981 VW Rabbit Diesel Pickup- 60,700 miles

[goeduck]

Will people with 11 really bad feedbacks be allowed to bid ?

Are you a scorned eBay buyer?

 

[fried1765]

Sometimes a dedicated trailer puller is nice to have around if you have the space for it. Or a VW pickup.

My "dedicated trailer puller".....for road use,....is actually my 1997 GMC 2500 4x4 Suburban with 392 V-8.
Often referred to a a "South Texas Cadillac".
Fantastic vehicle, and will pass anything but a gas station.
It sits in one of my two barns, only used very occasionally, to pull my 14K equipment trailer.

 

[fried1765]

Are you a scorned eBay buyer?

It has nothing to do with being "scorned".

When there are problem E-Bay bidders, they are usually bidders with little or no feedback.
They can really muck up the bidding/selling process.

For example: My VW listing currently has a bidder, with ZERO feedback, and his location is shown as Ghana.

Would YOU want HIM bidding on your thousands of dollars E-Bay item?

I don't want him in the mix, and have blocked him from further bids.
Perhaps you are more trusting than I.
I see a very high probability of him being a scammer.

I will certainly consider an exception to blocking, if a low feedback bidder contacts me first.
I sorta doubt that the Ghanaian will be contacting me for a blocking exception though.

Then again: Perhaps I should hope that he does make contact.
He just may be holding 100's of millions for me,..... from a billion dollar diamond mine sale, by a recently deceased distant relative, who was unknown to me.

 

[Tractorable]

Have a near perfect '51 8N too, but value wise, it is hardly worth the trouble to sell. Never use it. But......I'm kinda accustomed to just seeing the simple old bugger sitting there in the barn.

I have a ‘52 8N that I need to pass on because I’m moving cross country and can’t take it with me. I recently went to my 30th high school reunion and reunited with an old childhood friend who I grew up riding dirt bikes with in the country. He told me he loves old things and has a 30x60 shop filled with old stuff.

I asked him if he’d take the 8N off my hands because it needs to be with someone who appreciates old things and knows how to keep them running. I’d feel better giving it away and knowing it’s in good hands rather than getting low balled on Craigslist. He said he doesn’t have any available funds at the moment and didn’t want to take something for free, so he’s coming over to my place and is gonna do some handyman work and help make some repairs on my barn in exchange for the 8N. He said he’s super excited about the new old 8N because he used to have one and missed having it around.

So my buddy gets a free 8N, I get work done on my barn, and the 8N gets a new home in a dry shop and a new owner that knows how to take care of it. And I can go visit the old girl anytime. Win win!

 

[TnAndy]

No.....I simply don't buy much there...couple things in the last few years, and those I simply did the 'buy it now' price because I thought that price was fine and didn't want to play the nickle cheaper game.

 

[fried1765]

No.....I simply don't buy much there...couple things in the last few years, and those I simply did the 'buy it now' price because I thought that price was fine and didn't want to play the nickle cheaper game.

Huh ???
Where??
Why??
What??

 

[fried1765]

I have a ‘52 8N that I need to pass on because I’m moving cross country and can’t take it with me. I recently went to my 30th high school reunion and reunited with an old childhood friend who I grew up riding dirt bikes with in the country. He told me he loves old things and has a 30x60 shop filled with old stuff.

I asked him if he’d take the 8N off my hands because it needs to be with someone who appreciates old things and knows how to keep them running. I’d feel better giving it away and knowing it’s in good hands rather than getting low balled on Craigslist. He said he doesn’t have any available funds at the moment and didn’t want to take something for free, so he’s coming over to my place and is gonna do some handyman work and help make some repairs on my barn in exchange for the 8N. He said he’s super excited about the new old 8N because he used to have one and missed having it around.

So my buddy gets a free 8N, I get work done on my barn, and the 8N gets a new home in a dry shop and a new owner that knows how to take care of it. And I can go visit the old girl anytime. Win win!

The 8N's are truly the Model A's of the tractor world.

Only.....more so....because while there are certainly some Model A's still around, there are 10's of thousands of 8N's.

 

[dodge man]

No insult to the VW crowd, but what is the attraction to these older VW diesels? I know they actually get really great mileage but aren't they kind of slow? I know a guy who bought one in baby blue several years ago and was happy to have it, told me how hard it was to find, and it was pretty beat up but not rusty and it was intact. I guess I just don't get it.

 

[fried1765]

No insult to the VW crowd, but what is the attraction to these older VW diesels? I know they actually get really great mileage but aren't they kind of slow? I know a guy who bought one in baby blue several years ago and was happy to have it, told me how hard it was to find, and it was pretty beat up but not rusty and it was intact. I guess I just don't get it.

They are cute.......a sorta conversation piece.
My dad's has been sitting unused, in my barn, for 28 years.
He has been gone for 35 years.
His VW was a nostalgia issue for me.
NOW.....it is time for it to be gone ....I need the space!

 

[Jstpssng]

No insult to the VW crowd, but what is the attraction to these older VW diesels? I know they actually get really great mileage but aren't they kind of slow? I know a guy who bought one in baby blue several years ago and was happy to have it, told me how hard it was to find, and it was pretty beat up but not rusty and it was intact. I guess I just don't get it.

They were a specialty item, purchased by people who didn't want a "Brat", but needed a "truck" to take the trash to the dump on Saturday, and get gas for the lawnmower on Tuesday.

The 8N's are truly the Model A's of the tractor world.

Only.....more so....because while there are certainly some Model A's still around, there are 10's of thousands of 8N's.

Yes, but percentagewise there likely are far fewer in good or better than good condition. I have my father's last 8N parked out in the field which I hope to get running someday, but only after his TO35, and the Ford 4400.