Tristar Value

[liberty]

Paddy who makes completely incorrect assumptions but never makes a spelling mistake!

[Peninsulakid]

Sorry to moan, but this thread is really not a true representation of this forum.

This place is a great place to make friends and generally get all/any info you want on t25's and syncro's.

It appears to me that a post has been placed on this thread with a bit of humour attached. The person that started the thread, does not appear to have the patience to wait for the reply that he is looking for. Rather than just sit and wait, he has started to rebuke people on this forum that are generally helpful and have a sense of humour.

I sincerely hope that this thread can be restarted with the ethos that the rest of this forum excels at!

Cheers Rich

[Silky]

Well said.

If you come on the forum wanting help, getting stroppy in the second post just isn't going to win friends or influence people. Liberty, it's YOU wanting assistance here, no one else really gives a fig whether anyone answers the thread or not. Wouldn't it be courtesy to at least try and be nice, or have a sense of humour?

Silky

[lloydy]

£1034.67

[hugomonkey]

I look forward to hearing from someone with a constructive contribution to make.

a willy wonka golden ticket and some slightly scuffed shoes

[Titus A Duxass]

I look forward to hearing from someone with a constructive contribution to make.

a willy wonka golden ticket and some slightly scuffed shoes

I'll raise you a pair of smelly socks.

[liberty]

For those who are interested in making helpful responses to the original question I will give some more info.

I have received a number of pm's asking if I will let members know if I decide not to buy the Tristar and I confirm that I will.

I have not seen the Tristar for some time but it was then in fine condition. I used to see it regularly parked in a nearby town and in February this year I left a note asking the owner to contact me if he ever decided to sell. On Thursday evening he responded by phone and asked a lot of questions about me before disclosing anything about the Tristar. He wants it to go to a genuine enthusiast, who will cherish it long term and he needed to be satisfied I fell into that category. As a life-long VW nut I, thankfully, was able to answer all his questions. He has owned the vehicle for about 17 years and has himself cherished it during that time. He named his price, which I thought was on the high side so I decided to approach you all for advice before I get back to him. Some of the responses have indeed been most helpful.

The present owner does not take the Tristar to shows or belong to clubs, which is why the vehicle is not known to you. I believe, though, that he looks at this Forum.

The next step is for me to make an appointment to inspect and drive the Tristar and make my own assessment as to its current condition and I shall then post my findings on this Forum.

I have given the options of ownership of the Tristar much thought in the last couple of days. I did consider using it as day-to-day transport but I think that is probably impractical. My partner and I have a car each and I think that if we bought the Tristar we would, at least initially, keep them both and tax the Tristar from April to September and use it as a leisure vehicle, attending VW shows etc. Later on we could reassess whether we need to keep both cars as well. Fortunately, we have undercover storage for all the vehicles.

I am not a grumpy person. I regard the possibility of buying the Tristar as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so, of course, I am treating the present process very seriously. This is why I asked for serious responses to my question. Needless to say I find it easy to ignore the responses which tell me nothing worthwhile - apart from revealing something of the character of the posters. As far as I'm concerned, I shall be ready to make jokes if I am successful in buying the Tristar.

I shall continue to post - so you are aware of how the matter pans out.

[Titus A Duxass]

Serious people would have done some research before coming on here with lame questions.
Get a sense of humour and use the search mechanism that is available.
Google also works.

Or would you rather other people do your work for you?

[Mudlark]

The only realistic answer that anyone could give you based on the information known is that it would be worth from £3000 to perhaps as much as £15000 dependent on the condition of the vehicle, history and of course the prospective owners desire to have it.

The right vehicle at the right time is always worth that little bit more and if the owner is savvy, unless you are prepared to pay top dollar for it, why would he not just put it out to market and see if there is a lottery winner out there who just has to have such a rare and original vehicle at that moment. He has nothing to lose.

So I think if you want to keep the sale private you are quite likely going to have to pay more than you want to.

If you get some photos up after you have inspected we may be able to guide you on whether the sellers expectations are realistic or not.

If we get to welcome you into the fold, bring your sense of humour. You' ll need it! You need to be able to keep on smiling as it empties your wallet.

[liberty]

I have sought to raise the tone of this debate but some people still seem to prefer to respond by throwing insults around. This creates a poor impression for anyone thinking about joining. My previous experience is that experts welcome the opportunity to share their knowledge - whatever the subject. Sad this doesn't seem to apply to some member of this Forum.

[lloydy]

Are you for real?
How can you value a vehicle without seeing it?

Anyways I think your on a wind up,

[..lee..]

with regards to my post. spelling syncro wrongly is a pet hate of mine hence the post. no malice meant just, just an "oi, " get it right mate these vans mean an awfull lot to me.

etiquette normally requires a bit of an introduction and as you havn`t posted much since you joined up folks dont know you.

guys on here are pretty good although a bit of winding up does occur. god help you if you`d posted on the brick-yard.

market value is fickle and unless exceptionall syncro fans tend to buy known vans of known owners. this is obviously not the case with this van but doesn`t mean that its not a good van. inspect, test and varify history of maintenance very thoroughly. preferably with someone who knows these van well.

if you`ve never had a syncro and this one seems tidy. if you have a bottomless pit of money to spend on it then buy it. it`ll be both the best and worst vehicle you`ll ever own and you`ll never regret the buy for more than a few minutes.

SYNCRO fan. lee.

[liberty]

lloydy. I am for real. It's not a wind up. Everything I've said is true. I'm asking for help in establishing a guide range for the value of the Tristar Syncro, based on my description - not a firm "price".

lee. Thank you for your kindly response which is appreciated and is helpful.

I have spoken again this morning to the present owner and we're trying to arrange a mutually convenient time for a viewing and test drive.

[BigTam]

Hey Liberty as Lee says, try the Brickies, see what response you get there http://www.brick-yard.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[liberty]

Big Tam. I'll stick with you lot if you don't mind.