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Worst Price OE Thing part

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:58 pm
by Kubelmann
Check out the price of this OE part. Outrageous!!!!

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=769357

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:29 pm
by Fun 181
NOS 74 thing Exhaust Price: 1,800
For Sale NOS 74 Thing exhaust system. Let the hate begin $1,800 + shipping this has been sitting around collecting dust and its time to sell it as i am selling my thing. Yes i am out of my mind on the price of this system but if you can find an NOS system these days then you know why its priced the way it is. I hate parting with this but i need the money to finish my 71 Super beetle.
Yes, let the hate begin.

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:10 am
by Jim Andritsakos
Funny :D

I will be have some of them NOS genuine VW for sale real soon.
The price will be between 700-800 US $ a piece.
I know on Monday the exact date of delivery.
The last of them sold 650 US $ each and the last one sold on January.
Shipping to US is about 175 US $ (I have shipped to NY and Canada)
And ofcourse WAY less if we go surface but it is SLOW...

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:48 am
by Bruce2
For that price you could do a lot of fab work to a Beetle muffler to achieve virtually the same thing.

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:00 pm
by Kubelmann
Scott at German Supply is doing just that with the bug pea shooters.

I have a complete new OE German powder coated 73 Thing unit that is being sold for $450

A number of years ago I had a custom made Thing merged header fabricated with new high volume, high performance Danish heater boxes and a Phat boy muffler and it was way less that 1/3 of that price.

Re: Worst Price OE Thing part

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:15 am
by DannyK
I know of a complete, drivable car (73 Thing) in good shape with the original exhaust for that price ! :P

Re: Worst Price OE Thing part

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:24 am
by baja5
DannyK wrote:I know of a complete, drivable car (73 Thing) in good shape with the original exhaust for that price ! :P
I'll take it.

Re: Worst Price OE Thing part

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:41 am
by DannyK
baja5 wrote:
DannyK wrote:I know of a complete, drivable car (73 Thing) in good shape with the original exhaust for that price ! :P
I'll take it.
I'm thinking of picking it up myself. I don't need another car, but its hard to pass this one up ! :?

Re: Worst Price OE Thing part

Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:43 am
by baja5
DannyK wrote:
baja5 wrote:
DannyK wrote:I know of a complete, drivable car (73 Thing) in good shape with the original exhaust for that price ! :P
I'll take it.
I'm thinking of picking it up myself. I don't need another car, but its hard to pass this one up ! :?
Buy it, ship it to me, I will sell it and we can split the profit. :wink: