yeah, it was really funny how i went from 35k on the porsche and 8500 on the vw to 36,5 ("and we've called everywhere, we can't give you anymore, blah blah blah..."), still 8500 on the beetle, to okay 46k for both, to take the beetle out of the equation and we'll give you 38k for the porsche (you sell the beetle on your own - of course, i was like, uh, if i'm gonna do that, then i don't need a bmw!).
but, when they offered the 38k, i knew i had them (even though i wasn't really sure why they just kept trying to make this deal) and that they'd cave on 10k for the beetle. the other thing is, the salesman kept saying, the car has never been titled, you'd be the first one and that's big! i kept thinking, how is that big - do i get better gas prices?; is my insurance gonna care? will people move out of the left lane on the freeway? will my wife be hornier in the car? anyway, since the car was CPO, you'd figure even if it was beat to hell, you'd be covered.
at any rate, put an add up on autotrader for the vw - unlike ebay, which allows you to run a beautiful and detailed add, with autotrader you can basically say i have a car with an engine for sale, its silver and costs this much ... i had nightmares about all the phone calls and tire kickers last night - there was the guy who wanted me to throw in the shed on the side of my house, plus he wanted to trade an old commodore vic 20 computer and an old honda motorcycle that didn't run and oh yeah, he wouldn't pay a penny more then $5000!
maybe i'll luck out and this sale will go like that of a 99 red honda civic ex that i sold to a private party just before the 3 year lease expired. car was in beautiful condition and had that stupid big red honda factory spoiler on it (it was my wife's car and she picked it out). well, i had the ad out for a day or two and i get a call from some girl who sounds like she's 12 - she shows up that night with her dad. neither of them drove it - she just looked at and said, yup it's just like my other one (turns out the week before she wrecked her's by rear-ending a school bus). they didn't even haggle on price, she just said i want it dad and he said i'll bring the money tomorrow and i said, yeah baby i just made money on the sale of a lease car!!!! just don't think it'll be as easy with the beetle -
but who knows, maybe some star trek junky will see it and think, hmmmmm i'd be really cool if i showed up to the next dungeons and dragons all nighter in this car!!!! or, maybe the guy who knows about HPA motors in Canada will think, hmmm maybe i'll get this and invest the other $15k to make this beetle a ferrari eater with audi all wheel drive and a 495hp bi turbo vr6 that runs 0-60 on wet pavement in 3.8 seconds!!!!!!! yeah, obviously i considered that option before i got the porsche!