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Originally Posted by BK911
I have a pretty nice '74 bug.
Almost everything is new or rebuilt.
Dude at work has been trying to buy it for the past several years but we could never come to terms, mainly because I do not want to sell it.
Last year he was diagnosed with cancer.
I told him I would sell the bug for what I had into it, and eat all my labor.
He could not afford that either, so discussions ended.
Now he has been in chemo and just looks horrible.
I agreed to sell him the car at a pretty big loss, because he want to drive it to/from work.
When I went over to talk to him in person, I was devastated at how bad he looks.
And quite frankly I have doubts he could work the clutch and manual steering.
Come to find out, he doesnt want the car for him, he wants to give it to his 16yo grandkid.
When I agreed to take the HUGE loss on the car, it was so he could drive the car and reminisce his high school days.
Not so he could get a good deal on a nice car for his grandkid!
I want the car for my kids!
For the money he is offering, I can find him another bug and I will fix it up and go through it.
Sound reasonable?
Or do I just eat it and move on?
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I do not know how much free time you have. If you have the time, offer to help the grandkid buy a VW, then offer to have him help you fix it up, even tell the friend he is welcome to join in as his health and energy permits.
The kid will learn along the way and appreciate the car much more as it is something he built up. The grandfather, if he can join in will create an amazing memory with the grandkid that will be remembered long after he is gone and make that car much more special.