Sometimes life is not fair

[srgtlord]

So today my cousin tows home a 1983 rabbit pickup truck. Here I am thinking its a rotted out worthless piece. Nope not at all. Its been sitting for 15 years in a farmers field. It has 50,000 miles on it. Whats the real kick in the butt?, he traded 2 piles of split heating wood for it.  I need luck like that

[shwak23]

2 cord of firewood? So he paid approximately $500? Seems like a pretty good deal.

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[libbydiesel]

I picked up a '79 with 90,000 miles on it a few months ago for $100.  Cracked dash, but otherwise decent condition inside and out.  It sat for 16 years.  I finished building the 2.5" exhaust this morning.  Still needs tires, battery and fluids and then I'm up to giving it the defibrillator.  

[theman53]

2 cord of firewood? So he paid approximately $500? Seems like a pretty good deal.

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If 500.00 is what 2 cords are going for there I would be broke. 125.00 cord mostly around here, some cheaper some more...either way I would have traded 2 for the price paid here. But I cut my own so it would have been chainsaw gas and time

[ORCoaster]

Farmers fields grow the best old VW's.  Mine got the barn for most of it's life.  Still had 110K, double what your cousin is looking at, on the odometer.  Sitting around like that made for some worn parts that lacked lube. 

[shwak23]

TBH It's been a year or two since i've bought firewood but there was a time it was up to almost $300 a seasoned cord.

It was bananas.

Suddenly everyone was a wood guy.

[ToddA1]

So, OP....  what's a cord of wood worth in your area?  We need to gauge price paid for the truck.

I bought mine for $500 and the seller gave me doors, tailgates, hoods, an extra engine and a ton of other parts.  I started to call AAA to get it to my house about 50 miles away and he ended up driving it to my house.  His daughter followed us, to get him back home.

His wife wanted it out of there!  I gave him an extra $100. 

-Todd

[rs899]

I have no idea what a cord sells for here, but I see guys at the side of the road trying to sell about 10 pieces of oak for $10.

As for myself, I must have 2 cord lying around that I want to disappear.  We had a number of trees come down during the nasty 2004 hurricane season.  We burned quite  a bit, then SWMBO decided it was "too dirty" bring all that in the house.  Meanwhile she continues to want oaks cut down just because they drop leaves, hide squirrels.

So anyway, I have some VW currency here, if anyone wants it. 

[tshoe7]

I just got my 84TD jetta for $100 on a farm, it luckily had barn  priority over the tractors and was saved from 13 years of the notorious car rotting northeast weather. They had an 80 NA diesel rabbit in the field that didn't fare so well. On top of the being COMPLETELY rotted out, the sun melted the steering wheel to the drivers seat.

[theman53]

I just got my 84TD jetta for $100 on a farm, it luckily had barn  priority over the tractors and was saved from 13 years of the notorious car rotting northeast weather. They had an 80 NA diesel rabbit in the field that didn't fare so well. On top of the being COMPLETELY rotted out, the sun melted the steering wheel to the drivers seat.

Might have a decent engine or at least it may have a good trans. Most all of the older rabbits that had a 5 speed had good ratios.

[tshoe7]

Yeah I didn't over look it, I was already given the car, I just know I don't have space for it and the jetta right now, I am keeping my eyes open for a good shell though to swap it to for my next project. Fortunately there is no rush to get it out of the field so I have plenty of time. What kind of trans do you think it is if its an 80 rabbit c

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[rs899]

Could be an FF or FN

[shwak23]

I have no idea what a cord sells for here, but I see guys at the side of the road trying to sell about 10 pieces of oak for $10.

As for myself, I must have 2 cord lying around that I want to disappear.  We had a number of trees come down during the nasty 2004 hurricane season.  We burned quite  a bit, then SWMBO decided it was "too dirty" bring all that in the house.  Meanwhile she continues to want oaks cut down just because they drop leaves, hide squirrels.

So anyway, I have some VW currency here, if anyone wants it. 

The bundles on the side of the road are for people who are camping and need like a campfires worth of wood.
I can't believe that wood being "too dirty" justifies not using free heating fuel. That's ridiculous. XD

[ORCoaster]

What is wrong with that lady of yours?  Leaves and squirrels are not a problem where I come from or where I've been.  I actually like to see how agile they are as they have figured out how to use the phone wires as their personal means to get around the neighborhood without having to interact with the cats or dogs.  Once they hit the trees they really go. 

Sorry, the nature lover creeping out again.  Go Big Green.

[fatmobile]

I've been helping a friend keep his VW diesels running for years.
 He had a parts car in his garage, taking up space and he was planning on moving.
 He said I could have it so I made a tow bar and hauled it home behind my Rabbit.
 Pretty low budget transport for an '84 Rabbit with AC and a sunroof.
 That's my dream Rabbit because of all the extras they had in '84, a friend stopped by and looked at it before saying the same thing.
 It needs some superficial body work but is very solid in the important areas.