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who has too much $$$ the family mans rebuttal
Hmmm...I'm not up for shipping a car....but I wouldn't mind joining you
guys in Germany..Katy and I do need a honeymoon :-). And, there are
direct flights from Denver into Frankfurt or Stutgart......
Keep me posted on the details....and Dirk, does your offer still stand?
Eric
On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Josh Able wrote:
> Here are some costs Dirk sent me
>
> average hotel : 60-70 Euro/night/room
> average dinner ( restaurant ): 25 Euro / person
> fast-food : 10 Euro/meal & drinks
> 1 euro = 1 USD.
>
> even if we spent every night in a hotel, with 2 people per room that would be about 1470$ (at 70$ per night/21 days), or 735$ per person. So that brings the cost to about 1550$ per person if 2 people split shipping and hotel. Then of course GAS..its allot, about 50$ to fill the tank. A tank a day? 1050$, split 2 ways $525.
>
> So basically, the 3 biggest costs outside of FOOD (pack our own, coolers, save cash, etc) come to about 4100$. Split in 1/2 due to 2 people splitting those costs = 2050$.
>
>
> Josh Able
> www.JsHouseOfEuro.com
> "If you're already walking on thin ice, you might as well dance." -Gil Atkinson
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Allyn
> To: Josh Able ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 11:57 AM
> Subject: Re: who has too much $$$ the family mans rebuttal
>
>
> you know, we may be able to save on alot of hotels (we - assuming i can come). theres a decent amt of scirocco guys sprinkled around there. Its a bit of a stretch, but i have family in rome and possibly north italy, if you were thinking of getting that far south.
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Josh Able
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 11:55 AM
> Subject: Re: who has too much $$$ the family mans rebuttal
>
>
> well, for a car that old I think its easy to "sneak' in, at least from the conversations we had back when that topic came up.
>
> As for crashing at Dirks, we might for a day or two, but for the most part we will not be since we will be in other parts of the country!
>
> of course this is also up to Dirk.
>
>
> Josh Able
> www.JsHouseOfEuro.com
> "If you're already walking on thin ice, you might as well dance." -Gil Atkinson
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Allyn
> To: Josh Able ; Leach, Michael ; Dirk Schneider
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 11:44 AM
> Subject: Re: who has too much $$$ the family mans rebuttal
>
>
> josh,
> didnt dirk have a buddy with a warehouse full of mk1's? some of which needed to go to a good home? i may consider coming along to bring a mk1 back with me. (or perhaps a hornstein mk2, if i could find a beat up one to restore). so... how would we get said german titled car transferred over to the states and registered here? whose got info on this?
> by the way, how many of us would be crashing at dirks place??? (heh).
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Josh Able
> To: Leach, Michael
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:28 AM
> Subject: Re: who has too much $$$ the family mans rebuttal
>
>
> shit, I know as well as most of the list that you wouldn't be able to go, you have to many ties, plus Daffy would probably kick all our ass's. :P
>
> that response was more in the way of pointing out to other listers that the costs really are not to bad.
> 3000$ for about a 3 week trip to Europe and Germany isnt that bad! heck a rental car for that time period will run over 1000$ (closer to 1300), and you wouldn't have a 10th of the fun as ripping in a Scirocco!!!
>
> anyways Mike, your still a WUSS!!!! :D
>
>
> Josh Able
> www.JsHouseOfEuro.com
> "If you're already walking on thin ice, you might as well dance." -Gil Atkinson
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Leach, Michael
> To: 'Josh Able'
> Cc: 'scirocco-l@scirocco.org'
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:12 AM
> Subject: RE: who has too much $$$ the family mans rebuttal
>
>
> Don't be a wuss???
>
> man you have no idea of what being married with 4 kids does to your life .......there are just some things.....screw some things........a lot of things that you just have to accept you can not do and will not be able to do because of sacrifices that have to be made.......now I know that Josh is just screwing around with me and that is cool I am not bothered by his comments he is just kidding
>
> but the sell the kids or that's why I am not married comments get a little old. It is cool if you feel that way about marriage and kids but I do not. Cars are just that and a family is the real important thing.
>
> just keep in mind in thirty years what is going to make you more happy....your family and grandkids or the rocc......yeah I know the comments will come back for the rocc from some people but oh well
>
> and on another note your car will never try to put you in a old folks home ....your car doesn't want you in a home, just the poor house
>
> Michael Leach
> LAMPS Integration and Test
> Lockheed Martin Federal Systems
> Owego, NY 13827
> 607-751-7542
> FAX 751-6198
> michael.leach@lmco.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Able [mailto:mkii@nycap.rr.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 8:55 AM
> To: Leach, Michael
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: who has too much $$$ and wants to spend it in a "good" way?
>
>
> 5000$ on a credit card is cake man!
>
> shit, start saving now, you have 6 months! And if you split the cost with another person (say you and Brett take his car) that takes about 1250$ off the shipping, then splitting hotel rooms, and splitting gas/etc.
>
> Heck, I bet 2 people can do this for 3000$ each (that includes some play money of course!) that's only 125$ a week! And if you do what Im going to do, and that's to only have half in "cash" and use a Credit Card for the other half, that means you only need about $60 a week!!!!
>
> Come on don't be a wuss!!!!
>
>
> Josh Able
> www.JsHouseOfEuro.com
> "If you're already walking on thin ice, you might as well dance." -Gil Atkinson
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Leach, Michael
> To: 'scirocco-l@scirocco.org'
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 7:48 AM
> Subject: who has too much $$$ and wants to spend it in a "good" way?
>
>
> The real question Josh is where are you getting all this money from
>
>
> HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
>
> are you a male dancer again
>
> how are those tear off pants working for you??
> Michael Leach
> LAMPS Integration and Test
> Lockheed Martin Federal Systems
> Owego, NY 13827
> 607-751-7542
> FAX 751-6198
> michael.leach@lmco.com
>
>
>
--
Eric
Northglenn, CO
76 Honda CB400F Super Sport (400cc, 4 cyl, OHC 8v, 10k RPM redline *grin*)
80 Scirocco ----SOLD!!----
81 Scirocco S (*TDI* swap and complete restoration in holding pattern)
81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (Waiting for BAE Turbo Install)
87 Suzuki Samurai JX Hardtop (Soon to be VW Turbo Diesel Powered)
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