I sold Grünhilda, my 1990 Diesel VW Syncro Doka pickup. She was my unicorn. It hurt a little, but she went to a good home – literally placing 3rd in a VW show a week after she was delivered.
Why did I sell the Doka? Because I have too many vehicles and too much shit. The stuff I own has started to own me. The Doka was my biggest ticket item and the ting that had the quickest sell potential so the for sale sign went up, I made a sell/tour video for YouTube, and I listed her on a couple of VW sites. She sold sight unseen to a retiree and VW collector in Mobile, AL for full asking price in three days. Four days after the deposit hit my account, a transport company was at my door and the balance was in my hand.
Before shipping, I have her a bath, cleaned her bed and interior, applied a little wax, and made a video for the new owner to document the starting process, keys, optimum running condition (exhaust temp, boost, etc.) and put that up on YouTube as well to limit the amount of after-sale calls that would come my way.
I still have the 1987 VW Syncro van, Schnitzel, and the 1986 CJ-7 Jeep, Pepper. I need to put a new fuel pump on Pepper and new tires and will use some of the Doka sale cash for that. The rest will pay some bills, a bit to Logan’s college fund, a spa day for my wife, and the rest into savings.