Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 09:32:36 -0700
Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: Need advice: Dad must part w/ his '86 Westy
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Well, you are in the wrong part of the country and at the wrong time of
the year to sell this in Cleveland quickly and for a decent price.
These rigs are most popular on the coasts, and primarily the west coast,
and sell best in the spring and summer. Kelly Blue Book says the '86
full camper in excellent condition is worth $9000 retail in my zip code,
so your weekender is probably about $7500 if it were excellent, but it
is not. If you have really burned a valve then there will be other
problems with this engine. It is tough to burn a valve in the WBX
unless the engine overheated due to loss of coolant, which causes a
whole set of other problems.
Find a competent VW mechanic to give you a written estimate of repairs
required, subtract that from $7500, and maybe knock another $500 or more
off to arrive at a reasonable price. Advertise "as is" with disclosure
of repair estimate on the Net and hope for the best. Frankly, I think
$3000 in repairs is about right (new engine), and I would price it at
$2995 as is if it were mine. You might even try selling it on Ebay with
a $2500 reserve.
Good luck!
Dave Ware wrote:
>
> Gentlefolk,
>
> It is with sadness that I write this post. Dad has asked me to solict
> advice, and perhaps more specifically, what price he might expect to get for
> his 1986 Westy. Which has become somewhat of a beloved family pet (but an
> expensive one.)
>
> The sad deal is this: Two different repair shops (non-VW shops) have told
> him that one cylinder has no compression, and at least one valve is burned.
> So he needs a new engine. He also needs a new exhaust and will not pass
> Monday's E-Check without one. Prices quoted are upwards of $3000, which is
> more than Dad can justify putting into a 14-year-old vehicle. Although
> Herbie is not his daily driver, he does need something more reliable, with
> less maintenance and expense.
>
> So I guess Dad is wondering what price he might expect to get for the
> Vanagon in this condition.
>
> Herbie is located in Cleveland, Ohio (I told Dad he could get more for it if
> he took it to California). It is, in Dad's words, a "1986 Wolfsburg Edition
> Vanagon, camper w/ pop up top. Sleeps 4. Body and canvas in good
> condition. Needs work - exhaust needs some replacement. 106,000 miles.
> New battery, throttle cable, starter."
>
> My note: this is a camper but not the one with the camper hookups and stove
> and whatever.
>
> We have always loved our Vanagon.
>
> Any info and advice would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
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Stuart MacMillan
Seattle
'84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
'65 MGB (Driven since 1969)
'74 MGB GT (Restoring)
Assisting on Restoration:
'72 MGB GT (Daughter's)
'64 MGB (Son's)
Parts cars:
'68 & '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
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