VANAGON archives -- November 2000, week 1 (#480)

Date:         Sun, 5 Nov 2000 00:24:20 -0700
Reply-To:     John Andrew <johna@TELLURIDECOLORADO.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Andrew <johna@TELLURIDECOLORADO.NET>
Subject:      Re: 1980 Westy value/possibly FS...
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Sold my very clean california rust free with a 12k rebuilt engine and
107,000 on the body for $4200 in Colorado.  Paid $3500 for it with 76,000
miles on it five years previous.
John Andrew 1984 Westy
-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Gronski <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, November 04, 2000 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: 1980 Westy value/possibly FS...


>Pokey was appraised at $7,500 Canadian and I bought her for $5,000 ($5,000
US and $3,333 US respectively). She had 114,000 miles (see www.gronski.com
for more details). She is pretty close to mint except for a gas smell I have
yet to solve. Your asking
>
>price doesn't sound too far out of line.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris
>
>
>On Sat, 04 November 2000, Patrick Foltz wrote:
>
>>
>> <HTML><FONT  SIZE=2>Hello
>> <BR>I'm trying to get a feel for asking price or interest in my 1980
Westy.  A <BR>sweet deal is coming down the line and we may be parting ways
with the Van <BR>and our subaru wagon.  the engine (atk)(clutch, starter) is
3.5 years old, <BR>30K miles,
>
> synthetic since break in, pertronix ign w/pertronix coil, longish
<BR>crank times (possibly a cs injector, starts up though, and the extra
crank <BR>time assures oil pressure build up) icebox and sink, tear in
screen and <BR>canvas, small, interior pre
>
>tty good for 20 yrs old.  body straight, some <BR>rusty spots (welcome to
the east coast).   I'm thinking around $2500-$3000, <BR>sound about right?
The van is in Richmond, VA.  I'm tentative at this point, <BR>just getting a
feel.....if you or someone
>
> you know is interested, drop me a p <BR>mail.
>> <BR>patrick
>> <BR></FONT></HTML>

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