Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 15:58:57 EDT
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From: Keith Olsen <KAOsProds@aol.com>
Subject: FS 87 Wolfsburg NYC $2,500
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It is with regret that I must sell BUZZO, Our family Vanagon.
We just have too many cars and one has to go, so here are the particulars.
1987 Vanagon Wolfsburg 138k
Wolfram Grey, grey interior
PS PB PW PM PL AC CC AT VW AM/FM-CASS
the good:
Has had a Rebuilt PS rack 35k ago
Rebuilt Trans from Weddle Engineering 30K ago
New muffler 10k ago
Rebuilt heads with all the trimmings last year.
Prestone extended life “orange coolant”
coolant distributor replaced last year
all upper gas tank fittings replaced (no more leaks or fumes)
3k to 4k oil changes with mann / mahle filters
Heavy duty contractor’s tubular roof rack black (used for canoe only)
snap in curtain set fold up table, back seat fold out bed and rear facing
jump seats.
interior in good used condition
No Alloys!
Standard steel rims with 70’s bus hubcaps.
Good matching rubber
New Non-matching tire on spare
1 yr old “shop rebuilt“ starter
1 yr old brakes
4 month old battery
Recent tune up with Rapid Parts “Blue Ignitor“ Wires
Starts and runs and drives great
I’m the second owner all warrantee work had been done by dealer for PO.
Somewhere I have a full computer printout of all dealer maintenance done BY
THE Dealer until about 90K mi.
however, I re-reinforced the AC unit above the back seats because that’s
where my daughters ride!
Just passed strict NY metro area saftey and emissions inspection including
DYNO test.
the not so good:
Power mirrors don’t work by power anymore
power locks work manual only
cruise control works sometimes
one jumpseat seatbelt broken
one back speaker bad
when fixing the temp sensor I jiggled something (a ground?) that has now
caused the oil light to blink after the engine goes over 2,500 RPM. Oil
pressure good, though
Aux heater under back seat has that sweet coolant smell when you fire it up.
Cold to hot slider control needs work. (you can turn it from cold to hot from
the lever inside but from hot to cold requires getting under the front of the
van, getting the spare tire down and moving the heat off valve by hand)
The body has some seam rust including a few strange patches behind the
drivers door and over the wheel well.
some rust thru in the little steps under the rubber in the door opening step.
one very light crease in the sliding door (still works perfectly)
The front fiberglass bumber has a 3” piece missing from the top by the driver
side corner. (PO‘s doing.)
Summary:
All and all still very presentable and functional
Presently registered and on the road.
It went from Rhode Island to Florida and back last summer right after the new
heads were installed and ran flawlessly.
It actually camps quite well, bed is very comfy and wider than a westy bed.
The temp runs in the normal range always (just at the top of the light) the
fans run properly
the AC blows pretty cold was recharged 2 years ago.
It has three bumper stickers on the back which I think say it all,
“My karma ran over my dogma“
“BUZZO“
“keep the earth clean, it’s not uranus”
For the last 4 years my job has been transportation coordinator at the TV
Show Sesame Street. While I never had to go on formal “runs“ with this van,
it has shuttled every actor and muppet at one time or another including both
Mr. Noodles.
(ask your kids) Big Bird says its a very cool rig and even sketched a cartoon
of him driving it and gave it to me as a little gift after I helped him out
one day.
$2,500 or Reasonable offer
I am located 20 miles north of NY city
So please P-mail me with requests and questions. I hope to have some
pictures available this weekend.
I’ll be happy to show it, but, please be sure you are serious because
nothing gets my knickers in a knot like staying home on a weekend day for a
no-show. (it happed twice for my 82 diesel vanagon and 3 times for my 79
bus!)
Email
KaosProds@aol.com
Keith
87 Vanagon
81 diesel pickup
85 diesel golf (parts)
93 Saturn
00 Saturn
