Date:         Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:38:39 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: worth of late model Vanagons/eBay
Comments: To: Don in Phoenix <02BuellS3T@COX.NET>
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I might be an old grouch but I see every VW bus or Vanagon as a potential
for a new engine.
It's my thinking that every one of the cars on E bay are worth 'less the
rebuilt engine' investment that most will need.
When you start thinking about ten to thirty year old cars you have to see
that they must be purchased as Cash Transactions and Insurance Companies
aren't your friend if you have a loss.
I've owned about eight Vanagons, Westy in ten years and every one was just
marginal on the engine but two that I drove myself after installing newly
rebuilt engines in.
I've always been curious about the continuing saga of the vehicles I sold
but I loose track of them after about 90 days past the sale date.



-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Don in Phoenix
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 6:59 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: worth of late model Vanagons/eBay


I looked at a 1984 Westy here in Phoenix, and talked to the owner.  It was
on e-Bay, and he was hoping to get around $3000 for it.

It sold for $4750.  The final bidder had his high bid set at $6300.