Date:         Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:05:07 -0400
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: What is this westy worth..?
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> Ok.. I know that there is a lot of views on what these vans
> are worth and their actual market value so here goes.. It is
> a 1985 brown, westy, 4 speed, little to no rust, with 123,000
> miles..  The interior is dirty, and the front driver seat is
> torn apart.. I looked under the van and didn't see that much
> work has been done.. looks like 1 head has been changed.. the
> only thing that REALLY scares me is the oil filter is
> rusting?  Never seen that one before.. I wonder how long it
> has been on there?
>
> Van is located in NH and owner is asking $4500 or BO.. is
> this a good deal?


Of course it's impossible to say without seeing the van, but as a rule
I'd say that's a very nice price - assuming of course that it's in good
condition and you don't have to dump a lot of money into it. The '85 is
an undervalued year, in that it has all the same "GL" ammenities as the
'86-up models (cloth interior, armrests, tach, usually air
conditioning), but tends to sell for quite a bit less due to its 1.9L
engine.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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