Date:         Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:08:56 +0300
Reply-To:     Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From:         Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: van value
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Location matters in price.  There are far fewer on the east coast and they
seem to be considerably more expensive here.  Probably about enough
difference to make up the cost of going out west to try one out and bring it
back east if it's the one you want to buy.



Joy


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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of BenT
:::Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 1:33 AM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: van value
:::
:::Joel,
:::
:::I've seen 84 Westies w/ Autos sell between $500-$7000 in the San
:::Francisco area. Average price for one in good condition is about
:::$3500-$4500. I'm talking very clean & relatively rustfree examples
:::with no major issues. White ones seem to sell for a few hundred more
:::on average.
:::
:::Just MHO,
:::BenT
:::http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html
:::
:::On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:31:52 -0700, Joel VanderKwaak
:::<kwaak@pangea.stanford.edu> wrote:
:::> Howdy,
:::>
:::> Some friends of mine are looking at a 1984 Westy automatic w/ 77k
:::> California miles. I haven't seen it, but they claim it's in great
:::shape.
:::> Any suggestions as to a reasonable value? I'm a bit out of my league
:::> here, as I drive a 1991 manual multivan.
:::>
:::> Thanks,
:::>
:::> Joel