Date:         Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:31:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Joel VanderKwaak <joelvanderkwaak@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joel VanderKwaak <joelvanderkwaak@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: van value
In-Reply-To:  <ccafde0904081223133eab7232@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII

Thanks for all the responses. My friends offered $7k, but the
mechanical inspection revealed nearly $2k in repairs (brakes, shocks,
cooling/heating), so they'll keep looking. If anyone has a line on a
90/91 automatic multivan, please drop me a line.

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 23:13:32 -0700, BenT <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:08:56 +0300, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > 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
>
>
> Joy,
>
> Just like real estate, Vanagon values are all over the place (no pun
> intended) and highly dependent on where the vehicle is. I can't drive
> 5 minutes w/o running into one in the San Francisco area. I specified
> my opinion to Joel relative to SF as he is also from around here. The
> ironic thing is most folks feel West Coast cars are worth more due to
> relative lack of rust. West Coast folks just think they are worth less
> because there are to many of them here.
>
> BenT
>
> Ben
>