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Date:         Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:39:01 -0700
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Looking at buying a Westy, some questions.
Comments: To: Robbie Cotner <robw_z@YAHOO.COM>
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Welcome to the vanagon world, Rob. Opinion: You have a gem there. the one-owner where you will likely get the entire paperwork history and verbal reports is VERRRRRy rare. If you like, find a local "guru", spend the $$ to have him/her give it the once over and use that info to make a decision. If it were me, and it's not, I'd buy it because from your description you will have NO trouble getting your $$ back out of it. Sounds like a good investment and good van. There are others here much smarter and wiser than I that can give you the low down on exactly what to look for, but here's a link to help: http://www.vanagon.com/ , then click on "Info", then on "Ariticles & Essays", then "Purchasing a van". Good start if you haven't looked there yet. Best of adventures to you.

Bob Stevens '87 Westy Syncro http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tiico °º¤ø¤º°`°º¤øø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤øø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º

----- Original Message ----- From: "Robbie Cotner" <robw_z@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 12:55 PM Subject: Looking at buying a Westy, some questions.

> Hey all, this is my first post. > I've been dreaming of owning a Westy for about 4 years now, being in > college my funds are short and the few that have come up for sale near me > have been too much. Now I have found one locally that I am very > interested in, it has been sitting in the owners driveway for several > years now and I finally asked about if they would sell it, after two > months of deliberation they said yes. > It is an '85 Westfalia full camper, they've owned it since new. The > odomoter shows 103,000 miles but it has been broken for several years, > from talking with them I'm going to assume it has 110,000 miles. The rear > bumper is pushed in, and it's been lightly sideswiped on the sliding door > and on the drivers side, also has been lightly cornered in the > drivers-rear. It has no rust though, and the paint is good. The interior > is immaculate except all the rubber trim-piping has shrunk and bunched up > in places. The van has no known problems from driving it, they seem to > have maintained it well. > What has me really worried is ofcourse headgasket problems, as this has > the 1.9L- they say it has never had any major repair done in it's 110k > mile history; this both comforts me in knowing it hasn't needed a head-job > yet and worries me in that it could need one very very soon! What are > some good ways to diagnose cooling problems? The coolant was full, but > the coolant light flashes in the dash all the time for no known reason. > As for the price, they want full blue-book according to KBB.com; $2500. > Seems like an alright price to me should it have no problems? Thanks for > any info anybody can give on what to look for when buying a Westy and the > head-gasket problems! > -Rob > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. >


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