Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 15:35:00 EST
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From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: '86 Doublecab on ebay..in PA.. one day left..at $4500 now..
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In a message dated 3/5/05 2:41:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, tim@CWO.COM
writes:
> Ask your friend about, "There are two small rust hole on both sides right
> beside the seat, as you open the door, it is under the rubber mat.( nothing
> to major , I just thought it should be disclosed)". Is the rust in these
> areas common with a Double Cab? MD title and the seller is in PA. Looks like
> it was driven approx 10K miles a year since it came to the USA. Is that the
> stock driver seat? Can you see anything incorrect or amiss with this Double
> Cab? I ask you these questions because I don't have a clue other than I
> would like to own a DC someday.
>
> Ps - did you see the Westy in one of the pics? Probably the sellers
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4531693987&rd=1
the seller is a vendor i know from the VW show circuit, he has a small vw
shop in waynesboro pa and buys and sells vw's and parts.. mostly older stuff
but he's into the buses and vans. he bough it to sell, nothing wrong with
that. i do the same. his description is pretty accurate.. the only real rust it
has is the flat section at the top of the dogleg fwd and around where the
seatbelt bolt is bolted to, under the rubber mat, between the seat and the door.
thats flat steel there, an easy fix. weld in a small rectangular patch there
and rebolt the seatbelt and your done. that fix requires no finish
bodywork/paintwork because it is hidden by the rubber floormat at the top and by the
wheelwell undercoating in the wheelwell. this is a $50 repair max. the rest of
the truck is solid..
the truck is from MD... so it had a MD title, he may have gotten it
transferred into a PA title tho? dunno, youll need to ask him. his phone number is in
the add...feel free to call him and ask him anything you want. either way,
regardless, its a US title, not a canadian "title" so you dont have to do any
customs stuff..all that red tape BS has been done already.
as far as the drivers seat, its a recaro seat..that seat is probably worth
$200 right there.. this truck is a 6 pass..non walkthru.. has the single
drivers seat and the bench front seat.. you can remove the bench front and a single
capt chair will slide in there.. alot of Transporter owners upgrade the front
seats, just like early westy people. im upgrading the front seats in my
truck as well..putting late model captains chairs in..at least the drivers
seat..since mine is a 6 pass/non-walkthru like this one.. the stock seats suck.
yes that white '83.5 westy in the background belongs to the seller and is for
sale too.
once again , the truck isnt mine and i dont have anything to gain from its
sale, but i know the seller.
chris
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