Date:         Wed, 1 Feb 2006 15:19:44 -0800
Reply-To:     James Adams <james_adams@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         James Adams <james_adams@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Ballpark price for a 1990 Vanagon GL with newish Tiico engine?
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Hello all,

After recently purchasing a 1996 Jetta I have decided
to sell my 1990 Vanagon GL.  It has a Tiico engine
which I had installed several years ago (~30,000
miles).  The engine now has all of the kinks worked
out (which was admittedly a long, expensive, and
drawn-out process), and it has the A2 fuel rail
upgrade.  Other recent repairs include a new starter,
new rear brakes, new exhaust system from the manifold
on out (the kit from Ken at VanAgain), and newish
Goodrich tires (~15,000 miles).  The only problems
that I'm aware of are several small dents and
scratches, a missing middle seat, and a broken
driver's side mirror (big cracks but it's still
usable).  It's not that pretty, especially compared to
some of the photos of Vanagons of this list's members,
but it's solid and my mechanic tells me I could expect
for it to run for another 100,000 miles without major
trouble from the Tiico engine.  It can run 90 MPH on a
flat highway, and has no problem at all negotiating
the steep mountain roads where I live (Boulder,
Colorado).

Can someone surmise a ballpark price that I could
reasonably ask for this Vanagon?  I'm not in a big
hurry to sell it, but I don't plan to hold out for a
premium price either.  I'm looking for a good home for
my old friend I guess.  ;)

Thanks in advance for any feedback (I'm really just
interested in  opinions on a reasonable price range).
If you or anyone you know would like to test drive it
then please contact me at my email address and we can
set it up ASAP.  I will post to the appropriate group
(is there a separate group for FS messages?) as soon
as I have some good photos and a more accurate
description (exact numbers for the miles on the engine
and tires).


--James

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