On 5/5/06, Niall Mac Caughey <nmacc@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Many thanks to Andrew, Mike and especially Ben for his most detailed > reply. > > You're right Ben, I'm in Ireland. In general European Vanagons tend to > have more basic specification than US ones, with the possible exception of > Germany, where more folks specify the option packs. Here on the outer rim > of Europe they were almost never sold fully loaded and power steering, > windows, mirrors, and even metallic paint tended to be rare. I have never > seen a "native" Irish vanagon with power windows, mirrors or air > conditioning. > > As a matter of interest, what would you guys regard as fair value for a > used set of PS parts on eBay? This "kit" was bought from Germany into the > UK by the current owner (suits me, my van is LHD and also from Germany) and > he never got around to fitting it. He has 100% good feedback but, while I'm > sure he's truthful, no-one knows the true condition of the parts until > they're under pressure. > > The auction has ended and I was the highest bidder at about US$370 but the > reserve was not reached. Given that the carriage will be at least another > $60, am I in the ballpark on this one?
Niall, You can get the PS rack between $50-$150 used on ebay in the US, The pump and brackets for the engine about $50.Reservoir about $10-$15. Shipping is probably about $80-$100. Like anywhere else, you can get the lucky and get complete systems for $50. Since you have a LHD, US ebay can be a good resource for you. Rebuild kits for PS racks are about $50-$65. BenT |
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