Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:45:53 +0000
Reply-To: Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Price of Syncro Westy
In-Reply-To: <vanagon%2007022512164431@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Seems to me the best deals come from the free classified ads. I guess some
of them don't care enough to market their vans in the right places and go
for the easy free craigslist type ads. So sometimes you see great deals.
Ebay sometimes is similar but usually more knowledgable sellers. Autotrader
is good too if you do a national search and the list it until it sells is a
good deal for vanagon owners who may have to wait to find the right buyer.
My very nice 90 2wd Westy took 3 months to sell and it was priced low enough
to be getting calls from far away states. (I wanted to to find a local
buyer).
But I'll give your idea a try and see if there are any bites.
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1991 Syncro vanagon converted to poptop camper
Subaru 2.5 165hp engine, SmallCar setup
2nd to last syncro ever sold in the US
Second owner, Arizona rust free van under 150K
Over $40,000 invested (original sticker and upgrades)
Rebuilt transmission, decoupler, rear locker
SA Carat II 15" alloy wheels and new BFG AT tires
Lift springs, Big Bumpers, too much to list...
$29,000 firm
Dave in Denver
>From: Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
>Reply-To: Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Price of Syncro Westy
>Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:07:13 -0500
>
>One thing I've wondered about lately is the difference between the
>(relatively high) asking price, especially on free ad media, and the
>(unknown) final sales price. For instance, there's an average-looking 1981
>AC Westy for sale on the SF Bay Area CL for $7,850 right now, and a nice
>2WD
>1991 for $24,500. You tend to see the same ads coming up, month after
>month,
>which leads me to suspect the selling price is far lower than the asking.
>Someone in SF has been trying to sell an '85 Westy for about three months,
>asking price $3,000. Who knows what that seller would accept. There was a
>beater in San Jose for under $1000.
>
>Free or low cost advertising leads to pie-in-the-sky pricing, with sellers
>who are not desperate just seeing what the market will bear. If they had to
>pay $150 for a classified ad, they would price it to sell. I paid $1,950
>for
>my '84 Westy a year or so ago, but I would not have paid double that--I
>don't have the money to experiment with a second car that is, after all,
>more of a hobby than a necessity.
>
>If I were an insurance underwriter, I would be interested in what these
>vans really sell for. Ebay is better than CL or Samba in this regard, but
>even there, you never know what happens in final negotiations.
>
>My own take on insurance is eliminate or minimize collision and
>comprehensive, and put your premiums in a savings account. Over the years
>you come out ahead.
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