Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:31:53 -0700
Reply-To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Dealers?
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And don't be afraid to approach someone with a Westy
and ask if it is for sale. If it is not the owner
might just be thinking about it, and if not that then
you might GET them to thinking about it. I spotted
mine about 5 years ago and kept my eye on it and when
I finally saw it for sale I mentioned that to the
owner. She said, "If you'd left a note I'd have sold
it back then."
Stephen
--- Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Something is wrong if you can't find an 86-91 Westy
> in 3 months. Must be
> the price range you are in. A nice one is going to
> cost 9-15K. And 86 will
> be the cheapest, but you should buy the first really
> nice one that is priced
> right regardless of year, unless you just have to
> have a grey interior(87+).
>
> The dealers you mention are going to get more for
> their vans. They are
> there to make money and contrary to their marketing
> hype they are used car
> dealers. The best bet is to find a FSBO who has
> spent a lot on his van who
> won't expect to get it all back. There are lots of
> those out there.
> Looking for a "good deal" is just a way to buy the
> van on a payment plan,
> with a large down and monthly repair installments.
>
> Autotrader.com is a good place to look. You will
> probably have to travel to
> get the best deal on a nice van. You can have it
> checked out ahead of time
> with an independent local shop or hit someone local
> up on the list to look
> at one you are interested in. But you better be
> serious. Buying local is
> better but only if you live in a non-rust area and
> you can wait to find a
> good one. I looked for a year and a half to find my
> first Westy locally at
> a price I liked. Then I had to put an engine in it
> a year later anyway.
> When I sold it, I had people calling from all over
> the US because they could
> tell I had done everything to it and had it priced
> to sell, 1990 Full Westy,
> sold for $11,500, no issues, new engine ($5K with
> extras).
>
> Hope that gives you something to compare by.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Dave in Denver
> '91 Syncru 2.5
>
>
> >From: Daniel Groups <danielsgroups2005@YAHOO.COM>
> >Reply-To: Daniel Groups
> <danielsgroups2005@YAHOO.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Dealers?
> >Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:52:49 -0700
> >
> >I've been looking to no avail for a decent used
> Westy from 1986-1991. I
> >would prefer one in great shape and learn about
> them as I go vs buying one
> >that either needs immediate work or is more of a
> project model. I also
> >really want one that is clean. I am willing to pay
> more than I orginally
> >anticipated.
> >
> > I've watched the ads (Craigs List, Samba,
> GoWesty, and some others). So
> >far nothing much has come up.....it's been a few
> months. Looked at some
> >after long drives to find them not in nearly the
> shape I was hoping often
> >with things not working that was not disclosed on
> the phone ahead of time.
> >
> > So the question I have is what is the reputation
> of the commercial
> >stores?
> >
> > GoWesty (Ca)
> > PoptopHeaven (South Ca)
> > JDB Import Specialists (Colorado)
> >
> > Poptop and JDB have some interesting looking
> ones in their inventory but
> >it means a flight to see them and I really want to
> know if it's worth it
> >before I go.
> >
> > And am I missing any big ones or good ones near
> Northern California?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Daniel
> >
> >
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