Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:28:11 -0400
Reply-To: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Replaced my totaled Vanagon! (Also Camper & Parts FS)
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Congrats, Ron!
Any pics of the new baby?
Got to get over looking at the smashed pics again!
Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
WWW. Busesbythebeach.com
On 4/14/08, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:
>
> I'm happy to report that I am once again a happy Vanagon owner!
>
> As you may recall, back in December a falling tree split my '89 Westy in
> two. (See <http://home.comcast.net/~type2/Vanagon.htm> for the ugly
> pics.)
> In January I bought a '95 Eurovan Winnebago Camper, as a fall-back just so
> I
> wouldn't be camperless in the spring. It was quite a find for what it is
> -
> a one-owner vehicle, owned by an 80 year old couple who had it exclusively
> dealer serviced. (With the rare 5 speed trans and center bench seat, to
> boot!) But my dream was to find that elusive "time machine" Vanagon Westy
> to replace my old friend. You know, the mythical low mileage
> mint-condition
> Westy, owned by a little old Deadhead who only drove it to concerts on
> Sundays. :-) Oh, and I didn't want to pay GoWesty prices for it. I
> figured
> it might be quite a while before something like that came around at a
> reasonable price, especially here on the East Coast where they're more
> rare.
>
> Well, today I found it! I bought an '87 Westy with 40k original miles.
> It's
> about as close to new as I could have expected to find; it's totally
> original and looks like it's hardly been camped in. The one downside (to
> me)
> is that it's an automatic, which is a shame, but I'll live with that given
> the low mileage and near-perfect condition. It's not like I was planning
> to
> hot rod in it anyway. I kept my last Westy for 12 years, and probably will
> keep this one just about as long, so I'm thrilled to be starting off with
> one that's so close to mint!
>
> On that note, if anyone is in the market for a really nice Eurovan Camper,
> email me, as it looks like that will go up for sale after all. ($19,500
> firm, and worth every penny given its history/condition.) Also I am about
> ready to start parting out my '89 now that the weather has turned. (Sorry,
> camper cabinet doors, curtains, engine, trans, instrument cluster,
> mattresses, tables, and a few other items are already spoken for.)
>
> - Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com
> (215) 234-VWVW
>
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