Date:         Sun, 6 Sep 2009 08:52:58 -0800
Reply-To:     Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Looking for a fair market price
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Scott, I'll take all the 'very good condition'  engine-less 1991 Westfalia's
you want to sell for $1K.

and umm...any color is fine...


Angus


Angus Gordon
Bainbridge Island WA

birdworks@gmail.com


On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> is it 'just a GL" or is it a "1991 Westphalia GL"  ?
>
> that's a westy in my book.
> and a 91 westy needing mainly an engine .......
> and stored indoors for 8 years......
> if mice or mold didn't get to it, and 'very good body' hopefully means no
> rust particularly.
>
> about 130K miles on it - that's not bad at all.  Though what 'some people'
> can do, or fail to do, to a van in 130K miles.....
> sometimes that gets discouraging.  On all the ones I pick up cheap
> ..........they almost are all terribly neglected when I get them, like I'm
> the first person in decades to ever clean anything, lube any mechanism
> ...........on my 85 Wolfsburg Weekender - it had the original white WV-Audi
> battery for an aux batter under the driver's seat. I am likely the first
> person to lay eyes on that battery since germany in 1985 .......it was sure
> cooked dry and fried. I doubt any owner or shop working on it ever knew
> there was a 2n battery under that screwed down cover.
> This is the kind of thing I find on bargain priced and 'dead' vanagons -
> this one could be great, or it could be 'who knows what.'
>
> But if it's decent......a big 'if' there , it's worth a grand I'd say.  It
> 'all depends' of course. Nothing makes me suspect a vehicle has had no
> service or maintenance more than hearing ' I haven't had to do anything to
> that van for years and years ! "
> that tells you they 'just drive it' and they fix things when something
> breaks.
> which costs more, than service, and it means that when one thing finally
> failed, and got fixed, there are still 8 other systems not getting serviced
> or maintained,
>
> also ...........color.
> Seems that color doesn't register too high up the scale for many people. I
> can't even think about it, or slightly envision it without knowing what
> color it is.
>
> you know - 'what', what year, how much, WHERE, and color, and miles total
> on
> the body.
> and boy do pictures make a difference.
> Almost like it doesn't exist if there isn't a picture of it to see.
>
> anyway .....good chance it could be a great westy for some enterprising
> individual.
> it's not in Oregon is it ?
> lol.
> Scott
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@EONI.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 7:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Looking for a fair market price
>
>
>  Agreed.
>>
>> GL with no motor?  Parts.  $500 tops.... The boneyard will give you a
>> hunnert bucks for it.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sep 5, 2009, at 6:36 PM, Mike wrote:
>>
>>  you would be lucky to get $500
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>  From: Karl Wolz
>>>  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>  Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 6:53 PM
>>>  Subject: Re: Looking for a fair market price
>>>
>>>
>>>  and where is it?  Good condition in the Pacific NW, it could be worth
>>>  several thousand!
>>>
>>>  Karl Wolz
>>>
>>>  On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 12:09 PM, miguel pacheco<mundopacheco@gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> With what Gilles says, alone, that van is worth much more than
>>>> 500.00,
>>>> even just the parts. Of course the questions that Zolly puts forth
>>>> are
>>>> correct and valid, but the estimate of 500.00, at best, means he's
>>>> interested, or doesn't like you.
>>>> Gilles, more information is necessary. How about some pictures......
>>>> Miguel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Zolly<zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> One has to know about how much rust you have on it.
>>>>> How much dents you have,
>>>>> Service history,
>>>>> Interior quality.
>>>>>
>>>>> The mileage is high.
>>>>> With no engine to test the transmission, one has to take the
>>>>> promise.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think, in the best scenario, it is $500
>>>>> In the worst, $100
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Gilles H Turmel" <gilles.turmel@SYMPATICO.CA>
>>>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 10:01 AM
>>>>> Subject: Looking for a fair market price
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I want to sell a 91 Westfalia GL without the engine. Body is very
>>>>> good
>>>>> condition. The vehicle was in a garage for the past 8 years. Trans
>>>>> and
>>>>> drivetrain in very good condition. It has 238,127 Km. What would
>>>>> be a fair
>>>>> market price to ask?
>>>>> Best regards.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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