Expect $2500 for a ho-mum model to $4500 for a "perfect" Vanagon GL. AFter you clean up all the "PO" stuff, expect $300-$500 per year average on maintenance IF you do most yourself. If you have to hire it out - expect a bit more. But don't get discouraged - these vehicles have greater utility than anything on the road today - IMHO! I just put Van #6 in the barn! John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com
Michael Sullivan wrote: > 2wd gl 91 2500-3500 us and 500 first maintenance and then 300 per year if > kept clean. my .02. > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL AT 'Gringo' > 73 Beetle > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Mark Hineline <hineline@helix.ucsd.edu>wrote: > > >> About a month ago I asked for opinions about whether I should get a >> Vanagon or a 1980s-vintage Toyota van. >> >> You all convinced me. >> >> However... >> >> My initial plan was to sell my GTI for about $5000, pick up a Vanagon >> for $2500 to $3500 (lots of them here), and do tires, fuel lines, >> coolant hoses, etc. The major flaw in this theory is that I've found >> the bone yards, where Vanagons used to be a dime a dozen, relatively >> empty. The theory is that this is partly a consequence of cash for >> clunkers, but it does give me pause. >> >> So my revised plan is to hold onto the GTI and open up a revenue >> stream for a Vanagon, roughly on the order of a $4000 purchase price >> and $4000 a year in repairs, replacements, and mods, for five years. >> >> Does that sound about right? >> >> Mark in Vanagon-filled San Diego >> >> > > > |
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