Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:10:24 -0600
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: FS: 87 syncro westy weekender
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Sad to hear of your circumstances Adrian.
Sounds like a decent vehicle. Should go quickly.
A caution - money these days seems to go through the fingers as quickly
as water and once gone - what will you sell next?? It is something to
ask yourself.
John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
Adrian Bertarelli wrote:
> To all,
>
> I have a nice syncro westy weekender for sale in boulder co.(It is a
> factory syncro westy, not a van converted into one.) I am posting
> this to the vanagon list first, because this community has been such
> an amazing resource over the years. I have been involved with this
> list for many years, and the wisdom and the people that i have met
> have enriched my life in more ways than i can express. I love my van,
> it has been a passion and a love of mine, I have held on to it with
> the hopes of making it the dream syncro. Every extra penny i have
> had over the last 15 years (purchased the van in 1993) has gone
> towards this van, and improving it. Over the last 15 years life has
> changed very much for me. I have held on to my van in the hopes that
> i could catch up to life and have the extra money to put into my van.
> However due to bad economic times, i think it would be wise to let my
> vanagon love go. Many people on this list can probably relate to my
> plight. I have a wife, dogs, house, medical insurance, and all the
> woes that life dishes out. I have always stood my ground on the van,
> and always defended my hobbie, my love for that car, and the vision i
> have for it. At times this car has been a thorn in my side, it has
> caused family rifts,issues and many arguments. It is with great
> sadness that i list this car for sale. I would love for somebody that
> has the same passion for these cars to take her over. So what i have
> to offer is a nice 87 syncro westy weekender. I will post this to the
> vanagon list first, then craigs, and the samba. It is an 87 vanagon
> westy weekender in the burgundy red color. I would like to sell it at
> what i think is a reasonable price for a syncro around 12,000. It has
> some wear, and some minor dents and dings. It does still have a 2.1
> with high miles on it. In the last 10 years i bet it has only driven
> 30,000 miles. I don't drive it as a daily driver, because i haven't
> wanted to put a ton of hard mountain miles on it. It has lived all of
> its life in Colorado and Utah, and it is fairly rust free. I have
> done some great upgrades and have put a lot of love into this car.
> Things that have been updated:
>
> Transaxle- I had daryl of AA rebuild my tranny a few years ago
> Front end
> -new power steering rack
> -new rubber bushings
> -new brakes( rotors, calipers, pads)
> -new vc
> -new outer and inner front cv joints(yes both the outer expensive ones)
> Driveline
> -rebuit driveshaft
> Suspension
> - Old Man EMU shocks all around
> -16 inch go westy wheels
> -bfg all terrain ta's (brand new a month ago)
> -Fastforward lift kit(springs and spacers)
> Engine- this is wear i slacked off a bit. I always have wanted to do
> an engine conversion so i havent spent much money on the 2.1 liter in
> there. It runs great no major issues has vw vanagon syndrom fix plug,
> replaced idle stablizer and afm. New cat and recent emissions.
> Doesn't leak any coolant and never has.
>
> Spare, parts
> -original front springs, no sag in them
> -front bra
> -all ac components(i live in Colorado and removed the compressor, we
> don't really use ac here)
> -tons of little interior bits( i found a brown interior westy and took
> tons of interior brown parts, cabinet handles, door handles, all the
> little things that break over time. The brown parts i call
> un-obtanium)
> -spare power steering pump
> -spare radiator fan and shroud
> -brand new clutch kit
> -a known working vc(bought from a list member who did a solid shaft
> and decoupler conversion)
> -new cabinet molding and trim
> -new poptop seal
> -new skylight seal
>
>
>
> I will never recover the amount of money i spent on it. I have 10,000
> in parts on this car. I never intended to ever sell it. I will
> consider all reasonable offers, but i am pretty firm. If anyone is
> interested give me a call 303-443-1873 or email me
> abertarelli@gmail.com. I have many pics of the van and would be
> willing to send them to you. I will put the pics on snapfish this
> weekend. It is a very fun car i hate to see it go, but there are
> things in life that are more important right now so i have to give up
> the vanagon obsession. If you have questions, or want to see the van,
> or want to send a friend or listee too see the van, don't hesitate to
> call. I will miss her dearly and hope that she goes to a great home.
> Sorry for the long post hope it is not a waste of bandwith.
> Adrian
>
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