Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:51:25 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Value Of '82 Diesel Westy
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Lots of comment already I see.
the way you describe the poor thing sitting in the woods,
it sure IS NOT worth any kind of $ 1,000 to 1.500.
More like he pays you a couple hundred to take it off his hands.
man, what a shame.
I'd say it's about $ 10,000 dollars in work down from being a 10,000 dollar
Diesel Westy, maybe even more cost than 10K counting labor. .
With rust restoration, interior restoration, and mechanical repairs ..
you are looking at HUNDREDS of hours of work.
Certain 'diesel vanagon' and Westy parts are worth something though.
Particularly bell housing, engine mounting bars, flywheel, oil pan ...etc.
etc...
all the parts that someone would need to convert a waterboxer vanagon to
diesel or inline Four gasser.
And Westy interior parts if they are any good, seat swivels. even maybe the
pop top.
Handled right ....there's several hundred in parts there easily.
the poor van - once upon a time that was someone's brand new Pride and Joy.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "J Stewart" <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:43 AM
Subject: Value Of '82 Diesel Westy
OK, a buddy of mine has an '82 diesel Westy, I haven't seen it in at least a
year, but last time I did see it it had been parked under some trees for a
few years, very dirty on the outside and had the moss/algae thing going
pretty good on the roof. It hasn't been moved or started in quite a while,
the last time he did start it it was spewing coolant as the coolant lines
underneath had rusted through. It has some pretty bad seam rust under the
outlets, and seam rust pretty much all over. Pop top and window seals are
shot. Interior *should* be pretty good, but then I haven't seen it for years
and suspect since it's parked in the woods there is a good chance it has
turned into a mouse condo. Anyway, he calls me the other night all excited
and says "my brother tells me I can get 10 to 12 thousand for the diesel,
what do you think?" Not wanting to be cruel, but honest, I said $1,000.00 to
$1,500.00. I just don't see someone (of sound mind) handing over 10 grand+
for this Westy. A year ago he offered it to me for free, and I turned him
down because I saw an immediate need for at least 2K in parts, not to
mention many weekends of work to get it going again. So, what say the list?
Am I right or is his brother right? Jeff
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