Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:04:03 -0500
Reply-To: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@FRONTIER.COM>
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From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@FRONTIER.COM>
Subject: Re: Reality Check on New & Better VW Campers
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One of the biggest Reasons I put the Bostig in and spent Countless
hours rebuilding anything and everything on my 85 with New or Perfect
condition Parts was that even if I did spend 20k to rebuild and make
improvements it would still be MUCH less then half what a New coach would run.
I still like that I can stay up with most anyone and park anywhere
unlike the Class A and C crowd. Give me the Class B and I am all in.
My wife even stated the Vanagon camper that we have will be even
better when the 2 kids stop going, NOT that we do not enjoy the whole
Family Memories gig, Just she looks ahead to see us Keeping and or
Rebuilding another in the future.
If you have the coin and want to go big, Have a Ball!
I would still park the vanagon in the Garage ( since it will fit )
and If you find that the Ol Tired Vanagon is worth the rebuild and
restore, Sell the Big Class C/A at a loss and make Live again.
All in good fun!
Jonce
> We can all drool and dream about a 'New VW Camper' but let me pose this
>question. How many on this list have a pocketbook that would allow us to
>run out and buy one if they showed up at the VW (or RV) dealer tomorrow?
>I'm willing to bet, based on other Class B campers on the market in the US
>and Canada, that the minimum you would see on the window sticker is around
>$65 k and more likely around $85k. Look at what the Class Bs on a Sprinter
>chassis marketed by Airstream a few years ago were going for: $95k!!.
>Many, if not most of us, are driving Vanagons not only for their utility but
>because of their cost. Even with what we have to spend (time and money) on
>keeping them running they are in an affordable range for a much greater part
>of the population than buying a new Class B. A good example is a close
>friend of mine. A couple of years ago she wanted a travel and camp
>vehicle. She was really interested in a Class B but was well aware of the
>trials and tribulations of a Westy so went looking for a new rig. And found
>that she could buy a 23 foot Class C for about $20k less than a good Class
>B!! And so she now drives a 23 foot Itasca. BTW, she also regularly
>attends WetWesties events as an SOB (Some Other Brand) but puts a home made
>VW logo on the grill!
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