Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:38:06 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: '87 Westy for $2900 bucks!!
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Well I think there is a Vanagon Bubble! Or maybe mainly a Westy Bubble!
"Buy it and flip it!..." that sounds kinda familiar from about 5yrs
ago.... What is next....Vanagon Swap/derivatives? Predatory Vanagon
mortgages? (I think we already are seeing THOSE) Why not Short sales?
I'll take some of that $80K Go Westie action and bet they go negative.....
Are we going to bail out Go Westie when they go belly up? are they Too
Big To Fail? Sheesh!
I really am amazed at what folks are asking right now for Westies... It
seems there are some still out there being sold for fair prices, but fewer
each month as the speculators grab em...Kinda like all these Upside down
Victorians bought and restored some years back by the Real Estate flippers
in Hood River, Or...Lotta million dollar + 'investments' sitting on the
market at ~ $ 500, 000...unsold now for years..
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:
> Scott,
>
> This van won't have most of those problems, there is no drivetrain! That's
> why I think it's way overpriced.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Daniel
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 9:09 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: '87 Westy for $2900 bucks!!
>
> re a nice weekend of draivetrain swapping (free if you do it yourself)
>
> Why is it that every time I go to do that... ?
> a least 2 or 3 CV joints are bone dry .. a few of the CV 6mm allen screws
> are stripped and and badly stuck/rusted in, CV boots are shot, the gear oil
> needs changing ..
> the clutch hydraulics need bleeding,
> the entire shift linkage needs thorough lubrication, and possibly
> adjustment, and at least one back up light isn't working.
> play needs to be checked on the rear wheel bearings while were thinking
> about the trans and axle area.
> and the whole throwout mechanism needs a good going over until the cross
> shaft moves freely ..
> and then the clutch needs inspecting ..
> and then the rear main seal needs replacing..
> and that can get into adjusting end play ..
> and most of the time the felt dust seal for the pilot bearing is missing ..
> the pilot brg is shot.
> and very commonly, the hard-to-get small metal ring that holds the felt
> seal
> in place in the flywheel is long gone ..
> and the clutch pedal clevis needs lubrication, having never been done in
> 25 years ..
>
> it is *never* just install the parts in my experience....not to make things
> really right.
> not even close.
>
> what fun !
>
>
> On 9/18/2013 8:51 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> > In a message dated 9/18/2013 10:45:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > stuartmacm@gmail.com writes:
> >
> > Engine $4000 plus core charge, transmission $2000 plus core charge.
> > $8,000
> > minimum, plus all the other stuff a "parts" van would need. About $5000
> > minimum in my recent experience. This is a $1000 van that will take
> > $15,000
> > to get into decent shape unless you have a supply of used engines and
> > transmissions.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > i used to buy running rusty GL passenger vanagons for $500 bucks.
> > stripped them down for parts.
> >
> > if you going to buy new or dealer or specialty shop rebuilt engines
> > and trans, then of course your going to pay a lot of money.
> >
> > my point was this was a solid complete late model westy that if someone
> had
> > a good used engine and trans laying around they could have
> > themselves a decent 87 westy
> >
> > used 2.1L waterboxer - about $500
> > used manual tranny - about $500
> > a nice weekend of draivetrain swapping (free if you do it yourself)
> >
> > you could have yourself a running '87 westy for under $5 grand.. seems
> > like a deal to me.
> >
>
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