Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:40:54 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Craiglist Find -- 85 VW Vanagon GL W/ Subaru 6 Conversion -
$12500 (Decat...
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Don't even go there. This thread is all about how misguided we Westy owners
really are, if we only knew what was good for us, what our motives really
are, etc. It can't just be that there are Westies and there are tintops and
people who like either, or both. Too simple.
Hey, I'm just happy to have arrived in the 1%! I'm really liking it so
far...
Jim
On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Mike B <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
> How about taking an existing Westy and doing all those incredible things
> to it?
> Isn't that kind of what GoWesty does now? And they can get $80K for
> those, right!
>
> Mike B.
>
>
> On 10/15/2013 3:14 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
>
>> I, too, think the Westy option is overpriced in some ways. I guess
>> some people are very much more comfortable with a "package" that has a big
>> following, a 'brand' that has wide-spread recognition, is well known and
>> has a lot of 'cachet' or cult appeal. I think, given the price that is
>> paid for "Westphalia" over plain old Vanagon, you could have a pretty
>> special camper van conversion done to any Vanagon and still come out with
>> either a less spendy Vanagon camper or a lot nicer Vanagon Camper with a
>> fully custom interior and all your own personal touches...
>>
>> Yes, a spiffy Westie in pristine shape is pretty nice...but they are
>> formica and particle board with vinyl trim and pretty mundane finish...OK
>> as far as something you can get, ready made RV style, but given the going
>> prices, they should be really 'special' It should be exotic woods with
>> extra special hardware and yacht-like finish.....
>>
>> Now, I shall hide for having cast doubts on the value of the Westie
>> optioned vanagon....especially as sold by 'restorers' ... sell to those
>> 1%ers who don't even care about the price, they just want the Brand....
>>
>> I think I could built a pretty nice Vanagon based camper for
>> $80K....or
>> even $18k...but it wouldn't be a genuine Westie and people seem to need
>> that on the van..
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Harry Hoffman
>> <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>**wrote:
>>
>> I don't agree at all.
>>>
>>> The westy interior takes up *alot* of room that could be stocked with
>>> removable items serving the same purpose.
>>>
>>> And a poptop, while a guess might be nice to some isn't the nicest place
>>> to sleep. It's more a mini storage shed in the making or a headroom area
>>> for standing up.
>>>
>>> With the engine swap I think that's a pretty fair price. Standard price
>>> with the wbx engine intact are roughly around 4-5k for a good body.
>>>
>>> Professional conversion probably cost btwn 7-10k. It's got a rebuild
>>> transaxle.
>>>
>>> Easily worth the price, IMHO.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Harry
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/15/2013 11:52 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>>>
>>>> nice engine swap.. But why on earth would anyone want to dump that
>>>> kind
>>>> of money and time into a basic lowly 2wd '85 GL 7passenger vangon is
>>>>
>>> beyond
>>>
>>>> me though. it doesn't even have a weekender interior. i hate to say it
>>>>
>>> but
>>>
>>>> he will have a hard time getting what he is asking.. if it were a
>>>> westy,
>>>> it would be a awesome deal and a no brainer.
>>>>
>>>> put a poptop and a westy interior in it.. then i can see it making
>>>>
>>> sense..
>>>
>>>> just being realistic here..and y'all know im right!!. (and this is
>>>> even
>>>> coming from a non- camper person! :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 10/15/2013 10:29:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>> jonbergga@GMAIL.COM writes:
>>>>
>>>> Not mine, but I wish it were....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://atlanta.craigslist.org/**atl/cto/4126647958.html<http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/4126647958.html>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <http://atlanta.craigslist.**org/atl/cto/4126647958.html<http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/4126647958.html>
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
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