Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:48:42 -0300
Reply-To: Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
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From: Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject: Re: Possibly a somewhat better value . . .
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I paid $4500.00 (CAD) for a "drive it home" Westy last month and, since I am 5000kms away from the vehicle at the moment I opted to pay a (reputable) VW garage to give it a thorough going-over and fix/update a few things. This work, plus a new rubber, ran me an additional $1100.00.
I expect once I arrive, there will be a bit of additional work before we depart (rust converter on the two spots of seam rust) and some primer on the new metal where the previous owner had the footwells repaired. I may also put the kit into the existing coolant pipes - though the mechanic said they are not "bad" yet. Compression looks fine - the mechanic wrote the numbers in a block on the back of the bill ... if I assume up is front, then they should be: 130, 145, 140, 140. The clutch is beginning to weaken - "the odd shudder during an aggressive road test" according to the mechanic who seem quite confident it will take me another 10K before I need drop the tranny (or the engine) and change it.
So, for $5600.00 - $6000.00(CAD) we should have something that will get the 3.5-yr old and I home :)
Once home, it will get shunted into the garage next to the '66 Westy until I finish updating everything. Next spring I'll repaint it (Metallic Savannah Beige) and resell to offset the costs of acquiring the TD(i) Westy.
On 22-Jul-2014, at 13:11, Don Hanson wrote:
> Some Westie Flipper should jump right on that....all the work is almost
> done, and this lister is right, given what goes on with sales lately, it
> may be worth $15-30K when sprayed and cleaned up...
>
> $4500 for a tow it home and fix it Westie? Not this here fella...
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Chris S. <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Which begs the question, if all you have to do is slap some paint on it to
>> make it good as new, why is the seller letting go if the additional
>> potential profit now?
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>>
>> Dnia Jul 22, 2014 o godz. 10:17 Rocket J Squirrel <
>> camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):
>>
>>> . . . than the ratty '82 diesel that was being offered for $8000
>>>
>>> This one is not mine, either.
>>>
>>> 1987 VW Westfalia Van (Pop-Top!) - $4500 (La Pine)
>>>
>>> <http://bend.craigslist.org/cto/4581163333.html>
>>>
>>> Only one photo.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>>> Bend, Ore.
>>
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