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Date:         Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:23:01 -0500
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: super cheap 88k orig mi. '87 westy for sale $4000
Comments: To: kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET
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In a message dated 12/22/2014 8:19:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET writes:

Thanks for sharing. I was calling this guy this morning as well about this van. Sounds too risky for the price. You couldn't really lose but it is a bigger project than I am interested in taking on at the moment with several customer projects we are already doing. Got to know when to walk away, know when to run...

before everyone walks away, like i said my friend DID run it on the trailer.. he jumped the battery and it started up right away, idled pretty good, but it does need the coolant leak addressed. it was pretty complete.. the carpets needed to be cleaned but there was no rips or tears or holes in the interior.. the body did not have any major damage, no bad dents or collision damage, nor was there any rust thru or major rust issues. the poptop seal needed to be replaced as they all do. the seller works for a oil delivery company and often buys interesting vehicles that he finds in his customers back yards

all in all i thought the $4k was a fair price.

remember people, if it was a cream puff it wouldn't be posted for $4k. it would be on the samba for $14k. (the seller doesn't even know about Samba) the seller did say to my friend that he drove it out of the guys yard and onto the trailer under its own power. its already being flipped but the current seller. wouldn't make much sense to be bought by someone with a vanagon resale business to be flipped again.. on the other hand it WOULD be a great but for someone who isnt in the business of selling vanagons, to have as a affordable starter westy of their own.

with a bucket of warm water and some upholstry shampoo that interior would come up nice. shampoo the carpets and pressurewash them off. use a high speed buffer and compound and you can remove the overspray and spraypaint. throw a set of mirrors and headlight adjusters on there and some fill port lids and you've got a big difference. skylights and tires and poptop seals are a given.

i dont personally know the seller, im not trying to sell the van for him. im just saying i feel its worth what he is asking and its a good solid affordably priced westy that could be really nice with minimal effort.

just my 2 cents.


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