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Date:         Tue, 16 May 95 16:46:43 EDT
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From:         ja@decws3.coe.wvu.edu (John Anderson)
Subject:      How much for a '87 GL

Well I might have found another candidate for a new van for my dad and want some ideas about reasonable price. The story is this '87 has been the personal run around, vacation car for the owner of the local dealership, he got it about 2 years ago and I wanted to buy it myself back then as he meant to sell it then decided to keep it for vacationing. He got it at about 62,000 and performed the secret head warranty he did on ours, pulling, surfacing, glassbeading, etc. It now has only 64,700 ridiculously low for a '87. This is a GL but has the "Wolfsburg Edition?" package entitling one to ground effects (first year? not as complete as later Vanagon rubber effects), flip around center seats and table inside, basically a MV with no pop top. It's a beautiful silver metalic, no rust though rear bumper cover is badly cracked and 2 major small dings, normal door dings etc. It also has a VW roof rack, A/C, 4 spd, normal Vanagon stuff for the GL, power mirrors and rear wiper but not windows or door locks. Now he had his dealership taking pretty incredible care of the beast but recently got a EV MV that he hasn't sold so he's been using it for vacation and running around instead and I figure it's time to ask about the Vanagon which has been sitting idle behind the lot in a lockup for a month or two. Back when I inquired before he wanted $7500 I think but it has been 1.5 to 2 years ago. I have no real bargaining ploys since the heads were done, tires are pretty worn Yoko 356's though which confuses me as I would have figured the origional Michelins good for 50,000 so why the next set would be gone in 15,000 is a little confusing. Anyway I consulted Edmund's on the WWW and the price looked to be about $6k with the mileage bonus, does this sound reasonable (that was the retail listing) should I shoot for much less or would that be about right, shame its not a syncro though (sigh). On that note the thing about it is, he has a beutiful though 112,000 mile '87 Quantum syncro, the ideal succesor to my old '86 which I gave up at 150,000 because I accidently bought it about 1 qt low on gear oil (oops live and learn to check everything I guess, especially on a syncro) so I have in mind to see if he'll trade me the Quantum and the Vanagon for my Corrado, about an even trade by the NADA book, at which point I can sell the van to dad for $5k or so and use the rest to keep up the Quantum, which I sorely miss.

John ja@coe.wvu.edu '71 Westy, '90 Corrado G60 (yes I'd rather have a 4wd wagon, thats how good a Quantum syncro is)


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