Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 10:07:00 -0400
Reply-To: Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA>
Organization: Mount Saint Vincent University
Subject: Re: What's A Syncro Worth
I got to think'n what I'd take for my 91 Syncro Westy. I recon I
might part with it for a brand new 4WD EV Camper with bumper to
bumper lifetime parts and labour warrantee, oh yes, and 24 hour road
service contract - lifetime. So I'm open to offers. Malcolm
So
> > what would that make a syncro westfalia worth? A mint condition
> > syncro westfalia is rare as chicken's teeth ... and compared to the
> > other vehicles on the market (like a used toyota 4 runner or land
> > cruiser discovery), a mint (an important distinction) 1990 or 91 is,
> > in my opinion, "worth" $20,000 or more assuming everything is sound
> > mechanically and mileage is somewhat under 100,000. By worth, I mean
> > I'd pay it...others will too. Till that Rolls Westfalia Camper comes
> > out...there's nothing else close to the syncro westfalia on the
> > market...except a regular vanagon westy...and there are tons more of
> > them, but no 4WD. You can drive a syncro westfalia with complete
> > confidence in 2 feet of fresh snow off road, or up a steep muddy,
> > rutted hill to get to that perfect camping spot ... or out of a
> > horrible spot ... and driving over an 11,000' mountain pass in a
> > blizzard with your kids going skiing is a breeze .... over time these
> > experiences are very convincing evidence as to the value and utility
> > of this vehicle. .... I would not take $20,000 cash for my
> > syncro...where would I get another in comparable condition ??? And
> > what else could I buy for $20,000... a used jeep or suburban... no
> > thanks.
> > steve
> >
> Oh, yeah, well, so what? I'm just worried that Rolls has a bunch of them
> old tombstone grills and somebody in marketing will wanna stick 'em on
> the front of the new SSSyncro Westies, and won't that just look GREAT??
> Who's gonna want one then, huh? Guess maybe you could pass them off as
> off-road radiator guards or something. But I'd always be outta propane
> keepin' the grey poup chilled! Darn automotive world's goin' to Hades in
> a handbasket, next you'll be tellin' me Daimler bought CHRYSLER or some
> such ridiculous story! (Invented the MINIVAN, don'tcha know?) 8o]
> Larry
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