Date:         Fri, 11 Sep 1998 14:20:50 -0400
Reply-To:     phatcher@BIOPOP.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Patrick Hatcher <phatcher@BIOPOP.COM>
Subject:      FS:  84 Vanagon (not my van) $1,800
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM

TO: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM


Voks,

I saw an '84 Vanagon FS at a small local used auto dealership--Autos
Unlimited--in Radford, Virginia (I have no connection to them).

Here are the details gathered:

132,966 K
$1,800
Wasserboxer
Manual Tranny
Color:  Red bottom & white top (original paint--really good shape--garage
kept?).
Interior brown/tan
Seats, driv/pass: fair (pass is torn pretty well in front w/some cuts,
driv. is just worn).  2 bench seats:  very good.
Headliner: white, very good.
Alpine Cassette player & speakers
No rust other than rear right wheel well (see below)
Needs a good clean up.

downside:

1 1/2 foot crack along base of windshield crossing driver's side wiper
blade.
Rear right wheel well did battle with a pole (not bad, a little rust from
damage)
Small dent (no rust--can be pulled) on left rocker panel.

Drove and shifted smooth and solid.
Fuel gage read way empty at startup, so I put $2 gas in.  Gage still read
way empty when I returned (gage broken?)
Engine was dirty, but I couldn't detect any coolant on the white gravel
parking lot.

One interesting thing:  I opened the coolant refill tank to see what
color the coolant was.  It was _murky_ with a tint of green.  (Could it
have been a mix of non phos. and reg. antifreeze?)

Situation (as told by dealership guy):

1 owner, van is being sold as part of a divorce settlement.
Was reportedly serviced religiously at The Bug Shop in Blacksburg, VA.
 The dealership guy told me that the folks at TBS knew this van and could
attest to any work done on the van.
Current battery doesn't fit under pass. seat (new one on the way says
dealer).

If anyone is interested, p-mail me and I can go take a picture or get
other details.

 -Patrick

'85 Westy Vicki