I have an '89 Westfalia camper for sale that was sold to me by a customer. It is a full camper, with pop-top, sink, stove,fridge, 2 tables, sleeps 4, etc. It has 90k miles, with new heads and head gaskets installed by Volkswagen at 45k. It has an automatic transmission.

The interior is in very good to excellent condition, as is the poptop canvas etc., and all tables, curtains, screens, etc. are present. Camper appliances haven't been used in a good year or so but worked fine when last used.

Mechanically the van appears to be in really nice condition, as would be expected considering the low (for its age) mileage and dealer-serviced head replacement. I am having it thoroughly checked at the best VW specialist in the area this week, but preliminary work by him showed nothing major. Trans pan gasket leak, missing muffler clamp, minor leak at a coolant hose, all of which are being fixed. I'll have the full report within a few days, but so far he feels it is in excellent mechanical shape.

Body wise, it is metallic blue, with the late style fiberglass bumpers and power mirrors. It has no dents or rust to speak of (actually I didn't notice any at all). However, it was "keyed" along the drivers side some years ago. The mark is most of the way down the one side and is definately noticable although not horrible. I am having it buffed out, but it will not go away completely without some attention from a body shop. You'd want to budget a few hundred bucks if you wanted to eliminate it completely. Only other thing I noticed is that the camper utility inlets on the side are ready for replacement; one door missing, one other cracked.

This is a two owner vehicle. It was purchased new in Germany by a US serviceman, then sold to the recent owners in Germany at about 35k miles, when he was transferred back to the US. They brought it with them when they moved to the U.S. several years ago. It has been in Pennsylvania since then, except for the last year or so when they moved to Illinois. A stack of repair records are with it (including the Volkswagen head replacement paperwork), along with all of the original manuals. It is identical to Westies sold in the U.S. except that the German ones do NOT have air conditioning.

I am asking $10,900 FIRM for it, which is below book value (see www.kbb.com). I should note that technically, since The Bus Depot is not a used car dealership, this is sold by me personally, not the Depot. However, I will offer the buyer 60 days during which to purchase any parts they need for it at my wholesale cost. Other than that, I am selling it as is, but you are welcome to talk to the mechanic who is doing the full checkup and minor repairs to get an experienced and unbiased opinion on its condition. He is very thorough and quite candid about what he finds, and I'm sure you'll be satisfied with his report.

I am in Perkiomenville, PA, near Philadelphia, Allentown, or Reading.

- Ron Salmon The Bus Depot http://www.busdepot.com