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Date:         Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:21:12 -0700
Reply-To:     Vince So <vso@JPS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Vince So <vso@JPS.NET>
Subject:      Re: FS 1991 Westfalia Syncro
In-Reply-To:  <19990601140203.20758.rocketmail@web208.mail.yahoo.com>
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Adam,

I agree with Joel. I will probably give up my house before my Westy. One in excellent condition is very difficult to find. Sorry if you absolutely have to let it go.

-Vince So 1989 Westfalia GL 1993 Miata 1997 LR Discovery

> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of Joel Cort > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 7:02 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: FS 1991 Westfalia Syncro > > > Adam, > > DONT SELL IT! > I too, had to give up a van I dearly loved to go back > to Grad school at HAAvad in 1985. It wasn't until > last year that I finally purchased another. I had been > looking for the past 3 years. I have missed that van > until this one. > > I previously owned an 83.5 Wolfburg Westy - totally > chery two tone brown, and it was mine with all known > things right with it from mile 1. I have sinced > picked up an 89 Syncro Westy. It had 92,000 miles of > previous history unknown to me. I'm forever pushing > the distance and trust of this van by doing camping > trips and outings. But I have to rebuild the trust > and nuances of this van vs. my 83.5. > > My only advice is scrimp elswhere. Borrow money! but > keep the Syncro. It sounds too good. You will have a > very tough time finding another as good as this one > sounds. > > My $0.02 > Good Luck! > Joel Cort > 89 Syncro Westy ready to camp in the North East! > > > --- adam grove <malchik_2@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Greetings all, > > > > This is a sad day indeed for me. I came to this > > list a year and a half ago > > while I was searching for my vanagon. I found one a > > year ago and it was > > perfect. I am now returing to the list to sell it. > > Here are the details. > > > > 1991 Syncro Westphalia > > 54000 original miles > > Alpine white exterior with grey interior > > All power locks and windows > > A/C, PS etc > > Additional propane tank (doubles original capacity, > > fills at the same time > > as the original) > > Additonal fuel tank (extra 10 gallons - I belive) > > filler is where it is on > > non-syncros > > Interior is 100 percent original and spotless > > Complete with manual, original sales brochures and > > all records > > Additional cabin lights and rear reading lights, CO2 > > detector > > All window and rear hatch screens > > Original cargo bag for roof top carrier > > Five allow wheels with matching tyres in great shape > > All original tools > > Portable toilet in matching cabinet/upolstery > > Factory installed hitch, map pockets, cup holders, > > VW radio w/anti theft > > code > > Alarm system > > Wired for 2nd battery but not installed > > New O2 sensor > > Nose Bra > > No dents or dings in the body anywhere (rear > > fibreglass bumper has some > > cracks on the top where the PO hit a pole - they are > > superfical) The front > > bumper is spotless (and metal by the way). > > > > We bought this van last summer from a fellow who > > lived in the midwest. He > > and his wife drove the van to Alaska for their final > > vacation as his health > > was deteriorating. We arranged to purchase it from > > him when his trip was > > over. After the purchase and before they flew home, > > we had dinner and he > > told me about the van. He had a life long dream to > > tour Africa and had done > > a lot of research to find a good vehicle. He decided > > the VW syncro was the > > one. He and his wife flew to Austria to pick this > > rig up and he had factory > > accessories installed there. Back in the states, he > > had the van > > professionally modified with extra fuel and propane > > and a full protective > > belly pan for a trip to Africa. He unfortuately > > became ill and had to give > > up the dream. > > > > We have used it once to go camping and it is > > magnificent. However, shortly > > afterpurchasing it, I was accepted to medical school > > and we can no longer > > afford to keep it. I will probably regret selling > > it for the rest of my > > life becasue it is as close to new as you can get > > but with the extra fuel > > and propane and the awesome belly pan to protect the > > whole thing. > > > > This van has been professionally maintained all its > > life as the records > > show. The only thing I have done is to replace the > > O2 sensor to get it to > > pass emmissions and change the oil and hydralic > > fluids. > > > > I'm asking $25,000 for the van which is what we paid > > for it last year. > > > > The syncro is located in Anchorage Ak. There is a > > possiblity I could drive > > it out to Seattle this Fall (September) when I > > return to Seattle for school > > but you are really missing an opportunity to fly up > > and drive down thorugh > > AK and Canada yourself. You can reach me by e-mail > > at roverini@juno.com. I > > am currently finishing up this quarter at school in > > Seattle and will return > > to Anchorage on 19 Jun. > > > > My thanks to all the wonderful people on the list > > who helped guide me in > > this pruchase a year ago. > > > > Adam Grove > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit > > http://www.msn.com > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >


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