Date:         Sat, 28 Aug 1999 17:38:02 -0400
Reply-To:     Larry Bssell <lbissell@SLONET.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Bssell <lbissell@SLONET.ORG>
Subject:      cost of vanagon parts??
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I looked at an '87 wolfsburg today.
It had about 178k miles and was priced At $3k.
This could be a candidate van for a fixup. I really want a nice clean
vanagon.

I'm trying to find out what to offer based on what I need to spend on
bringing it up to snuff. I did a title search to see if it had been
salvaged, and it had not.

On monday I'm going to take it to my mechanic to get everything checked
out. My visual inspection determined these flaws:

1. It needs a new paint job. It has a small dent above one of
the headlights, and about a 3 ft. long dent in the sliding door. There
is a little bit of rust on the metal inside the van
around the windows on the drivers side.

2. It is missing the single seat that flips behind the passenger side.

3. The inside is extremely dirty...probably a new upholstery
job would be in order.[the upholstery on the roof was fine...i.e. could
be cleaned.

4. The interior was missing all sorts of small things like:
        a. no seatbelts
        b. light cover for the light above the table
        c. many other small things that were missing or broken.

5. The fiberglass bumpers on the front and back were cracked and need to
be replaced.

The interesting thing is that the engine and trany seemed [from my test
drive] to be in good order. Only my mechanic will know for sure.

I would like to get a general idea of some of the costs so that I can
estimate if this project is worth it.

1. new paint job
2. new bumpers
3. new single seat
4. new upholstery
5. new seat belts

regards,

LL Bissell