I bought my 85 Westy GL =
last year
from a private seller in Seattle for $5500 (which I thought was a good =
deal at
the time but based on Peder's transaction, I'm not so sure). She =
had
127,000 miles on her, about 30, 000 on a rebuilt 1.9L. No rust, =
but a
couple of dings and dent's from a PO's mishap while backing up (small =
dent in
hatch, a couple of bumps in the rear chrome bumper - I hope to pound =
those out
this winter if possible), 3 missing bumper end caps, cracked sun roof =
air-vent,
faucet/tank pump not working - presently working on that system, stained =
carpet,
a few other odds and ends that need attention. Otherwise, she is =
in great
shape and runs very well. However, I have recently =
encountered some
trouble starting her - sometimes she starts on the first turn of the =
key, other
times it takes 4 or 5 turns before she fires up...anyway, that's another =
thread
altogether.
I looked pretty hard at =
what Westy's were available in the Seattle area, examined a few =
before I
bought mine. Most of the vehicles I looked at or read about were =
older
models with more mileage in worse shape and for more $ than what I =
bought my 85
for. My mechanic seems to think I got a good deal since there is =
nothing
dripping from her underside ; - )
Peter J
'85 Westy GL as yet
unnamed
Willard, =
WA
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 =
9:42
AM
Subject: how much did you pay =
for your
vanagon
Hi everyone. I was just reading =
through all the
e-mails and noticed a lot of people mentioning how much their vans =
cost. I
thought it would be interesting to find out what people paid for their =
vans
and when, where, shape, etc... This also might be useful in =
establishing a
replacement value for insurance claims. So, I will start this
topic.
I bought my 1984 full Westy Vanagon a =
month ago
in St Paul, MN for $3500 from a private seller. It has a few dings but =
no rust
at all. The van shows 124,000 miles on the odometer, but the engine =
and
transmission were replaced 10,000 miles ago.
I think it was a good deal, as the =
other ones I
looked at were the same price and were rust buckets and had at least =
110,000
miles on them.
I'd love to hear from the rest of you =
on this
subject.
Peace,
Peder
'84 =
Westy