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Tue May 08, 2007 10:18 am

What are some your favorite for sale ad quotes when it comes to Vanagons? Here are a few of mine:

"It has A.C., but I do not know if it works."

"The camping gear is all there, but I have never used them, so I do not know if they work."

"I am in Texas, but the van is located in North Dakota" 8)

Tue May 08, 2007 10:25 am

"It's a syncro..which has somethin' to do with that knob on the dash..I think.."

Tue May 08, 2007 10:27 am

Sorry to high-jack your thread but I couldn't resist...

Here is my favorite quote:

"I use to have one of those, wish I never got rid of it"

I thought this would be for the VW marketing department

If you can figure out the dash heater controls....let us know..we can't

Vanagon..the moving guardrail

Tue May 08, 2007 10:28 am

"leaks coolant" :lol: :lol:

Can also out-crash test a Volvo wagon.

Tue May 08, 2007 11:59 am

minor rust
:lol: :lol:

Tue May 08, 2007 12:17 pm

A few months ago I saw one of those Toyota minivans advertised as a "Toyota Vanagon". Disappointing; I was hoping someone got a 22r Toyota engine into a Vanaon...

Tue May 08, 2007 1:08 pm

CF wrote: minor rust
:lol: :lol:
minor SURFACE rust. :wink:
also:
"runs great"
"I'm selling because: wife says it has to go, need money for school, don't use it anymore. .....translation: leaking coolant, water pump is on the fritz, stumbles and bucks at odd times, so I need to get rid of it before it implodes.

Tue May 08, 2007 1:16 pm

I saw one the other day that said "Wife Wins!". I actually felt sorry for the guy.

Tue May 08, 2007 1:27 pm

it's not a vanagon ad.. but

Quote: Has a gas fire place, wood floors and a dining table
Item number: 270118264084

http://i14.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/9d/9f/3ba8_1.JPG

Ummm I dunno about THAT :!:

Tue May 08, 2007 2:11 pm

"fully restored"

Tue May 08, 2007 4:49 pm

"2006" model Vanagon Westfalia

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=431129

This is my favorite ad of all time. I saw this van when I picked up a seat from the seller. Very nice guy, very knowledgeable about Vanagons.

Wed May 09, 2007 5:11 am

Volkswagon
Westphalia
Synchro

Wed May 09, 2007 5:36 am

A while back someone was selling a Bus on Ebay that had undergone a "frame off restoration" :shock: :lol: :-k looked more like a couple gallon buckets of bondo and Maaco paint job.

Wed May 09, 2007 5:55 am

lovedavdubs wrote: A while back someone was selling a Bus on Ebay that had undergone a "frame off restoration" :shock: :lol: :-k looked more like a couple gallon buckets of bondo and Maaco paint job.

Or any vehicle of unibody or monocoque construction that has undergone a "frame-off" restoration....

I know that "frame-off" has evolved into a synonym of "nut-and-bolt", "blank-check", and "ground-up", I have to chuckle when the seller uses the term. You would think they'd know better.......

Wed May 09, 2007 11:56 am

"Needs Nothing"

What happened to that Pink Westy Interior Ad?

That one is right on top of my list.

I still feel greasy.

Wed May 09, 2007 12:09 pm

I like the ones that say the stove or fridge don't work and that "everyone knows they just take up space". Or AC doesn't work but I never missed it. I just saw one this morning that said "Runs great, but be advised it has not been started since last year".

Wed May 09, 2007 4:24 pm

I love the "Highway miles" quote. Yeah never changed the oil and only drove it on the highway in other words. What the heck does "Adult driven" mean anyway?

Wed May 09, 2007 5:20 pm

How about the "never smoked in" statement ?

Fri May 11, 2007 11:08 am

How about vanagon variants:

"vanagone"
"vanagin"
"vanagan"

When I bought my van it was listed as "this is the full weekender with all the goodies; stove, fridge, and sink"

Fri May 11, 2007 11:38 am

FOR Sale:

Adult driven 2006 Toyota Vanagin Westphalia Synchro. This is the full weekender with all the goodies; stove, fridge, and sink".

I'm selling because: wife says it has to go (aka wife- wins ya know). Also, I need money for school, and I really don’t use it anymore. That being said, it runs great, however, the camping gear is all there, but I have never used them, so I do not know if they work." I think it even had a frame off restoration done to it by the previous owner.

It is fully equipped with air-conditioning, but I do not know if it works. It leaks some coolant, but you do not need to worry because they all do that. The body is in mint condition except for some minor surface rust.

The vehicle has 567,233 original miles on the original aircooled waterboxer engine. Although this is a lot of miles there is no need to really be concerned because those miles are 90 percent highway miles.