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Gnarlodious 
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Looks like a pretty solid ’81 Westy for sale in Santa Fe, dry country:
http://santafe.craigslist.org/cto/4868077696.html
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BavarianWrench
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JPrato
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http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/rvd/4914241809.html
here is the response to an inquiry. Sounds like a scam to me.
Hi,
Glad you are interested in my 1990 Volkswagen Westfalia. The camper has been extremely well maintained with a full service history, and has not been involved in any accidents. It only has 105,000 miles on it and the title is clear. I bought it when I was serving at Hill Air Force Base, Utah but I was promoted and transferred to Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage Alaska for a 2 year period, so I do not want to let it rot in my backyard and therefore need a fast and reliable buyer. The camper is already at our Department of Logistics at Hill Air Force Base, Utah crated and ready to go. The shipping will be free for you because I will transport it using the internal transport system we have here at the Department of Logistics! The DoL will deliver the camper to the nearest Air Force Base from your area and from there I will use a tow-truck to have it delivered to your door. The whole shipping process will take 4-6 days. The financial part will be managed by eBay, which means you will have a 5 day inspection period before committing to buy the camper.In this way, both you and I are 100% covered during the steps of this transaction. I would really like to get at least $9500 so if you are interested in making this purchase in a timely manner email me your: full name and shipping address, so I can inform eBay that I have a buyer! I will forward your details to them and then you will receive the invoice. Then you will be able to talk with them directly and ask all you want to know .
For more pics please get back to me as soon as possible!
Thank you,
Lt. Angela Flangan
edit: yup I see Lt. Flangan has other vehicles to sell. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/4912834628.html
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AKWesty
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Ok samba...what do you think of this syncro? Is it priced accordingly. I know how much money I have into my 2wd westy and this seems like it would be a fairly good deal. What do you think?
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/4909308034.html
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tarandusVDub
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High end of the $$ spectrum, but looks like a nice van. As long as the new paint job isn't hiding anything, and the engine swap is well done. Some nice upgrades already done.
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joetiger
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If I had $27k burning a hole in my pocket, I would inquire about it. This is not based on any real logic on my part, but instead the fact that I love the motor, prefer that color interior, it looks cool with those wheels, and no glaring issues appear to be present judging solely by the photos. You never know until you see it in person, though.
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VanMan2009
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Maybe I've just gotten used to seeing ads for syncros for $40,000 but $27k for that van seems like a really good deal to me. Engine conversion and new paint (assuming both are done well) are expensive items even if you're doing labor yourself.
I guess I'm curious then, what you guys think a plain ol' stock syncro westy should cost with no rust and in overall decent/good shape? |
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crazyvwvanman
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From the photos it is not an original Westy, if that matters to you. I would look it over pretty closely in person to make sure the camper conversion was done to your satisfaction for the price.
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oldskewlsk8ter
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From the photos it is not an original Westy, if that matters to you. I would look it over pretty closely in person to make sure the camper conversion was done to your satisfaction for the price.
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How can you tell? I didn't see anything that just jumped out.
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Gnarlodious
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Looks like an interesting project for a diesel mechanic, Colorado Springs: http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/4916780256.html
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BavarianWrench
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| Items in the interior predate an 87. Its subtle. I personally like a well done conversion. I just think they should be marketed as a conversion. I love that color combo. Although I don't think it was made in 87? |
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DenverB
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http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/rvd/4914241809.html
here is the response to an inquiry. Sounds like a scam to me.
Hi,
Glad you are interested in my 1990 Volkswagen Westfalia. The camper has been extremely well maintained with a full service history, and has not been involved in any accidents. It only has 105,000 miles on it and the title is clear. I bought it when I was serving at Hill Air Force Base, Utah but I was promoted and transferred to Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage Alaska for a 2 year period, so I do not want to let it rot in my backyard and therefore need a fast and reliable buyer. The camper is already at our Department of Logistics at Hill Air Force Base, Utah crated and ready to go. The shipping will be free for you because I will transport it using the internal transport system we have here at the Department of Logistics! The DoL will deliver the camper to the nearest Air Force Base from your area and from there I will use a tow-truck to have it delivered to your door. The whole shipping process will take 4-6 days. The financial part will be managed by eBay, which means you will have a 5 day inspection period before committing to buy the camper.In this way, both you and I are 100% covered during the steps of this transaction. I would really like to get at least $9500 so if you are interested in making this purchase in a timely manner email me your: full name and shipping address, so I can inform eBay that I have a buyer! I will forward your details to them and then you will receive the invoice. Then you will be able to talk with them directly and ask all you want to know .
For more pics please get back to me as soon as possible!
Thank you,
Lt. Angela Flangan
edit: yup I see Lt. Flangan has other vehicles to sell. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/4912834628.html |
total scam. we did a back and forth with this person a few weeks ago and NOTHING added up about their story. the van is being advertised in az, supposedly being stored in nebraska for someone on the east coast being shipped to AK? please. they couldn't answer any of our questions straight-on, everything felt like a diversion.
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BlueGrasser
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Wow, that looks like a solid deal. With a new engine and a bit of work that could be a nice van! I looked at vans a lot worse than that for double the price.
Didn't we have someone in Florida looking for a van around $10K?
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MsTaboo
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From the photos it is not an original Westy, if that matters to you. I would look it over pretty closely in person to make sure the camper conversion was done to your satisfaction for the price.
Mark
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It's a Canadian spec original Westy. Not a bad looking rig at all and with the strong US dollar this is a pretty good deal. (it's in Canada)
The seller should remove the photos of the dirty van (always wonder why sellers think buyers want to see their vacation pics!) Otherwise it presents well. The usual checks need to be done, but looks good to me.
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EverettB
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http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/rvd/4914241809.html
here is the response to an inquiry. Sounds like a scam to me.
Hi,
Glad you are interested in my 1990 Volkswagen Westfalia. The camper has been extremely well maintained with a full service history, and has not been involved in any accidents. It only has 105,000 miles on it and the title is clear. I bought it when I was serving at Hill Air Force Base, Utah but I was promoted and transferred to Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage Alaska for a 2 year period, so I do not want to let it rot in my backyard and therefore need a fast and reliable buyer. The camper is already at our Department of Logistics at Hill Air Force Base, Utah crated and ready to go. The shipping will be free for you because I will transport it using the internal transport system we have here at the Department of Logistics! The DoL will deliver the camper to the nearest Air Force Base from your area and from there I will use a tow-truck to have it delivered to your door. The whole shipping process will take 4-6 days. The financial part will be managed by eBay, which means you will have a 5 day inspection period before committing to buy the camper.In this way, both you and I are 100% covered during the steps of this transaction. I would really like to get at least $9500 so if you are interested in making this purchase in a timely manner email me your: full name and shipping address, so I can inform eBay that I have a buyer! I will forward your details to them and then you will receive the invoice. Then you will be able to talk with them directly and ask all you want to know .
For more pics please get back to me as soon as possible!
Thank you,
Lt. Angela Flangan
edit: yup I see Lt. Flangan has other vehicles to sell. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/4912834628.html |
total scam. we did a back and forth with this person a few weeks ago and NOTHING added up about their story. the van is being advertised in az, supposedly being stored in nebraska for someone on the east coast being shipped to AK? please. they couldn't answer any of our questions straight-on, everything felt like a diversion. |
Yes, the email above is 100% a scammer email.
Free shipping is BS
eBay payment crap is BS
These are very common scam flags
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oldskewlsk8ter
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From the photos it is not an original Westy, if that matters to you. I would look it over pretty closely in person to make sure the camper conversion was done to your satisfaction for the price.
Mark
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It's a Canadian spec original Westy. Not a bad looking rig at all and with the strong US dollar this is a pretty good deal. (it's in Canada)
The seller should remove the photos of the dirty van (always wonder why sellers think buyers want to see their vacation pics!) Otherwise it presents well. The usual checks need to be done, but looks good to me. |
That's why I asked, I thought it was an OG Canadian westy too. Seems to be a decent deal too.
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It's going to be a lot of work to put the passenger side back on! 😆
It looks nice and it's got similar top as a Joker, but it just doesn't say "Joker" to me. |
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