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Tue May 31, 2022 6:37 am

coqcitywesty wrote: 1989 Westfalia 2.1L WBX 4 spd - 190K miles - with some extras:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-12/

UPDATE: sold for $25K.

Anyone else feel like BAT vanagons consistently go for less than they should? This most recent camper auction has me reevaluating past decisions.

Tue May 31, 2022 6:52 am

joshtw709 wrote: Anyone else feel like BAT vanagons consistently go for less than they should? This most recent camper auction has me reevaluating past decisions.

Seems about right to me. And, I guess 'lately' may be a plateau after the covid frenzy.

Tue May 31, 2022 8:37 am

joshtw709 wrote: coqcitywesty wrote: 1989 Westfalia 2.1L WBX 4 spd - 190K miles - with some extras:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-12/

UPDATE: sold for $25K.

Anyone else feel like BAT vanagons consistently go for less than they should? This most recent camper auction has me reevaluating past decisions.

They consistently go for way below NADA book value.
I would not sell one on that website

Tue May 31, 2022 5:05 pm

I think it depends a lot on the seller.

Both seller and buyer were surprised at $25K on that one, but on auctions with higher seller participation it shows.

Do the work selling before and during.

Here's another listing that went up today:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-11/

I'm Steve P, glad to meet you!

Tue May 31, 2022 9:26 pm

joshtw709 wrote: coqcitywesty wrote: 1989 Westfalia 2.1L WBX 4 spd - 190K miles - with some extras:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-12/

UPDATE: sold for $25K.

Anyone else feel like BAT vanagons consistently go for less than they should? This most recent camper auction has me reevaluating past decisions.

This one suffered from bad bedliner choices price deductions.

Wed Jun 01, 2022 2:54 pm

1981 Air-cooled - 126K Miles - questionable wheel choice:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-11/

Thu Jun 02, 2022 4:19 am

coqcitywesty wrote: - questionable wheel choice:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-11/
Questionable wheel color, perhaps, but those are factory alloys so pretty suitable for a Vanagon.

Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:21 am

This big boy is back on BaT:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-volkswagen-lt45-2/

Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:12 pm

1991 Westfalia 2.5L GW engine with lots of other GW bits. Bordeaux Red with 168K miles - very pretty van.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-15/

Sun Jun 05, 2022 3:13 am

Nice van. It's good to see they're keeping up with tradition and offering a Vanagon with non-op A/C (although the explanation in the comments is helpful).

coqcitywesty wrote: 1991 Westfalia 2.5L GW engine with lots of other GW bits. Bordeaux Red with 168K miles - very pretty van.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-15/

Quote: and the seller notes that the air conditioning is inoperable.

Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:11 am

joetiger wrote: This big boy is back on BaT:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-volkswagen-lt45-2/

I've wanted this or one like it since I first saw one many, many years ago but parking space is the limiting factor. One day, though.... one day....

Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:09 am

coqcitywesty wrote: 1981 Air-cooled - 126K Miles - questionable wheel choice:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1981-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-11/

sold for $27,250

Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:26 am

Orange is better than black !

Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:56 am

1984 Westfalia - watercooled 1.9L auto - 55K miles - East Coast = rusty bits:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1984-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-17/

Typically automotive vendors wash their vehicles prior to posting them for sale, however this particular vendor is apparently taking a different approach.

Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:50 am

1987 Syncro Vanagon (non-Westy) - Subaru swap + a ton of really well executed upgrades:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-volkswagen-vanagon-11/

Perhaps this build was documented on the Samba??

Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:43 am

coqcitywesty wrote: 1987 Syncro Vanagon (non-Westy) - Subaru swap + a ton of really well executed upgrades:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-volkswagen-vanagon-11/
Perhaps this build was documented on the Samba?? I never understand why someone would go to all the trouble of building out a vehicle just to sell it a year or two later :roll:.
Guess it could be a case of spending big bucks for that dream machine and then having buyers remorse after looking at the empty bank account.
Problem being that you can never recoup what you spent in labor.
Hopefully it's not health related.

Thu Jun 09, 2022 12:51 am

coqcitywesty wrote: 1987 Syncro Vanagon (non-Westy) - Subaru swap + a ton of really well executed upgrades:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-volkswagen-vanagon-11/

Perhaps this build was documented on the Samba??

That's a cool van!

Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:39 am

Schnippzle wrote: joetiger wrote: This big boy is back on BaT:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-volkswagen-lt45-2/

I've wanted this or one like it since I first saw one many, many years ago but parking space is the limiting factor. One day, though.... one day....

Reserve not met at $32,000.

Previously 'sold' at $50,000 but the 'winner' backed out of the sale and is banned from BAT.

Thu Jun 09, 2022 7:59 am

dobryan wrote: Schnippzle wrote: joetiger wrote: This big boy is back on BaT:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-volkswagen-lt45-2/

I've wanted this or one like it since I first saw one many, many years ago but parking space is the limiting factor. One day, though.... one day....

Reserve not met at $32,000.

Previously 'sold' at $50,000 but the 'winner' backed out of the sale and is banned from BAT.

$32,000 is not a lot of money for a heck of a lot of van.

Sun Jun 12, 2022 12:41 pm

Schnippzle wrote: coqcitywesty wrote: 1987 Syncro Vanagon (non-Westy) - Subaru swap + a ton of really well executed upgrades:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-volkswagen-vanagon-11/

Perhaps this build was documented on the Samba??

That's a cool van!

And sold for $51K - good $$ for a well executed build.