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What'da pay for your westfalia (please indicate when)?
<10K
68%
 68%  [ 59 ]
10-14K
18%
 18%  [ 16 ]
14-18K
5%
 5%  [ 5 ]
18-22K
3%
 3%  [ 3 ]
>22K
3%
 3%  [ 3 ]
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Jon_slider
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

> I bought that piece of crap for 1400$ delivered to my door.

> 300 hrs (and 25$K in part) later... i got something like that:

> So which one should i choose in the poll???

1400+25,000=26,400 invested, plus your time... 300 hours @$75/hour =$22,500. Total invested including time, $48,500, about what GoWesty would charge <g>

note the OP is not a mechanic, and had to pay for the mechanic hours to install everything..

so, the question is not really what did you pay, rather its, how much do you have in it Smile, and if you did all the work yourself, what was your total parts cost, plus how many hours of mechanic time.

I also encourage posters to show a photo of their van, so we can get a sense of what their vehicle looks like, for the price.

Here is my >$25k syncro westy with EJ22, propex, new paint and canvas, OME shocks, Syncro.org springs, SA headlights, limo tint, racks, rubber floor mats, house battery, inverter, new sink faucet, new sink pump, new fuel tank, new transmission, new ball joints, new brakes, new steering rack.. you get the picture
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sliding-john,
well well....

see, the original question is what did you pay. period. 1400, then check box. no smarty remarks necessary.

I need not to respond to your other comments cause it take the emphasis off the question in this post.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

86 Weekender auto 250000km $4400cad 2007
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Love My Westy
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In November 1086, w paid $15,800 for our '86 Wolfburg Weekender with A/C. It was marked at $18.800 and had a $3000 year end rebate. Bought it with $500 down and a baloon payment at the end. Managed to pay it off early. Best investment I ever made in a vehicle.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I paid $850 for my Westy, and $1100 for my GL. So I've got 2 vans for under $2K. Now if you count all my time and money invested into parts, repairs, upgrades, etc., well, it's somewhere around $4K in just my first year of ownership.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Love My Westy wrote:
In November 1086, w paid $15,800
Rich


holy crap, you are truly an old fart, those were very expensive times! Very Happy
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