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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

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I've never got an answer, when I asked the seller about this record breaking white Vanagon. The first time in 2014 and again in 2017, no feedback from the seller. And I was asking a shipping company for a quote, it was a really serious interest in this Whitestar.
I think I'm not the only one, who has never heard anything from the "seller".
It looks like a decent van with a reasonable price. What's wrong here, does someone now the "seller"?


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 7:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

Hey y’all, I’ve been out of the market for moderately-burned-jump-seats for too long but this one came along recently.

Should I jump on this at $135 or will another come along at 50% of this price next week?

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87-91 Vanagon Carat rear facing right jump seat Price: $135

Original rear facing removable folding gray jump seat from 87-91 Vanagon Wolfsburg/Carat. Headliner of van burned and dripped onto backrest (padding is still good). Reupholster or change out backrest with front seat back to build "ultimate jump seat". Includes right (passenger side) mounting bracket, which is the one you need to add this to a Westfalia camper. Buyer pays shipping, send zip code for quote.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php...e962ce0e88

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 7:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

Grab it, or next week it goes UP 50%...

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

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When you absolutely positively have to include the bare minimum of info.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/vw-vanagon-1990/6517007135.html

"RUN OK"


Mr RUN OK now says it's RUNNING GREAT. WHICH IS IT, OK OR GREAT?

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/vw-vanagon-1990-running-great/6517007135.html

The front bumper kinda reminds me of the float in Animal House.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 3:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

Arrrgh...thar be optimism in the air matees!

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/1989-bluestar-wolfsburg/6550015772.html
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:03 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

Zeitgeist 13 wrote:
Arrrgh...thar be optimism in the air matees!

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/1989-bluestar-wolfsburg/6550015772.html

And the wheel chock confirms Sodo's poor opinion of the parking brake performance with rear discs!!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:46 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

Jake de Villiers wrote:
Zeitgeist 13 wrote:
Arrrgh...thar be optimism in the air matees!

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/1989-bluestar-wolfsburg/6550015772.html

And the wheel chock confirms Sodo's poor opinion of the parking brake performance with rear discs!!


The way I read it was that he upgraded the front disks and the pads for the rear.

Either way on that grade I would be chocking my wheels with or with disc conversions on the rear.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 5:37 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

Jake de Villiers wrote:
Zeitgeist 13 wrote:
Arrrgh...thar be optimism in the air matees!

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/1989-bluestar-wolfsburg/6550015772.html

And the wheel chock confirms Sodo's poor opinion of the parking brake performance with rear discs!!


The seller is hoping to pay for the Sprinter (image 9) that replaced the Bluestar (Bluestar for Bluetec).
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 7:23 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

elizer wrote:
Jake de Villiers wrote:
Zeitgeist 13 wrote:
Arrrgh...thar be optimism in the air matees!

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/1989-bluestar-wolfsburg/6550015772.html

And the wheel chock confirms Sodo's poor opinion of the parking brake performance with rear discs!!


The way I read it was that he upgraded the front disks and the pads for the rear.

Either way on that grade I would be chocking my wheels with or with disc conversions on the rear.

Disc brakes have pads, drum brakes have shoes.

A comma would have made this statement less ambiguous:
"Brakes - Upgraded discs front and back new pads" I read as: "Brakes - "Upgraded discs front and back, new pads" - but I could be wrong.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 8:17 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

Or..."Brakes - Upgraded: discs front; and back, new pads" ...??? Rolling Eyes Wink

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:11 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

dhaavers wrote:
Or..."Brakes - Upgraded: discs front; and back, new pads" ...??? Rolling Eyes Wink

<shrug>

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:14 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

^^^ Indeed.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 5:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

Vw nut selling just some old rare doors cheap! Laughing

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 6:46 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

Having never bought doors, except when I went to Body School... Is $300 a piece for Vanagon doors too much, or just chump change?

The doors we got at body school were perfect, $25 each, off a variety of vehicles, and then the teacher would give them a good bang, and we'd have to fix them. Not sure how other body school's work, but that was an ok way at the time.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:17 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

$300 is not cheap but neither is proper quality body work these days. If you had a whacked or rusted door that needed to be totally restored $300 in body shop labour wouldn't get you far.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:19 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

He's dropped his price from $700. And if you search online plenty of used doors in junkyards still. They are asking $50-$250 at junkyard with $150 being the average.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:09 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

Probably they reason they are not selling is that they are aftermarket(OEM) and not factory parts(OE) or genuine parts.
Only OE parts have the proper rust prevention and panel thickness of an as new part.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 11:14 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

Doors can usually be had for much, much less.
Good hatches or sliders are much harder to find and they don't usually get that kind of money.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 2:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

syncrodoka wrote:
Doors can usually be had for much, much less.
Good hatches or sliders are much harder to find and they don't usually get that kind of money.


Go to the Karma thread to get a door for free. That’s much, much, much less.

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Freeeeeee vanagon driver's door it has a small dent. It is just the shell. Local pick up in Orange County Ca.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 1:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale Reply with quote

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Go to the Karma thread to get a door for free. That’s much, much, much less.

Yup Wink
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