Good deals on Nice Vans

[shagginwagon83]

he posted on facebook group saying

[joetiger]

[thewump]

Not a bad deal here in CO considering it has nice aftermarket bumpers and a SA grille.. all for $3k.

Not mine.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/285147472182007/

K
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87 Weekender

[Gnostic_Astronaut]

Think I found a pretty good van? Would love to hear the opinion of someone a bit more knowledgeable and mechanically inclined.. 1984, It has a '91 ej 22 with supposedly 120k on it and had a timing belt and oil seal replacement when it was swapped. Full brake job. asking 9k. It's not very close (actually quite far) to me but curious if it worth it to check out.

[joetiger]

[bobbyblack]

That KEP header looks as if it has not yet been run. Or, at least not run for long. I would be asking to see a video of that engine started, keeping the video rolling while the owner takes it out for a spin to demo this is an actual working conversion. Need to see running temperature, if the heaters work, what the voltage is reading while running, etc.

My guess is that this is a well intention'd conversion that just didn't turn out like they thought, and now want to sell to get $'s back.
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'87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch

[joetiger]

[bobbyblack]

[SyncroButter]

[ryans65]

Is there any market for an 84 westy rolling shell? I came across one while looking for some old ford stuff and was going to just pass the deal along to someone that may want to do a full build out on it. Its missing the kitchen, some interior stuff but the body is straight, has glass and pretty solid, rolls, steers, has a motor. Looks like maybe it was a parts car for a while, those days seem to be rapidly disappearing.

[joetiger]

[mikemtnbike]

[raoul mitgong]

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/denver-1986-volkswagen-vanagon/6827794414.html

Some of you might wonder, others will know, but yes, it is, and fully functioning. I test drove it for another samba member who decided to pass on it. It drives well. There is seam rust but undercarriage looks good.
-d
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84 Westy with a 2.1 (Groover)
86 Tintop Syncro (Crow)
86 Tintop Syncro to Westy project (Tom Servo)
91 Westy (Only the top 12 inches of this van (a burn victim))

[sanchius]

I was doing some more work on my bike at the bike coop last week when a couple of the young-uns there really got excited about my Westy parked out front, particularly after I toured them through the pop-up and all the cool stuff in a westy.
I always enjoy doing this as it never fails to rekindle my excitement with the vehicle (see the last portion of this post).
Unfortunately I had to tell them that it was difficult to find a good Westy for under $10K anymore and that they should probably look elsewhere.

This morning, I decided to look around to see if there are watercooled Westys out there for under $10K
It was good to see there were a couple of them on thesamba classifieds search (Vanagon, Westfalia, >$2000,<=$9999, >=1983MY)
If you wanted a eurovan or could convert an aircooled westy to watercooled, there are even more choices.
And you can find a couple on Craigslist: (google "Vanagon Westfalia cto site:craigslist.org then cull out the pric
$5K https://medford.craigslist.org/cto/d/murphy-1984-vw-vanagon-westfalia-bus/6833617174.html
$9.5K https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/seattle-1986-vw-vanagon-westfalia/6826793120.html

So they are out there, but things sure have changed from 2003 when I picked up my neglected, but solid '87 Syncro Westy weekender shown below for $1500

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[joetiger]

I'm surprised that this one hasn't sold. I met this van and its owners at Syncro Solstice a few years back, and while it's not traditional-looking, it's very well-appointed. If I was in the market, I'd have a hard time passing it up:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2111140

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'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32

"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron

"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond

Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present

www.josephtrussell.com

[ELO78]

[raoul mitgong]

Thanks for the kind words ELO78.

I still think it is a great deal and would be gone for $7000 (asking price) if the seller posted a passenger side photo or mentioned it is a SYNCRO anywhere in the ad. Only indication in that ad is the rear side marker location which many don't know and won't trigger CL alerts.

Anyway, the owner Greg seems like a good dude and despite some real seam rust, kept it pretty well maintained.

I can send pics and the short write up of pros and cons if anyone is interested.

-d
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84 Westy with a 2.1 (Groover)
86 Tintop Syncro (Crow)
86 Tintop Syncro to Westy project (Tom Servo)
91 Westy (Only the top 12 inches of this van (a burn victim))

[joetiger]

[dobryan]