Good deals on Nice Vans

[Chilkat]

Came across this in my CL search. If anybody is near Des Moines and checks these out let me know. Interested but I’m up in Alaska and the COVID border restrictions aren’t allowing trips to the lower 48 to look at VW buses. Even though they should.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/seattle-selling-vanagon-an-westfilias/7174640367.html

[slapin]

https://westslope.craigslist.org/cto/d/durango-1987-westfalia-wolfsburg/7176619502.html

This thing is cherry and at a great price. Had a few nice chats with the owner who did most of the work himself, with exception of the swap. I wanted to bring it to CA and put the Kennedy bits on it, but it has a 95 OBDII engine in it, which is a CA killer. He sent me some additional photos and it is super clean inside and out.

[joetiger]

Fairweather's van is for sale.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2406181

Not saying it's a good deal, but wondered what had happened to him. Super cool van in person, but the last time I saw it was six or seven years ago.
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Joe T.

'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

[banjojon]

Hi,

I'm new to this, but everyone has an opinion on whether to go with the original engine because parts are easier to find and cheaper or find a van with an engine upgrade.

This van looks like a good deal and I hate to pass it up because a few places scared me away from TIICO engines. Thoughts?

https://fortcollins.craigslist.org/cto/d/fort-collins-1990-volkswagen-vanagon/7177896447.html

Thanks

[khughes]

[banjojon]

Thanks!

[khughes]

[RoryGirl]

15" Pentas - not a crazy deal or anything

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-tires-rims/mississauga-pee...1509005709
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1991 Double door pop top conversion

[Morris_82]

This one is for sale near me. Any thoughts? It would be my first Syncro and it seems like it would be difficult to evaluate if it doesn't run.

https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/colorado-springs-1987-volkswagon/7202306777.html
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-Sam

Proud Owner of:
Morris - '82 Westy (RIP)
Milo - '86 Weekender

[mikemtnbike]

[4Gears4Tires]

And yet, it is still easily worth $22.5k if the body is in the shape the pictures portray it to be. I don't see any seam rust. If it were fully sorted, it would be a $30k van all day long and a new engine (worst case scenario) costs $3k, a used one can be had for less than a grand. Get it running, fresh paint, and it would be for sale for $40k...

The snag I see right off the bat is that it's missing the steering cover and the horn wiring is exposed. Why? What is fubar'd there? Electrical issues indeed.
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'87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition

[WestyWanter]

or maybe they were looking for a melted ignition switch

[iliketowalk]

If they can't afford to take a $22k van to the shop and spend a couple hundred to fix "an electrical issue" (thereby making it a $25-30k van), you bet your ass that "decent mechanical shape" means it has not been well taken care of.

Hatch paint almost looks like it's had an engine fire.
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1986 Weekender "Birch"

[Viva.Sabata]

I’m not so sure this is neither a good deal nor a nice van? I don’t like how it’s missing rear windows, leaving the interior exposed to the elements. I do have a spare engine I could drop in, however it seems more of a parts van. Assuming that what would be a fair price?

https://anchorage.craigslist.org/cto/d/anchorage-vw-westfalia-syncro/7206466083.html

Obviously it’s a tin top.

Sabata
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Sabata
1987 Westy Full Camper, Peloquin 5-Speed 2wd

[bobbyblack]

If you live "near Anchorage" go show them 3,000 cash. Obviously you can't know the trans is any good unless you can operate it. But, mostly, I'd guess if the mileage is accurate, the trans and front end would be worth 3 to graft onto a true Westy.. And, if you are lucky and its not full of mice, then perhaps a Westy top could be grafted on to that body.

Anyway, take your state check $'s and Covid check and thats about 3k, I'd guess. So, what's to loose?

PS. I left a bus in Homer for a few years, it was just dandy when I came back for it after I recovered from the cancer I associate with the Valdez disaster I went to help clean up. --ya, I know, the oil is still in the beaches, and everywhere, if you dig in a little, so a lot of good we did moppin it up, right? Anyway, I lived. Too many didn't.
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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

[danfromsyr]

I wonder what the current street or market value for a Syncro transaxle (rebuild-able core) is these days.

[4Gears4Tires]

Has to be $5k, right? If you can find me one for half that, I would be exceedingly interested.
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'87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition

[Viva.Sabata]

[tgraham]

Not mine, but it looks like a well sorted van with a SAH installed 1.8T - not cheep but way more into the van than the asking price. 41k

Link:
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/d/sacramento-1987-vw-vanagon-westfalia/7212359926.html
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1990 Multivan/Weekender Auto 3.27 R&P SAH 1.8T

[Squidfish]

https://helena.craigslist.org/cto/d/lincoln-1984-vw-vanagon-camper/7209909095.html

score. wish I could take on a project.
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1985.5 - Vanagon Westfalia Weekender Wolfsburg Edition - LH8U - "Penny"
- 2.6i 5-Cylinder 10v (2004)