Stock diesel westys

[jaholer]

I am curious as to why these vehicles are so expensive? We bought one from the original owner about 5yrs ago for $800.00. The engine was perfect as was the camping equipment. Very little rust AND a espar heater that worked. Now the interior was rotted due to a window left open for 5yrs and the cooling system and brakes were shot as well as the canvas. But, under all that was a GREAT van! I see absolute junk priced in the thousands why? We fixed all this and was lacking a paint job (not even an absolut must) and was happy to get $4k when we sold it. (Baby on the way)Now, I don't intend to upset anyone by this post and I'm the stupid one for ever selling my van but, If someone out there has a stock running diesel westy for a cheap price let me know. Please within reasonable distance of east TN. Thanks to all
P.S. how many of ya'll are still driving a stock diesel? Everyone rags on them but I found it very adequit for our needs. I never tried the interstate though.

[mightyart]

Biodiesel is why.
Sorry about your luck but the sticker shock from selling and trying to buy a few years later is why most people don't recommend selling in the first place.
Place a wanted ad in the classifieds, it's free, you aren't supposed to beg for a deal in the forums.

[914 mike]

I have also heard the California guys like em due to the fact you can put different powerplants in them and not have to worry about smog since the diesels are not required to smog......or so I have heard

[ChesterKV]

[?Waldo?]

That passenger one is over priced, IMO, but I think that AW is actually on the low side of what it should be considering what it is if it's as clean and straight on the other side and the inside... If it's all clean and functional I'd think $12,000 would be more appropriate.

Andrew

[zuhandenheit]

Here's one that's been around for a while: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=630647

I wonder what might be hiding underneath that truck-bed liner?

There's some probably very serious rust happening below the hook ups.


My diesel westy was 2750 on ebay, with some rust, bad brakes, a really dirty interior, etc . . . obviously it hadn't been maintained well for a while. Low mileage though.

Probably the first owner was afraid to drive it, on account of the outrageous slowness. I can imagine the kids complaining: "But it's SOO slow--what if our friends see us? We don't even WANT to go camping!"

Maybe it would have made more sense for me to buy a westy with a blown engine and convert it to turbo diesel. That's something to consider.

[zuhandenheit]

[zuhandenheit]

[zuhandenheit]

edit: It looks like it might just be black paint on the bottom . . .

[danfromsyr]

indeed a 1~2 year only model that is far more sought after for it's tidbits for engine swaps fetches quite a top dollar for the many years of careful care you are seeking.

try www.craigshelper.com for your area often.

Here's an example of too much money but justifiable when you think of it as a survivor.

http://westky.craigslist.org/cto/947489258.html
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[MarkWard]

[quote="jaholer"] I am curious as to why these vehicles are so expensive? We bought one from the original owner about 5yrs ago for $800.00.quote]

I am not sure of the percentage of diesels that were sold here, but they were only available a few years. That in itself makes them rare. They will run on WVO or biodiesel. They are also good candidates for TD and TDI upgrades. Stock diesels while down on power can be low maintenance and more reliable than the earlier air cooled and later water cooled engines. All of these reasons contribute to the increased value of the Diesel Vanagon. I would not part with ours for any amount of money.
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[zuhandenheit]

Wow, how about this:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=724067

Maybe they meant "twelve hundred" ?

[foodeater]

from the ad linked above:

Very well kept 1982 Vanagon Diesel 1.6 L ,4 speed standard transmission,all original,168,000 miles in excellent running condition.Radiator re-cored 2 months ago, gets about 45 miles per gallon.Interior clean with original Vanagon mats, carpet, sink,stove and refrigerator. Definately a collectors item.A few small tings on the body.New headlights,wiper blades and mirrors.

wow 45 MPG!!!! no wonder they want $12,000 for it!
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89 Bluestar-2.5 Subaru Powered-RIP
'84 Westy Tiico-daily driver-sold
'82 Caddy diesel-sold
'87 Vanagon Syncro-RIP
'81 diesel rabbit-sold
'82 Vanagon auto-RIP

[zuhandenheit]

hah, yeah, i saw that too!

It sure is a 'collectors' item!'

[wildenbeast]

Here's a question for anyone with a stock diesel westy or anyone that is knowledgeable about the 1.9TD engine...

On the stock diesels, there is a choke cable assembly; a cold start lever that needs to pulled out to start the engine and then pushed back in once the engine has been running. It affects the amount of fuel being delivered to the vehicle. It has a pull-out handle on the RH side below the steering wheel on the interior of the stock diesels.

I have been told that this choke cable is now obsolete.
Does anyone know why?

I really want to run it from my engine up to the interior similar to the stock diesel setup as it will start better in cold weather and then once pushed back in, I should be able to get better fuel mileage.

[devesvws]

[wildenbeast]

[bd]

stock diesel westies...synonym for slow?

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1990 2wd TriStar, Oettinger-tuned 1.6L TD

[zuhandenheit]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Bus-Vana...enameZWDVW