Bring-A-Trailer Vans

[Teatoe993]

[jmillsj]

One from BAT this morning: https://bringatrailer.com/2021/02/14/bat-auction-success-story-road-trip-home-in-the-vanagon/
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1985 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
Vanagon owner since 1995

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i think it was a super solid looking van, minus the r/r dent.

beyond that, it was a lipstick on a pig resto. any time i see fresh undercoating i get suspect.

if any of you have followed my van build you'll see i have left some "flaws" in it...whatever factory undercoating that has flaked off i've left alone....and left the exposed (near perfect) paint under it show thru.

i'm trying not to over spend my vans true value, although i'm not a flipper by any means it seems foolish to pour too much into it.

even at a "diy shop price" for a flip, i bet he had an ez 10k in just materials/labor and that's using cheap materials. add that to the initial purchase price i bet he's 18k +/- into it and was looking for a 10k payday.
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[syncro surf]

Agreed - The seller doesn't understand that he would have to spend $10K on a drivetrain update to get the $33k he's looking for.....

[vanagonjr]

[syncro surf]

Let's see where this one goes:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-volkswagen-...2021-02-06

[JEL91Westy]

IMHO Looked like a good serviceable van that will eventually need body work and probably a rebuild, but looks like it is ready to go in the short term. Perfect? No, but certainly usable and not overly neglected. Maybe not a steal, but examples with this little rust underneath are getting much harder to find.
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91 Westy
85 911

[joyfulpursuit]

$20k, I was right on the money

Not worth it at that price IMO... $15k+ worth of work involved.

[jimf909]

It's an interesting van.

- resprayed but they didn't weld the holes where the body cladding was removed from the front doors
- correct bumpers replaced with steel bumpers
- I didn't look extensively, but the photos of the seams look pretty good
- It very well may need a $4K trans rebuild and new motor/conversion soon or $10K - $25K of work depending on choices made
- inop A/C is lame, esp. with the belt on the compressor
- the repeated claims of MB wheels confuses me, they look like GW copies but I'm no expert

Vans like this make truly clean vans very desirable. One needs patience to skip these to wait for the stock, clean van.
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Current: 1990 Westy Camper - Bostig RG4, 2wd, manual trans w/Peloquin, NAHT high-top, Flash Silver, seam rust, bondo, etc., etc.

Past: 1985 Westy Camper - 1.9 wbx, 2wd, manual trans, Merian Brown, (sold after 17 years to Northwesty who converted it to a Syncro).

[syncro surf]

[joetiger]

It might sit at that price until the last couple of hours and shoot up, the way they've been going lately...Although those were Syncros.

My brother in Louisiana actually kinda/sorta has his eye on this one. They're pretty rare in that part of the country so that might also be part of what's keeping the price down a bit. Not to mention the relatively heavy oil stains on the engine & trans. Rear main maybe?
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Joe T.

'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0
'85 928S
'19 Golf R
'02 Beetle GLS

"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

[Tobias Duncan]

[dobryan]

[4Gears4Tires]

Why do you care about the miles?

At 249k the entire thing has been gone through at least 3x. Honestly, a Vanagon with 130k miles scares me more than 249k. A Vanagon for sale with 130k has 50k miles of deferred maintenance. 249k miles shows an owner than is serious about their vehicle.
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'87 Syncro
Ferric Oxyhydroxide Superleggera Edition

[joyfulpursuit]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-10/

Has some goodies. Repaint looks slightly off from what factory Orly Blue Metallic [9048] should look like . High miles. I'm thinking this will probably go to about $20k? Lots of bids already. Then again, I know Vanagons don't fare too well on BaT.

I'm on the hunt for this exact spec. A late model Westy camper in OBM with the goodies this one has. But some of the negatives are a bit too much for me to bid.

[Squidfish]

[coqwesty]

This one is closing on BaT today -

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1984-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-11/

Currently at $7K and not much interest based on the limited postings and while it does have some issues, would likely serve as a good starter van for someone.

EDIT - UPDATE: ....and sold for $20K!
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1991 WBX Westfalia, 1972 Volvo 1800 ES

[markswagen]

this one now lives in san diego, i believe.

[Squidfish]

[MayorMcCheese]

wow that's weird