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vanagonjr Samba Member
Joined: October 07, 2010 Posts: 3431 Location: Dartmouth, Mass.
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syncro surf Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2017 Posts: 189 Location: Maine
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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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..... |
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16859 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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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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Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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jmillsj Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2017 Posts: 110 Location: Denver, CO
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Teatoe993 Samba Member
Joined: May 23, 2020 Posts: 12 Location: Neenah, Wisconsin
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:58 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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vanagonjr wrote: |
21K and reserve not met on that 84.
Seemed like a fair price actually. |
Looks like he's listed it wholesale on Manheim now asking $29,999. Dealer is listed as GRS Recovery LLC. Seems like a decent van but not $30k worth. Poor guy probably didn't realize these things are near impossible to flip for profit and got in over his head. |
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coqcitywesty Samba Member
Joined: February 20, 2018 Posts: 401 Location: Coquitlam, BC
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Squidfish Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2004 Posts: 336 Location: 95519
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Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:57 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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$32k - 35k US is my bet, pretty nicely done tintop syncro conversion - like a lot of the little useful little mods (rack, basket, table set-ups) and seems well maintained. Utility - my type of van! _________________ 1985.5 - Vanagon Westfalia Weekender Wolfsburg Edition - LH8U - "Penny"
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Schnippzle Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2021 Posts: 288 Location: Swede in London, UK
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Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:13 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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Squidfish wrote: |
$32k - 35k US is my bet, pretty nicely done tintop syncro conversion - like a lot of the little useful little mods (rack, basket, table set-ups) and seems well maintained. Utility - my type of van! |
It looks like a van that was loved & used. |
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joyfulpursuit Samba Member
Joined: January 23, 2021 Posts: 50 Location: Western Washington
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Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 12:46 pm Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-11/
_________________ 📖 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, Jesus,
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holdthewind2 Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2015 Posts: 86 Location: The Gorge
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Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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Squidfish wrote: |
$32k - 35k US is my bet, pretty nicely done tintop syncro conversion - like a lot of the little useful little mods (rack, basket, table set-ups) and seems well maintained. Utility - my type of van! |
I have a feeling the seller has the reserve in the high $50k range... he also has a friend commenting on how awesome the set up is... _________________ 65 deluxe
89 Syncro Westfalia
90 Tristar Syncro |
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Squidfish Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2004 Posts: 336 Location: 95519
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:04 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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330k on the body, shoddy "new" paint and bed-lined. I'm guessing a lot of suspension components need to be refreshed as well peeking at the video.
$50k is way high IMO. _________________ 1985.5 - Vanagon Westfalia Weekender Wolfsburg Edition - LH8U - "Penny"
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SurfaceRust Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 160 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:40 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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holdthewind2 wrote: |
Squidfish wrote: |
$32k - 35k US is my bet, pretty nicely done tintop syncro conversion - like a lot of the little useful little mods (rack, basket, table set-ups) and seems well maintained. Utility - my type of van! |
I have a feeling the seller has the reserve in the high $50k range... he also has a friend commenting on how awesome the set up is... |
Its kind of annoying having the friend comment on it so much. It also says no reserve on it. |
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holdthewind2 Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2015 Posts: 86 Location: The Gorge
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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:51 pm Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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Kind of made no friends on that auction when I replied to a comment that the transaxle probably cost 13k to rebuild... then the person selling the van implied that it was closer to 10k along with otherstuff, probably not in the most diplomatic way called BS... I'm definitely not liked there...
Honestly thought it had a reserve... probably explains why there are so many first time bidders that just registered in the last couple days bidding on it
BaT is fun to watch, but i could never afford to, nor want to, buy a vehicle from there... I'll let the young folk that see an invoice on the "auction" site for work done and think that the value goes up like a bitcoin, because there was all that labor and parts put into it, even though it was over ten years ago... _________________ 65 deluxe
89 Syncro Westfalia
90 Tristar Syncro |
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5076 Location: denver
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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$25.7 with a 15 min to go on that NAHT Syncro. _________________ 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
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16501 Location: Brookeville, MD
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5076 Location: denver
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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dobryan wrote: |
joetiger wrote: |
$25.7 with a 15 min to go on that NAHT Syncro. |
Sold at $26.5k, no last minute rush to buy either.... |
330k is a lot of miles. _________________ 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 |
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Schnippzle Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2021 Posts: 288 Location: Swede in London, UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:29 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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joetiger wrote: |
dobryan wrote: |
joetiger wrote: |
$25.7 with a 15 min to go on that NAHT Syncro. |
Sold at $26.5k, no last minute rush to buy either.... |
330k is a lot of miles. |
I'd rather have a 330k vehicle that has been well looked after and I know I can trust with good documented history in hand as opposed to a lower-mileage vehicle with no history. |
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Jake de Villiers Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 5911 Location: Tsawwassen, BC
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ProspectiveOwnergon Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2020 Posts: 211 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:06 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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Jake de Villiers wrote: |
dobryan wrote: |
joetiger wrote: |
$25.7 with a 15 min to go on that NAHT Syncro. |
Sold at $26.5k, no last minute rush to buy either.... |
It wasn't very attractive, really, in black and blue...I think the non-originality hurt the price, too.
Interested to see where this '88 Westy ends up:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-volkswagen-vanagon-westfalia-11/ |
If we didn't already have our 1990, I'd be jumping on that rig. Compression numbers solod, ac works, relatively untampered with... |
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15143 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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it was a passanger van with a hightop.
sure the back folded to a bed, and you can camp in it.
it's still not a camper, and not going to fetch camper prices.
plus there are alot more options in the van life market these days. so the prices are coming down a little since 5years ago.
330K is ALOT of miles to MANY PEOPLE.. but it only takes 2 to make an auction..
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joetiger wrote: |
$25.7 with a 15 min to go on that NAHT Syncro. |
Sold at $26.5k, no last minute rush to buy either.... |
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