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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:57 pm    Post subject: Re: First Time Buyer - 87 Wolfsburg Weekender Tintop Reply with quote

Fascinating thread. I can truly agree with everything everyone’s said so far. Priced a tad high. Might be hiding issues. Prob nice folks. Seems upfront. Finally dawned on me this isn’t a forum about cars. It’s about the things we love - and as such it’s hard to put a value on that.

As proofpudding highlighted above, this forum is full of great deals - hell, I’d post 20 secs after I bought a rolling $1000 syncro - but reality is what your heart wants. I love what people have done to make their vans better, more unique or not, but ultimately theirs for a bit.

We’ve paid more than would be called “deals” for either of our VW’s with no regrets at all (ok, full disclosure - using the term “we” loosely as my significant other hasn’t seen the beauty in “our” second VW purchase....yet Smile

The other reality is what you can afford. Don’t stretch yourself on the purchase price - regardless of its current state you’ll need to put some money into it before long. If you love it and can afford it - why not? Worst case, we get to have another “oh god this happened” thread Very Happy

Red pill or blue pill? Good luck
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:48 pm    Post subject: Re: First Time Buyer - 1987 Vanagon Wolfsburg Weekender Reply with quote

kamzcab86 wrote:
Zeitgeist 13 wrote:
Hmmm...lots of confusion about nomenclature here.

A Weekender and the T3 Multivan are poptops with minimal interior cabinetry.

This van appears to be a Wolfsburg Edition Carat, or just a basic Carat, with some cobbled together cabinets and other doodads tacked on.


A) There was never a "Weekender" model, only an optional Weekender Package. However, the term "Weekender" has become part of the van vernacular in describing a van with a bed, but no kitchen (hence the expanded phrase "pop-top Weekender").

B) No such thing as a Carat in 1987. This is a Vanagon GL Wolfsburg Edition that is no longer all original and a bit pricey.

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I use the term "weekender" a lot but it is always in quotes because I know that it is not a real or correct term to describe my unit.
It does however easily tell the reader that I have a poptop camper without the kitchen.

I actually have an 86 Wolfsburg Edition 6 passenger with (without, long gone but it had the plug for it) the refrigerator and the pop top.
My model has the short left rear cabinet which makes the bed narrow in the rear (full camper width) but wide in the front.

It should be noted that the "weekenders" not only have a bed, they have a built in table that folds flat against the wall.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:32 pm    Post subject: Re: First Time Buyer - 87 Wolfsburg Weekender Tintop Reply with quote

what about this OP?

https://asheville.craigslist.org/cto/d/82-vw-diesel-vanagon-camper/6378687709.html
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