[Vwdiesel] OT - aircooled info, please?

[Harmon Seaver]

On Sun, Apr 27, 2003 at 06:02:31AM -0400, Lee Hillsgrove wrote:
> Sorry for the OT but I figured you people would be in the know about these
> things.
>
>  A co-worker, knowing I'm a VW person, asked me for some help in selling a
> '71 bus. Her description of it is that it's a '71 camper van with sink and
> fridge, folding rear seat, bunk in canopy, and a luggage rack. Is this a
> Westy?

  Probably a Westfalia conversion, but there were a couple of other camper
conversions done by other companies as well.

> It has a recently rebuilt engine. I have not seen it, but it is
> supposed to be in excellent shape. I do not know the mileage, but I can find
> out that and any other pertinent info. She did say that the shift linkage
> needed to be adjusted since the engine was put back in, it shifted well
> before but not so well now.
>
>  What is this worth if it is as described, ballpark, and where would a good
> place to be to list it for sale other than eBay?

   If it's rustfree, probably about $4,000, or more depending on condition of
other components like interior, steering, brakes, color, etc. However, given the
state of the economy, it might be hard to get a good price right now. I've seen
some really nice westies going for a lot less money on ebay than they would have
3 years ago. I sold my '73 with an '81 engine in it on ebay last Summer, bids
only went up to $600, and my reserve was $1500, but mine was very rusty. I sold
it later to one of the bidders for $1200, and threw in an extra non-running '81
engine. He drove up to WI from TX to get it, said he was just going to use it
for parts.

> I know there are some bus
> and Westy mailing lists, and I was thinking that might be a good place to
> start.

   Go to http://www.vanagon.com and http://www.type2.com for those
lists. Because of the economy, if she doesn't have to sell it, I'd wait or at
least put a big reserve if listing on ebay.


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