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• Re: 91 GL Non Camper worth 10K?-Insurance Quote
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:39:30 -0700
  ...I can upgrade to a higher mileage limit and still affordable IF I can value the van at 10K. Any suggestions?. Thanks. BTW-Value...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 30 May 2001 23:14:54 EDT
  ...Collector value (yes maybe one day, just like the Type 1's) is hurt by any non-stock parts whimsy. But OH THE FUN...
• Re: Found an old key...
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 16:34:37 -1000
  ...I am curious about the value- and cannot find any for sale to cross reference. I can send you photos if you want to...
• Re: Stated Value Quote
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 18:08:53 -0700
  So what you going to do, just look at it? Thanks, Miguel
• Westfalia Appraisals
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 17:20:11 -0400
  ...You have to have a clean > slate or they won't take you. > I don't have "replacement value" or 19A or whatever. I...
• Re: VW means 'Vacation Wagon' :-) equity
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:50:15 -0500
  ...Vehicles are machines, they depreciate in value and thus > any "Equity" is eventually lost. > > Vehicles are expenses, not investments, depreciate, and thus have a...
• Re: Vanagon $$ Value
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:32:24 -0700
  ...That lowball estimating company seems to exist > so the usual insurance thieves don't have to pay full KBB value, which is > already low...
• Re: Stated Value Quote/Vanagon insurance
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 16:07:58 -0800
  I got a $25K stated value full comp/collision/towing/etc for my 86 SyncroWesty for $307/yr with 6000 annual miles. (more miles...
• Re: Any Single Cab Value vs Crew?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 09:03:09 -0700
  Regarding the value of Single Cabs... I am rather troubled by the seemingly polar values between Crews and Singles. Sure, most everyone would like...
• Compression Question
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 10:13:55 -0800
  ...The values are as follows: Cyl 1 124 psi Cyl 2 153 psi Cyl 3 166 psi Cyl 4 144 psi According to Bentley...
• Re: 2 questions from a new list member
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:40:57 -0700
  ...Does keeping entirely true to stock increase > value or do custom mods > i.e., solar system, custom upholstery, custom > paneling increase or at least...
• Re: This could be a real buy...
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:57:01 -0800
  ...value I don't appreciate, but a nonrunner is a $1000 van to me, even with my arcane 90's sense of value, $1500...
• Insurance Appraisal
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 14:52:38 -0400
  I am planning to switch to Royal Insurance because they say they will insure my 1990 Westfalia for its appraised value. They did insist...
• Re: Salvage Value, totalled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 11:45:08 -0800
  ...BTW, what is a "hold and bid?" louiZe christensen wrote: > > Greetings Volks; > > Can you advise as to the expected average SALVAGE value (Southeast US...
• Digijet troubleshooting - (very long & technical)
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 19:48:53 -0400
  ...If not, why were the associated components replaced ? Each one of these input values when wrong can lead to the DCM injecting the incorrect...
• Re: Make your own CD copy
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 05:00:59 -0800
  ...Is it reasonable to expect to have this value without regard to supporting the entity that created the value?? Is there on the list...
• Do 1.9L engine cores have any value?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:54:35 +0200
  ...Do the individual major parts have any real value? I think I have seen the occasional block, crank, or camshaft on Ebay, but have...
• Appraiser in So. Cal or Massachusetts?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:02:39 -0400
  ...So, I've asked my agent about doing a "stated value" policy. The agent seems OK with this, meaning I can buy insurance for...
• Re: Vanagon prices
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 4 May 2017 10:50:33 -0400
  ...Of course all the real value is in what you sell or buy it > for! > > John
• drag coefficient
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 12:09:48 -0700
  Drag coefficient is the value you multiply the ACTUAL frontal area of the bus by to get the actual drag of the bus. Aha...
• '87 Syncro Value? again.
  Historical mailing list - David Dempsey
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 10:02:38 -0500
  I forgot to mention that I live in the Baltimore, MD area. Dave.
• Re: weld-in roll cage?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 6 Jul 2003 17:11:34 -0700
  ...Resale value means pretty much nothing to me. Enjoyment of the vehicle means EVERYTHING. So someone spends $10K to fix up a vanagon to...
• Insurance company option
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 09:29:12 -0700
  ...Looks like they do agreed value policies with no mileage limit. For $35k value on my Syncro Westy, they want $591/yr. Might be...
• Re: older cars get low balled in value, but VW's hold value
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 16:19:39 +0000
  A friend of mine said just that to her insurance company when her Nova was totalled, they offered her $1200 for a car that...
• '91 Westy Value?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 08:54:58 -0700
  ...However, he's not sure of its real value. And he dearly loves Fafnir. The Westy in question is a pristine '91 with 88k...
• Re: A Question of Value
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 22:52:34 -0300
  ...A Question of Value I'd pay $500, however, I'd try to sell it for $2500... Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Battering Ram vs Ford Escort
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 12:26:51 -0700
  ...The premium you pay is based on the insurance company's understanding of its value. If the value changes, based on your improvements, you...
• Re: HELP! runs good...dies...good..dies?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:34:17 EDT
  ...Or, whenever it is acting queer again, substitute a resistor of a value appropriate for the engine temperature at that time. You can pick...
• Re: GoWesty Van Values
  Historical mailing list - trooz
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:27:42 -0800
  ...GoWesty Van Values Yea nice but silly price. I'm sure it's incredible though! I'm quite sure some of the good ole...
• RE: 911 motor in a VW transporter
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 3 Mar 95 12:06:16 EST
  ...Scary, but note that the engine will hold its value better than the van does. Unless you really blow it up, the engine is...
• Transaxle Value
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 21:09:24 -0400
  I'm looking for opinion of value on an '82 transaxle. I don't know the condition for sure because the PO threw it...
• Re: Vanagon parts are now cheap (relatively)
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 19 May 2005 12:12:21 -0600
  ...And to me that is the real value. ......... I've noticed that no one has raised the issue when discussing the cost of Vanagons...
• Comprehensive Insurance on '89 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 08 Apr 94 08:56:30 -0400
  ...value of all of my additions (full Westfalia package with fridge, stove, sink, and whatnot) and I want to give them a reasonable value...
• Re: GoWesty Van Values
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:41:29 -0500
  ...GoWesty Van Values Anyone else see this? http://www.gowesty.com/forsale/87syncro5872.htm Bob Stevens '87 Westy Syncro "Passion Fruit"
• Re: An unfortunately thing about the subject line at GerryVanagon -
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:22:59 -0400
  ...Create a filter or rule for mail where the value of the To: header is "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" and that should separate your...
• Re: Car Insurance Renewal Time!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 23 Jun 2017 15:04:39 -0700
  I have "stated value" with Travelers. This simply means I'm paying a rate based on my stated value of $15,000, which I...
• Crash help needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 20:10:22 -0700
  ...If they won't fix it, they will give me the difference between fair market value and salvage value. I am afraid they are...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxxer value... interest?
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:59:12 -0400
  ...2.1 waterboxxer value... interest? Then why the heck are you considering an engine conversion? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Roadside service
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 3 Mar 2015 12:54:30 -0800
  ...The company will gladly sell you the policy, then later, when you total the vehicle, pay you book value, not stated value. An agreed...
• Re: [WetWesties] BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:45:02 -0800
  Understood, but the whole issue is that the initial value in this case is based on NOTHING! I need to prove that the value...
• RE: Dealer offers 10K for 91 Carat with 11.8K book value....is it a rip....
  Historical mailing list - Jon Ulrigg (Rho)
  Thu, 27 Oct 94 08:27:14 PDT
  ...If you know the bluebook value of your vehicle, know what you want as far as price goes. Aim high, and then be willing...
• Re: Make your own CD copy
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:58:08 -0800
  ...Is it > reasonable to expect to have this value without regard to supporting the > entity that created the value?? > > Is there on the list...
• Re: Tintop Value - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Aug 2023 15:49:31 -0500
  ...Tintop Value - 1991 Carat > > I recently asked my bank to research the value of my van for lending > purposes. They came back with a...
• Re: Declared Value Insurance?
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:35:38 -0600
  ...They would not guarantee anything over NADA retail value. I quit State Farm fast. JB 88GL Guido -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• BUS VALUES
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 95 18:11:20 EDT
  ...I have a column for adding or subtracting value based on the condition of the particular item, etc, etc, etc.. All of this is...
• Re: Insurance..... some forethought.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:12:09 -0500
  ...If I > have it listed for sale at a value similar to what it's appraised at > and > have record of this, even if...
• Re: so-34 doodad prices
  Historical mailing list - UTORInfoCommons
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 09:39:12 -0400
  following on my previous post i am wondering if anyone could assess the relative scarcity or monetray value of these other so-34 items...
• Selling my '90 Syncro Westy, need estimate on value.
  Historical mailing list - Scott R. Holpainen
  Fri, 7 May 1999 13:15:00 -0700
  ...Im trying to figure the value, any help would be appreciated. It has appox. 90k miles (odometer was replaced before I bought it) A...
• Re: Removing front heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 09:48:16 -0800
  Try and explain this to the next owner and see what happens to your van's resale value!! I'll bet that if you...
• Opinions on the value of an 88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 10:54:29 -0700
  ...I know that putting a value on our vans is not a precise science, but I would appreciate your opinions on the approximate market...
• re EV Pricing and EV sightings
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Sun, 2 Feb 1997 00:45:39 -0800
  ...When those books give the value to the options and accessories, are = >those the retail value or the trade in value? >4. When buying...
• Re: Kelly On Line
  Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
  Sat, 04 Jan 1997 14:54:25 -0500 (EST)
  ...Two services one for what to pay from > dealer (retail) the other for trade in value I'd put actual values > between the two...
• Re: Dollar value of Westfalias
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 08:18:39 -0700
  ...It would be a stretch to say it is keeping its value. alistair On 2011-10-06, at 8:10 AM, Dominic Provini Jr...
• Re: Torque value for thermo switch on WBX rad?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 1 Mar 2008 19:50:54 -0800
  ...Is it the same as the switch on > >the diesel rad? > > > >This torque value likely isn't a big deal, but since I went...
• Re: FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 20:53:52 -0500
  ...FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay And just for consideration; the Value of the Item ( To the Buyer ) Probably Has a Lot More To Do...
• Re: What's it worth??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 11:34:16 -0600
  ...By the way, click on "Suggested Retail Value" to figure value, not trade in value. I'm guessing you'd get $12K easy if...
• Re: Value Of '82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:46:19 -0400
  ...2010 11:40 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Value Of '82 Diesel Westy I forgot to mention in my original post...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:25:49 -0700
  ...Some practice with torque wrench gives you an idea of how the proper toque value feels. I can't recall exactly the torque values...
• Re: Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 19:45:23 -0600
  ...I find Vanagon owners value their vehicles for the utility they provide today, not what the resale value will be tomorrow. Of course it...
• Re: OH Dear, OH Deer: Mel and all the rest
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 4 Nov 2008 23:16:42 -0800
  This is the kind of stuff that makes the list valuable to me.� From hints to bitter experience to diatribe to agreed value, whatever...