Just over $37,000 for a Eurovan Westfalia Weekender at the VW dealership here in Oakland (haven't seen recently so I think it's gone already).  I assume a full Winnebago conversion would cost more than that.  All vehicles are a money pit, new or old, VW or not.  

>>> HERMANN DE BOER <hdeboer@BSSD.NET> 10/24/00 07:58AM >>>
I am in shock!!!!!
Just got of the phone with my mechanic:

new clutch @ 400$
new front wheel bearings @?$
new hand brake cable @ ? $ (ripped them myself, I have a sloped driveway)

I bought my 87 GL Westy five years ago for 5000$ with 185 000 miles. Now I
am at 270 000 miles. I have replaced almost everything (except the
transmission). Don't even know how much I have spent on this vehicle. Will
it ever end???
Please tell me that driving an old camper is cheaper than buying a new
Eurovan Camper!!!!! I need some moral support here guys/and
ladies!!!!!!!!!!!
When I put the 2.ol conversion in I swore that nothing would ever separate
me and my Westy, and that I would be driving the van for the next 20 years.
Is there such a thing as a Anonymous Westy Owner meeting in the Midwest
where I can burn my mechanic's bills and chant Westy songs??? Cheers,
Hermann de Boer 87 Westy GL (the money pit)