My wife, who is in germany at the moment - I am in canada, just bought a
1988 turbo diesel vanagon with high roof and reimo conversion.  She paid
$1000 usd.  We have looked around at a lot of vanagons in germany in the
past and saw a lot of rusted old high mileage junk.  She looked at a 1988 TD
syncro passenger van last week with 300,000 kms, 3rd engine for $2000, it
had no options.  For the most part, german vanagons seem to be very basic
with no options. Air conditioning is non-existent, as is PW, PL, cruise.
Cloth seats, diff lock and power steering are also not found on the
majority.
I have never seen a completely rust-free vanagon in germany, although you
see them in the southern US states all the time.   I think the best vanagons
can be had in the US.

Gary Lee