Uh oh.  I think I'm going to set a record here:  I paid almost $23K for the
Blue Whale about a year ago, a '90 Westy Auto.  Why?  Because he had less
than 32K original miles on him and was in generally perfect shape. The
seller, Brad Livsey, is/was in the side-business of finding and retrieving
top-condition vehicles.  I flew to Oregon to inspect and ultimately purchase
the vehicle.  The "no dissapointments" claim was a bit overstated: no side
screens or front table, and some missing refrigerator bits, but did come
with total crap passenger tires which I had to replace immediately.  But the
fundamentals appeared to be solid, and that's what I was looking for.  The
Whale and I have bonded :-)

Chris Radcliffe
chris_radcliffe@mindspring.com
'90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale"

PS: Any one interested in a full set of almost new crap Tiger Paw 14"
195x70's?  Can't give 'em away :-)

CR

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of PSavage
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 10:16 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon

1985 Wolfsburg Westfalia Weekender
Bought: Oct of '99.  Paid $6,300 in N CA
194,000 original miles; 24,000 miles on rebuilt engine

Original paint excellent, no dents, *no rust, no dings.
All seals & trim fresh
Bumpers & grilles, etc perfect

New poptop & luggage reack seals
5 brand new Kirkland lite truck tires
All foam--seats & bunks--firm & fresh
Upholstery shot!  (had complete new set of heavy duty
vinyl upholstery done in Mexico for $200.)

Pop top canvas perfect, tho mosquito net shot.
Rear hatch struts stiff & new
Rear hatch mosquito screen like new
Pop top ceiling flocking clean as new
Front carpet clean & in good shape
All cabinets, curtains, etc clean & working

* In CA prices for Westys are high!  This wan was
worth far more here, but I waitied till Oct to buy--
in CA prices drop dramatically after Labor Day.

Phaedra
'85 Westy Basecamp