Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
Subject:Re: What's the difference? Was "Advice needed on a purchase"
From:The Bus Depot
Date:Thu, 6 Sep 2001 19:35:37 -0400

> I found out last night that the '84 Westphalia I'm
> looking at is a Westphalia Wolfsburg edition.  What's the
> difference, and what bearing does this have on the price, if any?

If this is what I think it is (a full camper with stove, etc., as were most
'84 Wolfsburgs), then it's a late '84 production model that has several
features that became standard equipment in '85.  My recollection (and
someone can correct me if I'm wrong) is that these included a tachometer,
velour interior, and probably power steering (plus, I think, two-tone paint,
which was unique to the '84 Wolfsburg).  I don't know that it increases the
"blue book value" much, but you may want to think of it as an '85 in terms
of "real life" value since that's effectively what it is.

On the other hand, other Westies were sold as "Wolfsburg Editions" that
simply were stripped-down versions of the full camper, lacking a sink,
stove, and fridge. This configuration was later renamed the Multivan.  If
this is what it is, then it is certainly worth _less_ than a full camper
that has all of the ammenities.  But most Wolfsburgs that I've seen of that
configuration were '85-86, not '84.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  (215) 234-VWVW
  www.busdepot.com