I would check out the front-end for sloppiness because this can be very
costly to repair.
If not major rust, restoring the inside is not to bad a thing to do, and fun
at that.

I have 2 blue captains chairs that I will give you if you help me out with
the cost of shipping them to you.  They are in good shape and will fit this
van.
You will most likely get other donations to help you out as well.

I would think $1,400 is a good price if mileage is around 100K or so.

Bryan Belman       Pt. Pleasant, NJ
1990 Audi 200 Turbo (Money Pit)
1982 Westy 1.9l NA (Swap is done)
1970 Type1 Std. Beetle (This one is done)
----- Original Message -----
From: "joseph Trussell" <joetruss@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 12:03 PM
Subject: Diesel?

> Hi folks,
>
> I was unable to get the '85 GL I'd found here in Denver with no motor
(which
> was to be for free) because somebody else beat me to it.  So I'm still
> driving my old beat-up Scirocco, but because it's an '85 white Wolfsberg
and
> I've got it running fairly well, I've got several people who actually want
> to give me a relatively decent price for it.  Crazy.
>
> Anyway, I have a question--I went and looked at an '84 non-Westy Diesel
> Vanagon yesterday.  The body is kinda dinged up and it needs a paint job,
> the interior's  trashed (rips, tears, stains galore) but the diesel motor
> was just freshly rebuilt and looks fantastic and runs smoothly.  The glass
> is good, good CV joints, good exhaust, okay shocks.  It needs tires and
some
> serious TLC, but everything mechanically looks solid.  The guy is asking
> $1400 for it.  Because I have absolutely no experience with the diesel,
I'm
> wondering if this is a good price?  Are there any specific things I should
> be looking for in regards to the diesel?  Is the performance dropoff
really
> significant?
>
> I kinda like this van, and I can see myself driving it, which leads me to
> believe that if I'm left to my own advice, I'll make a decision based upon
> emotion and not common sense.  Any suggestions are much appreciated.
Thanks
> in advance!
>
>
> Joe T.
> '85 Scirocco Wolfsburg (Still no Vanagon, but enjoying the list anyway!)
>
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