There's a mob in Amsterdam called Braitman and Woudenberg (I think) who run an
excellent web site on just this issue.  They sell ex-rentals and will buy them
back from you after a period for a percentage of what you paid.  This also
overcomes certain insurance problems. Their site includes an analysis of
whether this is better than renting, for various periods.

Bob

Quoting Scott Norville <kr2no@EARTHLINK.NET>:

> The last time we went, we rented a beautiful TDI Eurowesty ("California")
> from a nice company outside Zurich for three weeks. The main pick-up points
> for VW camper rentals seem to be Amsterdam, Paris, Hamburg or Zurich, and
> there was a place in Amsterdam that still rented loafs and splits. In
> retrospect, and three years ago, we figured that for a stay over four weeks
> shipping (on a RoRo boat--roll on, roll off) our own van from New Orleans or
> somewhere on the east coast would have been cheaper in total (including
> shipping it back, around $1000 each way). Shipping in a container is much
> more expensive. Either way, you will have a lot of fun.
>
> Scott
>
>
> >---- Original Message ----
> >From: rmighton@PASSPORT.CA
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: RE: Question re buying & selling a westfalia in Europe
> >Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 18:25:35 -0500
> >
> >>My son and his wife are thinking of buying a westfalia for a 3 to 6
> >>month
> >>trip in Europe (or England)and then selling it again perhaps in
> >>eastern
> >>Europe. This of course is as an alternative to renting. Any advice or
> >>comments are appreciated.
> >>
> >>Ron & Marianne Mighton  Toronto, Canada
> >>
>

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