Sounds like the deal for that guy from Hawaii who wanted a cheep Westy that
runs well. He posted here earlier last week I think.

tim in san jose

>From: "Pernice, Vincent" <Pernice@GENTA.COM>
>Reply-To: "Pernice, Vincent" <Pernice@GENTA.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: FS: Cheap Westy (Not Mine)
>Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 09:40:58 -0400
>
>I met a fellow Westy owner at the Englishtown, NJ VW swap meet last Sunday.
>The owner had 3 Westys, with one of them being for sale for only $1500.
>Here are my impressions/ details as I saw them:
>-Air cooled, 1980 model, full camper, I think the color was metallic orange
>-The exterior had quite a bit of surface rust and some of the usual dents
>and dings on the body and bumpers.
>-There were a few exterior things missing as far as I could tell: 2 of the
>3 side inlets, one of the side rear plastic inlet grills and bumper
>end-caps, maybe a few other things.
>-The interior seemed complete as far as I could tell, but was rather dirty,
>however it was nothing that a good cleaning and laundering of the
>upholstery couldn't handle. The owner said all of the camper stuff was in
>working order.
>-Owner said the engine was rebuilt 12,000 miles ago and the van overall has
>been rock solid and the least problematic of his other ones. I only heard
>it running when he pulled up to the event, and it did sound smooth and was
>actually quieter than my wbx westy. Owner commented that he's putting all
>his energy into the Syncro he acquired and needed to make room.
>-Located in Brooklyn, NY
>-The bottom line. If I had the space and resources I would jump on it. I
>actually was considering it for the last few days and that's why I'm
>posting this 4 days later. I think it would be great deal for someone
>trying to get into the Westy scene very cheaply and still be able to drive
>it while addressing the things it needs (that is, assuming that the
>mechanicals and frame integrity check out before purchase). if anyone is
>seriously interested, p-mail me for the owner's phone #.
>
>Vince
>
>
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