Hi Steven, sorry for your "disaster". Just a thought to give you an idea
of what to negotiate for. I went to MSN Auto site and linked to their
page that lets you enter your particular auto details to see it's "resale"
value, which is what retailers in your area would be asking for that
vehicle.
I used my area, Salt Lake, and your van and the result was:

1988 Volkswagen
Vanagon GL Camper
$9,210
The link is:
http://autos.msn.com/kbb/trim.aspx?type=retail&tid=6917&zip=84103
Hope you come out of this allright.
Best,
Bob

> > Our beloved Westfalia was recently badly damaged in an accident.
> > I want to get it repaired, but the insurance company wants to
> > total it.  I believe they are underestimating its value.
> >
> > If anyone knows the selling price of a Westfalia camper in the
> > last year or so, could you send it to me?  Mine is a 1988 full
> > camper, in excellent condition, with automatic transmission
> > and air conditioning, and with the addition of a holding
> > tank, a furnace, and an auxilliary battery system (some of which
> > are described over at my web site, www.sittser.com).  The closer
> > the year and condition are to mine, the better.
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> >                              -Steven Sittser
> >
>