I picked up a spare vanagon real cheap specifically for the parts on it.
Several ended up on my van after I got rear ended.  The rear hatch, lights,
license plate lights, deck lid, and lifts for a few.  Also the second spare
that I picked up comes in handy for rough terrain trips.  The fuel pump,
starter, distributor, and coil went into the spare parts cabinet in the van.
The tran which wasn�t very good was used as a core when I drove over to pick
up a rebuilt one.  The ecu and other parts of the engine that were good have
been sold off.  The CV axels were repacked and rebooted with one on the
shelf and one replaced one that went out on my van.  The center seat is in
my maint/shop area for furniture.  The mirrors have long ago replaced my
vans mirrors.

I definitely got my moneys worth out of the parts from that van but as for
any actual cash... About 350US total in cash.  About 500US in parts I didn�t
have to buy.  And I still have plenty of parts left.  Paid 600US for the van
so I came out way ahead.

As for parting for business....i occasionally put parts up as available on
request or on ebay mostly just to put them back in use rather than make any
money off of them.

BTW the money in that van is the engine and all of the
computer/exhaust/attachments/mounts etc.  someone contemplating a conversion
would love to get their hands on a completed known working setup.

Jimt

On 5/30/05 8:45 PM, "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I have an opportunity to pick up a parts van, with the same interior
> color scheme as mine that would provide some nice parts for me, the
> parts themselves are not worth enough to merit buying the van, but I
> was wondering about the possibility of parting it out.
> 
> How much can one realisticly expect from parting out a non camper van
> with a Jetta engine?
> 
> Chris
> 
>