My son has CarFax this month, Looks like an interesting history on this one,
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=239803
seems to have been sitting since 1999. May explain why it is so cheap.

Jim
84 westy

CARFAX searched more than 3 billion records from over 7,600 sources and
found 8 record(s) for this 1984 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON BUS (WV2YB0251EH016482).

Date:
 Mileage Reading:
 Source:
 General Comments:

10/08/1983       NICB
 Vehicle manufactured and shipped to original
dealer

01/26/1994  86,824  California
Inspection Station
Carpinteria, CA
 Passed emissions inspection

03/20/1996  110,509  California
Inspection Station
Carpinteria, CA
 Failed emissions inspection

02/12/1998  129,941  California
Inspection Station
Carpinteria, CA
 Failed emissions inspection

02/24/1998  130,432  California
Inspection Station
Carpinteria, CA
 Passed emissions inspection

10/16/1999  142,911  California
Inspection Station
La Crescenta, CA
 Passed emissions inspection

10/22/1999       California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
 SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED

10/31/1999       California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
 SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]
> On Behalf Of Aristotle Sagan
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:29 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: it's probably a misprint ... 84 camper $1400 in
> burbank, ca usa
>
> Didntcha hear? We give em away out here in Calyfornea.
>
>
> tim in san jose (who be tempted if it weren't in the other half of the
> state)
>
>
> On 11/8/05, Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=239803
> >
> > if you're near it, check it out. but it says $1400.
> > hard to see how it could really be that cheap.
> >
> > good luck!
> > unca joel
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my
> van, in which case, you ain't got there yet.
>