Patti,

Wow, thank for the detailed reply! Sounds like the restoration was
significant for the blue diesel, at least.

-George

On 5/7/07, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote:
> I live about 4 miles from westfalia-enterprises.com.  I stopped by
> unannounced twice, and on both occasions the mechanic showed me around and
> gave me some general info about Westies.  I saw the Blue diesel pictured on
> the website nearly gutted in 2 stages of restoration, as well as various
> other Westies in the process of restoration.
>
> After that I called and spoke to Kevin.  He asked me to make an appointment
> so he could show me the vans in more detail and give me pricing information,
> so I did.  He was very cordial and patient and didn't pressure me at all.  He
> didn't even ask me for my phone number.   He showed me a fully loaded 1990
> stick-shift with 63,000 original miles on it. I was considering a manual, so
> he let me drive it.  It sounded good and drove very smoothly, but it made me
> remember having told myself 20 yrs ago that I would NEVER own a stick shift
> again!  At the time, Kevin had nothing else fully loaded.  The nice thing
> was that he didn't try to convince me to buy something without AC, power
> locks or power windows.
>
> He told me that his prices did not include any warranty, but for locals he
> would stand by his Westies, and offer repairs and support at little or no
> charge.  However, I didn't see any written materials expressing that.  I do
> appreciate the time Kevin and his mechanic spent with me.  What I learned
> from them was very helpful when I eventually test-drove and bought my fully
> loaded, automatic "Scarlett" in an equally good condition (mechanic
> certified) from a private party at a much lower cost. I would just not feel
> comfortable paying a high price to a dealer without any kind of written
> warranty whatsoever.  Although GoWesty does provide warranties, they also
> charge from $10-$20,000 per vehicle more than Kevin, and even $30-$40,000
> higher than from a private party!  (And that means lots more sales tax,
> too!)
>
> Although I have nothing bad to say about my own face-to-face experience with
> Kevin, I'm certainly not minimizing Jake's extremely negative experience on
> the telephone.
> Patti
> ****************************
> On 5/7/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I see they're still showing the 1987 Weekender that was offered twice on
> > the
> > same page on the old site.
> >
> > I agree with Suds that if they can say a Weekender has seating for seven,
> > they're not really sweating the details.
> >
> > Caveat emptor
> >
> > Jake
> >
> > On 5/7/07, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > As well as having their testimonials look like they were written by
> > > the same person.
> > > (yes, it's lunch break :P)
> > >
> > > Sudhir
> > >
> > > On 5/7/07, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Well, that certainly says a lot right there. Who on earth would think
> > it
> > > so
> > > > terrible that you would want to see some pictures.
> > > >
> > > > I also notice that there isn't a price to be found on their site - oh
> > > and
> > > > they only purchase vans with no rust.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 5/7/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > They used to have a different name, which escapes me right now, but
> > > the
> > > > > name
> > > > > Kevin Soroudi rings a bell.
> > > > >
> > > > > I called him when I was looking for a van and he told me to get on a
> > > plane
> > > > > and come down.  When I told him that I would appreciate it if he
> > could
> > > > > email
> > > > > me some photos before I made that commitment he shouted that he
> > didn't
> > > > > have
> > > > > any f***ing time to waste on f***cking photographs and to f*** off
> > and
> > > > > quit
> > > > > wasting his time!
> > > > >
> > > > > Needless to say, I bought Dixie from a completely different source.
> > > > >
> > > > > Just one person's experience.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jake
> > > > >
> > > > > On 5/7/07, Sharon Mendonca <bobonsharo@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Strange that westfalia-enterprises.com last "update" was December
> > > 21,
> > > > > > 2006!!  Sounds like it's not an active site??
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Jake
> > > > > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > > > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > > > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > > 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It's naked inside - IT'S ALIVE!)
> >
> > > > 86' (We call this one Parts)
> > > > 85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected)
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> >
>