Hoch Motors in Santa Rosa has a couple of Multivans for under $15K:
http://www.hochmotors.com/

Give them a call and tell them what you are looking for. They've
always had Vanagons and they know the vehicles. I have not had any
personal experience with them.

Jeff

On Sep 30, 2007, at 6:46 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:39:46 -0700
> From:    Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
> Subject: Re: buying a 1986-1991 westfalia camper - help
>
> At  9/30/2007 01:08 PM, Michael Morris wrote:
>> I live in San Francisco and am finally pursuing my goal of buying a
>> Westy. I want to get one with relatively low mileage and in
>> excellent mechanical and body condiition. This is more important to
>> me than price. I can spend up to 15k. Can someone recommned where I
>> should look? Better to buy from a dealer or private party? Anybody
>> familiar with reputable sellers in Bay Area?