Jake,

That was sort of my point - however $90K !!!!!!!!!!

On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> We've been through this before guys.
>
> Those vans don't resemble your/my vans at all.
>
> They are essentially 'new' - they have been taken completely apart and put
> back together with many new pieces.
>
> Price a new motor, rebuilt transaxle, COMPLETELY new suspension,
> windows-out paint job, etcetera and they begin to look like very fair prices
> indeed for campers that won't need anything but fluid changes for quite a
> long time.
>
> YMMV
>
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Bryan,
> >
> > My opinion is the same as yours about the prices. They are completely
> > ridiculous.
> >
> > However, I also think it's unfair to say that all they do it throw in a
> > new
> > engine, paint it, and detail it. My understanding is that they do much
> > much
> > more to those Westys.
> >
> > That being said I am not defending those prices. Then again who is more
> > at
> > fault Go Westy or the fools who will pay $90k for one of their vans?
> > They
> > wouldn't charge it if there were no buyers.
> >
> > I think Go Westy is a valuable resource for all of us. They have
> > certainly
> > gone above and beyond for me on more than one occasion. I agree the
> > prices
> > they are selling those Westys for are outrageous  -I'd love to have one
> > for
> > sure but can't ever see spending that much even if I could.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
> > '90 Carat (Grover)
> > '86 (We call this one Parts)
> > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27

--
Thanks,

Jeff
'90 Carat (Grover)
'86 (We call this one Parts)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus