Oh what fun.
here's my list of 'sellers and investments' -

83.5 Westy with 2.1 engine...........super well sorted out and roadworthy.
Just haven't found time to put it on thsamba.  I think it'll just hold a
medium value.

85 Adventurewagon, no rust, no dings.  California van.  I think people don't
realize how good the AW top and aerodynamics are.  'holding value' I think.
  It's gonna make a fine Land Yacht when I'm done with it.  And I'm going to
'fix' that 'difficult' AW interior layout.

83 Sunroof diesel vanagon.   No rust either, minor dents.  I have some good
hope for this one.

82 Sunroof diesel Vanagon . Near showroom condition, original engine block
with fresh rings and rod bearings, freshly done head.  Barely one or two
tiny dings in this van, and I have the original window sticker, and
salesman's business card that sold it in Portland OR.  I regard this
Sunroof DV  as collectable.

87 Wolfsburg.  ....the deluxe model with all the goodies.........fiberglass
bumpers, aero mirrors, rear Z bed seat , table that folds out of the wall,
  jump seats, PS, AC ......Silver. No rust.

that's my list of my most useful or noteworthy vanagons.
the last Seller is a no rust, just one dent, perfect interior,  84.  Make a
super fine donor for someone wanting to swap their stuff over to a rust free
body.  Just chop out the top some to put your westy roof on it.

my personal vanagon is a Wolfsburg 85 Weekender.
( oh btw............I and a client are looking for a Porsche 914-6 if anyone
knows of one.  Not a 40,000 dollar one either .   I also know of a 75
Porsche 914 that's a project car I'm going to talk to the guy about some
more, if anyone in interested in that mid-engine fine little car.  They're
going up in value too.  Got lots going for them. After being with the 914-6
for a year long project, I even think they are good looking now !   )
all located in Medford/Ashland, Southern Oregon, USA.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: Vanagon Investments

>I just sold one of my babies, the 90 Carat I bought new. I never
> thought I'd do it, but my wife needed something else and I contributed
> by selling the car I hardly drove. I kept the one I really fell in
> love with, the 83 diesel westy. I love everything about it, and it is
> indeed appreciating in value. It's also a whole lot easier to repair,
> and needs less repairs to boot than the 90, with its complex
> electronics and power everything did. I'm not looking back.
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 7:37 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Tough times eh. But I'll bet your old Vanagon is holding up pretty
>>> well as an asset.  Mine is worth close to 30% more in US$ terms since
>>> last summer. Problem is that 30% of not much is not much...
>>
>> My GL took a big loss in value last week due to a failed oil cooler
>> O-ring, but as a result I was forced to make a capital investment of
>> labor in the non-GL to make it roadworthy, so it's market value
>> probably tripled! Realistically, they're just a couple late model
>> Vanagons worth about $3,000 roadworthy, and maybe $1,000 when not
>> driveable. Of course, cash value is immaterial, as there's NOW WAY I'm
>> going to SELL MY BABIES!
>>
>>
>> --
>> John Bange
>> '90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen"
>> '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"
>>