On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Silvia Carranza <silcarr@aol.com> wrote:
> Sadly, I need to get rid of my 86 Vanagon.? Tags are current through April, but I would have to put in a lot of $$ to renew because there is a hole in the tailpipe, and some kind of electrical short in the undercarriage (the engine dies when the undercarriage gets wet).? The seats are in extremely good condition, as is the dash board, so I thought I might sell the van piece-by-piece.? Any takers?
>

Just my .02

If the Westy was running ok before "wet" issue and is relatively rust free....

Don't part it out. Sell it "as is", representing it as honestly as you can.

Market it toward an honest experienced Vanagon potential buyer, by
becoming knowledgable of what the issues are (so they won't take
advantage of the situation) and "voicing" this knowledge in the ad.

If it is truly only a hole in the tailpipe (i.e. rest of exhaust ok)
and a "runs poor when wet" issue, that may not be hard to fix.

If all goes according to plan, you might fetch a relatively decent
amount for it, make someone who wants to tinker with it happy, and
save a Westy from the scrap heap. A "win-win". They get a good deal,
you make some clams.

From the other POV, consider that selling it piece by piece, takes time.

How much is your time worth?

:)

Neil.

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