Sad to hear of your circumstances Adrian.

Sounds like a decent vehicle. Should go quickly.

A caution - money these days seems to go through the fingers as quickly
as water  and once gone - what will you sell next?? It is something to
ask yourself.

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

Adrian Bertarelli wrote:
> To all,
>
> I have a nice syncro westy weekender for sale in boulder co.(It is a
> factory syncro westy, not a van converted into one.)  I am posting
> this to the vanagon list first, because this community has been such
> an amazing resource over the years.  I have been involved with this
> list for many years, and the wisdom and the people that i have met
> have enriched my life in more ways than i can express.  I love my van,
> it has been a passion and a love of mine, I have held on to it with
> the hopes  of making it the dream syncro.  Every extra penny i have
> had over the last 15 years (purchased the van in 1993) has gone
> towards this van, and improving it.  Over the last 15 years life has
> changed very much for me.  I have held on to my van in the hopes that
> i could catch up to life and have the extra money to put into my van.
> However due to bad economic times, i think it would be wise to let my
> vanagon love go.  Many people on this list can probably relate to my
> plight.  I have a wife, dogs, house, medical insurance, and all the
> woes that life dishes out.  I have always stood my ground on the van,
> and always defended my hobbie, my love for that car, and the vision i
> have for it.  At times this car has been a thorn in my side, it has
> caused family rifts,issues and many arguments.  It is with great
> sadness that i list this car for sale.  I would love for somebody that
> has the same passion for these cars to take her over.  So what i have
> to offer is a nice 87 syncro westy weekender.  I will post this to the
> vanagon list first, then craigs, and the samba. It is an 87 vanagon
> westy weekender in the burgundy red color.  I would like to sell it at
> what i think is a reasonable price for a syncro around 12,000.  It has
> some wear, and some minor dents and dings.  It does still have a 2.1
> with high miles on it.  In the last 10 years i bet it has only driven
> 30,000 miles.  I don't drive it as a daily driver, because i haven't
> wanted to put a ton of hard mountain miles on it.  It has lived all of
> its life in Colorado and Utah, and it is fairly rust free.  I have
> done some great upgrades and have put a lot of love into this car.
> Things that have been updated:
>
> Transaxle- I had daryl of AA rebuild my tranny a few years ago
> Front end
>          -new power steering rack
>          -new rubber bushings
>          -new brakes( rotors, calipers, pads)
>          -new vc
>          -new outer and inner front cv joints(yes both the outer expensive ones)
> Driveline
>          -rebuit driveshaft
> Suspension
>           - Old Man EMU shocks all around
>           -16 inch go westy wheels
>           -bfg all terrain ta's (brand new a month ago)
>           -Fastforward lift kit(springs and spacers)
> Engine- this is wear i slacked off a bit.  I always have wanted to do
> an engine conversion so i havent spent much money on the 2.1 liter in
> there.  It runs great no major issues has vw vanagon syndrom fix plug,
> replaced idle stablizer and afm.  New cat and recent emissions.
> Doesn't leak any coolant and never has.
>
> Spare, parts
> -original front springs, no sag in them
> -front bra
> -all ac components(i live in Colorado and removed the compressor, we
> don't really use ac here)
> -tons of little interior bits( i found a brown interior westy and took
> tons of interior brown parts, cabinet handles, door handles, all the
> little things that break over time.  The brown parts i call
> un-obtanium)
> -spare power steering pump
> -spare radiator fan and shroud
> -brand new clutch kit
> -a known working vc(bought from a list member who did a solid shaft
> and decoupler conversion)
> -new cabinet molding and trim
> -new poptop seal
> -new skylight seal
>
>
>
> I will never recover the amount of money i spent on it.  I have 10,000
> in parts on this car.  I never intended to ever sell it.  I will
> consider all reasonable offers, but i am pretty firm.  If anyone is
> interested give me a call 303-443-1873 or email me
> abertarelli@gmail.com.  I have many pics of the van and would be
> willing to send them to you.  I will put the pics on snapfish this
> weekend.  It is a very fun car i hate to see it go, but there are
> things in life that are more important right now so i have to give up
> the vanagon obsession.  If you have questions, or want to see the van,
> or want to send a friend or listee too see the van, don't hesitate to
> call.  I will miss her dearly and hope that she goes to a great home.
> Sorry for the long post hope it is not a waste of bandwith.
> Adrian
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