Expect $2500 for a ho-mum model to $4500 for a "perfect" Vanagon GL.
AFter you clean up all the "PO" stuff, expect $300-$500 per year average
on maintenance IF you do most yourself. If you have to hire it out -
expect a bit more. But don't get discouraged - these vehicles have
greater utility than  anything on the road today - IMHO! I just put Van
#6 in the barn!

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

Michael Sullivan wrote:
> 2wd gl 91 2500-3500 us and 500 first maintenance and then 300 per year if
> kept clean.  my .02.
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
> 73 Beetle
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> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Mark Hineline <hineline@helix.ucsd.edu>wrote:
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>> About a month ago I asked for opinions about whether I should get a
>> Vanagon or a 1980s-vintage Toyota van.
>>
>> You all convinced me.
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>> However...
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>> My initial plan was to sell my GTI for about $5000, pick up a Vanagon
>> for $2500 to $3500 (lots of them here), and do tires, fuel lines,
>> coolant hoses, etc. The major flaw in this theory is that I've found
>> the bone yards, where Vanagons used to be a dime a dozen, relatively
>> empty. The theory is that this is partly a consequence of cash for
>> clunkers, but it does give me pause.
>>
>> So my revised plan is to hold onto the GTI and open up a revenue
>> stream for a Vanagon, roughly on the order of a $4000 purchase price
>> and $4000 a year in repairs, replacements, and mods, for five years.
>>
>> Does that sound about right?
>>
>> Mark in Vanagon-filled San Diego
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