Not at $12k
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On Mar 18, 2010, at 8:36 AM, Sheilah Rogers <sheilah@SHEILAH.ORG> wrote:

> yep. diesel has the allure.
>
> there's a whole bunch of folks with hankerings to get their hands on
> diesel vehicles so they can run biodiesel or veg oil (or garbage,
> for that matter, ala gasification). i'm wondering if it might be
> worth a bit more to the folks out in berkeley, CA and what-not.
>
> s.
>
>
>
> On Mar 18, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Greg Potts wrote:
>
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> You and I know a guy who bought a running but crusty diesel vanagon
>> sitting in a scrapyard in VA for $700, who then flipped it to
>> another guy
>> we know for a double cab without a motor. He then tarted it up a bit,
>> drove it for a while and flipped it to a third acquaintance of
>> ours, who
>> then threw an buttload of coin at it before being forced to unload
>> it at
>> an off-season loss at $5,200. He had it listed a long time and few
>> people
>> were interested.
>>
>> I can name the individuals off-list if desired.
>>
>> Mind you, the last owner had it restored as original. If it'd been
>> me, I
>> would have at least put a 1.6TD in it to get the power up over the
>> 1.6NA
>> it came with.
>>
>> For free, a diesel westy is a great deal. Parting it out you can
>> get a
>> good buck just for the bell housing, bearer bar and oil pan, and
>> sell them
>> to someone looking to do a diesel or inline VW gas engine
>> conversion to
>> their WBX.
>>
>> $12K from the machine your buddy described is wishful thinking,
>> pure and
>> simple. If your buddy were to spend $5K in paint and another $5k in
>> mechanical work plus $2K in tires and interior and, and, and...
>> then he
>> would have something you *might* get $12K for.
>>
>>
>> Happy Trails,
>>
>> Greg Potts
>> www.pottsfamily.ca
>> www.pottsfamily.ca/busesofthecorn
>> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender hardtop Vanagon
>> 1973 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
>>
>>
>>> OK, a buddy of mine has an '82 diesel Westy, I haven't seen it in
>>> at least
>>> a year, but last time I did see it it had been parked under some
>>> trees for
>>> a few years, very dirty on the outside and had the moss/algae
>>> thing going
>>> pretty good on the roof. It hasn't been moved or started in quite
>>> a while,
>>> the last time he did start it it was spewing coolant as the
>>> coolant lines
>>> underneath had rusted through. It has some pretty bad seam rust
>>> under the
>>> outlets, and seam rust pretty much all over. Pop top and window
>>> seals are
>>> shot. Interior *should* be pretty good, but then I haven't seen it
>>> for
>>> years and suspect since it's parked in the woods there is a good
>>> chance it
>>> has turned into a mouse condo. Anyway, he calls me the other night
>>> all
>>> excited and says "my brother tells me I can get 10 to 12 thousand
>>> for the
>>> diesel, what do you think?" Not wanting to be cruel, but honest, I
>>> said
>>> $1,000.00 to $1,500.00. I just don't see someone (of sound mind)
>>> handing
>>> over 10 grand+ for this Westy. A year ago he offered it to me for
>>> free,
>>> and I turned him down because I saw an immediate need for at least
>>> 2K in
>>> parts, not to mention many weekends of work to get it going again.
>>> So,
>>> what say the list? Am I right or is his brother right? Jeff
>>>
>
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