Hi Stuart,

Man, that was great. Many thanks for this solid advice. 

Happy Trails,

Steve

On Jul 9, 2012, at 12:19 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> First notify the ev_update group on Yahoo! Groups that you are selling and
> ask advice.  Put it on Craigslist in your area and on the west coast.  CL
> doesn't like cross posting, but you can find a way to do it if you work at
> it.   You are on the early side model wise, the 2001-03 had the 201 hp
> engine, yours has the 160 hp version, which is still a good engine.
> Transmissions are expensive to rebuild ($4000+ and parts are of questionable
> quality), and yours will be due soon.  Check www.thesamba.com, and I'd start
> at something under $25k and work down from there every couple of weeks.
> EVCs are very popular in Seattle, so list it here too.  Good luck!
> 
> Stuart in Seattle
> '85 Westy, sold my '97 EVC in 2009 for $27k in 6 weeks.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Steve Hughes
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 8:16 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Working out an asking price for my 2000 Eurovan Camper
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> I'm getting ready to sell my 2000 EV Camper (the Winnebago camper
> conversion--not the Westfalia weekender conversion). It's got 150K, a few
> dings, and some beginning rust (I'm in Minnesota). Just got a new battery,
> the appliances and interior are clean, has the removable (one person) seat
> for the passenger area, but it needs tires and is getting close on the
> brakes. This vehicle is so unusual that it is hard to find the value. It is
> not one of those $38K, mint condition fully-reconditioned campers you see
> from specialized dealers, but it will be great with a little TLC. It
> certainly runs great. I'll be sorry to see it go, but I"m into a different
> chapter of life and it's time to pass it along to someone new.
> 
> Anybody have any suggestions for working out an asking price?
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Steve