Thank you all for your thoughts/opinions. I decided to pass on the van. She has it listed on Samba now and asking $900 believe me she will accept less -- way less.
An additional note. I have decided to also sell my 87. I just cant work on it anymore. If you know anyone that would be interested I would appreciate it very much. Here is the Craigslist post
   http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/4033075581.html

   The exact same ad is also on Samba -its more like a novel.

 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1523394

I do intend to remain subscribed to this list even after the van is gone simply because I like the people here and it is a nice read most of the time.
Thanks again everyone.

A J