Absolutely!  Someone with the parts could buy it and probably flip it, but I
think $2900 is too much for a partially stripped Westy.

Stuart

From: JordanVw@aol.com [mailto:JordanVw@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 8:52 PM
To: stuartmacm@gmail.com; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: '87 Westy for $2900 bucks!!

In a message dated 9/18/2013 10:45:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
stuartmacm@gmail.com writes:

Engine $4000 plus core charge, transmission $2000 plus core charge.  $8,000
minimum, plus all the other stuff a "parts" van would need.  About $5000
minimum in my recent experience.  This is a $1000 van that will take $15,000
to get into decent shape unless you have a supply of used engines and
transmissions.

i used to buy running rusty GL passenger vanagons for $500 bucks.  stripped
them down for parts.

if you going to buy new or dealer or specialty shop rebuilt  engines and
trans, then of course your going to pay a lot of money.

my point was this was a solid complete late model westy that if someone had
a good used engine and trans laying around they could have themselves a
decent 87 westy

used 2.1L waterboxer - about $500

used manual tranny - about $500

a nice weekend of draivetrain swapping (free if you do it yourself)

you could have yourself a running '87 westy for under $5 grand..  seems like
a deal to me.