I, too, think the Westy option is overpriced in some ways.      I guess
some people are very much more comfortable with a "package" that has a big
following, a 'brand' that has wide-spread recognition, is well known and
has a lot of 'cachet' or cult appeal.   I think, given the price that is
paid for "Westphalia" over plain old Vanagon, you could have a pretty
special camper van conversion done to any Vanagon and still come out with
either a less spendy Vanagon camper or a lot nicer Vanagon Camper with a
fully custom interior and all your own personal touches...

   Yes, a spiffy Westie in pristine shape is pretty nice...but they are
formica and particle board with vinyl trim and pretty mundane finish...OK
as far as something you can get, ready made RV style, but given the going
prices, they should be really 'special'   It should be exotic woods with
extra special hardware and yacht-like finish.....

   Now, I shall hide for having cast doubts on the value of the Westie
optioned vanagon....especially as sold by 'restorers'  ... sell to those
1%ers  who don't even care about the price, they just want the Brand....

   I think I could built a pretty nice Vanagon based camper for $80K....or
even $18k...but it wouldn't be a genuine Westie and people seem to need
that on the van..

On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Harry Hoffman
<hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>wrote:

> I don't agree at all.
>
> The westy interior takes up *alot* of room that could be stocked with
> removable items serving the same purpose.
>
> And a poptop, while a guess might be nice to some isn't the nicest place
> to sleep. It's more a mini storage shed in the making or a headroom area
> for standing up.
>
> With the engine swap I think that's a pretty fair price. Standard price
> with the wbx engine intact are roughly around 4-5k for a good body.
>
> Professional conversion probably cost btwn 7-10k. It's got a rebuild
> transaxle.
>
> Easily worth the price, IMHO.
>
> Cheers,
> Harry
>
>
> On 10/15/2013 11:52 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> > nice engine swap..  But why on earth would anyone want to dump  that kind
> > of money and time into a basic lowly 2wd '85 GL 7passenger vangon  is
> beyond
> > me though.  it doesn't even have a weekender interior.  i hate to say it
> but
> > he will have a hard time getting what he is asking..  if it were a westy,
> > it would be a awesome deal and a no brainer.
> >
> > put a poptop and a westy interior in it.. then i can see it making
>  sense..
> >
> > just being realistic here..and y'all know im right!!.  (and this is  even
> > coming from a non- camper person! :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 10/15/2013 10:29:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > jonbergga@GMAIL.COM writes:
> >
> > Not  mine, but I wish it  were....
> >
> >
> > http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/4126647958.html
> >
> >
> >
> > <http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/4126647958.html>
> >
>