How about taking an existing Westy and doing all those incredible things
to it?
Isn't that kind of what GoWesty does now?  And they can get $80K for
those, right!

Mike B.

On 10/15/2013 3:14 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
>    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>
>>>