I agree. Totally.. Just funny to think the price of my 1987 Westy compared
to a brand new 1 mile only car...

I'm new to the Vanagon game so as a newbie coming in its definitely
something that I noticed.. What's funny is to see the reactions of my
friends when they ask what I paid for it and I explain it was more than my
Mazda. I proceed to tell them they just wouldn't understand until they own
one. Lol
On Mar 20, 2014 12:04 AM, "Daniel O Stevens" <dosteven@syr.edu> wrote:

> See which one you'll still own and enjoy in 4-5 yrs
> which one is worth more in 4-5 yrs
> which one is already a classic and which one is just a commuter/grocery
> getter.
> which one will give the next owners a smile and dreams of future travel
> possibilities in 4-5yrs.
> in 1987 $$ your Mazda3 is an economy car. when comparing inflation tit for
> tat.
>
>
> Date:    Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:10:39 -0500
> From:    Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Talking about Vanagon prices
>
> I'm new to the Vanagon scene.. I bought my 87 Westy last July and paid
> 18k... A comparable Syncro was about 10k more. Ouch. Stuck with the
> 2wd...fortunately mine had a ton invested in it so even at 18k I think I
> got a steal. What's funny is I paid more for my 27 year old Westy than I
> did for my 2012 Mazda 3 brand new off the lot... Lol. It kills me when I
> think about it in those terms... Lol
>
> Abel.
>