Yep, Westies are extremely popular on the west coast (that one is in SW
Washington, just north of Portland, OR), and you do not find the prices
around here you see in your area.  Near Seattle there are four prominent
shops that work on them and do conversions. You can spend a lot of money on
one, and many do.  These shops are full of Westies undergoing or waiting for
restoration and upgrading.

They have always been popular here because of the western outdoor lifestyle.
Once you pass Denver, no one knows what a Westy is, and rust becomes a major
issue.  The fellow that is selling that $45k rig for $29.5k (just lowered
from $31K) bought a new pickup truck and trailer, I'm guessing he's into
that about $80k to $100k. He said he closed his business to hit the road,
and it must have been a good business.

Stuart

From: JordanVw@aol.com [mailto:JordanVw@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2016 6:12 PM
To: stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: The dream didn't match the reality

In a message dated 2/21/2016 4:03:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM writes:

Your chance for a really
nice rig: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1897374

really??  who spends $30k on a automatic westy?? subaru engine or not..

stuart...i dont know where your from but im guessing it must be the west
coast...

out here on the east coast where us poor people live, those prices are not
realistic...  a subaru engined '87 2wd westy would never fetch over 15k
here.

chris

'89 westy w/ 112k miles and no rust - paid $4500 bucks in '09 (C4C rescue!)

'85 doublecab with about the same milage and no rust  - paid $5500 bucks in
'05

'84 sunroof van with 85k orig miles and no rust - paid $1000 in '98