1986 Syncro Westfalia - bought in June 2006 for $12,500 (Cdn) in Squamish
B.C. - seller was asking $14,500. At the time about a 6.5 /10.  Since then
I've plunked down a fair penny to continue to bullet proof and upgrade my
ride.

Bruce Todd

On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Erin Daniels <eirejammer@gmail.com> wrote:

> I paid $2,500 for my vanagon (not a camper) in 2005 in Oregon. Since then
> I've put a few engines, new radiator, etc.
>
> > On May 4, 2017, at 9:44 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Sure, I'd contribute purchases from 2011 ('85 camper $7500) and 2014
> ('87 camper $13,750). To be useful they need to be organized by state and
> have some info on condition.  I'd also be interested in what people have
> invested in their vans since purchase (parts and DIY or professional work
> separated).
> >
> > Maybe the easiest thing is a Survey Monkey poll with all the pertinent
> questions, price ranges, investment, etc. that could be promoted on the FB
> page too.
> >
> > West coast prices are also much higher than anywhere else in the country.
> >
> > I have a PDF of a Monroney sticker from an '85 Westy full camper
> identical to mine, and it's $19,485 list price. POE was Jacksonville, and
> was sold by Rich Hodges VW in Huntsville, AL. I'll bet it sold for at least
> that.
> >
> > That's $45,000 in 2017 dollars, so VW campers were never cheap!  I also
> have a brochure from the late '80s for the Vanagon Camper, and the people
> in the photos are in their late 50's or early 60's. No children shown, they
> would be the grandchildren if there were!
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Aaron Nelson
> > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2017 8:39 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Vanagon prices
> >
> > Hi everyone.
> >
> > I'm a relative newcomer to the community.
> >
> > I invested a huge amount of time/energy trolling Samba, Craigslist and
> Ebay for a "good deal" before finally taking the plunge on a 1985 Weekender
> last October.  I still periodically follow the various marketplaces - and
> remain puzzled by the significant variability in "asking prices" -
> especially on Samba.  I should probably disclose that I am a procurement
> professional by day (which may explain my weird obsession with market
> pricing).
> >
> > I suspect that most of us would be keen to have access to market data on
> Vanagon prices.  Perhaps the more interesting question is whether there are
> enough of us willing to disclose what we paid for our van(s).
> >
> > I think it wouldn't be terribly difficult to manage such a database on
> an anonymous basis.  There's no need to list names of buyers or sellers.
> >
> > I'd certainly be willing to contribute the 'data' from my purchase -
> heck, I'd even be happy to compile a database (assuming there's interest).
> >
> > Anyone else interested?
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 9:50 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 2017 dollars are not the same as 1986 dollars….
> >>
> >>
> >>> On May 4, 2017, at 10:06 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Has anyone tracked what's happening with Vanagon values lately?
> >>>
> >>> This from the NADA BUYERS GUIDE. I pulled this up yesterday,
> >>>
> >>> 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon Carat
> >>>
> >>> May 1, 2015
> >>> Original MSRP  Low Retail  Average Retail    High Retail
> >>> $18735                 $4800            $8300                $15000
> >>>
> >>> May 1, 2017
> >>> $18735                 $6050             $10550              $18300
> >>>
> >>> Over a two year span this is terrific if you are selling, not so
> >>> good if you are buying. Of course all the real value is in what you
> >>> sell or buy
> >> it
> >>> for!
> >>>
> >>> John
> >>
>