'87 automatic Westfalia camper in very good condition, purchased in Pismo
Beach, CA, in 2005 for $8,000, has run pretty much trouble free since with
ongoing maintenance.

Markus and The Girl.

On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 8:38 AM, Aaron Nelson <aaronynelson@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
>