'87 full Westy manual with 70K bought for $4400 in 2006 in VA. 

Stephen

Mobile

> On May 4, 2017, at 12:01 PM, Markus M. <markusmumper@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> '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
>>> 
>>