On Wed, 26 Oct 1994, JJ MATCHETT wrote:

> A ford Dealer offered me 10K for my 91 Vanagon Carat that has a wholesale
> blue book value of 11.8K...Are they trying to rip me off?? They say that there
> is not a market for VW Vanagons...and didnot believe that the blue book value
> is realistic....(my van is in good shape).....Does anybody have any advice??
> 

Yes, it sounds like a rip off. At least here in California. the dealers 
tell me they can't keep a Vanagons on the lot. A friend in the car 
business told me he almost always has to pay MORE than wholesale book for 
clean ones.

Dave Garth