> My friend is talking with a dealer in the SF Bay area about a '89 Westy. 
> The van has about 70K miles and is imaculate - Power steering, brakes, 
> Air <needs service - no cooling>, automatic, but otherwise seems a very 
> nice van. They are sticking with a price of $17.1K and are quoting a 
> "Blue Book" of nearly $21.

That's about right. My '89 Westy has 45,000 miles and I've been offered
$20K for it.

> What say you all - They have refused $16K saying they paid more <doubt 
> it, but maybe>.

Depends on how bad those 70,000 miles were... I'd ask if they replaced the
fuel filter, redone the undercoating, and a lot of other rust and road
wear things. Otherwise it's not worth the bluebook.

Check the canvas of the pop-top and also check the rubber gasket around
the pop top. Those suckers go first. :)

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Joshua R. Poulson, Systems Engineering, ADP Dealer Services, Portland, OR