Check out the Kelly Blue Book website...
you can plug in the particulars about your vehicle and it will give you a
dealer trade in value and an outright sale value.
regards
Dane Tessler
87 Westfalia
http://members.aol.com/Dane714/westfalia.html
-----Original Message-----
From: CALLAHAN, NICHOLAS <NICCAL@SAFECO.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 7:15 AM
Subject: '85 Vanagon Value

>I apologize in advance for the relatively trivial nature of this post,
>but I thought my best bet would be to go to the experts.  Please feel
>free to respond to me directly.
>
> ** What would be a reasonable price on an '85 Weekender, standard
>transmission, minor (relatively) rust, 120,000 miles.  Ther mechanic who
>is selling it says he'll do a new head gasket as a condition of the
>sale.  Asking price is $2500.  Is that in the right range?  I
>understanding that it's difficult to say without seeing the vehicle, but
>assumming it's otherwise tight (good rubber, brakes, front end, etc),
>what's the usual price range?
>
>Thanks for the help.
>
>_Nick