In a message dated 98-05-08 20:24:59 EDT, vwbus@MINDSPRING.COM writes:

<< vans in excellent condition at the $3500 mark after my extensive inspection
 but upon deciding from my Quatum 4wd experience I did not want to get into
 90k plus mile cars no matter how nice they appeared.  One in fact had a just
 Weddle rebuilt tranny only 15k from rebuild, I thought very hard but saved
 my money.  I have seen quite a few (4-5) go at auction for $3k or so even,
 appeared very nice, but at auction you never know.  Still take a '87 7
 passenger syncro with say average (110k) miles to a dealer round here for
 trade, you will be lucky to convince him your incredibly rare 4wd van is
 going to be worth much more than $3500 to him, about what he expects to get
 at auction.  Frankly I don't get it BTW, the pacific NW is loaded with
 Quantum syncros at very reasonable prices (looked earlier this year) and
 they are an order of magnitude rarer than the vans, and highly sought by
 anyone to ever drive one.  Campers I understand, passenger vans, you guys
 better hope you can keep that artificially inlfated value going till you
 sell, and that better be quick on a 11 year old van.

 John
 vwbus@mindspring.com
  >>

 If you take a mint syncro with a lot of miles on it, put a new motor in it
and a clutch, what do you have,  A NEW CAR.  Note, I used to live in the sorry
ass mid west, surrounded by a bunch of red necks, and unfortunately VW and
Audi products sell for about 50% less than what they desirve to be sold for,
compared to the west coast.