If i were shopping, i would look for a soild body and interior with a blown motor or tranny.  Let's face it, nearly anything out there is going to be high mileage.  Go for a lower priced van due to a failure that has already
happened, as opposed to a higher priced van with a failure waiting to happen.  Spend the money you save on rebuilding now rather than later.
steve

Patrick Lacelle wrote:

>  I want to buy soon a westfalia and I want to get as little problem as possible...(!?!)
> My question is what year should I buy and what condition should I look for?  ex: 1975 with a brand new engine and trans, a 1989 in good shape or a eurovan 1992, 1993, 1994 or over. (I don't care the year)
> I would like to recieve your advice.
> The only thing I am concern with is to have fun, ride safely and spend money (because I know I will spend money anyway) in the right westfalia.
>
> I want to keep my west for at least 5-6 year and my budget is max 25 000$ CAN or around 18 000$ US but maybe the solution is to buy a west for 10 000$ and spend some money to put a new engine and cosmetics, etc.  I don't know.
>
> Au revoir et merci
>
> Patrick Lacelle
> E. placelle@stationinc.com