Hi all..I.just joined this site about a week ago...it surely has
triggered my
desire to have a Vanagon...tomorrow I am looking at a 1983 deisel...full
camper...body and inside supposedly in mint condition...1500 miles on a
rebuilt...the asking prices is 6, 795 dollars..could anyone tell me if
that is
a fair price???  Also I am a single middleaged women who is not really
swift in
the area of mechanical expertise...(however that is sure to change if I keep
reading all your posted mail!!)  I live in Roseburg Oregon...any advice
as to
what I should look for ?  Be mindful of????  I would appreciate any
input from
you experts!!!  Newbie-Susanb

Coby Smolens wrote:

> As far as I know there is only one place in Marin that matches that
> description - Valley Wagonworks. On a good day we've counted as many as 21
> Vanagons. There are also at least seven buses on the lot at any one time
> lately. The different "sizes" probably refers to the fact that there are
> usually a sampling of vans from several categories: 7 passenger GL, Westies
> young and old, Hi-tops of various manufacture, the occasional pickup, not to
> mention the same spread in buses, currently ranging from '66 Combi (for
> sale) to '79 bus. However, we are primarily a repair shop - the vans we have
> for sale are mainly acquired as the inevitable by-product of the repair
> business. Of course, we have been known to snap up the odd van or bus
> someone spots in the papers. Or on the side streets. Or in somebody's back
> yard. Or on the internet. ;-)>
>
> Coby
>
> Valley Wagonworks
> "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959"
>
> Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan
> Repair and Service Specialists
>
> 1535 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94933
> Voice:(415) 457-5628
> Fax: (415) 457-0967
> http://wagonworks.com
> mailto:contact@wagonworks.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> > Of Per Lindgren
> > Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 6:09 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Bay Area Vanagons... wow.
> >
> >
> > "Earthlink.net" wrote:
> >
> > >  I passed a lot in Marin County that had 10! Vanagons of varying
> > > shapes and sizes for sale
> >
> > What do you mean, varying sizes? I always thought they all came in one
> > size, except for Otmars stretch?
> >
> > PerL
> >