I looked at a '83 Westfalia yesterday - air-cooled and priced $3500. Here's a bunch of stuff I noticed about the vehicle and wondered if anyone can tell me if that would be a fair price - and if possible, what it would cost to fix:

- 83 Westfalia, 150k miles (but odometer is broken)

- said engine rebuilt 30k miles ago - no records, though

- engine seems to run well, decent amount of power, pick-up, etc

- no obvious leaks under the engine, transmission

- vehicle could really use a steam cleaning

- foam air barrier thingy at front of engine was not on properly - as I pushed it in the throttle cable tightened, revving up the engine

- most of the seams on the lower half of the vehicle have small rust spots (not sure if these are developing from the inside or not) - no  obvious rust in rockers, under windshield, sliding door, etc

- various dings - worst is scrape all along passenger side about 2" up the vehicle (not rusting, yet)

- cracked windshield

- very spongy brakes - needed to push pedal down 2 X more than would expect

- very squishy suspension - some creaking from the front end

- clutch chatter - would go away when clutch pedal pressed down (what causes this?)

- exhaust leaks from drivers side

- oil cooler (auxiliary ?) on drivers side at back - some oil leaking from front hose connection

- general condition inside okay - probably needs new covering on interior panels though

- broken sliding door handle

- fridge, sink, stove - assume all work

- canvas ok - bug screen tears

- also has the gas heater

What do you think? Any tips on repair costs? Any comments or help would definitely be appreciated.

Thanks for your help!!

Jon

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