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    1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!

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    Image of pinkshinyalan is kind of brown pinkshinyalan is kind of brown
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    Old Econoline panel van: $2000
    Sawzall: $100
    Tarp: $30

    Making a reliable, cheaply-repaired, air-conditioned, water-cooled, freeway-capable camper with more space than a Westphalia without the hippie stigma: Priceless. Oh, wait. That's worth about $10,000 you get to keep in your pocket.
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    FЯeeMan promoted this comment Edited by pinkshinyalan is kind of brown at 07/24/09 2:08 PM pinkshinyalan is kind of brown was starred pinkshinyalan is kind of brown was unstarred
    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    Considering it's non-Synchro, A/C-free state, I have to say, "Pass the pipe."
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    Image of skaven skaven
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    My grandfather had one of these.

    His harrowing tales of taking it on the Autobahn are some of my favorite stories growing up as a child.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    Crucially: This is not a Syncro. This is not the cleanest or nicest one around. This does not have the most desirable engine (Tiico fed it the standard VW 8v 2.0, didn't they? Oh, God help us, what a pile). This has a headliner that's falling down and caked with smoke and stench. It has no air conditioning, so the hippies were sweating even more.

    At half this price, it might be nice.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    For thirteen grand and not many MPGs, I'm thinking a Toyota camper with a 22RE and, y'know, a few grand in change.
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    Image of Naters4 Naters4
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    Westys can go for much more, and they're awesome. Anyone who says otherwise is missing the point.

    $13k is a nice price.
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    Image of Chris Lawson Chris Lawson
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    Crack. Pipe.

    We had a '76 that we drove to Alaska and back (from Michigan) in the summer of 1990. It was a fine vehicle for that purpose, but even 20 years ago we only paid about $3200 for it. The only way this thing would be worth $13K is...oh, hell, there's no way this would EVER be worth that.
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    Image of vicali vicali
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    for real crack check out a van from gowesty.com, then come back and talk about this deal.. our 86 was in better shape for $10k.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    This must be a secret code.
    The van must be lined with hash--$13,000? She must mean $1,300.
    The lack of A/C has fried her brain.
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    Image of economycar economycar
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    There was a really nice one on my block in brooklyn. I wanted a useful vehicle at the time so I inquired about it. They guy told me, with a straight face, that he wouldn't accept anything under $23k because that's "what he put into it".

    His response to my blank stare was "it has a rebuilt engine, you know". I told him that I would be in touch.
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    Image of BoomhauerTX BoomhauerTX
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    There was a car talk, where a caller had dreams of going around to all the summer festivals and wanted to know whether to get the "regular" VW van, or the camper version.
    The brothers wholly agreed that the camper version was the more desirable one as it will be breaking down so much, they'll want a more comfortable place to be spending the night on the side of the road.
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    Image of HammSammich HammSammich
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    I've always liked the Westy Vanagons as an alternative to tent camping, but this doesnt seem to be worth more than $5,000. I think what happened with the price, based on a cursory investigation of the presumed owner (woman in the photo), is that a dyed in the wool hippy chick who honestly believes that hugs are a legitimate form of currency was told that she had to come up with a price for the Van. Confounded, she decided to tally up all of the money she'd spent traveling to Phish and Rusted Root concerts in the 1990's and decided that would be an acceptable price for the van. So, as you can see this isn't so much crackpipe as it is perhaps blotter acid...
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    Owning a vehicle which can be both lived-in for extended periods, quite comfortably, and which has a 0-60 time of just under a minute, I can confidently state, this is hittin' something, though not the pipe.

    I'm thinking an organic drug buffet is more appropriate. 'Shrooms, some BC-bud, and maybe some peyoté.
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    Crack Pipe. I could buy that van, but I would be simply miserable in side. It's small, old, and I'm sure smells funky.

    I'd rather buy a motorcycle and a tent and have much more fun. (Despite ending up with a considerably sorer crotch.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/24/09

    @Schm wishes he could bring back the funny. .: Well, that depends on just how funky the van really is...
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    07/24/09

    In reply to 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia for $13,000!
    I voted nice price. Mostly because of the hat tip. Thanks Graverobber!
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