Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 13:11:28 -0400
Reply-To: "Russell, William" <william.russell@UW-INC.COM>
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From: "Russell, William" <william.russell@UW-INC.COM>
Subject: Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Westfalia POKEY for sale
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Oh, I'd love to buy it but I really shouldn't. It sounds so nice and it
could keep my 1980 "Jazzy" company in the parking lot. :(
Why are you selling it?
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of 80 Westy Pokey
Sent: April 30, 2003 11:24 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Air Cooled Vanagon Westfalia POKEY for sale
Please send questions to: westfalia@rogers.com so they don't
get lost in the shuffle!
Ad on the Samba:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/index.mv?
photo+200304300808099733
Ad on EP:
http://ep.com/js/mi/c0/b0/1625622.html
Back in January I bought a Syncro but was holding onto Pokey
until I was sure I would have a van for my March break trip
to Florida. Well the trip is long since over and it is time
to sell Pokey. For any interested persons close to Toronto,
it will be at Greenbelt VW's "springfest" this Sunday May
4th: http://autonet.ca/GreenbeltVW/Events.cfm
Pokey is really really clean and I get lots of comments on
its condition wherever I go. The gentleman who sold it to me
said his family had outgrown the van and will be buying a
cottage instead. He had bought it in July 1995 from Owasco (a
large VW dealer that specializes in Westfalias and Eurovan
campers). It has been taken on two longs trips, one to the
east coast of Canada and one to Northern Ontario. Other than
those two trips, they he previous owner used it very little.
One weekend in the past two years he owned it. To be honest I
probably used it even less.
The van is in very good condition. The interior is pretty
much as new, there is no mildew or cooking residue on the
tent material, the arborite is in excellent condition, the
fridge works very well as does the cooker. The propane tank
and lines were replaced in 1995 and the water pump is
upgraded to a Shur marine fresh water pump.
I have not done a compression test since I bough it three
years ago, but the engine still feels as strong as it did
then. At the time I bought it compression was at
manufacturers specifications; 130, 130, 125, 130. According
to Bentley, the requirements for a new engine are 131 PSI and
there is a 40 PSI range. Shifting the transmission is very
smooth. Timing is right on. There are no problems with the
Air Mass Meter and engine hoses. It leaks a bit of oil, but
probably no more than most Air Cooled engines (Pushrod tubes,
seals, etc were done last year).
I don't like to say that there is "no rust" because there is
some. But I have seen vans with similar minor rust or often
much worse rust listed as "rust free". There is certainly no
rot. The body is in very good condition. There is a small
rust patch on the seam behind the drivers door (about at
window height) and some minor rust spots on at the very
bottom of the drivers side pannel that has the electrical /
water outlets. There are a couple of rust spots on the lower
part of the nose and a bit of bubbling where the nose meets
the fender. There is a small spot below the rear hatch window
as well. The body seams are good. There has been a rust
repair to the step well which was sandblasted, and coated
with a rust inhibitor.
The van has never been used in winter. It had been stored by
late September and out just before May 24th weekend (a
holiday in Canada) the van was driven an average of 10,000 km
per year (6000 miles) The underneath still has the original
undercoat and screws and bolts do not appear to be rusted
solid. I had complete "Rust Check" and undercoat done each
year.
At some time, part of the van was repainted a slightly
different colour from the original Asuan Brown. I don't know
why. It appears to have been a good job.
The interior is very good, although the original VW wallpaper
is peeling in places. The original owner put carpet on the
rear door and side door (insulation, I suppose) He used snaps
to install it. We removed the carpet, but the snaps are still
visible. The tent is in excellent, as new, condition. The
seat coverings are in fair shape but the bottom of the rear
bench and the left side of the drivers seat are starting to
show some wear.
It has four almost new tires. They are Load range "D" so they
will hold the weight of a westy. The spare is original and
looks unused. I can throw in five spares in not as good shape
for free.
Clutch was replaced three years ago because of leaking at the
rear seal. Brakes are shocks seem fine. The ride is quite
smooth.
The fuel tank, all fuel lines, brake master, and clutch
master and slaves were replaced three years ago.
It has a working BA6 gas heater, stereo cassette deck (wired
to switch to work independent of ignition setting great for
camping), wind down windows, no power options, The previous
owner installed speakers in the ceiling of the driver /
passenger area. There are VDO volts, cylinder head temp, oil
temp and oil pressure gauges. It has a K&N air filter, a bra,
all screens, tables and curtains, Pop top artificial rain
gutters, second battery wired up (but the auxiliary battery
itself is on its last legs), Tachometer in place of clock
(its having issues right now), WR1 Hard Start Relay, New
Starter, Recent tune up (plugs, wires, rotor, cap, etc.),
Fridge works great - makes ice, Stove works great, Horn is on
its last legs (cheap and easy to fix), Cover for power cord
has fallen off, The cable to the lower heat control has
fallen off (still have plenty of good heat with the BA6 I am
not even sure what this cable does).
It was appriased at $7,500 Canadian. I am asking $6,500.
Again, for any interested persons close to Toronto, it will
be at Greenbelt VW's "springfest" this Sunday May 4th:
http://autonet.ca/GreenbeltVW/Events.cfm
Please send questions to: westfalia@rogers.com so they don't
get lost in the shuffle!
Thanks,
Chris
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