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- From: zirk@celece.ucsd.edu (Karin Zirk)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw
- Subject: Re: Bus/Camper How much should I pay?
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- Date: 21 Jan 93 21:13:11 GMT
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- Well, deciding how much a 20 year old camper is worth
- is not easy. Here in San Diego, most pop tops
- around 69-72 are running about $2,000 with various
- things that need to be fixed. Your best bet is
- to find one that runs, if it connects with your soul
- and you think its the one for you, take it to a VW
- mechanic and have them do a presale check for you.
- Yes I know John Muir tells you how to do it but I
- suggest a professional for the following reason:
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- They will tell you everything that needs to
- be fixed, much of which is not readily apparent,
- and they will also be able to give you a
- dollar estimate on how much each of those
- items will cost to be repaired.
-
- I used this method when I bought my van. I almost
- bought a super clean 1976 poptop for $2,000 - full
- camp equipment, etc. However, the mechanic who
- did the check for me said the engine wasn't going
- to last another 5,000 miles. This checkup cost
- me $40 and saved me the price of a new pancake
- enginie (about $1500).
-
- The second van I took in too be check out had
- no major problems but quite a few minor ones.
- I was able to use the repair estimate from
- the mechanic to renegoiate the asking price
- which then dropped $500
-
- Also, keep in mind that most of th campers you will
- look at will vary in terms of what type of camp equipment
- they have. In order to decide what's important to
- you, you need to think about the purpose of this camper.
-
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- Will you be taking short 1-2 weeks camping trips or
- will this be your home for a period of time? If you
- want more feedback on this contact me via email. I lived
- in mine for 2 years so I know whats important and what's
- not.
-
- Hope this helps.
-
- Karin
-