Year:	1985
Make:	Volkswagen
Model:	Vanagon Westfalia
Bought:	2009
Sold:	Spring 2014
Horsepower:	83 hp
Weight:	4150lbs (approx)

 

Found this in Massachusetts for $750. It had the pop-top but no kitchen and seemed like the perfect van to camping on road-trips. The frame and running gear were relatively solid, but the body was starting to rust out. I made an attempt at body work, but even calling it a 10′ job would have been kind. It was maybe a 20′ one. It was also exceptionally slow. I convinced myself for a while that it was just down to a tiny engine in a heavy van, but eventually I figured out that the torque converter was trashed and it was slipping excessively. I did replace it, but while the van was sitting it developed a bizzare electrical problem and would no longer run. I swapped out nearly every sensor on the engine as well as the ECU before giving it up and selling it. I had towed it to Colorado in the meantime and with the overpriced market out here I was lucky enough to sell it for more as a non-running van than when it first bought it in Ma.