{"id":25,"date":"2012-02-14T19:12:20","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T19:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2024-06-30T16:33:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T16:33:11","slug":"1985-volkswagen-westfalia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carbio.org\/carlog\/?page_id=25","title":{"rendered":"1985 Volkswagen Westfalia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year:<\/td>\n1985<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Make:<\/td>\nVolkswagen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Model:<\/td>\nVanagon Westfalia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bought:<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sold:<\/td>\nSpring 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Horsepower:<\/td>\n83 hp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight:<\/td>\n4150lbs (approx)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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