1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia Camper For Sale in New Paltz, NY

1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia Camper For Sale

Key Features

Year: 1990
Model / Trim: Westfalia
Mileage: 77K
Engine: Not Listed
Transmission: Manual

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Source: Craigslist
Location: New Paltz, New York
Asking Price: $13,000
Seller Type: Private Owner
Contact: No Longer Available

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Back up for sale with many improvements since last post !
The price is set currently $13000 firm. Looking to avoid haggling at this point.
A few of you were serious.
Ill be standing by to move forward.
Cash and quickness takes priority. And i would knock it down $500 max if this be the case.
Thanks.

1990 Vw westfalia camper
Only 77k originsl miles

Never used as daily drive just vacations.
1990 vw westfalia
Standard manual. stick shift
Air cond
Pop top
Second owner
1st owner Purchased in germany
Good tires
Breaks good
Shifts smooth newer clutch.
NEW alternator.
Pop top has some mold stains on fiberglass roof. Was caused by fridge moisture as valve was not closed when not in use as it should have been. Could be bleached clean. Good part is there is No smell or active mold.
Body paint in mostly good overall condition / rear hatch could use a repaint. Rear fiberglass rubber bumper has some bumps. Some tiny rust spotting rounf rear window and front window.
There is typical common rust area starting on the stove fridge side. Nothing too scary. Rest of body Pretty solid
Under carriage pretty good.
Recent custom hardwood floor upgrade installed. It is very cool and durable !
Van currently on the road for test drive.
Pretty good shape for nys westy.
It could be made to be in tip top shape With some waxing and touchups . Body has alot of life left. Drives like a newer vehicle due to low miles. Interior is 90 percent. Smells like new.No tent tears or leaks. No oil leaks.

$13000

Some usefull info :

First of all, VW didn’t realize until about two years into production that there was a problem with the phosphate in the coolant they were using. The wrong coolant formula caused the cylinder heads to corrode rapidly at the area where the water-jacket rubber seal (often incorrectly referred to as the “head gasket”) and cylinder head come into contact. Most engines were leaking coolant within the first couple of years, or about 40,000 miles. This stigma has plagued the Waterboxer design ever since, even thought the problem was essentially solved early on. With care given to using a non-phosphate coolant, and regular 2-year flushing of the system, there is absolutely no problem whatsoever. We have seen Waterboxer Vanagons with up to 290,000 miles come into our shop completely original, the engines never having been disassembled. The rest of the problems with the cooling system were solved with the introduction of the 1986 2100cc Vanagon. You can pick up a good used 83-85 Westy for between $5000 and $10,000. 1986-1991: These are the best of the Vanagons. They are easily identified by their rectangular (instead of round) headlights. The ’86 and ’87’s had smaller steel bumpers, the ’88-’91’s had larger fiberglass bumpers and an added ventilation duct at the rear of each of the rear side windows. Many people think that these Vanagons were better because of the increase in displacement from 1900cc to 2100cc, but in fact this was the least important change. Indeed, the two engines are essentially identical in construction and design, with the exception of a longer stroke crankshaft (74mm instead of 69mm, increasing displacement to 2110cc instead of 1915cc), and an improved #1 main bearing design. The more important changes were: Improved exhaust, ignition, fuel injection (Digifant), brakes, and (most importantly) COOLING systems. The cooling system was COMPLETELY re-worked for 1986 and stayed basically unchanged through the end of 1991 production. The new cooling system had fewer parts, and was much easier to bleed and maintain than the earlier system. Furthermore, the newer engine case with the better #1 main bearing design was also slightly bigger inside enabling the displacement to be increased even further than 2110cc. But, that’s another story. . .click here to read it. As a rule of thumb, I tell folks to stay away from Vanagons with round headlights. The price difference between a clean 1985 camper and a 1986 camper is usually small, whereas the later is a much better vehicle indeed. Nice ’86-’87 Westy’s run about $12-18k, ’88-’89’s run about $14-20k, and ’90-’91’s run about $16-24k 1986-1991
This is from Go Westy, the world authority in my opinion on Westfalia campers. Great vans, parts and information can be found at www.gowesty.com