1987 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon

GL Minivan, Van

2.1L 4 cylinder

Automatic

WV2ZB0256HH095849

Clear

Gasoline

1987 VOLKSWAGON VANAGON GL CAMPER I have owned this VW camper since 1997. It is the deluxe Vanagon GL model, the classic Westfalia camper. I used to use it for camping locally many times a year. It was used for family camping at places like KOA. It was used instead of a tent when I was participating Boy Scout events. Now that I am 84, I have not used it for camping for several years. I drive it weekly to keep it maintained. I realized that I need to sell it, but have procrastinated for some time, trying to decide whether to refurbish it to “factory fresh condition” or allow someone else to enjoy it. This is an “as-is” sale. CAMPER – TAILGATER - VAN This is not only a super van to take your family camping or on a picnic, but would be a great tailgating vehicle as it gives you the full use of a kitchenette and “lounge” and only takes up one normal parking space. Last year the motor overheated and I had it replaced with a used engine. It necessitated replacing the exhaust gaskets. It runs fine now, but the motor has low oil pressure after highway driving, but otherwise is fine. CAMPING FOR (4) ADULTS The upper and lower “mattresses” are intact and quite comfortable. The original Westfalia kitchen equipment, including sink, refrigerator and propane stove, are well designed for camping. They have not been used for years and probably need some repair. The canvas top over the upper bunk area is in generally good shape. Front seats swivel and have a small table between them. The rear bench seat, which converts into a double bed, also has movable table. Bench seat has seat belts for rear passengers. Pop-up section allows for full height movement inside van. Van has 360 degree privacy curtains, in very good shape. Also included are the rear insect screen and front privacy curtains, not in pictures. Cosmetically, the van is in great shape. The exterior has no rust spots or body cancer. Paint is original and in reasonably good condition, except for minor scratches & dings, see pictures. Most of the plastic trim is showing typical aging, shrinkage. All tires have good rubber. Original jack & lug wrench included. If you are looking for a classic VW camper to enjoy or restore, this one would be awesome. On May-27-14 at 10:09:11 PDT, seller added the following information: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A note about the mileage and speedometer discrepancies: When I purchased the van I was unaware that the speedometer mileage was incorrect. Perhaps the 1st owner had problems similar to ours and replaced the speedo with a used one. Within the first year after we bought the van, we noticed the speedo was not working properly and we replaced it with a used one. To the best of my knowledge, I believe there was around 68,000 miles on it, but I really can’t remember. Here are my thoughts for a worst case scenario for the actual mileage; Presume speedo number was correct in 1998 when we bought the van, or 136,198, the mileage stated on AutoCheck. After driving the van for a few months, say 500 miles at the highest, we replaced the speedo with a used one, say 68,000 miles on it. Current guess for running total for Summer 1998, was 136,698+/-, but reading only 68,000+/-. Since owning the van we drove it approximately 1,000 miles per year, with only about 500 miles per year for the last 5 – 7 years. The current speedometer reads 82,315+/-. The best guess for the maximum actual total mileage is 151,000+/- miles. Sorry for any confusion.On May-28-14 at 06:24:44 PDT, seller added the following information: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In response to a couple questions regarding engine & low oil pressure: When I replaced the original engine, I had a local VW Specialist Shop install a used engine, including an extensive list of engine components as recommended. He was instructed to fix whatever needed fixing. After the major rebuild phase the head gaskets were leaking and they were completely replaced. My intention was to give the new buyer a fresh engine with as much working in the camper van as possible. After the engine work was completed, or we thought, my mechanic drove the van over 140 miles as a test drive, to and from his home. No problems were detected at the time. When I picked up the van and was driving it home, the oil pressure light & alarm came on. I discussed this with my mechanic and he had no idea what the problem was. Since I was planning to sell the van, I decided to let the new owner decide what to do. After the engine is warmed up and you slow down, like at a stop light, the oil pressure drops to about 10 psi and the alarm goes off. When you speed up the oil pressure goes up to about 30 psi, 2500+/- rpm, and the alarm goes off. For this reason I do not recommend driving the van over 50 miles before this issue is resolved. The engine starts up immediately and doesn't seem to overheat at all. Some folks have said they already planned to replace the VW engine with a Subaru engine, typical for these.