Up for sale is my 1982 Vanagaon Campmobile (Westy). Price is $12,200 Has a rare 1.6L diesel engine, 4 speed manual transmissions. Original dealer sticker says 29 mile per gallon. Original miles on the vehicle: 128k. Camper was originally purchased at Roger Miller VW in Riverside, CA. for an original sticker price of $16,215.00. It spent all of its life in Laguna Beach, CA. where the average rainfall is 20 inches a year so accumulated hardly any rust.
I am the 3rd owner and have the original dealer window sticker listing all the original features, factory workshop manual and owners manuals The Westy starts up right away; engine runs well, no leaks whatsoever. Don't expect to race with this Westy, it can be slow, particularly up hills, but fine on flat roads. The upper speed limit on flat with no wind 70 mph. Keeps you safe from speeding tickets.
These diesels have a deserved reputation for being reliable and low maintenance with good fuel mileage. If you're adventurous this one can be converted to run on vegetable oil or diesel. You can secure VGO at your local restaurant and filter it at home without much hassle. I have an 85 Mercedes 300D running VGO for over two years without a problem. Kits are available to convert this Westy into a single tank or dual tank system to run diesel, biodiesel or VGO. I was going to have this done, had my mechanic start the work by taking off the fuel tank but decided not to convert it. Fuel tank was thoroughly cleaned while off the vehicle. Vehicle was never in an accident. When purchased by me May 2011 had been in non operational status for 7 years sitting in Mark's driveway.
For the past year this vehicle has been expertly restored to its near original condition. The following work was done:
Engine was replaced with 1984 1.6 diesel which came from a Vanagon (not camper) which had been in an accident. Engine purchased from Mesa West in Costa Mesa which has been in business for 38 years servicing VW vehicles. Please, serious buyers only...do not contact me if you want me to finance the purchase or don't have the funds, no trades accepted.
1.Engine head was removed and reground and all new gaskets installed. 2. Rebuilt injector installed purchased from www.hansdieselparts.com/
3.Rebuilt Alternator, Starter, reground clutch plate 4.New belts all around 5.New radiator hoses where needed. 6. Radiator boiled out by Harbor Radiator, Costa Mesa, CA
7.New thermostat, and 2 new fan switches installed 8.New Bosch Battery 9.New Accelerator Cable 10.New fuel line 11, New oil pressure sensor
12.New Fuel Tank 13. New Water Pump 14.New Wet Okole Driver and Passenger seat covers www.wetokole.com/ 15. New KYB shocks
16.Alloy wheels with BFG tires (80% tread left) new chrome bolts 17.Upper and lower ball joints, radius rod bushings, upper control arm bushings, tie rod bushings and tie rod ends and sway bar bushings. 18.(Essentially all suspension components were replaced with new parts from Bus Depot, ETY parts and Han Diesel Parts.)
19.New paint by Maaco 1 coat color, one clear coat, paid over 1K with warranty. (There was some rust on corners of windshield, removed windshield, grinded out all rust and welded in 2 new small pieces of steel. Can't tell it ever had rust. These vehicles tend to accumulate moisture on two bottom corners, under the windshield seal. I used silicon sealer underneath the seals so no moisture could accumulate in the future. Also fixed a little body damage caused by a branch falling on the side of the vehicle near rear tire. I'll point that area out in a picture.
20.New shifter bushing, on 4 speed manual transmission, 21.All fluids replaced, including oil, gear oil for transmission, brake fluid, antifreeze, etc. 22.New 3 window pop top from Bus Depot
23.New mud flaps from Bus Depot (S. African style so slightly different from OEM) 24.New driver side mirror 25.New sink faucet fixture
26. New LP gas intake valve and new regulator (gas stove works great) 27.Original refrigerator works OK (haven't tried it using LP gas but no doubt the fridge could use some maintenance to get it to original condition) 28. Replaced 2 small window screens for side windows. 29.Interior has received new panel materials where needed including headliner (see pics)
30. Seats in good condition, new seat covers. Seats swivel around. 31.New rear seals for differentials and transmission 32.New Sony stereo with CD player and remote, (XM/Sirius satellite ready) 4 speakers 33.All curtains removed and washed, all in good condition. 34.All upholstery thoroughly cleaned, upper bunk pad covers removed and washed. 35.New fabric for sliding door, rear hatch door, all new interior fabric installed including front header. 36.New Weather Tech front floor mats 37.New driver's side seat belt and retractor 38.New Rear Hatch pneumatic lifts 39. Carpets thoroughly cleaned 40.Clam shell for spare removed cleaned and repainted 41.New plastic chrome molding on all windows (front doesn't use one as that seal was replaced with one that doesn't require molding) 42.Bumpers were removed; dents pounded out and painted using heavy duty black outdoor metal paint. (Original bumpers were chrome but were rusted.)
43. Replaced bumper ends and all clips holding bumper pads. 44.Fiberglass pop top and luggage carrier was removed, thoroughly cleaned, sanded and painted using best primer (two coats) followed by Marine paint (2 coats). 45.Pop Top inside frame cleaned while off vehicle. 46.New rubber seals installed on both camper top and luggage rack.
47.New radio antenna installed 48.New window washers blades 49.New chrome colored plastic window trim all windows except windshield
50.New thermostat and auxiliary fan switches 51.New rear braked shoes and wheel cylinders
Everything works as described. Two items that don't work are the interior front light when opened from driver's side, works when opened from passenger side. Also cover for water tank intake on outside is missing. Heater works well too. I would not hesitate to drive this Westy anywhere. No rust, always in Southern California for the last 30 years.
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