1988 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon

Six years ago I bought this nice Wolfram Gray 1988 Westy with an automatic transmission and 2. 1 waterboxer and had it shipped from AZ to Philadelphia. Prior to its two years in AZ it had lived in the Silicon Valley since it came over from Germany. Now I'm looking to sell it to make way for another VW camper. In my opinion (and others I've run into along the way) this is one of the best VW camper vans in this part of the US. If you're looking for a West Coast van but live in the East. this is perfect for you.

I have taken really good care of Vince (as he's known in our family). I have original purchase paperwork and all records from about 85. 00 miles (it now has about 157. 00 on the odometer) and have made a huge number of upgrades that bring this classic into the modern era and make it a superb mini camper.

Here's what I've done:

* Installed Go Westy stainless steel exhaust
* Replaced fridge with a Truck Fridge TF 49
* Installed Go Westy plate steel bumpers
* Installed 4 Mercedes CLK rims (16")
* Installed 4 Michelin Defender - 215/60 R 16 95 T BW - All Season Tires on 8/12/2015 they only have about 2000 miles on them.

* Added Go Westy External Cooler Kit for Automatic Transaxle (GVW-AT-COOLER)
* Go Westy Gray Rubber Mat Set - Driver side. passenger side. aisle (GVW-6840-RT)
* Go Westy High Power Headlight Kit (GVW-WR 1-ST)
* Replaced all 4 factory speakers with Rockford Fosgate R 14 X 2 Prime 4-Inch full range coaxial speakers
* Added a Bazooka BTA 6100 BT Series 6-Inch 100-Watt Amplified Tube Subwoofer in the bench seat storage area.

* Installed a complete 100 w solar system including a portable 100 w Windy Nation panel. a 100 AH battery installed in the cubby and 12 v connector installed through the city water outlet.

* Installed second "house battery" to power stereo and interior lights
* Installed poptop lift assists and artificial rain gutters for a roof rack.

* Installed new water pump. starter. and high volume oil pump
* Installed Van Cafe oil pressure and oil temperature gauges
* Installed Go Westy "vanagon syndrome signal filter fix" to AFM
* LED bulbs in instrument cluster
* Head gaskets replaced at about 130. 00 miles by Ken Wilford at Vanagain. * New oil pump and filter
* New water pump
* New drive belts* Fuel lines replaced by PO in 2013. * Removed fiberglass insulation (notorious rust accelerator) from interior panels and installed Fat Mat and Reflectix insulation. Doors go CLUNK!

BODY

The paint is original (except for the slider door--see below) and in good to very good shape. There is a little seam rust starting to form in the kitchen area and the rear wheel archs. and some surface rust along the lower edge of the slider door (the slider door is the only part of the body that was repainted--I'd taken a stripe off the van. and when I did it left some chips. so I had it repainted. Thanks to a not so good MAACO paint job the slider door color doesn't quite match the rest of the body. There is also the remnant of a body stripe visible in some places. There is the usual collection of chips and little dings. plus a small area on the right rear corner where the van said hello to a telephone pole in back of our driveway. The good news is that since it's the original paint (except slider door) you can be assured there's no cover up or creative body filler sculpting going on--what you see is what you get!

MECHANICALS AND ENGINE

The van runs great and has never let us down. including on an out and back trip from Philadelphia to Yellowstone 3 years ago. Transmission shifts well and has been regularly serviced. For the last 3 years or so all the major service work has been done by Kevin Mayer in Philadelphia (if you know of him he's a Vanagon god!). I've changed the oil and coolant religiously and followed all the service intervals recommended by Go Westy.

INTERIOR and CAMPING GEAR

Interior is in great shape all the way around. All the camping gear works great (especially the Truck Fridge). The propane tank was replaced by the PO so is about 6 years old. The tent is original and is in pretty good shape (I replaced the screening) but has a couple quarter-sized holes in the upper left and lower right corners. A/C seems to need a recharge every summer but once it does it works and blows cold (for a Vanagon).

In short. there is literally nothing mechanical that needs to be done on the van. and only a few cosmetic issues (although I'd probably have it painted within a couple years. and replace the tent as well). You are ready to hit the road!
I'll add more pictures in the next day or two--just have to figure out where they are on my hard drive!

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