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1991 Volkswagen Vanagon Campmobile Van Camper 3-door 2.1l on 2040-cars
Year:1991
Mileage:175517
Color:
Location:
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Engine:2.1L 2109CC H4 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Body Type:Van Camper
For Sale By:Private Seller
Fuel Type:GAS
Engine:2.1L 2109CC H4 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Body Type:Van Camper
For Sale By:Private Seller
Fuel Type:GAS
VIN: WV2ZB0258MH004235
Year: 1991
Mileage: 175,517
Make: Volkswagen
Exterior Color: Maroon
Model: Vanagon
Interior Color: Beige
Trim: Campmobile Van Camper 3-Door
Drive Type: RWD
Options: Cassette Player
Number of Cylinders: 4
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows
Mileage: 175,517
Make: Volkswagen
Exterior Color: Maroon
Model: Vanagon
Interior Color: Beige
Trim: Campmobile Van Camper 3-Door
Drive Type: RWD
Options: Cassette Player
Number of Cylinders: 4
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ...
1991 Westy with full camper package. Automatic, 175K miles, runs great. Have to sell as I'm moving.
The good:
Engine has good compression on all cylinders (with that said, Vanagons are pretty underpowered at best).
Brakes at 70%.
New fuel lines .
New fuel tank reseal kit.
Almost new, with 85%+ tread, Michelin MXT 205/70/14.
New OEM brake master cylinder as of today (and of course entirely new brake fluid in the entire system).
Almost new three window poptop tent with no holes or tears.
Air conditioning blows cold. Converted to 134.
New air conditioning belt.
Relatively new air conditioning compressor.
New Alpine stereo with four new Alpine speakers (stereo plays Pandora from your phone, as well as your phone's music library via bluetooth). Truly an exceptional sound, hard to believe it's a Vanagon.
Hands-free speaker system, excellent quality, that runs through the Alpine Stereo with a mike unobtrusively above the driver's head.
Total tune-up, with new distributor, distributor cap, spark plugs, spark plugs wires, ...
Doesn't leak any fluids - all systems functioning normally.
Dual battery setup.
GoWesty headlight upgrade kit (doubles the wiring to the headlights and comes with new much better than OEM light bulbs, doubling the high beams).
Other than a bit of surface rust underneath on the frame, of no consequence, easily cleaned and common even here in the desert, there's no rust, not even the usual seam rust you get on the bodies of these getting rather unique Vanagons.
Interior in great shape.
Stove and fridge work perfectly on 110 when plugged in outside and also with onboard DC, although as usual the darned propane on the stove is a real b*$&% to get started. That's typical of those frig models in these vans.
Comes with a new owner's manual (hard to find these days).
Has a good to great condition bra for the front end. I took it off so the photo would give a realistic view of the front end paint clearcoat fading.
Shocks are an upgrade, but I didn't put them on so don't know when they were added. They all work fine with no signs of fading. FYI - if you're not familiar with these vans, they have GREAT ground clearance.
Has a bumper hitch with trailer wiring, although these vans are only rated for quite small pulling jobs. I used it as a means of putting on a bike rack and it worked great.
Brand new windshield, as a crack was developing from a road chip this winter and made it look bad, so I had it replaced.
All the electric locks work (very back, big side door and two front doors).
Electric windows in the front two seats work too.
CV joints and axles have obviously been replaced and the CV boots are in great shape, although the previous owner did this so I don't know the exact age.
New oil change.
New transmission fluid after flush (700 or so miles ago).
Needs work if you wish:
The clearcoat on the factory paint job is fading from living in a sunny climate.
Whoever installed the new tent before I bought the van didn't put the strip down over the tacks. That's purely cosmetic, as it has no affect on keeping out rain, but it looks a bit funky. Easy to cover up if you wish.
I've been having trouble with the electric mirrors working. They do adjust manually. I'm still trying to solve the issue but no promises it'll get done before it's sold, but I'll truly try.
The fiberglass bumpers are their typical mess and one end cap on the rear just broke off in the wind. You might wish to replace them, as they're faded, cracked and as I said, even a bit broken. They're a distraction to an otherwise nice looking and very well running van.
While this doesn't need to be fixed, the fiberglass top is obviously a replacement, as they came painted in 1991.
The fiberglass poptop also doesn't yet have the skylight put into it, although the top is ready for the skylight area to be cut out and skylight inserted (hasn't been cut out yet, so no possibility of leakage now).
A note on the mileage. My experience over the many years with owning a few Westfalias is that these Vanagon 2.1 motors would fail around 100K or so on average, until VW fixed them coming out of the factory mid-1991 with better heads (the problem). I can't tell if this is an upgraded 1991 original motor or if a previous owner replaced the heads. Either way, it runs well and cannot have a heads issue given its mileage.
As for the auto transmission, these are actually Audi transmissions that VW, the sister company, used in the Vanagons. They're excellent, tough and long lasting. They're more reliable than the manual transmissions, which all lose the 3rd gear somewhere south of 150K and then require a rebuild, hopefully not in the middle of nowhere.
I'll try to get more pics up soon. I absolutely love driving and camping in these vans. My two boys have loved them and camping in them has been a big part of their oft-camping lives growing up. But the whole gang of us is heading to another locale and I'm cleaning house, all the way up to the cars. This van was actually purchased to fix up for a friend, but he just decided to move back to his home country and I'm selling it on the open market instead. I've been driving it around and working on it for about a year and it's ready for any road trip you wish to take.
Please ask any questions you wish and I'll get right back to you.
I'm happy to help arrange shipping. Also, if you're in the region and want to take a personal look, just drop me a line.
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