Classic Volkswagen Vanagon for Sale
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United States
1987 Volkswagen Vanagon
$17,500
United States
1968 Volkswagen Vanagon
$45,895
United States
1987 Volkswagen Vanagon
$9,995
United States
1987 Volkswagen Vanagon
$8,695
$9,995
United States
1986 Volkswagen Vanagon
$9,995
$11,095
United States
1986 Volkswagen Vanagon
$8,495
$9,495
United States
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon
$23,995
$28,495
United States
1982 Volkswagen Vanagon
$26,495
United States
1986 Volkswagen Vanagon
$23,995
United States
1987 Volkswagen Vanagon
$11,495
$13,495
United States
1984 Volkswagen Vanagon
$12,495
United States
1986 Volkswagen Vanagon
$12,495
$15,495
United States
1980 Volkswagen Vanagon
$26,995
United States
1981 Volkswagen Vanagon
$28,995
United States
1990 Volkswagen Vanagon
$14,995
United States
1986 Volkswagen Vanagon
$10,495
United States
1986 Volkswagen Vanagon
$16,495
United States
1989 Volkswagen Vanagon
$14,995
United States
1986 Volkswagen Vanagon
$23,995
United States
1980 Volkswagen Vanagon
$10,995
United States
1984 Volkswagen Vanagon
$16,495
United States
1982 Volkswagen Vanagon
$31,995
$33,995
United States
1983 Volkswagen Vanagon
$19,995
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Recently Ended Volkswagen Vanagon Listings
See all 110 past listings →| Vehicle | Last Asking Price |
|---|---|
| 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon | $18,995 |
| 1986 Volkswagen Vanagon | $7,895 |
| 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon | $6,895 |
| 1986 Volkswagen Vanagon | $9,995 |
| 1988 Volkswagen Vanagon | $10,995 |
| 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon | $8,995 |
Frequently Asked Questions about the Volkswagen Vanagon
The Vanagon was the name Volkswagen used in North America for the third-generation Transporter, also known as the T3. It kept the rear-mounted engine of the earlier VW buses in a larger, more angular body. The name combined the words van and station wagon. In Europe the same vehicle was sold as the Transporter or Caravelle, and in the United Kingdom it was known as the T25.
Volkswagen sold the Vanagon in the United States for the 1980 through 1991 model years. It replaced the second-generation bus, the T2, which had been sold there from 1968 through 1979. No new Volkswagen van was offered for the 1992 model year, and the EuroVan, the T4, took over for 1993. The T3 design stayed in production in South Africa until 2002.
US Vanagons used four engines. A 2.0-liter air-cooled flat-four, carried over from the earlier bus, powered vans from 1980 until mid-1983, and a water-cooled 1.6-liter diesel was offered for 1982 and 1983. A 1.9-liter water-cooled flat-four, known as the Wasserboxer, replaced the air-cooled engine in mid-1983 and ran through 1985. A 2.1-liter Wasserboxer with Digifant engine management followed from 1986 through 1991.
Grilles and headlights are the usual clues. Water-cooled Vanagons have a second, lower grille that feeds a front-mounted radiator, while the air-cooled vans of 1980 to mid-1983 had no radiator and are usually identified by their single upper grille. Vanagons through the 1985 model year have round headlights. Rectangular headlights arrived for 1986, together with the 2.1-liter engine.
The Vanagon was built at Volkswagen's plant in Hannover, Germany, where the third-generation Transporter was launched in 1979. Four-wheel-drive Syncro models were completed by Steyr-Daimler-Puch in Graz, Austria. Volkswagen also built the T3 at Uitenhage, South Africa, where production continued until June 2002, more than a decade after US sales ended.
The four-wheel-drive Vanagon Syncro went on sale in the United States for the 1986 model year. Volkswagen developed it with the Austrian firm Steyr-Daimler-Puch, which carried out final assembly in Graz. The system used a viscous coupling to share power between the front and rear axles, and the Syncro sat higher than a standard Vanagon. Volkswagen dates the European launch to 1985, though some accounts place the start of production in 1984.
The 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon carried EPA estimates of 18 mpg in the city and 20 mpg on the highway with the four-speed manual, and 16 city and 19 highway with the three-speed automatic. California versions were rated 1 mpg lower on each figure. Every 1985 Vanagon used the 1.9-liter water-cooled engine. The EPA later recalculated ratings for older vehicles, so its website now shows lower numbers for the same van.
Water-cooled Vanagon engines have a reputation for coolant leaks at the cylinder heads. Specialists GoWesty and H2OVanagon say the part that fails is the water jacket seal, not the head gasket itself. Both point to coolant containing phosphate, and GoWesty says it worsened corrosion between the seal and the cylinder head. Hagerty's Rob Siegel likewise described coolant weeping from a corroded head as a common problem on these engines.
The 27 Volkswagen Vanagon listings on Classic Cars Arena right now are priced from $8,495 to $45,895, with a median asking price of $15,000. These are the prices sellers are asking today, not sale prices, and the figures change as cars are listed and sold.
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