Buyer's impression?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Dub and Dubber, Jul 1, 2020.

  1. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Supporter and teachers pet

    I thought this was about the buyer’s impression? I’m not that good at them but I can do a passable Michael Caine, and Snape and Hagrid from the Harry Potter movies. Hope this helps....:thumbsup:
     
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  2. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    I only posted the one photo on here because I wanted to see whether the "rotten six inches" theory was the consensus.
    The rest of it looks ok, but photos only go so far.
    It's a short enough trip to see the whole bus up close, so when I've done that (as I say, warm up act) I'll "move on".
    If the rest of it IS fine then I have the option to make a super silly offer (on the assumption that someone has to go round the chassis getting things back to normal) and see what happens ... My M O when looking is going to be, make the effort to see stuff but look for reasons NOT to buy.
     
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  3. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    :hattip:
     
  4. Baysearcher

    Baysearcher [secret moderator]

    You must be really bored!
     
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  5. I don’t think it’s a bus I would go near unless I was looking for a big cheap project.
    That photo clearly shows a load of filler.
    It’s either over holes / rot / fibreglass / newspaper or really poor quality welding.
    In my experience if that part of the bus is like that the rest of it is unlikely to be much better.

    This is only an opinion - obviously :)
     
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  6. Faust

    Faust Supporter

    The only way you really know is to ...slide under there and have a good 5 mins of investigation .
    And then inside, like in the style of a drug enforcement officer .
     
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  7. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    :thumbsup:
    or as @Baysearcher would say
    :hattip:
     
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  8. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    Quite ... It's near enough to do that ... but I'm not expecting it to be too hot under there.
     
  9. Don't forget to give the tyres a kick - all of 'em .

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  10. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    I'll kick the spare, just for you!
     
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  11. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    Why not cut the middle man out, go and see VW Kampers, get a Brazi bay, no welding required, probably got 12 months warranty.

    Enjoy the * out of it and its happy days.

    Sorted, no welding, no crawling underneath looking at dodgy botched repairs.

    Road trip here we come :D
     
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  12. As others have said that’s chock full of filler
    Do you have any other pics of the bus?
     
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  13. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    I do, but posted specifically about the "repairs" .... Have my answer on that one :)
     
  14. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    Hi Mark, I looked at their site and Brazzies not for me! Also, it'll be a year now before road trips are back on the agenda, so thought I'd do a slow burn search
     
  15. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    For the record though ...
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    Front corners/seams behind the bumper not looking that good
     
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  17. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    I'm taking a magnet!
     
  18. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Surely if you want to buy another bus (assuming the tin top, early, LHD is going up for sale) and are looking at ones like this - that are going to need welding, why not just get on and do your ‘project bus’? And if that isn’t an option and assuming then that you sell both, surely you’re looking for one that is done: and definitely not the one in the original post, if that line of cracked filler and patched over jacking points and seams is anything to go by?
    Unless you can weld, or have the time and space to learn, the one pictured looks like a world of pain and a big heap of money.
    Just my opinion Mike, but if you’ve got time ahead for travels, just look for a decent one...... like you’ve got, but with a pop top and the steering wheel on the right side. :)
     
  19. Dub and Dubber

    Dub and Dubber Supporter

    :thumbsup:
    Yes ... I might just go to give them some emotional blackmail around selling to some unsuspecting soul, as a "restored" bus, for roughly twice what it's "worth"!
     
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  20. My George Formby impression’s not bad. I always take my uke with me when viewing a bus.
     
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