Buyer's impression?

...and on your rounds with the ladder and bucket?


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Must admit i was thinking along those lines but something newer - i honestly think you need to sit down and decide exactly what van you`re looking for instead of wasting time pulling other peoples vans to pieces and talking yourself out of buying it . Just maybe he was as ignorant as most owners and took it to be repaired , it came back shiny and he`s happy ??
Not quite sure what you`re expecting from a 9 year old resto to be honest - T2`s are rot boxes , fact. Unless you`ve got the skills to sort out any engine and bodywork issues it WILL become yet another money pit . It looks a lovely van but how long will it stay that way ?

Look at some thing newer would be my long term advice ...

 

Forget it.

Buy a Triumph Bonnie.

 

Stop *******ing about.

You have no intention of buying this bus.

Just decide if you are going to buy a modern camper or a classic vw.

If it's a classic vw you decide on just buy one from the collection that @davidoft posted up ages ago.

He has loads of buses that may be top money but are apparently top quality. None of us can afford for you to get it wrong again.

If you decide on modern, decide if you want to pay the vw premium or want better value from a non vw.

 

I always am wary seeing a nice fresh finished van, if you look a bit closer you see more paint on the seals and wiring loom than on the body, when I bought mine I was missing the six inches so definitely no filler, needed more of a sculptor than a bodger.

 

I always check the windows on a bus first. The things I see!

 

Doesn't actually look in bad shape, if you ignore the filling. A good look underneath will tell.

 

What's a proper go around the bottom six by a reputable company cost these days? £5000?
Asking for a friend

 

If you can find one without the rot, that would be a better option

 

Tell your friend to open an account with Scofields and buy a welder.

better still tell them to convert a vw crafter. Virtually no scene tax and you can stand up in it.

 

I know .... That's a big "if" mind.

 

nah

 

"Once bitten..." I can assure you.

Classic not modern.

Was in touch with him a while back.

Sorry it's been such a painful experience for everyone!

 

Not everyone... I’ve enjoyed it

 

Last I'd read I thought you were going modern.

If classic work out what you want from it....then buy the best you possibly can (you'll save in the long run).

Seriously consider one from the large collection that @davidoft knows of.

 

Ha!
It's just that, well you know ...
"None of us can afford for you to get it wrong again."

 

And I was forgetting that with your lanky legs you won’t need a ladder for first floor windows anyway.


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Lanky is good

 

I looked at the various modern options (started out with a narrow outlook but TLB hive opened that up) and realised that it's not for us.
When I've got everything sold I'll know what I have available to spend (minus a maintenance fund).
Don't see the harm in looking at stuff in the mean time. Will be easier to spot "the one" when it surfaces.

 

Too true but I thought you meant the thread!