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over a year ago
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Empty your piggy bank.... count all your loose change .... check down the back of the sofa,, buy the best one you can...... feel smug and embrace the peaks and troughs of ownership..
Worth every penny though... love'em...
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over a year ago
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Start by shot blasting the shell and then rebuilding it with all new panels, and check the end float as this is a good indication that the engine is goosed...
Ah stuff it start by fluttering your eye lashes at the bank manager, they are a true labour of love but so rewarding
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over a year ago
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I have had a campers for many years,built all sorts of them in my time.
My current T5 is a T32 LWB twin sliding door model, love it. give me a shout if you need any advice, id love to help out.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Have a look at alternatives too...I used to have a Mazda Bongo which suited my needs better than a VW and was cheaper for the age of the van. They're great fun, I miss it! |
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over a year ago
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"T5 or T6 for converting "
Think of a price but then add the "scene tax".
I've got a T5 but bought it well under market value. 3 years on and still get offered more for it than I paid! |
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over a year ago
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We'd love an old camper but can't fit all the kids and shit in one at the moment so saving up for a T5.....anyone want to buy a kidney? Left leg perhaps? |
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over a year ago
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A stander standard T4 T 5 what do they start at
Really want it for my bike and camping
It's a hard one to start searching as always away with work
Thanks for advice gang. And there's me thinking this site was only for sex  |
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"A stander standard T4 T 5 what do they start at
Really want it for my bike and camping
It's a hard one to start searching as always away with work
Thanks for advice gang. And there's me thinking this site was only for sex "
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T4s there pretty hard to find a decent one, if you do expect to pay more for a late t4 than an early t5 (the very first lot didn't have a very good start shall we say) .
Price is difficult late t4 say 2001 in fairly good nick with around 150-200,000 miles probably around 5k upwards to 7k for the caravelle , 3.5k to 5k for a van.
Early t5s will be a bit cheaper but they come with the modern problems of alot of electrics/electronics!.
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I've always preferred the 2.5 TDI 5 cyl the 1.9ltr 4cyl gets more mpg but it doesn't quite have the grunt of the 2.5 when loaded. And the 2.5 non turbo are definitely a required taste.
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Fitting one out as a camper is not easy, it's time consuming and needs some electrical and joinery skill if you want to keep costs down, rock and roll beds are very expensive and very few of the after market ones meet standards for passenger carry, the ones that do are about 800 quid, high top roofs aren't as hard to do as you think fibreglass tops are cheap but you'll never get in a car park?... The pop up ones are trickier but you get to park pretty much anywhere as the VW's just go under the 6'6" barriers.
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Hope that helps, the VW's are terrific utility vehicles, but they the usual places to check like every vehicle.
Try the t4/t5 forums there very useful for tips
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Pal of mine sold a Cosworth (worth like £35k) and bought a Cali left hooker unrestored and rust free..lodsabucks dents and needed a fullmakeover,ended up fitting a westfalia kit to it from a rotten UK pile of shit.. it's worth Megga moolaa but not as much as the Cosworth is now...where's the cry smiley  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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What you'll need:
1x camper van
1x box of matches
1x laptop
1x credit/debit card
Take camper van
Open door
Strike match
Insert flaming match
Pause to make sure fire takes proper hold
Power up laptop
Open hotel booking website
Use credit/debit card to book hotel
Enjoy decent holiday |
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"What you'll need:
1x camper van
1x box of matches
1x laptop
1x credit/debit card
Take camper van
Open door
Strike match
Insert flaming match
Pause to make sure fire takes proper hold
Power up laptop
Open hotel booking website
Use credit/debit card to book hotel
Enjoy decent holiday"
Silly boy,
A VW is a way of life not just a car, a BMW, Mercedes or skyline is just a car. You buy a VW you are in a very helpful and friendly club. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We're doing a self conversion. Nearly went for a VW but read too many stories of endless breakdowns & repairs plus we wanted more space so just got a big old van  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"What you'll need:
1x camper van
1x box of matches
1x laptop
1x credit/debit card
Take camper van
Open door
Strike match
Insert flaming match
Pause to make sure fire takes proper hold
Power up laptop
Open hotel booking website
Use credit/debit card to book hotel
Enjoy decent holiday"
Advice I'll not be taking As I've done all the best hotels and resorts you can possibly name and worked all over the world staying in them...
It's about the desire to taku up where I left off in 86 on that wet cold Dover docks .. last I heard it she had £800 quid parking tickets on it before it was dragged off to compound
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"What you'll need:
1x camper van
1x box of matches
1x laptop
1x credit/debit card
Take camper van
Open door
Strike match
Insert flaming match
Pause to make sure fire takes proper hold
Power up laptop
Open hotel booking website
Use credit/debit card to book hotel
Enjoy decent holiday
Silly boy,
A VW is a way of life not just a car, a BMW, Mercedes or skyline is just a car. You buy a VW you are in a very helpful and friendly club."
It isn't.. there's guys with skylines put as much oomph & attention into Jap or German gear..I've had VW's and got a rare classic car now ,they are even more sought after and rarer than a vw camper but it's horses for courses |
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over a year ago
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"What you'll need:
1x camper van
1x box of matches
1x laptop
1x credit/debit card
Take camper van
Open door
Strike match
Insert flaming match
Pause to make sure fire takes proper hold
Power up laptop
Open hotel booking website
Use credit/debit card to book hotel
Enjoy decent holiday
Silly boy,
A VW is a way of life not just a car, a BMW, Mercedes or skyline is just a car. You buy a VW you are in a very helpful and friendly club.
It isn't.. there's guys with skylines put as much oomph & attention into Jap or German gear..I've had VW's and got a rare classic car now ,they are even more sought after and rarer than a vw camper but it's horses for courses "
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That's not what they said, it's got nothing to do with rarity.
It's an owner's club, most vw camper owners don't have a rare one or spend second mortgages on them, most of them spend they're spare time on them, it's a hobby where you get to give fellow hobbyists your secret wave and occasionally meet up with them for jibber jabber.
It's a clique and your not in it  |
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"Lots of them round my way....mainly owned by surfers who spend an hour getting ready and then spend 10 mins in the surf before bearing all getting out of the wet suit !  "
 we travelled all over in hours - highlight was being unable to start her to get off ferry from France
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"What you'll need:
1x camper van
1x box of matches
1x laptop
1x credit/debit card
Take camper van
Open door
Strike match
Insert flaming match
Pause to make sure fire takes proper hold
Power up laptop
Open hotel booking website
Use credit/debit card to book hotel
Enjoy decent holiday
Silly boy,
A VW is a way of life not just a car, a BMW, Mercedes or skyline is just a car. You buy a VW you are in a very helpful and friendly club.
It isn't.. there's guys with skylines put as much oomph & attention into Jap or German gear..I've had VW's and got a rare classic car now ,they are even more sought after and rarer than a vw camper but it's horses for courses .
That's not what they said, it's got nothing to do with rarity.
It's an owner's club, most vw camper owners don't have a rare one or spend second mortgages on them, most of them spend they're spare time on them, it's a hobby where you get to give fellow hobbyists your secret wave and occasionally meet up with them for jibber jabber.
It's a clique and your not in it "
Good point, well made.
Had a 73 beetle, everyone stopped to talk about it. People offered me silly money for it, it was a said day when I got rid of it. |
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over a year ago
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Find a local owners club, they will know people who can do the work you can't do; taking body back to bare metal, respraying, engine work, re-upholstering, electrics etc.
They will also have a list of parts suppliers who are reputable and cheap.
Check out VW shows as auto-jumbles are a great way to find original bits.
Most importantly set a budget, then in 12 months rip it up |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What you'll need:
1x camper van
1x box of matches
1x laptop
1x credit/debit card
Take camper van
Open door
Strike match
Insert flaming match
Pause to make sure fire takes proper hold
Power up laptop
Open hotel booking website
Use credit/debit card to book hotel
Enjoy decent holiday
Silly boy,
A VW is a way of life not just a car, a BMW, Mercedes or skyline is just a car. You buy a VW you are in a very helpful and friendly club.
It isn't.. there's guys with skylines put as much oomph & attention into Jap or German gear..I've had VW's and got a rare classic car now ,they are even more sought after and rarer than a vw camper but it's horses for courses .
That's not what they said, it's got nothing to do with rarity.
It's an owner's club, most vw camper owners don't have a rare one or spend second mortgages on them, most of them spend they're spare time on them, it's a hobby where you get to give fellow hobbyists your secret wave and occasionally meet up with them for jibber jabber.
It's a clique and your not in it "
Yeah and so it's the same with other marques but you just don't get it do yer !!!!!!  |
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"What you'll need:
1x camper van
1x box of matches
1x laptop
1x credit/debit card
Take camper van
Open door
Strike match
Insert flaming match
Pause to make sure fire takes proper hold
Power up laptop
Open hotel booking website
Use credit/debit card to book hotel
Enjoy decent holiday
Silly boy,
A VW is a way of life not just a car, a BMW, Mercedes or skyline is just a car. You buy a VW you are in a very helpful and friendly club.
It isn't.. there's guys with skylines put as much oomph & attention into Jap or German gear..I've had VW's and got a rare classic car now ,they are even more sought after and rarer than a vw camper but it's horses for courses .
That's not what they said, it's got nothing to do with rarity.
It's an owner's club, most vw camper owners don't have a rare one or spend second mortgages on them, most of them spend they're spare time on them, it's a hobby where you get to give fellow hobbyists your secret wave and occasionally meet up with them for jibber jabber.
It's a clique and your not in it
Yeah and so it's the same with other marques but you just don't get it do yer !!!!!! "
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Yeah I've had three of them, don't get offended it's just jibber jabber |
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I started of with thinking about a T1 or T2. Then worked out they have no crash protection, airbags, anti lock brakes heating, Air con etc.
Ended up getting a brand new one with 3 years warranty and renting it out for a few weeks during the summer.
The demand for rental is so great I am buying a second. You won't get rich but with a little work you can get £10,000.00 a year in rental from one. |
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