I have owned it since June 2006, and have since spent lots of time and money on it and also had some amazing times away in it. It is with great sadness to sell. I spent 5 months in 2008 travelling around Europe with my girlfriend and it did not once let me down! If you are interested, the previous posts on this blog are about our travelling and also the restoration work that I have had done on the van.
I have included within here a lot of photo's, however if that takes a long time to load, then click on the facebook link that I have also included. The photo's on facebook have been made slightly smaller so may load quicker.
There are also photo’s of when the van was in the process of having the work carried out on it, to show some of what has been done.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=227371&id=537150036&l=850761efda
Here is a list of all the body work that I have had done to it:-
1. Front Lower Panel has been replaced
2. All window seals have been replaced
3. New Drivers door with ¼ opening light
4. New Passengers Door with ¼ opening light
5. New Rear Hatch
6. New Engine Lid
7. Replaced lower section of sliding door
8. Rear Passengers side wheel arch
9. Rear passenger side lower quarter panel
10. Rear Drivers side lower quarter panel
11. Various sills
12. New Engine Bay Rubber Seal
13. New Driver and Passenger door rubber scrapers and chrome edging
14. Rubber seals around indicators
15. Rubber seal around sliding door
16. Rubber seal around rear hatch
17. Total Re-sprayed including roof
18. New Roof edging trim
19. Leather seats in the front (very comfy)
20. Drivers side battery tray
21. Passengers side battery tray
Engine/Electrics:-
1. The previous owner that I bought the van off had the top half of the engine re-built (Pistons, Valves etc). I have receipts for this.
2. New carburetor fitted in June 06
3. New Alternator fitted in May 08
4. Engine was taken out and steam cleaned in May 08 – it is very clean!
5. When the engine was steam cleaned, I was advised that it is the gold model, which is the highest spec engine available.
6. Split Charger for leisure battery (the leisure battery charges up whilst the engine is running)
7. 240V Electric hook-up –this is in the engine bay. I did this so I didn’t have to cut a hole in the new bodywork and in my opinion looks a lot tidier. This is then connected to a 4 3-pin plug adaptor
8. Double Cigarette Lighter in Front and single cigarette lighter in the back
9. Two 3-pin plug sockets in back that run off an inverter that runs off the leisure battery
10. Two strip lights in the van
11. New Battery (main battery)
Interior:-
1. I have designed and built the interior for what I thought would make the most out of the space and incorporate everything that I needed. I used marine ply, which has a very nice finish to it.
2. Brand New professionally made curtains purchased Summer 2007 – fits in with the black and white check theme
3. With the high roof, the amount of space this offers is brilliant. Being 6ft 3, I can stand up easily.
4. I have replaced all interior door cards and wall panels with black leatherette. This is a very hard wearing material and looks very smart especially in the front next to the leather seats.
5. I have carpeted underneath the drivers and passengers seats and put some insulation underneath this also. This dampens the sound noise and keeps it a bit warmer also.
6. There is a fridge in-between the rear two seats. The fridge is a 3-way fridge and runs off gas, 240v and 12v (Waeco brand fridge). You can run it off the cigarette lighter whilst your driving (or the inverter) then change to 240v when you get to a site with electric hook-up – I must stress that the fridge is a bit temperamental. I have not tested it for a while, and will try to look into it. It could be something very simple like a fuse. I will update further once I have looked into it. Also, I remember using it with gas, and was very smelly, so wouldn’t recommend using in the van due to fumes etc.
7. I put the black and white checked flooring down as it is very easy to keep clean and looks very smart.
8. I have put in LOADS of storage in the van. There is a unit behind the drivers seat, a storage unit under each of the rear seats, a cupboard at the back of the van above the rear seats, additional storage when the roof closes (above the cab area and at the back), and I raised the bed so that you can put quite a lot of stuff in there. This was all built knowing that we would be using it for 5 months, so needed the space – we were never short of space
9. The bed is the full width of the van and about 6 foot long (pretty much double size). It is very comfy, with good foam used (bought from new) for the cushions. We slept without any problems for 5 months, so would be fine for a 2 week holiday.
This van comes with a Reimo awning (this is in one of the pictures) that attaches onto the side and provides so much extra space. It has an inner tent which can comfortable sleep 2 people. We used this a lot in the hotter months around Europe.
This is soon to be featured in VW Camper and Bus Magazine where they are doing an article of our journey around Europe.
This will be provided with 6 months Road Tax and 12 months M.O.T.
Please contact me if you require more info, there is a lot to mention and I am happy to answer any questions that you have.
As already mentioned, for additional pictures of the van, please click on…
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=227371&id=537150036&l=850761efda
Please get in touch to arrange a viewing. This is located just outside Norwich.
