cobblers Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 The father of a lass we know down the road used to smoke about in a nice old (sliding door IIRC) Sherpa. I'd hear the thing farting up and down the street - He drove it every day.A few months ago he passed me driving a Ducato or something, I'd wondered what happened to the Sherpa.The mrs bumped into him at a funeral this morning and apparently "it's broken" and sat on his drive, and he can't bear to scrap it.Now from memory it wasn't visibly rusty or full of plod, and I know he had head gasket problems at one point but I'm not sure what's actually broken on it at the moment. There's nowt wrong with itIts a white XUD panel van on a J plate LDV Pilot so probably 1996 or so. In Bolsover somewhere.Would anyone be interested in it? I could go get some pictures and more info if so. I quite fancy it myself but have nowhere to put it and no time to do owt with it so I'd rather try and get it a home than him end up scrapping it or someone bum it for the gearbox to put an XUD in a fuckin caterham or somert. Squire_Dawson and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 It's not done up like the ghostbusters is it,Carjackersisshit.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 One careful owner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 A J-plate would be a Perkins Prima rather than a XUD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 We had to scrap one at work as they just couldn't get the parts. It was shame as it was nothing major. I prefer them to drive to a transit but I may be the only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 A J-plate would be a Perkins Prima rather than a XUD.I'm pretty sure it was an XUD because when I was talking to him about the head gasket issues he said it was the Peugeot engine.Actually I've just found it on street View - It's an LDV Pilot so 1996?I don't want to share the link because it'll show this blokes address, but it looks tidy on street view, although the picture was taken in 2008. it does have the sliding drivers door though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Yeah, Pilot is XUD. Such a sweet van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Righto - "van sales by chinese whisper" Turns out there's nowt wrong with the van, he only stopped using it because he bought a Dispatch for £200 and it's got electric windows. Van is currently parked in his mates pub carpark. His daughter came over last night for tea and brought some "relevant documents" for it which include a new keepers supplement from 2005 for a totally different G reg LDV Convoy, an insurance certificate for said Convoy in 2006 and a hand written receipt for doing the head gasket on this van about a year ago. I'll have a run over this weekend to the pub and take a couple of photos and get the reg for MOT details etc. I don't think he wants a fortune for it, maybe £2/300 kind of money. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveDorson Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I've always fancied one of these for boarding about and sleeping in at events and stuff. However, I've got a VW van in my workshop that's not seen the road since 2006 that really warrants being finished and used for the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Yup, I've got a fully finished VW T25 that's ready to go, parked in my mums garage and I've used it once since 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Sounds great, I love sliding door vans. Bombing along with the flippin door open, its like a convertible that you drive on its side michael1703, wuvvum, cobblers and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 A LHD sliding door van would be class for stealing phones, ice creams etc off kids stood on the pavement Cleon-Fonte, twosmoke300, HMC and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Photos would be great please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveDorson Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Prices are creeping on them. Mine was basically worthless when I stopped using it, and it's worth proper money now. Yup, I've got a fully finished VW T25 that's ready to go, parked in my mums garage and I've used it once since 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 This sounds interesting. And on my doorstep! AMC Rebel, oldcars and Supernaut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 This sounds interesting. And on my doorstep!You could have the best haulage fleet ever Supernaut, eddyramrod, Vince70 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 All these vans! Thing for me is the bloody London LEZ bollocks which prohibits me from purchasing anything interesting and dizzle powered unless it is compliant. Can a reg search be done on the LEZ website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Photos would be great please. Yeah, especially of said lass. The Moog, They_all_do_that_sir, AMC Rebel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Sounds great, I love sliding door vans. Bombing along with the flippin door open, its like a convertible that you drive on its side Just what I was thinking - hacking around with the door open seemed so daring when I was a teenager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oman5 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 if anyone gets this, can you stick an xud turbo from a 306 in it? Should be gr9 fun Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 All these vans! Thing for me is the bloody London LEZ bollocks which prohibits me from purchasing anything interesting and dizzle powered unless it is compliant. Can a reg search be done on the LEZ website?Diesel, Auto, LEZ exempt, Essex, internal space > LDV pillock "This vehicle either meets the required emission standards, is exempt from the scheme or is subject to a 100% discount" If I buy it will you look after it? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-rambler-/322393068159?hash=item4b101fd27f:g:cGkAAOSw241YfTPe purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 My escort and I think the c15 is not subject to lez. Ulez is different though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'd be interested subject to details of why it's not working or whatever, a couple of pictures and any details of whether it's still MOT'd. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 if anyone gets this, can you stick an xud turbo from a 306 in it? Should be gr9 fun Yep. I remember somebody on the 306 forums was planning on swapping an LDV pilot to XUD turbo power. I can't recall how they got on with that, or if they even finished it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen01 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'm aware I'm joining the party late but this sounds like something that could come in handy for my dr's surgery conversion, basically my new house renovation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'm aware I'm joining the party late but this sounds like something that could come in handy for my dr's surgery conversion, basically my new house renovation Have you got a big hole you want to drop it in? fraser.innes.3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Sounds great, I love sliding door vans. Bombing along with the flippin door open, its like a convertible that you drive on its sideWhen I was about 10 ( so about 1974) my dad rented a knackered old Transit from some dodgy backstreet place.The sliding passenger door fell off, it probably rusted through the slider channel, anyway he just chucked it in the back, then drove from Leominster to Birmingham. He wasn't totally irresponsible , he did tell me and my( younger) brother to wear the seatbelt in the outer seat. holbeck, Junkman and ShiteRider 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 My last Sherpa was a LEZ. So theres hope. Alternatively pretend via DVLA its got a carb-fed O-series in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Incidentally if you get a Perkins engine, or a Perkins equipped LDV, you won't need to bother doing an XUD TD conversion, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I bet it wouldn't be hard to trick a Peugeot 1007 into driving around with the doors open. A few of them have probably done it to themselves I'd imagine . NorfolkNWeigh, Asimo, Vince70 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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