Would anyone like to lend* me a campervan for a festival?

[somewhatfoolish]

Just supposing that I were to buy a campervan that is -

 

(1) beige

(2) a Sherpa

(3) beige

(4) possessed of an O Series engine

(5) beige

and

(6) beige

 

how many Autoshite points would I score?

Eleventy twelve. There probably ought to be an AS 'services to beige transport' award, if there was you'd be the winnar. It would probably be a chintz cushion with an appropriately uplifting message embroidered on it.

[Guest Breadvan72]

Fuck my old boots.  It's even a feckin Allegro -

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tiffin-Allegro-6-berth-american-motorhome-rv-6-2-Diesel-Engine/122453488081?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40656%26meid%3Df10ce8cb4f604ab99450d7fc01197738%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D262938045145

 

 

[Guest Breadvan72]

Points can only be awarded on presentation of a pez station collection shot with added Woolarding a pic of the van being put on a low loader somewhere on the M4.

 

Make it so.

 

FTFY.  

 

PS:  I'm on it.

[DodgeRover]

Get that RV bought loads of metal for the money and it will be a normal car MOT as it's a camper

[Guest Hooli]

Fuck my old boots.  It's even a feckin Allegro -

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tiffin-Allegro-6-berth-american-motorhome-rv-6-2-Diesel-Engine/122453488081?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40656%26meid%3Df10ce8cb4f604ab99450d7fc01197738%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D262938045145

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh that is so you sir.

[3VOM]

Get that RV bought loads of metal for the money and it will be a normal car MOT as it's a camper

Check the weight. You need another licence probably if it is over 7.5t and some of those things are 8-9 tons. Also not impressed that they can't spell Onan but could be a typo.

[DodgeRover]

Actually with that RV you could probably get into the VIP and guest areas with a bit of blagging. Which festival(s) are you off too?

[anonymous user]

Actually with that RV you could probably get into the VIP and guest areas with a bit of blagging. Which festival(s) are you off too?

Is blagging in this instance just driving through fences and over any tents that may be in the way.

[Skizzer]

Which festival(s) are you off too?

I'm assuming Glyndebourne and Aldeburgh. I would LOVE to see this in a VIP area at Glyndebourne.

[Guest Breadvan72]

I took my old Series Landy to Garsington, all polished up and "dressed overall", as the yachties say, with balloons and bunting, the interior full of daft cushions and rugs.  I only live five miles from Garsington, so this was just about OK.    When I had a Jensen, it once arrived at Glyndebourne on a low loader (the ignition had failed a few miles away).  We were just in time for the overture. 

 

Anyway, today a THING has occurred.  More of that thing I shall not say for a few days. 

[Guest Breadvan72]

 Which festival(s) are you off too?

 

[Guest Breadvan72]

Or in other words: Latitude AKA Bratitude for the whole weekend, and maybe the Saturday at Cornbury AKA Poshstock.  Gonna get ripped off my nipples with the SamCam Massive.

[Skizzer]

In that I case I very much hope you've bought the Breaking Bad meth lab RV.

[Guest Breadvan72]

Better call Saul.

[Guest Breadvan72]

Mmm, TALBOT.  Very tempting ...

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132145663119?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

 

 

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

Fuck my old boots.  It's even a feckin Allegro -

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tiffin-Allegro-6-berth-american-motorhome-rv-6-2-Diesel-Engine/122453488081?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40656%26meid%3Df10ce8cb4f604ab99450d7fc01197738%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D262938045145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A friend of mine bought an RV similar to this (well a Winnebago, but it looked very similar and was resplendent in a beige/orange/brown colour scheme) some years back. It had the same 6.2 litre Chevy diesel engine and was surprisingly brisk. It sounded fantastic and had all mod cons 1979-style and was fairly economical at 14mpg, I thought. I liked it, even if it was completely ridiculous. It proved to be surprisingly good off road when he took it to a festival. People also loved it in Holland, Germans were intrigued, though the French proved indifferent. With one of these if the festival goes really well, you could end up with a really short cowboy passenger who vanishes when he holds his breath and spend the whole time you're there talking about evolution whilst dodging the FBI and a crazed lunatic with a bible and a shotgun.

 

IIRC djimbob used to have an enormous RV powered by a 7.2 litre Chrysler V8 used in the Interceptor 'J' series and Imperial LeBaron, and you can't say better than that. I can't imagine it was especially economical. He didn't see any aliens, but he did find a lot of leaks.

[Guest Breadvan72]

I tried to, but it was busted, so I got a good deal on a retired shit wagon.  The deal is that I have to clean it out myself.

[Guest Breadvan72]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/new-festival-aimed-directly-at-twats-201203285064

 

 

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/camper-van-gives-illusion-of-freedom-2012061430501

[somewhatfoolish]

Fuck my old boots.  It's even a feckin Allegro -

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tiffin-Allegro-6-berth-american-motorhome-rv-6-2-Diesel-Engine/122453488081?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D40656%26meid%3Df10ce8cb4f604ab99450d7fc01197738%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D262938045145

 

 

 

 

 

How in the wide world of sports does something called the Tiffin Allegro get manufactured in the US of A rather than Basingstoke or Tamworth? It sounds like it ought to come with a supercharged Teasmaid fitted to every berth.

[Guest Breadvan72]

Many thanks to andy18s and to somewhatfoolish for pointing me in the direction of the BEIGE SHERPA.

 

Boughted!

[Guest Breadvan72]

 

 

I have considered buying a camper for a few K, but good ones are hard to find, and the thing would only be used once or twice a year, so buying is not worth it really.

 

 

 

Well, that went well. 

[Des]

And the answer to your original question wasn't the anticipated FRO, more a polite feck off and buy your own.

You might find the thing addictive, I bought a right pikey looking heap some years ago to use briefly, tart up and move on but it's become my main vehicle. It's changed my whole approach to motoring, I'm calmer and relaxed, noting how far under speed limits I travel rather than over to no great detriment in journey time, stops at services are now pleasant, no decision anguish over which shall be most coffee-like, the mocko-cockoil, fap-a-merkin or chocobolok, I'll stick my own kettle on, and eat a fry-up from the pan. Chemical toilet shite in a bucket FTW Yo!

[Sheefag]

How in the wide world of sports does something called the Tiffin Allegro get manufactured in the US of A rather than Basingstoke or Tamworth? It sounds like it ought to come with a supercharged Teasmaid fitted to every berth.

 

Tamworth, you say.......

 

http://automotoclassicsale.com/node/14164