Kangoo Kamper(ish)

[purplebargeken]

Am buying my mates surplus to requirements 1.4 Kangoo (V or W reg).

 

He will have it MOT'd for me. For this to happen a small amount of welding will be done on the sills, a couple of tyres for the back end and that is about it. 

 

As like most of the recent vehicles in my life, this has been a dog owners car. The owner was also a heavy smoker. The drivers side wing and front of the bonnet has a couple of dings.

 

It isn't as bad as it sounds but the local Albanian car wash will get the pleasure of giving it an initial scrub and vacuum.

 

The engine bay could do with a steam clean. Pets at Home will be a source of enzyme cleaning fluid.

 

It needs a new window winder handle. The number plate lights work but the thing is held on with tape. It needs a pair of sun visors.

 

£250 all sound ok? I said 'yes please' at that. He was just going to weigh it in.

 

So. Apart from the little odds and sods as mentioned above, what else would be handy to utilise in such a situation.

 

I have an inflatable single mattress somewhere.I also have a big feck off spare 12v battery too.

 

PS: anyone aware of a Kangoo in their local breakers that might provide the above bits?

[forddeliveryboy]

Good vehicles Kangoos, I prefer them to Partners and Blingos. I'd expect a bottle of plonk thrown in at that price what with dents and filth, unless there's months of test remaining... but that's the beauty of chod, nobody's going to lose much even if it all goes spectacularly wrong.

[purplebargeken]

It will have a new test on it when I pick it up.

[Cavcraft]

£250 for a Kangoo with a full MOT is an absolute no brainer.

[purplebargeken]

It's probably not the best example but it is okay.

[Ghosty]

If he's weighing it in, surely scrap is a fair offer?

I agree that the MOT adds value though.

[Timewaster]

I think it's a Kango thing.

My mate bought one that had belonged to a farrier (horse shoe guy).

It was disgusting inside. Horse shit and dog hair mostly.

The interior was stripped and jet washed with TFR twice before anyone could sit in it. Everything. Seats, carpets, door cards... He even scrubbed the dash with bleach.

That was cheap too.

[spartacus]

Nice little vans, mine's doing a great job. Sun visor loss seems to be a Kangoo 'thing'!

[crapcarcollector]

£250 with full MOT is very reasonable, definitely a no brainer.

 

 

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[Alan_Green]

[Pillock]

A mate of mine had a Kangoo that he camped in the back of... Nothing fancy like a 50" plasma and dishwasher, just an MDF bed and a set of curtains. Had it years but rust killed it in the end.

[purplebargeken]

I think the simpler the better.Literally an inflatable mattress, couple of pillows and a duvet. Camping stove to cook basics on and soon. Storage bins ofsome type. Lighting? Privacy stuff? What about a split charging system for laptop?

 

Ablutions via local sports centres and so on.

 

Anything else as a 'must have'?

[Jim Bell]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSSR6nzCz0k

 

Bravo!

 

Id have shards of plastic everywhere if I tried to sleep on a bed of plastic boxes but very ingenious.

[purplebargeken]

Is it viable to sort out a split charging/inverter thingy?

[catsinthewelder]

Shitters method would be just to pull a relay and wire from a scrap car and cobble it up yourself for pennies but there are proper kits.

 

This seems to explain it well http://www.12voltplanet.co.uk/split-charging.html

 

An old car battery would be better than nothing but proper leisure batteries are far better as they are designed to be discharged to flat without breaking. Car batteries are designed to be used a little to start the car then recharged.

[barefoot]

You can get a http://www.swissroombox.com/shop/en/ camping interior thing to fit a Kangoo!

[purplebargeken]

What's best for the odd night or weekend away from home. The Kangoo or a 7 seater Zafira?

[Timewaster]

What's best for the odd night or weekend away from home. The Kangoo or a 7 seater Zafira?

You are asking us?

 

All Vauxhalls are shit, All Renaults self destruct. Any fool knows that.

 

You take your pick...

[Noel Tidybeard]

What's best for the odd night or weekend away from home. The Kangoo or a 7 seater Zafira?

 

travelodge

[vaughant]

What's best for the odd night or weekend away from home. The Kangoo or a 7 seater Zafira?

Welllllllll. Despite them all being shit, the zafira makes a cracking camper, in fact I'm posting this right now from my single bed in the back of mine!!!!

 

You have to remove the middle row of seats though as they don't fold properly flat, (btw these weigh about 18 tons!!!)dark smoke/limo tint the rear windows, a set of blackout curtains and a bungee to toggle between the two b pillars and its really comfy. The passenger seat folds completely flat which is really handy, there's loads of cubbies everywhere to keep your stuff and because it's a car rather than a Van you already have the insulation etc.

 

Been staying in mine for work now for the last 5 months pretty much, no complaints at all.

 

Plus most of them have a sunroof which is immense, crack it open and you get a nice cool breeze.

 

Airbeds are ok but there's a few sharp edges to get a puncture with and then you'll get no sleep at all!!! I bought a single mattress for £45 from IKEA, fits perfick.

 

Put it this way, I went to sleep Sunday after an admittedly busy weekend of driving, working and generally tiring myself out and I slept the full 12hrs in it!!!!

[purplebargeken]

Cheers guys, just thinking things over in my noggin.

[purplebargeken]

I then went out and bought a povvo standard 2.0 DOHC Galaxy. I will also have the Kangoo. I will then see what happens.These WILL be my final cars. 

[Noel Tidybeard]

I then went out and bought a povvo standard 2.0 DOHC Galaxy. I will also have the Kangoo. I will then see what happens.These WILL be my final cars. 

 

hahahaha oh look a flying pig!

[purplebargeken]

Honest!!!!!!

[Noel Tidybeard]

Honest!!!!!!

 

whats that smell?...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

horse?.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sheep?.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oh no its bullshit!  

[purplebargeken]

Hahahahhaha. I used that one only last week lol.

 

No,seriously. I have the Toledo, now the Galaxy which is a more reasonable option for camping on occasion than the LWB Transit, ace thing that it was. 

 

The Kangoo just needed saving and will be cleaned up. I may keep it, I may not. 

 

The 340 is up for sale, and the Beetle should be going to its new home next week. 

 

The Golf? No-one seems to want it which is a shame as it is a lovely thing really.

 

Just going to focus on what I have which is what I should have done many cars ago.

[Timewaster]

Galaxy is a good call. Cheap to buy, plenty of space, not bad to drive, not expensive to run.

 

Biggest problem is the hernia you get from lugging the seats in and out and finding somewhere to put them when you need space.