Rusty VW bothering - incoming non-VW addition….

[Tickman]

That is a beast

[Dyslexic Viking]

That looks nice and a major upgrade from a van.

[mk2_craig]

1 hour ago, rusty_vw_man said:

so money paid, tax taxed and insurance insuranced and I’m away…. 

Now it may have left the factory as a two seater, but bugger me some stuff has been added to the back since! 2007 boxer/Ducato chassis with a whole shed plonked on the back. 

Reason I can afford it - one rear leaf spring is cracked at the eye end and it’s sitting on its arse. New springs and shocks in the way……

That is exactly what I expected/was hoping you’d be buying. 

[rusty_vw_man]

It is indeed a beast - it is 7.2m long and the overhang from the back axle is ridiculous, I can see a grounding in my future!  

Its a proper departure from What I’m used to, its the second newest vehicle I have ever owned and is powered by the devils fuel which I know nothing about other than it’s the black one I don’t touch at the pumps! Proper learning curve ahead I think, hopefully cure my fear of having a ‘modern’ thing with an ecu (which autocorrect just changes to evil!). 
 

In other news the reupholstered seats for the T25 were shite, the foams weren’t replaced (as per contract) instead they’d just lobbed in a load of cotton wadding that slowly moved around and formed a ridge right where a man doesn’t need a ridge to be. Awful. This improved it slightly:

but after a full and frank discussion we have been refunded. Just weighing up if it’s best to get someone else to have a go, or just bite the bulllet and get the ready made covers and fit them myself. I chickened out last time but having seen what an expert does (for a grand!) I’m confident I can do at least as well! The ‘repaired’ bolster on the drivers side is worse than it was when it went in looking at the photos side by side. Why is it so hard to get stuff done properly?! 

[Fabergé Greggs]

Nice to see someone properly using their T25! 22 Mpg makes me feel better about the 20 Mpg I get out of my air cooled auto. 
 

Have you put sound proofing in yours? The most tiring aspect of long trips in mine is the road noise- I need to dynamat the cab and under the seats methinks 

[rusty_vw_man]

32 minutes ago, Fabergé Greggs said:

Nice to see someone properly using their T25! 22 Mpg makes me feel better about the 20 Mpg I get out of my air cooled auto. 
 

Have you put sound proofing in yours? The most tiring aspect of long trips in mine is the road noise- I need to dynamat the cab and under the seats methinks 

The back is caravelle so it is factory lined to an extent, but cab is just rubber mat over the metal floor. Under the front seats is just bare metal.

Noise is definitely an issue - the worst is actually the gearbox whine that transmits up through the gear change rod. It is quite tiring on a long run. 

[High Jetter]

Looks like it's got legs tho, should give you (& us) some adventures!