I very much think this is a bad idea. A Morris Camper?

[meggersdog]

  On 29/08/2020 at 07:09, Dick Longbridge said:

@Spurious Did you buy it?! I see the ebay ad has been pulled. 

If you missed out, he's got a mk1 MR2 listed for £3.5k. Wrong wheels, rusty rear arches and windows are tempermental, but I'm sure it's great apart from that. You'd need to sleep in it, regardless of comfort issues after the wife discovered how much you'd spunked on a ratty mk1. 

 

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Careful, you don't want to take the piss too much. He might threaten to sue for defamation of character . I seem to recall he got all legal threats during the Dave before seven saga.

[Stanky]

STOP PRESS!!!!

Ebay informs me that the Sherpa Motorhome is BACK ON SALE

I'm mortified to discover that I am unable to bid on this slice of pure misery as I don't meet the bidding criteria:

NO BIDDERS WITH LESS THAT 100 FEEDBACK WITH 99% OR BETTER -GO DREAM ELSEWHERE

I think that 'Dream' might be a bit strong, but it certainly will involve some altered states of consciousness somewhere along the line

 

[sloth]

someone buy it and lob a rover v8 in from an ambulance. job jobbed.

[cobblers]

It'll still be slow and incredibly thirsty, but at least it'll sound nice if there's anything left of the camshaft 

 

[spartacus]

I'm sure some kind soul will bid on your behalf Stanky.;-)

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Rather a lot of information to willingly share with strangers... must resist...

 

[busmansholiday]

  On 02/09/2020 at 14:07, Dick Longbridge said:

Rather a lot of information to willingly share with strangers... must resist...

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Resistance is futile, you WILL purchase it....

[catsinthewelder]

  On 24/08/2020 at 13:47, wuvvum said:

If you really fancy a Sherpa camper but Breadbin's is too salty, how about this beauty*?

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Just realised this is just down the road, seriously considering buying it if the rot at the back isn't too bad as its really hard to find somewhere to camp with a tent at the moment (apart from the Field of dreams).  Wonder how hard it would be to put the 200tdi out of the Disco into it?

[somewhatfoolish]

  On 02/09/2020 at 14:56, catsinthewelder said:

Just realised this is just down the road, seriously considering buying it if the rot at the back isn't too bad as its really hard to find somewhere to camp with a tent at the moment (apart from the Field of dreams).  Wonder how hard it would be to put the 200tdi out of the Disco into it?

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Assuming it doesn't clash with any steelwork it shouldn't be too hard, the gearbox will be a LT77 and the bellhousing should be the same as the disco.

[catsinthewelder]

That's terrifyingly positive news ?

[beko1987]

  On 02/09/2020 at 16:58, catsinthewelder said:

That's terrifyingly positive news ?

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Youve got zero excuse now! 

You can send the ungrateful disco shell to the breakers and not have gained a car at all! 

[somewhatfoolish]

Are you the highest bidder yet?  

[N Dentressangle]

I came to the conclusion that if you

• didn't want to pay scene tax
• or put up with rusty shitty air cooled (or even worse, wasserboxer) crap
• be able to drive any distance
• want to camp in the thing
• still want to be able to fix it yourself

then a Mazda Bongo fitted the bill best of all. Yes, they rot too, so check carefully. Mechanicals are bulletproof, with a smooth diesel and autobox. Low coolant alarm is worth fitting.

I wouldn't want a Sherpa / LDV. Old enough to remember how shit they were new, and drove older ones as a school minibus a few times - I feared for my liberty, following the seemingly inevitable horrific crash and multiple child deaths. Luckily that didn't happen, but the LDV / Sherpa's precise* steering, intuitive* gearchange, crisp* performance, sharp* brakes and safe* handling fought me every last yard of the journey.

[catsinthewelder]

Going to look at it at the weekend.  I used to drive a couple of Convoy minibuses and didn't find them that bad.  I've driven a worse Vectra ?

[Hawkeyethenoo]

Acht, new I should have held onto 'Flora' McCamper until the market for ancient A-class motorhomes went proper beserk...

 

 

 

 

She really was great when parked up or going downhill with a tail wind...

[spartacus]

That Sherpa isn't available anymore, who's bought it!

[catsinthewelder]

Nobody, thats the old listing

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264850145724?ViewItem=&item=264850145724

[500tops]

  On 02/09/2020 at 20:11, catsinthewelder said:

Nobody, thats the old listing

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264850145724?ViewItem=&item=264850145724

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Only 17 previous keepers

[Justin Case]

If you must have  a Morris camper van, then at least travel in style

http://www.amrtm.org/collection/OB2138

The repaint is now nearly complete and  hopefully it should be back on the road before long 

[wuvvum]

  On 02/09/2020 at 19:35, catsinthewelder said:

Going to look at it at the weekend.  I used to drive a couple of Convoy minibuses and didn't find them that bad.  I've driven a worse Vectra ?

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I've never found LDVs that unpleasant to drive.  Slow, sure, and the seats are rubbish, but they're not actively horrid.

[Wack]

  On 02/09/2020 at 13:21, sloth said:

someone buy it and lob a rover v8 in from an ambulance. job jobbed.

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No need

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333700926488

 

The camper part looks very good but , hmm that toilet looks a bit of a challenge I’m not really sure I fancy taking a dump with the door open while the wife is cooking the bacon 3ft away 

 

 

[strangeangel]

  On 02/09/2020 at 14:56, catsinthewelder said:

Just realised this is just down the road, seriously considering buying it if the rot at the back isn't too bad as its really hard to find somewhere to camp with a tent at the moment (apart from the Field of dreams).  Wonder how hard it would be to put the 200tdi out of the Disco into it?

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Were you to do that, I would imagine that the first press of the loud pedal would result in it snapping in half.

 

[strangeangel]

  On 02/09/2020 at 21:28, wuvvum said:

I've never found LDVs that unpleasant to drive.  Slow, sure, and the seats are rubbish, but they're not actively horrid.

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I willingly holidayed in a pre-power steering non-turbo T35D Master for six years, but I wouldn't go to the end of the road in a Sherpa. Make of this what you will...

 

[wuvvum]

  On 02/09/2020 at 21:39, strangeangel said:

 

I willingly holidayed in a pre-power steering non-turbo T35D Master for six years, but I wouldn't go to the end of the road in a Sherpa. Make of this what you will...

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I would take an LDV 400 over a Master, but only because I once got a Master completely stuck at the end of a narrow cul-de-sac (due to the utterly shit turning circle) and the embarrassment put me off the things permanently.

[strangeangel]

  On 02/09/2020 at 22:51, wuvvum said:

I would take an LDV 400 over a Master, but only because I once got a Master completely stuck at the end of a narrow cul-de-sac (due to the utterly shit turning circle) and the embarrassment put me off the things permanently.

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Climbing a few of Cornwall's more serious hills in first was as embarrassing as it got for me. I could see how the turning circle might catch you out though, it was pretty shit. Those Sherpa/LDV things are Straight Outta the Stone Age though; I tried an LDV400 when I was shopping for the Master and it made the latter appear as if it were from the 25th Century by comparison.

 

[Wack]

  On 02/09/2020 at 22:51, wuvvum said:

I would take an LDV 400 over a Master, but only because I once got a Master completely stuck at the end of a narrow cul-de-sac (due to the utterly shit turning circle) and the embarrassment put me off the things permanently.

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I made the local radio news in Northampton once , took a wrong turning in a huge 7.5t box van , dead end , nowhere to turn around so I had to back up onto Wellingborough road which was busy , no fucker would let me out even though they could see what I was doing , somebody had parked a car opposite the junction so I had to do a 28 point turn between 2 cars with some old bloke watching me back and forwards 

the queue was 1/2 way to Wellingborough and into the town centre by the time I got it out , I made the traffic report , fame at last 

[St.Jude]

  On 02/09/2020 at 22:51, wuvvum said:

I would take an LDV 400 over a Master, but only because I once got a Master completely stuck at the end of a narrow cul-de-sac (due to the utterly shit turning circle) and the embarrassment put me off the things permanently.

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LDV's were lovingly made in Washwood Heath.

If you've been to that particular area of Birmingham, you can understand that the products were a reflection of their environment. The sad thing is, even with the LDV plant gone, the area has slumped in to even more depravity. 

[LightBulbFun]

  On 02/09/2020 at 19:35, catsinthewelder said:

Going to look at it at the weekend.  I used to drive a couple of Convoy minibuses and didn't find them that bad.  I've driven a worse Vectra ?

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I was/am hoping to get a chance to drive @Zelandeth's camper van but ill happily settle for this low rent budget autoshite version if you bring it to the FoD or such LOL

although I take no responsibility if when I chuck* it into one of the corners at the FoD if the coach built bit simply just tears away from the chassis of the vehicle like a disintegrating caravan 

(but yeah would be epic if you got it  )

[spartacus]

LBF, if and when I make it to the FOD in my LDV Convoy camper I'll happily let you take it for a spin. That will allow you to tick the 'camper', 'large vehicle' and 'LDV' boxes on your list of things to drive.

[LightBulbFun]

  On 03/09/2020 at 09:46, spartacus said:

LBF, if and when I make it to the FOD in my LDV Convoy camper I'll happily let you take it for a spin. That will allow you to tick the 'camper', 'large vehicle' and 'LDV' boxes on your list of things to drive.

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Oh cool! that would be very much appreciated