Tomtation Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Loving this thread, some cool stuff mentioned and pictured. That XC70 with roof tent excited my particulars a bit 😍 Very cool beans. Of course what you really need to do if you want a motorhome/camper/whatever is this: Get pissed off that there are no houses you want to buy within your budget Look at camper base vehicles on ebay whilst a bit pissed Show OH a cool* one you've found Fall off chair when they suggest buying it to "live the dream" etc Buy it blind Drive fecking miles, hungover, to literally the other end of the country to get it Drive it home in misery cos some twat fitted coilovers that were so badly adjusted that the only suspension on the front was basically the strut top mount rubber Realise it does <20mpg but is also SLOW AF Also realise although it has had some good work done, there is a fuckton more to do and it is really a bit tatty and unloved Once home and consoled with hair of the dog (and more) see that whilst you were driving to the Scottish border from the south coast, an almost ideal* house has been listed for sale Buy said house with only 1 parking space (FFS!) Use base vehicle to move house with (bonus) Use vehicle very little (despite expensive running costs) for 2 years cos you can't afford the money/time to fettle and convert it, nor do you have space to keep if off the road Bitch about it on AS. But I would totally recommend it, I have received great pleasure in planning what I will eventually do with ours and it has been a great utility vehicle so far, despite it's foibles/issues. Also, how many Volvo 740 Hearse campervans are there around? None that I know of. Here is the offender at Shitefest '19 Dan_ZTT, juular, flat4alfa and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 7 hours ago, 808 Estate said: There’s a serial importer of American cars near me (a farmer I think) who imported a 56 caddy with motor home on its back. It wasn’t in the best shape the motorhome section and I see after a few years of not finding a buyer it has now become a 56 caddy pickup puddlethumper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I’m still trying to get my head round the complexities of water and boilers , thought I’d flooded it via the shower as I was getting air out of the system , luckily I spotted it had a plug in under the anti slip mat before it overflowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Tomtation said: GR9 for Covid commandeering Tomtation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Mind boggled Dick Longbridge, brownnova, 500tops and 4 others 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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808 Estate Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 2:36 PM, wuvvum said: I do like the wiper arrangement on that one though. @dollywobbler would need a change of trousers if he saw those. Ours was the same. pantograph drivers side and conventional the other. No idea why though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tul66 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Looking likely I'm buying this. Collected today so will see what it's needing as it's been standing for 2 years. Will decide when I've had a look at it. 500tops, Dick Longbridge, Faker and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ZTT Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 21 hours ago, tul66 said: Looking likely I'm buying this. Collected today so will see what it's needing as it's been standing for 2 years. Will decide when I've had a look at it. Did you go for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tul66 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Waiting on the owners coming back from holiday in around 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 This is my idea of a motorhome, but doubt the better half would swap it for our slightly* newer one. Minimad5, spartacus, Dick Longbridge and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellmycheese Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Bought off a mate, 2001 2.8 boxer 6 birth love it just done 1000 miles Devon and cornwall 500tops and spartacus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juular Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Interesting to see the way the interior kind of melts. I would be a bit worried about the way the gas cooker smashes / detaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 When you see how they're built it's hardly surprising things become detached in the rear compartment. Light wood frames screwed into the body. Inertia is definitely going to rip them out. Interesting crash test though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 But it's not as good as this one: Dick Longbridge, cobblers and juular 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_E23 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 If you had to select the ideal peripatetic accomodation for a drizzly autumn weekend for two in Leysdown-on-Sea, which would it be?: Cortina StarCraft Citroen C15 Romahome Bedford Bambi (with line dancing stickers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Perhaps I shouldn't put a bigger engine in mine 🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 8 hours ago, Conrad D. Conelrad said: But it's not as good as this one: That's pretty similar to what I'd expect to happen in mine...The chassis of the underlying van is built like a proverbial brick outhouse...I suspect the van for the most part would simply stop dead, and the coachwork would proceed to decapitate me and end up spread over the next several hundred yards of road. Sticking with the "take advantage of the additional visibility I have over most traffic, and assume everyone is going to try to kill me" approach of driving I think is the best plan! A coachbuilt van is always going to pretty much disintegrate in any real impact...It's just a flimsy aluminium skin over a light plywood frame (except for the bits the previous owner replaced with what appears to be the hardest and densest wood known to man), so the end result is always going to be "a mess" in any impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 17 hours ago, Conrad D. Conelrad said: But it's not as good as this one: That’s scarily similar to my van... I’ll think I’ll stick to my not crashing plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 On 10/7/2020 at 9:49 PM, Zelandeth said: That's pretty similar to what I'd expect to happen in mine...The chassis of the underlying van is built like a proverbial brick outhouse...I suspect the van for the most part would simply stop dead, and the coachwork would proceed to decapitate me and end up spread over the next several hundred yards of road. Sticking with the "take advantage of the additional visibility I have over most traffic, and assume everyone is going to try to kill me" approach of driving I think is the best plan! A coachbuilt van is always going to pretty much disintegrate in any real impact...It's just a flimsy aluminium skin over a light plywood frame (except for the bits the previous owner replaced with what appears to be the hardest and densest wood known to man), so the end result is always going to be "a mess" in any impact. There's a microwave in a low down cupboard in mine I can imagine the crash, Bang I'm alive DING no you're not Minimad5, 108, Talbot and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tul66 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 9/23/2020 at 5:32 PM, Dan_ZTT said: Did you go for it? Finally managed to do the deal on this today for the grand total of £4000. Well chuffed! spartacus, strangeangel and Dan_ZTT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman88667733 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 10 hours ago, tul66 said: Finally managed to do the deal on this today for the grand total of £4000. Well chuffed! £4000 for that? What a bargain! I haven't seen one sell for under £10k privately. So even if you have to spend a few £k on welding, mechanicals etc... you'd still be massively in profit. Good work! Currently converting a similar age SWB Ducato, current spend is over what you've paid, so well done Have you checked the chassis legs on it? They are quite common to rot out on these, especially when being sat for a while. Few other common areas that most seem to get welded up at, but nothing like a Transit of the same age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tul66 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I know, I couldn't believe it myself. I did take a while to sort out issues with the V5 but that was eventually sorted last week. It does need a little TLC but it does drive and the brakes aren't even binding! I've budgeted £1000 to bring it back up to scratch but even at that. it's a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Dyslexic Viking, catsinthewelder and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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