VW T4 Caravelle L8 PL8 M8

[urpert]

Happening tomorrow. I may have as many as five children in tow so updates may be sporadic. It’s started well:

in the mean time here is a teaser pic of the HBOL:

[Wibble]

Chod speed!

[grogee]

Sad face for the broken train. It must be the severe, extreme weather we're experiencing at the moment. 

Hmm, 1990-on, lots of seats? Is it a Nissan of some kind? Serena or Prarie? 

[EyesWeldedShut]

Transporter innit?  wiv seats in the back (rear windows optional)

[wuvvum]

20 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Transporter innit?  wiv seats in the back (rear windows optional)

T4 going by the HBOL teaser.

[urpert]

Well that was quick 😂
T4 it is. Potentially one of the last. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

Just now, urpert said:

Well that was quick 😂

You are my wife ?

[stuboy]

37 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

T4 going by the HBOL teaser.

 

[urpert]

Main part of train journey at least currently uncancelled. 
Breakfast and an appropriate accessory (though for the truly pedantic an 071 area code is a bit early):

[urpert]

First part of the journey now in the modern:

 

[urpert]

Train. Unfortunately these things have a history of FTP

 

[Dobloseven]

Had a 1993 LWB T4 minibus with no less than 13 seats.2.4 NA 5 cylinder diesel.Nice old thing.

[PicantoJon]

1 hour ago, urpert said:

Train. Unfortunately these things have a history of FTP

 

'You'll be going nowhere...' 

[urpert]

1 minute ago, PicantoJon said:

'You'll be going nowhere...' 

Kwalitee Washwood Heath  product, M9

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

Wrong thread - should be in the 'so you are the gaffa' thread ?
Proper job on that repair though - privatisation is patently working?

[urpert]

5 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Wrong thread - should be in the 'so you are the gaffa' thread ?
Proper job on that repair though - privatisation is patently working?

Grand Central are an Open Access operator so this is literally the white heat of capitalist innovation in action. 

[CaptainBoom]

Chod speed good sir, with family in tow.  That's proper adventuring!

The Bank training college I used to work at had a fleet of T4 as minibuses.  Acceleration was... glacial but made narrow enough to make short work of the lanes around the area, so you could keep momentum.

If you brought tools with you for your collection, you could offer to fix the train

 

[urpert]

Achieved:

 

[urpert]

First impressions: very clean, very original. Now for a straightforward* 135 miles down the A1 after a Betty’s bun. 

[reb]

2 minutes ago, Tayne said:

First registered in Fife, hopefully not too rusty.

Isn't KY Milton Keynes?

Though there are certainly a lot of KY private plates around here.

[alcyonecorporation]

sorry about peterborough

[reb]

6 minutes ago, Tayne said:

KY ever Kirkcaldy

According to Wikipedia it was Bradford before '74 and Sheffield after

[urpert]

4 minutes ago, alcyonecorporation said:

sorry about peterborough

Don’t worry I’m used to it

[urpert]

Paradise in dark grey shiny plastic

 

Might get an original head unit though

[wuvvum]

27 minutes ago, alcyonecorporation said:

sorry about peterborough

It's not your fault.

[urpert]

Made it to Wetherby without incident. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 hour ago, reb said:

Bradford

Nooooooo

[urpert]

And home. 
 

[urpert]

Very happy with it. Feast your eyes on the acres of diagonally striped grey fabric:

 

[djim]

Looks really nice, these are great vans. 

Here is my old one, currently with my Dad, though I might be getting it back soon as he is getting on a bit and doesn't really drive much anymore. 

 

It is a 5 pot petrol auto and acceleration is leisurely at best but definitely a comfy way to get about.