what ya got, how much did it cost, miles, reliability etc

Posted 14 years ago

I’ve got a 98 Transit which I semi-camperised (with the talented help of my man jase) to the extent of lining the back, insulation, leisure battery which charges off the alternator, light and 12V socket. Had it for getting on two years and 30,000 miles now (approaching 120k on the clock), cost me £1600 for the van and spent probably another £250 on the camperification. Done lots of weekends away, plus a couple of longer trips on the continent, it’s great. I’d like to have a nice slick T5 long wheelbase transporter with a similar conversion, but really can’t justify the expense at the moment, would rather spend it on bikes…

From last weekend’s little jaunt to the Netherlands then Roubaix for the cross world cup.

Posted 14 years ago

VW T4 Conversion. Bought from a fellow STWer (Sorry Clink 🙂 ) done 65k (bought at 50kish). Reliable mechanically. Comfortable to drive although this commercial conversion can be a bit noisy up front. TBH its the best thing I’ve ever owned. Mrs Stoner, Stoner Jr and I live in it for 2 or 3 months a year. We put 2x bikes and Jr’s trailer/offroad buggy on the back. Have everything we need to be either self sufficient in the wild or very comfy at a campsite like electricity for computers to make a mobile office for living/working on the continent etc.

Posted 14 years ago

cost 15 k done 88k
very reliable , 2.5 td engine not too thirsty.

we have seen more of the uk in the last two years than in the previous fifteen, so we see it as money well spent

Posted 14 years ago

I’d love one of these if I could ony store it.

Posted 14 years ago

Vw T4 2.5 xxx pack with custom Styline interior

Posted 14 years ago

would love this though!

Posted 14 years ago

Hope this works –

T3 Westfalia – does about 30mpg, we rolled own to Nice in about 2 days for the Roc d’Azur last year in it. Very lovely

Posted 14 years ago

not mine btw

Posted 14 years ago

Nice interior RedTed – did you fit it yourself or get Tony to do it?

Posted 14 years ago

Alfa F12

Not mine and I know it would break down every five minutes but this would be a lovely biking van.

Posted 14 years ago

Alfa camper LOL thats a proper camper, built out of Pasta.

(147 Selespeed owner!)

Posted 14 years ago

VW LT35, lwb, High Top, 2.8 TDI, 140bhp, 2000 reg, c80k miles
Professional Conversion. Bench seat converting into 2 x double beds, table, gas stove, sink, 3-way fridge, microwave, captain seat, sat TV, large garage in the back etc…
Converted to run on vegetable oil. Done about 15,000 miles on veg, no problems. Fill up at Costco :))
30mpg if driven steady.

More Pics Here: http://steve-prest.fotopic.net/c1482486.html

Posted 14 years ago

VW LT35, lwb, High Top, 2.8 TDI, 140bhp, 2000 reg, c80k miles
Professional Conversion. Bench seat converting into 2 x double beds, table, gas stove, sink, 3-way fridge, microwave, captain seat, sat TV, large garage in the back etc…
Converted to run on vegetable oil. Done about 15,000 miles on veg, no problems. Fill up at Costco :))
30mpg if driven steady.

More Pics Here: http://steve-prest.fotopic.net/c1482486.html

Posted 14 years ago

Heres my old camper
Bought for 1.5k total shed, many hours of welding and bodywork later,and resprayed+ an interior refit from scratch. Loads of holidays and festivals around UK, 100% reliablity, suprisingly!! sold then to finance trip to USA on Ebay, for a slight proffit. Appauling fuel economy though…less than 20mpg.
I do miss it 🙁

Posted 14 years ago

Damn you and your nice vans. I decided i wanted a vw t4 van/camper about month ago and i’ve been trawling ebay and t4forum ever since.

There’s some really nice one’s about

redted > recognise that from team red 🙂

If anyone on the site here is handy at welding and lives in calderdale or nearby……. ;]

Posted 14 years ago

My and occasionally Singletrack’s camper ;] 47000 km last year! alloys will be matching soon . 😯

Posted 14 years ago

That van must be fast to need the Leathers 😀

Posted 14 years ago

This is my Bongo. Soon to be for sale.

Posted 14 years ago

More pictures here

Does about 37mpg, stonkingly powerful. I was going to sell it last year, but couldn’t get as much as I wanted. Think I’ll try to sell it again this year for a bit less.

Dave

Posted 14 years ago

mmmmmm……. Van envy here………..

Posted 14 years ago

Jeff, Tony did it, only because I had new seats throughout and 3 lots of mushroom bolts, seatbelts and there were some extra electrics to go in as well. He’s a real one off though and a pleasure to deal with. Could have done without the 9hr train journey to go pick it up though, I can’t remember feeling so excited for so long, it felt like I was on Pimp My Ride except I had to hand over £3000 at the end!!!!!!

Posted 14 years ago

If anyone on the site here is handy at welding and lives in calderdale or nearby……. ;]

Damn mods and their artistic licence!

Posted 14 years ago

My lovely 174 hopped up to 213… great to drive but it can have a drink problem on occasion…

Posted 14 years ago

Cost 8K three years ago 25ish mpg fully loaded motorway run, tax exempt.
Love it two bits


Pig to drive though

Posted 14 years ago

Rich’s wins every time there’s one of these threads.

Posted 14 years ago

Takes 6 people + 6 bikes, no problem (rear row of seats folded). For next summer, will have a towbar fitted so we can use a bike trailer and get 9 people + 9 bikes.

Great to drive too, other than the annoying narrow power band.

Cost us 14k euros (back before the £ went to sh*t, fortunately!). Never bothered to figure out exact fuel consumption, but does Calais to the Alps on one tank!

Posted 14 years ago

Our 4×4 mitsi delica, carries 8-9 people and has towed a defender out of a mud hole.

Posted 14 years ago

stevomcd

Is that 1.9 or 2.5, been looking at those, very nice but not sure whether they will cope with the load. I also have a ducato with a 2.8 common rail turbo and that flies.

Posted 14 years ago

nasher:

It’s a 1.9, but there are (at least) two different versions. Depending on how old it is, you’ll find 80bhp, 105bhp and 115bhp. Ours is 105 and seems to cope OK. Never any problems at all on road, occasionally struggles a bit on forest roads, but that’s often down to wet/loose surfaces. Test-drove a 115bhp version at one point and it definitely had plenty of grunt.

Only annoying thing I find is that the power band is very narrow. Will crawl/stall much below 2000revs and the rev-limiter kicks-in at 3000revs. That really makes the decision to switch from 1st to 2nd on a tricky hill a make or break one!

Which Burtech trailer are you guys using? Braked/unbraked? Did you get them to modify it for “downhill bikes”? Happy with it? Need to get one bought for the summer!

Posted 14 years ago

T4 caller Mr Happy, not an ex aa van but chosen and purchaced in that colour by the previous owners. Self conversion including fold out bed electrics gas and Diesel powered heating.

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2063/202/58/628638578/n628638578_1341902_5216.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v245/202/58/628638578/n628638578_512637_5854.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v262/202/58/628638578/n628638578_687360_6754.jpg

Fingers crossed that works….

Posted 14 years ago

Yellow – worst colour for a vehicle used in the summer. My brother used to have an ex BT van, it attracted flies, corn beetles, wasps, bees etc by the million!

Posted 14 years ago

Seeing Postierich’s van makes me all sad that my old bay is gone, hopefully I’ll have first-hand knowledge of Thewhiterooms van when we (TreadsCC) go to the Alps in August, Woohoo!

Posted 14 years ago

My old Transit, at Mountain Ash.

Scaled down MX van style – bikes stored in rear and tea drink / sleeping area in middle. Rockin stereo, gutless motor. 3x tours of Europe. Loved to bits.

Now have a T5174, but no photos yet…

Posted 14 years ago

[img]http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/2437128/[/img]

I bought this last night from a friend mate. Race truck for the new year, road trips etc too. Garage in the rear, double bed on top, single bed/bench seat, leisure battery with split charge for power, tv, cooker, mini 12v fridge etc. 200k miles but still feels fine to drive. Hoping for 30mpg.
Can’t wait for the first trip!

More pics:
http://winifredswift.pinkbike.com/album/van

Posted 14 years ago

i got this last year and its great 😉 gonna sort the back out inside for storage as at the min its all just chucked in.

51 plate 67k miles fsh from posties 12mot/tax and cambelt/full service for £1500 does about 37mpg, seats six and stores plenty 😉

Posted 14 years ago

New Bike now though…

Just noticed that Tag up there, was thinking the same…

Posted 14 years ago

keep em coming – anyone with a mazda bongo? or a toyota hiace – they are the faves so far

Posted 14 years ago

I would **** love a van but we live on a narrow cul de sac and my gf would never be able to park it. 🙁

Posted 14 years ago

I’ve got a Land Rover as a camper.

Comes complete with a chef 🙂

Posted 14 years ago