You are absolutely right in that assessment and for someone who's not done this before it takes a while to get your head roundWow that seemed to move quickly! Congratulations on your new purchase.
I would say though if you are buying a converted van it’s worth considering that ( if done professionally) the conversion cost should be at least £10-15k when done on top of the van price so if you /2 as second hand then at least £5-7.5k of the price is the campervan, plus wheels/style/VW camper markup, so what you will be paying for a base van at an all in price of £25k is much less than you’d think, then you need to consider if paying £25k for that van is the right think to do.
We went through this when looking for a van to convert and ended up buying a new van as the van is the vehicle you are buying so made sense to pay a premium for that as a starting point. When buying a converted van it gets very difficult to understand what exactly you are paying for (20k van + 5k camper, 10k van + 15k camper, 5k van + 5k camper + 15k VW premium etc!).
I would say I think it is still a buyers market at the moment so there should be some good deals out there and buying a T5 (or T5.1) is in many eyes seen as a sweet spot!
Is it all worth it?
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I'd love to have photos to show you but we'd just left to go and pick the van up this morning when the owner rang and told me he'd sold it to someone else for more money. So much for a gentleman's agreement.Pics when you get it
So two upset kids and a wasted morning later I'm no further on.
Managed to find the energy to have another look on ebay/ auto trader but unless you've got £30k to spend it all seems to be high-mileage rubbish for sale...
Oh well....
Massive sympathies!
It's a common issue with these vans. Obviously that van wasn't meant for you. It likely had numerous issues - you dodged a bullet.
On the plus side, you are now determined to get one rather than unsure.
I've got a very similar but older Kombi to this, great vans.
For Sale - 2020 VW T6.1 Transporter T32 Startline 110 HP LWB TDI - £20,995 (NO VAT)
For Sale - 2020 VW T6.1 Transporter T32 Startline 110 HP LWB TDI - £20,995 (NO VAT)
To be fair to the seller, I’ve lost count of the sales I’ve lost because I was holding the item for a buyer who never turned up. So it does cut both ways. If I’m selling now, it’s very much a case of whoever turns up with the cash wins.
I travelled to see numerous vans that had sold between us leaving home and actually getting there .
We also travelled hundreds of miles to see 'immaculate' vans that were complete sheds .... so I feel your pain .
Take from that 'the one' is still out there for you and it WILL happen when you find it and you'll know thats the one .
We also travelled hundreds of miles to see 'immaculate' vans that were complete sheds .... so I feel your pain .
Take from that 'the one' is still out there for you and it WILL happen when you find it and you'll know thats the one .
Cheers JSI travelled to see numerous vans that had sold between us leaving home and actually getting there .
We also travelled hundreds of miles to see 'immaculate' vans that were complete sheds .... so I feel your pain .
Take from that 'the one' is still out there for you and it WILL happen when you find it and you'll know thats the one .
