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Maybe the wrong place for this thread.
Mods please feel free to move it to where it should go.
Right, the background:
7 years ago I bought (the missus pushed buy it now actually) from eBay a LDV Convoy ex council minibus with a view to converting it to a camper.
We had a great weekend in it in Cricceith on the Llyn Peninsula but broke down on the A303 at Andover on our "proper" 2 week holiday heading to St. Ives.
Engine had blown up so as the bodywork was afflicted with metal moth I decided to scrap it.
Lost a fair bit of money there.
Wind forward 5 years and a friend of ours lent us their Peugeot Boxer self converted camper van for a couple of holidays. Great vehicle if a little slow as it only had a 1.9 non turbo Diesel engine.
It failed its MOT last year so we though that was that.
So, the other half texted me mid January this year whilst I was at work saying, "the guy in Kidderminster market who we buy our dog treats off is selling his van. Whaddya think?"
I said I'd like to see it.
OK so the bodywork wasn't the best but I thought I could tart it up a bit.
Plus the van came with an A4 list of all the genuine Renault / Vauxhall parts the guy had had fitted / replaced.
So the deal was done after a successful test drive.
My dog Rosie thought it was the best thing ever and didn't want to leave the inside of the van.
Then I realised why, it must have smelt like the best doggie restaurant ever as it had been transporting dog treats to and from the market for 5 years.
To be continued...............
Mods please feel free to move it to where it should go.
Right, the background:
7 years ago I bought (the missus pushed buy it now actually) from eBay a LDV Convoy ex council minibus with a view to converting it to a camper.
We had a great weekend in it in Cricceith on the Llyn Peninsula but broke down on the A303 at Andover on our "proper" 2 week holiday heading to St. Ives.
Engine had blown up so as the bodywork was afflicted with metal moth I decided to scrap it.
Lost a fair bit of money there.
Wind forward 5 years and a friend of ours lent us their Peugeot Boxer self converted camper van for a couple of holidays. Great vehicle if a little slow as it only had a 1.9 non turbo Diesel engine.
It failed its MOT last year so we though that was that.
So, the other half texted me mid January this year whilst I was at work saying, "the guy in Kidderminster market who we buy our dog treats off is selling his van. Whaddya think?"
I said I'd like to see it.
OK so the bodywork wasn't the best but I thought I could tart it up a bit.
Plus the van came with an A4 list of all the genuine Renault / Vauxhall parts the guy had had fitted / replaced.
So the deal was done after a successful test drive.
My dog Rosie thought it was the best thing ever and didn't want to leave the inside of the van.
Then I realised why, it must have smelt like the best doggie restaurant ever as it had been transporting dog treats to and from the market for 5 years.
To be continued...............
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