Newbie to brick ownership!

[illzlee]

Just like to say hello all as this is my first 'proper' post on here!
I've just aquired quite a tidy and bargain van IMO, thought i'd share the piccys as you will all be hassled for advice at some point!

saw this in my local free paper and thought, yes - i need a new daily that i can actually work on rather than the modern tripe i currently have.



went to see it and end up getting quite a bargain, bought from a pastor of the church of 7th day adventists (not kidding)

looks tidy?





needs a good clean!



blank canvas though?



a pretty dry, 120K 1.9 dg with a good (verbal) service history and VAG parts all over it



i'm almost too ashamed to say where my haggling got him down to... 2 owner, 1990 'H' panel van? sprayed 2 years ago but showing some seam scabs...

£1000?


£800?


try £620!!!

no-one likes a show off, but pure cheek got me down that low.

Anyhoo, plans include a hit from the lowering stick and thats about it as it's a daily. Unless a 2.2 scoobydoo legacy appears in the local rag too!


otherwise, a gratuitious piccy of the camper in my local scrapyard which kindly donated it's towbar and some other bits!




oh, i'm Dan by the way

[ermie571]

I liked you till you put that last picture up!!

Should have had a warning on it!

Welcome to the nut house!!

Em
x

[Chantuz]

Always nice to get a bargain, swapped my old £400 mk3 golf for my T25

Welcome to the forum!

El x

[Steve P]

I liked you till you put that last picture up!!

Should have had a warning on it!

Welcome to the nut house!!

Em
x

It were a Viking too!!!

[illzlee]

wondered what roof it was, the fibreglass is in pretty good nic but there is no canvas. It's stil there at Albert Looms scrapyard in Derby if anyone wants it?

[Vanagonman]

Nice, but this is the Camper section and that's no camper. Are your plans to convert it to one??

[jamesc76]

wondered what roof it was, the fibreglass is in pretty good nic but there is no canvas. It's stil there at Albert Looms scrapyard in Derby if anyone wants it?

Thought that was loomsy's!!!

[Ian Hulley]

Hiya Dan, there's quite a few of us knocking around the Derby area, we're up in Wirksworth, Matt & Torz are in Derby as is Dug(cati) and several others .

Ian.

[jamesc76]

Plus loads of us in a much better town not to far away Im in Stapleford, then Nev, Sevy, Guz, Billymaey are around arnold area

[Ian Hulley]

You want to get that hose (with the blue insulting tape round it) swapped ... that's the hose from the pressure cap on the header tank to the top up/expansion cap. It's only a plain straight forward 6mm I.D. hose.

Ian.



Yes, quite !

[illzlee]

cheers for the friendly hello's, no plans to convert it yet vanagonman - i know this is the camper seciton, perhaps you could direct me to the late model panel van section

is anyone in here a member of any clubs derby or notts wise? been looking at joining for a while - you may see in one of the photos the back end of my bay (sorry to swear)

i'm from borrowash just past the spondon sewage works! there are a multitude of campers here bays/wedges/T4's alike. nice to hear of many more regional owners.

[Ian Hulley]

cheers for the friendly hello's, no plans to convert it yet vanagonman - i know this is the camper seciton, perhaps you could direct me to the late model panel van section

Tek no notice he's just the new Moderator round here.

is anyone in here a member of any clubs derby or notts wise? been looking at joining for a while - you may see in one of the photos the back end of my bay (sorry to swear)

Many of the local reprobates are also members of Dubliminal, if you look at James's posts there's a link to them there.

Every now and then we used to have a Derbys evening meet ... perhaps have another one pleasant evening outside a boozer somewhere

Ian. 07792 116458

[jamesc76]

http://www.dubliminalvwclub.org.uk/

There you go!!

[Gadders]

Plus loads of us in a much better town not to far away Im in Stapleford, then Nev, Sevy, Guz, Billymaey are around arnold area

Oh behave James,u know Derby's the place to be

Oh and hello and welcome illzlee,wondered who had stripped the van in Loomes

[illzlee]

wondered who had stripped the van in Loomes

like a kid in a toy shop mate, it arrived as a 'shell' anyway apparently. Since then i've been scrambling over it at least 4 times and quite a few other people too!