My van is a 1990, VW T25, 'Holdsworth Vision' conversion which I bought from a member of 80-90 three years ago. The date of first registration coincided with my Mum's birthday, so, as it is my custom of naming my 'special' vehicles, I named this one Eileen after my Mum.
It's my first T25, but I have had two T2 'bays' in the past, a Dormobile and a panel van.
I viewed and tried many campervans (not all of them VW's!) before settling for this one.
It seems that most people prefer the conventional layout of a side ki
tchen and a rock and roll bed, but I could not live with such an arrangement and the 'Vision' layout suits me perfectly.
It is powered by a 2.1 DJ engine through an automatic gearbox. During my first year of ownership it was expertly converted to run on LPG by Steve and John at
Gasure, Saltney, who also fitted central locking and various security measures.
I had fitted 5 new Marshal 8 ply commercial grade tyres at a local tyre fitters with whom I have dealt for years,
Priory Tyre Services, Anfield, Liverpool and a stainless steel exhaust system by
J.P.Exhausts of Macclesfield . I had the interior re-upholstered at Car and Marine Connections in Birkenhead
(Their website has regrettably been hacked, but this link shows where they are, click on ''C'')
Would be thieves made three separate but fortunately unsuccessful attempts to steal my square headlights soon after I bought the van so I decided to fit round ones instead. I did a deal with a club member I knew to exchange my square lights for his round ones and I have not been bothered by thieves ever since. He was delighted with his up-grade and I was delighted to have peace of mind.
Last year, following my van nearly catching fire one night at my last ever Pikey meet the autumn previous, I decided to have a new Propex heater supplied and fitted and, on a friend's recommendation paid a visit to Andrew at
Campershack. Andrew not only fitted the Propex but managed to obtain it at an advantageous price. Whilst there, Andrew identified a problem which had been causing me to lose both performance and fuel economy. The culprit was the airflow meter. Andrew supplied and fitted a good used replacement and fitted the now legendary Blos carburettor with a K&N air filter. After various other 'arcane' fine tuning procedures, the transformation was astounding. She was even more nimble than when I first bought her and the fuel consumption was vastly improved.
Comparing the two pics above, I do think the four-eyes look is prettier. It's just a shame that there are low-lifes in this world who will not let you have anything nice without they want to take it off you.
The original upholstery was pretty much shot, so I decided to have it re-upholstered throughout (minus the door cards)
Out with the old - - - - -
And in with the new - - - - -
The colour scheme for the seats was inspired by my favourite food - fillet steak!