This site has a buyers guide under the "wiki" link near the top of this page.
A shortcut to the bit you want is here ->
http://www.club80-90.co.uk/wiki/index.p ... yers_guide
From what I can gather as a newbie myself, it is mostly common sense, but rusty seams in the bodywork and weeping head gaskets on water cooled types seem to be the first things to avoid.
Rusty bits on the rear arches can be fixed but it apparently quite a big job, check in the reamost r/h and l/h cavities in the engine bay for rusty seams as well.
Advice wanted RE purchase of 82/83 watercooled camper
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Another buyers guide in the brickyard:-
http://194.242.159.246/brickyard/info/buy.htm
Really useful.
We took it to buy ours. Referred to it but you can guarantee that some of the things in the lists will crop up so you just have to weigh up how bad things could get and either go for it or run away.
Good luck. Buying a bus (1985 T25) has been one of the most fun things we've done and we've only used it once. Seeing it on the drive everyday always makes me smile.
http://194.242.159.246/brickyard/info/buy.htm
Really useful.
We took it to buy ours. Referred to it but you can guarantee that some of the things in the lists will crop up so you just have to weigh up how bad things could get and either go for it or run away.
Good luck. Buying a bus (1985 T25) has been one of the most fun things we've done and we've only used it once. Seeing it on the drive everyday always makes me smile.
Jane and Paul
More seemingly inept VW un/related questions/statements will follow in due course.
More seemingly inept VW un/related questions/statements will follow in due course.
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Hey "The Gamwell-Smythes" you in Chester too ?
Hey "The Gamwell-Smythes" you in Chester too ?
Got a new van, but it's a 165bhp T4 [shock horror] Accurate LPG Station map here
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