Good starter vans. (1 Viewer)

[Snowbird]

As some of you know I am a lover of quality older motorhomes and spend a considerable amount of my time searching the net both here in the UK and Europe and America looking for these rarities.
So, if it will be of any help to potential first time buyers who are like me on a limited budget I will put on this thread from time to time what I consider a good buy for what is a good van at the right money.
Some of the vans you will see on this post you will never have heard of, but don't be put off by that as one of my main priorities when purchasing a MH for myself is parts availability. Body panels on motorhomes are obsolete when the vehicle is only a few years old, so this will not be taken into consideration, but mechanical parts are of course the main thing to worry about when thinking of an older MH. So any vehicle that appears on this thread will have to have good parts availability.
This is one of my favourites and one to start you off. Its an Orion, built on the Mercedes chassis and of monocoque construction. Link Removed

 

[Terry]

got it wrong try this

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on ebay

Item number: 251252848552

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251252848...l?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=251252848552&_rdc=1
hardly a starter van
terry

 

[chesterfield hooligan]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251252848...l?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=251252848552&_rdc=1
hardly a starter van
terry

it is if you run out of road ​

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[Terry]

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terry

 

[chesterfield hooligan]

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terry

a nice van but the engine looks a little small at 2000cc​

 

[Snowbird]

a nice van but the engine looks a little small at 2000cc​

That will have the 2.5 litre turbo diesel from the Citroen CX in it. It will cruise at 80 MPH all day. The Citroen CX was the fastest production car built in its day. I know as I had one. The seller obviously knows nothing about what he is selling or its a typo.

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[duane0001]

That will have the 2.5 litre turbo diesel from the Citroen CX in it. It will cruise at 80 MPH all day. The Citroen CX was the fastest production car built in its day. I know as I had one. The seller obviously knows nothing about what he is selling or its a typo.

Engine Swap?

 

[chesterfield hooligan]

That will have the 2.5 litre turbo diesel from the Citroen CX in it. It will cruise at 80 MPH all day. The Citroen CX was the fastest production car built in its day. I know as I had one. The seller obviously knows nothing about what he is selling or its a typo.

phoned him he says its 2,0 ltr engine ​

 

[Snowbird]

phoned him he says its 2,0 ltr engine ​

All FFB 660s built in 1990 were built on a Fiat or Peugeot chassis. Neither made a 2000cc diesel engine. The Fiat chassis had a 2.5 turbo diesel engine. The Peugeot had the Citroen 2.5 turbo diesel engine which was left over from the Citroen CX that did not sell as well as expected.

Would you say the van below was similar ?

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[chesterfield hooligan]

All FFB 660s built in 1990 were built on a Fiat or Peugeot chassis. Neither made a 2000cc diesel engine. The Fiat chassis had a 2.5 turbo diesel engine. The Peugeot had the Citroen 2.5 turbo diesel engine which was left over from the Citroen CX that did not sell as well as expected.

Would you say the van below was similar ?

hi I would say different the one on ebay has a fixed bed but would say it would have the same running gear :thumb:

 

[Snowbird]

hi I would say different the one on ebay has a fixed bed but would say it would have the same running gear :thumb:

The one I had was a 660 Classic. They had the rear full width bathroom instead of the corner fixed bed. That was the only difference. The chassis was all the same on the 660.

 

[Terry]

this looks like a bargain
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[Terry]

This is not the best conversion but then again the empty vans bring this sort of money

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terry
edit use this for a yr or two for very little outlay
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[Terry]

This ones been up for sale a few times so the start bid may well win it :thumbr even a near offer
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terry

 

[chesterfield hooligan]

This ones been up for sale a few times so the start bid may well win it :thumbr even a near offer
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terry

Hi spoke to him he wants £9500 :thumb:​

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[Passing Places]

What a long read/thread

The weekend before last I caught up with my sister and husband for their first night in their new 16 year old Swift Royale. We met in Crail which is magical and recorded an episode of my podcast partly about Crail but mainly about their experiences of buying their first van using EBay, Autotrader Gumtree etc.

I post just on the basis it might be helpful if your in that position.

Kevin

 

[Snowbird]

This looks well sorted and not a lot of money. A good starter van that should last a while and not loose any money on resale.Link Removed Loads of photos on the link at the bottom of the page.

 

[Wildman]

tidy started van thats for sure.:thumb:

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[Snowbird]

At just over 4 grand this is for nothing. Worth between 8 and 9 every day of the week in the UK. Link Removed

 

[Terry]

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got to be worth a punt :thumb: with the VW bullit proof engine will last years
terry
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[Snowbird]

A lot of van here for the money. All the bells and whistles, and one you should be able to leave to the grandkids. Link Removed

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[Terry]

Been a while since any turned up but nice van for the money :thumb: and even better if you can get it cheaper
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terry

 

[Terry]

YOU COULD DO A LOT WORSE FOR THE MONEY Link Removed
terry

 

[Snowbird]

I just love the shape of this one. It is unique and very rare, but will possibly last another lifetime even though its an antique now. Mechanical parts are available on any street corner for this, and although at first it seems expensive for the year, looked after it will always hold its money. The layout is a little strange as it has a single bed in the rear, but everything is a compromise as we all know. Link Removed

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[Snowbird]

Well they are coming out of the woodwork today. Whoever built this did a fantastic job and although a little strange looking at first, it does grow on you after a while. Link Removed

 

[Terry]

Very nice :thumb: looks like new in the pics :thumb: also a ageless shape which you either like or don't.
Terry