dabhand
LIFE MEMBER
My first van was a 1983 Joseph Arnold (Arnold) which was taken over by RMB I bought it in about 1997 for £17,000. It was bulletproof, I loved it and went everywhere in it, bashed the back end of it twice exploring places I shouldn't have been, easy to repair and spray, big lump 3l diesel, never let me down, decided to get something newer and sold it cheaply to a mate in 2005 for £7,000. Although to be fair, he did spend a couple of grand on doing it up. He is still living in it in Portugal, it is going strong and he is thinking of getting a newer van, guess how much he wants for the Arnold?? 10K, he'll probably get it too. So have to agree with Snowbird really. It's a leap of faith to buy an expensive older van, get the right one and your quids in.