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[OldHaggis]

Hey, I'm Ben from Essex and as you can see, I'm new to this Forum!

We are looking to get into the world of Campervans or Motorhomes, which ever you like to call them!
We sold our Caravans in 2014 and since then have enjoyed Camping in our tents and static Caravans, but now, we want a nice Campervan so we can zip off somewhere when ever we like!

I'm currently selling my Car Transporter trailer and some other bits to gather up enough cash to get a classic one! Something like this Fiat Ducato Bedoiun is what we're thinking! If we had the money now we'd have bought this one actually! <Broken link removed>

Anyway,
I look forward to speaking to you all soon!

 

[David and Sally]

 

[OldHaggis]

Thanks David and Sally

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[Dramfineday]

 

[Swifter]

Hello and welcome

 

[ambulancekidd]

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[OldHaggis]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Janine]

Welcome to the Fun

 

[scotzsue]

Hello and welcome, can remember aspiring to one of those.

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[f6c]

Welcome aboard

 

[phillipsheila]

 

[AndyPK]

Welcome from Ciren!

(Looks like a ‘classic’ design……)

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[OldHaggis]

Welcome from Ciren!

(Looks like a ‘classic’ design……)

We love the old design, square shape

 

[KiwiKampers]

Thank you for a nice introduction, and welcome.
The Bedouin you missed out on looks to be in very good condition for its age. Two observations that rang alarm bells with me were;
1. The air freshener on the bench top. Is that trying to mask the smell of stale tobacco, or worse?
2. The sticker on the back ”If you think this is slow wait until I’m going uphill”.
There’ll be another motorhome out there for you. Keep looking, and don’t forget to check out the classified ads on Motorhomefun.

 

[OldHaggis]

Thank you for a nice introduction, and welcome.
The Bedouin you missed out on looks to be in very good condition for its age. Two observations that rang alarm bells with me were;
1. The air freshener on the bench top. Is that trying to mask the smell of stale tobacco, or worse?
2. The sticker on the back ”If you think this is slow wait until I’m going uphill”.
There’ll be another motorhome out there for you. Keep looking, and don’t forget to check out the classified ads on Motorhomefun.

Well little things like that we can work with but you're right, sometimes small things can lead to much bigger things.
Do older ones in good condition come up often? Because that's our price range really... I've been watching a few of those Fiats both petrol and diesel models all in great condition. One claimed to be stripped and had ingress mended and also a full engine service including carb. And I think it sold for around £4,900.

Are those few and far between do you think?

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[davidbaldam]

Hi and welcome to FUN.

 

[KiwiKampers]

Well little things like that we can work with but you're right, sometimes small things can lead to much bigger things.
Do older ones in good condition come up often? Because that's our price range really... I've been watching a few of those Fiats both petrol and diesel models all in great condition. One claimed to be stripped and had ingress mended and also a full engine service including carb. And I think it sold for around £4,900.

Are those few and far between do you think?

Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to answer your questions as I am in NZ where you would have a much larger selection of older-style motorhomes to choose from. We hold onto our vans for years and generally the bodywork is in good condition because we don't use salt on our roads in winter, but the interiors can be a bit worn as many of them started life as rental vans.
You would be well advised to pay £20 and subscribe to Motorhomefun.

 

[WynandJean]

Hello and welcome from West Midlands.

Wyn

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[Wendo55]

 

[Vipar]

Greetings peeps welcome from Bexley