Should I buy…. (1 Viewer)

[catherineg]

Thinking of a camper /motorhome for relatively short outings for me and the dog. I know nothing about motorhomes and at this stage don’t want to spend a massive amount. I’ve seen an auto sleeper which is lovely and has clearly been well cared for. My anxiety is that it’s in a 25 year old petrol Peugeot Boxer with 106,000 miles on the clock and has been standing doing very little for the last 18 months. I think that it has also been well maintained but I’d be less concerned about a Diesel engine, I think. Really grateful for any views/advice.

 

[David and Sally]

If it's a private sale might be worth paying for an inspection.

 

[catherineg]

I would definitely pay for inspection, but would welcome views on whether it’s worth doing that with a petrol engine of that age and mileage.

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[Bessy765]

Depends on what mileage you may cover, quite often you plan not to do much but if you find you are enjoying it mileage will increase. Petrol small coach built of that age going to be in the eighteen to low twenties at best. Diesel 22/26
petrol bit simpler maintenance diesel more technical. More important is chassis rust, look up the mot history for any failures.

 

[Zains Pops]

Spare parts may be an issue going forward, check out the steering,many vans of that era did not have power steering and can be very heavy to maneuver. Gearboxes and rust are also a worry on that era of van.

Best of luck.

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[davidbaldam]

Hi and welcome to FUN.

 

[Spriddler]

Welcome.

Enter the reg'n on the gov't website (link under) to check MOT history, especially for rust problems. It gives MOT test results from 2005.

Check the MOT history of a vehicle

Check the MOT history of a vehicle from 2005 onwards, including if it passed or failed, its mileage and why it failed, download MOT test certificate

www.gov.uk

Since you 'know nothing about motorhomes' post a link to the advert which will enable better informed opinions.

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[Vipar]

Greetings peeps welcome from Bexley

 

[AndyPK]

Welcome from The Cotswolds!

Our first ‘van was an old AutoSleepers Clubman GL - what ‘van are you looking at……?

 

[f6c]

Welcome aboard

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[Jamesh]

A boxer if that age will have an xu engine.

Which was a generally a reliable engine.

Check the coil and plugs as well as oil fuel and air filters and your good to go.

Cheers James

 

[HugoBNB]

Welcome

 

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[WynandJean]

Hello and welcome from West Midlands.

Wyn