WANTED Wanted - Panel van conversion, with toilet and shower. Budget is up to 15K.

[MaidinDevon]

HI all


I thought i would ask, in case anyone is considering an upgrade, or a change. My daughter has been bitten by the bug, and wants to join the van life community. She hasn't got a massive budget, but needs something reliable, and suitable for long terming in. She is limited to 3.5 ton. She wants a double bed, and as already mentioned a toilet and shower, and gas or diesel heating. She likes the Murvi's and the ones with a fixed bed at the back, but as it is going to be her daily drive as well, must be manoeverable and easy to park.

this is a possible, any opinions guys?






Karen

 

[TUCANO]

I can't really help but I can give your query a bump

 

[MaidinDevon]

Thanks Tucano.

 

[Minxy]

I've just looked at the MOT history for you (T404 VHO) and summarised it below, what jumps out at me in the original advert is the bit about "As its an older model a fair amount of underbody work and rust protection has been done so should have a good few years left in it." This makes me wonder how much work it has actually had done to 'cure' the problem rather than just make it usable/able to pass MOT ... be very careful as my alarm bells are ringing.

Date tested: 27 April 2018
PASS
Mileage: 110,102 miles
Advisory notice item(s)

• Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive crossmember (2.4.A.3)

Date tested: 11 November 2016
PASS
Mileage: 102,762 miles
Advisory notice item(s)

• both outer sills corroded
• underside of vehicle corroded
• Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
• Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
• Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Date tested: 9 November 2016
FAIL
Mileage: 102,758 miles
Reason(s) for failure

• Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded across axle (3.6.B.2c)
• Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded across axle (3.6.B.2c)
• Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill (2.4.A.3)
• Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded centre outrigger/ next to sill (2.4.A.3)
• Nearside Front Inner Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded wing (2.4.A.3)

Advisory notice item(s)

• both outer sills corroded
• underside of vehicle corroded
• Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
• Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
• Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Date tested: 29 October 2015
PASS
Mileage: 96,339 miles
Advisory notice item(s)

• Offside outer sill corroded
• rear metal brake pipes corroded

Date tested 11 November 2014
PASS
Mileage: 88,943 miles

Date tested: 6 November 2014
FAIL
Reason(s) for failure

• Offside Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
• Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Advisory notice item(s)

• Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
• Nearside Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
• Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
• Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
• Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

What are failures and advisories?

Date tested: 17 October 2013
PASS
Mileage: 82,113 miles

Date tested: 17 October 2013
FAIL
Mileage: 82,109 miles
Reason(s) for failure

• Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Advisory notice item(s)

• Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
• Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
• Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
• Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
• Front Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1)

Date tested: 2 November 2012
PASS
Mileage: 80,002 miles

Date tested: 29 October 2012
FAIL
Reason(s) for failure

• Offside Inner Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
• Nearside Inner Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
• Nearside Outer Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
• Offside Outer Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Date tested: 7 October 2011
PASS
Mileage: 76,281 miles

Date tested: 28 October 2010
PASS
Mileage: 72,042 miles

Date tested: 6 November 2009
PASS
Mileage: 67,773 miles
Expiry date: 6 November 2010
Advisory notice item(s)

• Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
• Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Date tested: 5 November 2009
FAIL
Reason(s) for failure

• Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
• Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
• Nearside Inner Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
• Offside Inner Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Advisory notice item(s)

• Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
• Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Date tested: 10 October 2008
PASS
Mileage: 62,656 miles
Expiry date: 6 November 2009
Advisory notice item(s)

• Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Date tested: 23 October 2007
PASS
Mileage: 58,739 miles

Expiry date: 6 November 2008
Date tested: 6 November 2006
PASS
Mileage: 54,199 miles

Expiry date: 6 November 2007
Date tested: 12 October 2005
PASS
Mileage: 48,488 miles

 

[DBK]

HI all


I thought i would ask, in case anyone is considering an upgrade, or a change. My daughter has been bitten by the bug, and wants to join the van life community. She hasn't got a massive budget, but needs something reliable, and suitable for long terming in. She is limited to 3.5 ton. She wants a double bed, and as already mentioned a toilet and shower, and gas or diesel heating. She likes the Murvi's and the ones with a fixed bed at the back, but as it is going to be her daily drive as well, must be manoeverable and easy to park.

this is a possible, any opinions guys?




Karen

We've got a Murvi and love it but at 6m it is just too long to fit on a standard car parking slot so this might be an issue for daily use depending on where your daughter can park it at work. Also she might only get 25 mpg so would need to factor that in.

The one you link to is 20 years old so I wouldn't expect it to sail through every MOT and if your daughter has a budget of £15K and that one is only £10K and she might get it for less then she has money in hand for future repairs.

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[Wissel]

Is self-building an option?

Might be able to get a newer vehicle - plus have the interior more suited to full-time (for her)

 

[M-J]

Lots listed as ‘race vans’ on eBay, opens up your search and some are quite nice.

 

[TheBig1]

Reading through the MOTs on that Murvi, it sounds like a rusty old money pit. Regularly neglected between MOTs for advisories on safety critical brakes and suspension. The rust is so bad that suspension mounts and sills are rotten
avoid like the plague

 

[MaidinDevon]

Thanks everyone. Great detective work Minxy. I didn't think the number plate was visible. I think it's a no. As the Big1 says tooo much rust and corrosion for us. Back to the drawing board.
I will check out race vans. I did wonder about a conversion. Does anyone have recommendations?

At least the internals such as wiring and insulation are new and up to date

 

[audlin]

Why not consider starting with a micro van and having it converted or buy one already converted? I have a Nissan NV 200 converted by Chapel Motorhomes (I gave them the van and they converted it to my spec.) I love it and it is my daily driver.

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[bigtree]

Don’t know if he will go as low as 15 but Eddy has done an excellent conversion on this van and it has a double back bed. Contact him on Facebook

 

[Minxy]

Thanks everyone. Great detective work Minxy. I didn't think the number plate was visible. I think it's a no. As the Big1 says tooo much rust and corrosion for us. Back to the drawing board.
I will check out race vans. I did wonder about a conversion. Does anyone have recommendations?

At least the internals such as wiring and insulation are new and up to date

Thank goodness for that ... I can stop my bells from ringing now ... I'm going deaf with the racket!