I think I've made a mistake with the van I'm about to buy - remap
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It might just be the way the vans lit in the photo but the sliding door looks a different colour. It’s also had high security locks retrofitted which might indicate that the sliders been wrenched open in the past. Not a deal breaker for some but might cause problems if not repaired properly.
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No aircon again. That’s a deal breaker for me. When you’ve slept in the van overnight next day it’s a good way of drying the van out right through too.
Totally agree with you just thought as OP put up basic vans he was open to it and a fair bit cheaper than ones posted
I agree, and nicer condition. I couldn’t live with those high security door locks in a camper and it’s not economical to remove them.
heather123
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Yes I think because I've put the deposit down they've taken it off Autotrader. I'm going to call them tomorrow...I really hope I can get the deposit back. I rang the guy this morning and he said it's not been remapped which I can only conclude the Autotrader advert was incorrect (I took screenshots phew). Hope I don't have a load of hassle getting my money back.
heather123
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Thanks for all the advice.
Initially we were thinking we only need basic spec to save cash upfront and then get it converted as we thought it's what we put inside that we will notice more so we're going to spend more on the fitout.
It seems to add several £k to upgrade to highline and I'm not sure we need it. But I'm sure we would appreciate the extras if we had them, it's just deciding at this point if we should spend more.
Ideally we were thinking £35k all in, including conversion. We have a company who will do windows, pop top, insulation and carpeting for about 7k. We will do the rest for about 5k.
So leaves us with £23k max to spend on van. Sheffield based but willing to go up to around 100miles.
Initially we were thinking we only need basic spec to save cash upfront and then get it converted as we thought it's what we put inside that we will notice more so we're going to spend more on the fitout.
It seems to add several £k to upgrade to highline and I'm not sure we need it. But I'm sure we would appreciate the extras if we had them, it's just deciding at this point if we should spend more.
Ideally we were thinking £35k all in, including conversion. We have a company who will do windows, pop top, insulation and carpeting for about 7k. We will do the rest for about 5k.
So leaves us with £23k max to spend on van. Sheffield based but willing to go up to around 100miles.
Beg to differ ! Plenty of T28 very capable campers out there, including mine.
You will get your deposit back if you are firm with them, the advert was wrong and you bought it on the basis of the advert, end of, don’t let them push you around you have been miss-sold, their mistake not yours
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Also be aware, that the cost of a camper conversion can cost around 10k - 20 k, it might be worth considering a van that’s already converted, wish I had!!
heather123
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We spent months looking for one already converted but for the mileage we want (ideally under 50,000) they are just out of our budget. So we thought if we buy a panel van and do a mix of converter company doing the main bits (window, pop top, insulation) we could get the other bits done separately as and when and overall it should cost less.
Seems a no brainer to me. Higer spec and less miles by cutting out the middleman. Hope it works out.
