I like the motorhome, but hate that daft slammed to the floor thing.

[Wee Bold Davy]

As is her dress Davie!!!

Can't say I noticed must be getting old er

 

[Barclaybasher]

Who you kiddin

Vw will always be the coolest campers out there ....iconic till the end

I had a bay window van in the 80's - took my mum to her wedding in it (true).... passable as a van, crap gear change, under-powered, handled like a boat............ overpriced but well made, ruined by being lowered - looks 'cool' - handles even worse - and you have to look like a hippie

 

[bigwood]

I hope they did something about the vague steering, drum brakes and low engine power of the oringional splitty.
I remember being called out to one that had thrown its generator belt on the motorway. I thought it was knackered due to over heating. The owner asked me to take it to a garage with a hose.
He sprayed the engine with cold water and after fitting a new belt and a bit of cranking it fired up and drove off in a cloud of blue smoke.

 

[SuperMike]

Van or the pictured accessory ??

The van of course, bloody silly question, have you seen the size of Managements brothers ? Nobody p*sses off their baby sister.

 

[Grumpyfrog]

The VW Transporter is a hideous machine, but each to their own.
That slammed to the floor look though, its hideous & must be hellish to drive?
Its typical of these sort of fashions, they want to be individual, but all follow the same thing, grow up & get a mind of your own, oh & some taste while your about it.

Silly rant over & mostly tongue in cheek.

Looks great.
Not sure about the VW motorhome though!

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[125BEER]

It does have Legs though

 

[Mikey RV]

Love it. This was one of my T4’s not to low but low enough to be drivable apart from one beach I could not get to for surfing because of big speed bumps. Fully converted also.

 

[Coolcats]

The VW Transporter is a hideous machine, but each to their own.
That slammed to the floor look though, its hideous & must be hellish to drive?
Its typical of these sort of fashions, they want to be individual, but all follow the same thing, grow up & get a mind of your own, oh & some taste while your about it.

Silly rant over & mostly tongue in cheek.

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OMG you can’t disrespect the VW Transporter they are objects of desire, although I w oh lent have one that sits that low I assume it can be raised when driving normally. My preference is for a T5 or T6 though with a 7 speed DSG they are lovely to drive

 

[ambulancekidd]

OMG you can’t disrespect the VW Transporter they are objects of desire, although I w oh lent have one that sits that low I assume it can be raised when driving normally. My preference is for a T5 or T6 though with a 7 speed DSG they are lovely to drive

Oh yes I can disrespect the Transporter, I detest the horrible spitting spluttering hair dryer that tries to be an engine & I hate the horrible heat exchanger heater, bouncy front end & the fact that your knee's become the crumple zones.
Even as a car daft boy I hated it & the Hitler mobile Beetle, design classic, perhaps, but nice, NO.

If you think the T5 or T6 are nice to drive, then perhaps your experience of vehicles is limited? Try driving a nice V6 Mercedes Vito or Viano, aw what a machine, proper German engineering with a proper engine & as a bonus it can actually be hustled down the road & it'll go round a corner on its original line, not a line that it chooses like the VW.
We had a Caravelle when I was in the ambulance service & I liked the look of it, but my first drive at it was a massive disappointment.

Again, I'm being largely tongue in cheek here & in reality I celebrate the fact that folks have different tastes, besides which when I overtake a VW of any type (except a Phaeton) I have a wonderful smug face on.

 

[Northernraider]

Oh yes I can disrespect the Transporter, I detest the horrible spitting spluttering hair dryer that tries to be an engine & I hate the horrible heat exchanger heater, bouncy front end & the fact that your knee's become the crumple zones.
Even as a car daft boy I hated it & the Hitler mobile Beetle, design classic, perhaps, but nice, NO.

If you think the T5 or T6 are nice to drive, then perhaps your experience of vehicles is limited? Try driving a nice V6 Mercedes Vito or Viano, aw what a machine, proper German engineering with a proper engine & as a bonus it can actually be hustled down the road & it'll go round a corner on its original line, not a line that it chooses like the VW.
We had a Caravelle when I was in the ambulance service & I liked the look of it, but my first drive at it was a massive disappointment.

Again, I'm being largely tongue in cheek here & in reality I celebrate the fact that folks have different tastes, besides which when I overtake a VW of any type (except a Phaeton) I have a wonderful smug face on.

Ive had over 700 vehicles and over 250 vw vehicles , at least 10 or 12 mercs , about the same on bmw
Theres a few reasons i kept going back to vw and only a few reasons why i dont have one now mainly they dont make one big enough for what i want.
But every vw ive owned ive sold for more than it cost me which is rare on vehicles

Had 11 t4 campers and 4 caravelles , 2 multivans,. 1 double cab pickup
Never owned a t5 or t6 as im not so keen on those

But several of my t4s were lowered and cornered like they were on rails
Add a nice remap to 170bhp and they were the ultimate vans

I even pulled a tag axle caravan all over the uk with one of them

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[Spriddler]

Love it. This was one of my T4’s not to low but low enough to be drivable apart from one beach I could not get to for surfing because of big speed bumps. Fully converted also.
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I don't understand the point of lowering unless the reason is like on buses so that old people can get inside.

Oh yes I can disrespect the Transporter, I detest the horrible spitting spluttering hair dryer that tries to be an engine & I hate the horrible heat exchanger heater,

Me too. The engines always sound totally clapped and about to disintegrate.

 

[wasp]

It’s a Marmite motorhome. It looks like it’s bagged, that seems to be the way now.

 

[glenn2926]

I do love how some spotty youth always thinks they know better than the designers with qualifications and often many years of experience.

 

[Northernraider]

I do love how some spotty youth always thinks they know better than the designers with qualifications and often many years of experience.

Theres a reason sports cars are lowered

And the only reason manufacturers don't add the mods that custom builders do is cost.

Thats why you still get old codgers buying porshes and ferraris and not a Mondeo


95% of modified cars are far far better than the manufacturer built

 

[glenn2926]

Theres a reason sports cars are lowered

And the only reason manufacturers don't add the mods that custom builders do is cost.

Thats why you still get old codgers buying porshes and ferraris and not a Mondeo


95% of modified cars are far far better than the manufacturer built

Well I’m sorry but there’s no way I’d buy a car that some untrained unqualified tinkerer had mucked about with. Having trained for four years to become a panel beater and then having to put right bodged jobs I’ll stick with trained, skilled workers thanks.
Sports cars aren’t lowered they’re built low not pratted about with by someone in their garden shed.
It’s the same as the spotty youth putting a loud exhaust on when the car had the correct exhaust originally. Making louder doesn’t make it faster, it’s still a little hatch back.

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[ctc]

Her shoes are higher than the vans clearance

You got as far as her shoes?

 

[ambulancekidd]

Ive had over 700 vehicles and over 250 vw vehicles , at least 10 or 12 mercs , about the same on bmw
Theres a few reasons i kept going back to vw and only a few reasons why i dont have one now mainly they dont make one big enough for what i want.

Perhaps you've been buying other peoples problem vehicles, spending money bringing them up to a standard, then selling them onto a very happy new owner?

My last front line ambulance was a VW LT, it shared a chassis with the Sprinter, but thats where the similarity ended.
The wheezy VW engine couldn't pull a soldier off a woman. It broke down with monotonous regularity, which I grew to like as the spare vehicle was my old Sprinter, nearly 300k on the clock & still went like a rocket, not to mention smooth & very quiet. I'd have taken it back in a heartbeat.

As I've said, I like it that some folks love VW's due to the smug feeling I get when I drive past one.

I'm really pleased that you like VW's & thats the whole point of my tongue in cheek post, its about celebrating each others passion for a marque & you don't need to like a vehicle to appreciate the work which modifying brings.

That old series on Sky tv about Dipsy the VW splitty was amazing, I still appreciate a vehicle restoration & that even includes Beetle's.
That said, I still wouldn't drive one.

 

[Northernraider]

Well I’m sorry but there’s no way I’d buy a car that some untrained unqualified tinkerer had mucked about with. Having trained for four years to become a panel beater and then having to put right bodged jobs I’ll stick with trained, skilled workers thanks.
Sports cars aren’t lowered they’re built low not pratted about with by someone in their garden shed.
It’s the same as the spotty youth putting a loud exhaust on when the car had the correct exhaust originally. Making louder doesn’t make it faster, it’s still a little hatch back.

Hmm i thought panel beaters had at least some mechanical knowledge but maybe im wrong.

To make a statement like " sports cars aren't lowered they're built low "


As for exhausts once again if you bother to go and educate yourself on this yoi may be surprised by your findings.

Very ageist remarks there also like its only youths that modify cars abd that somehow because of their age they are clueless.

Ive been customising,building and modifying cars since i was 15 years old
Several show winners both concourse and custom and know guys in their 70's who are still doing it.

Most of the spotty teenagers you refer to are either in the motortrade themselves or they pay money to those who are to modify those cars.

That said true panel beaters are rare now ...like many mechanics they just remove a part and fit another

Im fortunate enough to know oldschool talented folk who really know vehicles

 

[glenn2926]

Perhaps you've been buying other peoples problem vehicles, spending money bringing them up to a standard, then selling them onto a very happy new owner?

My last front line ambulance was a VW LT, it shared a chassis with the Sprinter, but thats where the similarity ended.
The wheezy VW engine couldn't pull a soldier off a woman. It broke down with monotonous regularity, which I grew to like as the spare vehicle was my old Sprinter, nearly 300k on the clock & still went like a rocket, not to mention smooth & very quiet. I'd have taken it back in a heartbeat.

As I've said, I like it that some folks love VW's due to the smug feeling I get when I drive past one.

I'm really pleased that you like VW's & thats the whole point of my tongue in cheek post, its about celebrating each others passion for a marque & you don't need to like a vehicle to appreciate the work which modifying brings.

That old series on Sky tv about Dipsy the VW splitty was amazing, I still appreciate a vehicle restoration & that even includes Beetle's.
That said, I still wouldn't drive one.

I’m glad it’s not just our family. I had an 18 month old Passat estate. The turbo went twice, the steering rack seized up solid sending me over the middle of a roundabout. VW put the track rod ends on the wrong sides on the replacement rack causing the wheels to rub on the wheel arches. A seat spring came straight through the back seat whilst the kids were sat in the back right between them. The heater plugs went faulty one winter, six weeks to get the part.
My lad bought a T5. How long have you got for the things that went wrong on that? I though my Passat was the worst car we owned until the T5 came along.
Never again will I have a VW.

 

[Northernraider]

Perhaps you've been buying other peoples problem vehicles, spending money bringing them up to a standard, then selling them onto a very happy new owner?

My last front line ambulance was a VW LT, it shared a chassis with the Sprinter, but thats where the similarity ended.
The wheezy VW engine couldn't pull a soldier off a woman. It broke down with monotonous regularity, which I grew to like as the spare vehicle was my old Sprinter, nearly 300k on the clock & still went like a rocket, not to mention smooth & very quiet. I'd have taken it back in a heartbeat.

As I've said, I like it that some folks love VW's due to the smug feeling I get when I drive past one.

I'm really pleased that you like VW's & thats the whole point of my tongue in cheek post, its about celebrating each others passion for a marque & you don't need to like a vehicle to appreciate the work which modifying brings.

That old series on Sky tv about Dipsy the VW splitty was amazing, I still appreciate a vehicle restoration & that even includes Beetle's.
That said, I still wouldn't drive one.

Credit where due ...for a 2.2 / 2.3 engine my sprinter could shift ....but was like driving a bouncy castle and cornered like one too .....and the rust issues were too much for me. Both these VW's could leave it standing aswell as many other motors , never had a crafter but im sure there was a collaboration between merc and vw

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[glenn2926]

Hmm i thought panel beaters had at least some mechanical knowledge but maybe im wrong.

To make a statement like " sports cars aren't lowered they're built low "


As for exhausts once again if you bother to go and educate yourself on this yoi may be surprised by your findings.

Very ageist remarks there also like its only youths that modify cars abd that somehow because of their age they are clueless.

Ive been customising,building and modifying cars since i was 15 years old
Several show winners both concourse and custom and know guys in their 70's who are still doing it.

Most of the spotty teenagers you refer to are either in the motortrade themselves or they pay money to those who are to modify those cars.

That said true panel beaters are rare now ...like many mechanics they just remove a part and fit another

Im fortunate enough to know oldschool talented folk who really know vehicles

I still wouldn’t buy a vehicle that had been mucked about with. When I did vintage rebuilds original was the thing. Nobody wanted it mucking about with as it drastically reduced it’s value. They all wanted it as near to original condition as possible.
I do think you’ll find that the likes of Ferrari etc are built low in fact I’m not sure you could get them much lower and still drive them. The same with mclaren, pagani, lotus etc.

 

[Northernraider]

I still wouldn’t buy a vehicle that had been mucked about with. When I did vintage rebuilds original was the thing. Nobody wanted it mucking about with as it drastically reduced it’s value. They all wanted it as near to original condition as possible.
I do think you’ll find that the likes of Ferrari etc are built low in fact I’m not sure you could get them much lower and still drive them. The same with mclaren, pagani, lotus etc.

Theres a difference between restoration and customising ....ive done both although less of the restoring as its often not practical.

Yes many ferraris etc are built low YET you can return it to ferrari and have it lowered further

You will find that one built for a guy to drive around london and one built for a guy to drive around Silverstone are 2 very different beasts.


Thinking that keeping something like it came out the factory is best is like buying a motorhome and not fitting solar or refillable gas or lithium batteries etc because the manufacturer didnt fit them.

Or thinking that a guy working in the dealership is any more capable of fitting them than the average diy person

Its a strange opinion to be honest ......many people actually prefer to do something themselves as they then know its done right.

Kwik fit sell millions of exhausts , brakes etc etc supposedly fitted by experts yet I wouldn't let one put water in my windscreen bottle.

 

[glenn2926]

Theres a difference between restoration and customising ....ive done both although less of the restoring as its often not practical.

Yes many ferraris etc are built low YET you can return it to ferrari and have it lowered further

You will find that one built for a guy to drive around london and one built for a guy to drive around Silverstone are 2 very different beasts.


Thinking that keeping something like it came out the factory is best is like buying a motorhome and not fitting solar or refillable gas or lithium batteries etc because the manufacturer didnt fit them.

Or thinking that a guy working in the dealership is any more capable of fitting them than the average diy person

Its a strange opinion to be honest ......many people actually prefer to do something themselves as they then know its done right.

Kwik fit sell millions of exhausts , brakes etc etc supposedly fitted by experts yet I wouldn't let one put water in my windscreen bottle.

I won’t let anyone who isn’t skilled work on my vehicles. Especially self taught tinkerers. Just like I wouldn’t let unskilled people fit my underslung lpg tank.
I spent four years, some of it near you (Livingston Motec I think it’s gone now) learning my trade. Therefore there’s no chance I’d let someone with less training than me work on my vehicles.

 

[Northernraider]

I won’t let anyone who isn’t skilled work on my vehicles. Especially self taught tinkerers. Just like I wouldn’t let unskilled people fit my underslung lpg tank.
I spent four years, some of it near you (Livingston Motec I think it’s gone now) learning my trade. Therefore there’s no chance I’d let someone with less training than me work on my vehicles.

Again its a crazy concept but each to their own.

Practical experience is what makes someone good at something and not just a title.

One of my best mates has never done any proper mechanical training ...but has ran his own garage some 20 years and is one of the best mechanics on all brands of vehicles in my local area , he's also a fantastic welder , fabricator and spray painter. Learned most of it originally from messing with stock cars as he was pretty succesful in that too
I was messing with motors from around age 10 helping my dad ....started my apprenticeship at 16 left that field at 19 to go do other things and kept it as a hobby instead and do pretty much most of my mechanical repairs myself unless it requires tools i dont have or ramps/ pits etc ....
An lpg tank fitting is childsplay lol

 

[Northernraider]

Perhaps you've been buying other peoples problem vehicles, spending money bringing them up to a standard, then selling them onto a very happy new owner?

My last front line ambulance was a VW LT, it shared a chassis with the Sprinter, but thats where the similarity ended.
The wheezy VW engine couldn't pull a soldier off a woman. It broke down with monotonous regularity, which I grew to like as the spare vehicle was my old Sprinter, nearly 300k on the clock & still went like a rocket, not to mention smooth & very quiet. I'd have taken it back in a heartbeat.

As I've said, I like it that some folks love VW's due to the smug feeling I get when I drive past one.

I'm really pleased that you like VW's & thats the whole point of my tongue in cheek post, its about celebrating each others passion for a marque & you don't need to like a vehicle to appreciate the work which modifying brings.

That old series on Sky tv about Dipsy the VW splitty was amazing, I still appreciate a vehicle restoration & that even includes Beetle's.
That said, I still wouldn't drive one.

Heres a mix of both for you lol

A vintage mercedes 1958 with a 23 window vw samba roof
Less than 40k on the clock .....barely run in

All for a modest 25k euro

I found this offer at 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲.𝗱𝗲:

Mercedes-Benz L312 mit VW T1 Samba
First Registration: 07/1958 Mileage: 36.703 km Fuel: Diesel Power: 85 kW (116 Hp)
Price: €25,000

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[Skyway]

If they got the log book for the samba worth getting

 

[ambulancekidd]

I’m glad it’s not just our family. I had an 18 month old Passat estate. The turbo went twice, the steering rack seized up solid sending me over the middle of a roundabout. VW put the track rod ends on the wrong sides on the replacement rack causing the wheels to rub on the wheel arches. A seat spring came straight through the back seat whilst the kids were sat in the back right between them. The heater plugs went faulty one winter, six weeks to get the part.
My lad bought a T5. How long have you got for the things that went wrong on that? I though my Passat was the worst car we owned until the T5 came along.
Never again will I have a VW.

That was a weird fault which both front seats of the LT ambulance had, springs through the tops first, closely followed by the bottom covers coming off & it was hellish, then I suggested to our mechanics that we swap the seats from my old Sprinter before it went to market. They pondered for a while then decided it was a good idea.
Those old Sprinter seats did well over 600k & looked good, were still comfy!

Northernraider Rust hasn't been an issue with any of my Mercedes vehicles, but I have seem some rusty ones (perhaps poor repairs or unrepaired scratches?). I've owned three Mercedes vehicles in 8 yrs & the bodywork has been prefect. Our current car a Mercedes R350 lives outdoors & I'm disabled now, so it rarely gets washed, but the bodywork is mint & it washes up a treat. No mechanical failures in 4yrs (touch wood) its had a new set of front discs & pads, but then weighing 2.6tonnes & with 265bhp on tap, the brakes get a hard time.
I've had a couple of ABS sensors go, but thats been down to really rough roads which we had for a while around here, normal servicing is all it gets although my vehicles used to live a pampered life.

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

You got as far as her shoes?

Each to their own

 

[busbuddy]

I won’t let anyone who isn’t skilled work on my vehicles. Especially self taught tinkerers. Just like I wouldn’t let unskilled people fit my underslung lpg tank.
I spent four years, some of it near you (Livingston Motec I think it’s gone now) learning my trade. Therefore there’s no chance I’d let someone with less training than me work on my vehicles.

Depends what you call skilled? I'm a self taught (both hands) coded welder, qualified sva standard inspector and fia delegate for my sport but still doing work from a garden shed
A lot of people who are 'youtube' qualified are improving cars that some manufacturers build
In respect of the vw van a lot of mot inspectors will fail them because of excessive rust in the cills but they have chassis rails like modern transits and the cills are cosmetic, in fact the whole body is just a mud guard for the tyres, the chassis can be a van, pickup, chassis cab, panel van, etc so the cills are superfluous to the van but trying telling that to the mot man
When I take my zephyr (8 litre twin turbo) for an mot it's an experience

 

[ChrisCross]

I like that they focused so much attention to detail on that novel door retainer

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