Tam n pups winter trip 2022

Merc all up and running for a lot of work on the vario that's a tough call
 
What is the length compared to the Euramobil and is there enough internal storage, you seemed to like the Euramobil just not the size and the Fiat part, also not sure how well built and insulated this would be compared to the Euramobil
 
Shame it's not the earlier model ....
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To be honest it isn't a van I would ever consider buying, it's British and I'm not keen on brit built motorhomes. I wouldn't keep it longterm , I just wondered if there was a profit in it if I swapped it for the vario that cost me £8k
But I could use it and live in it at the minute if the euramobil sells over the next month or so....and I'd have the money from the euramobil waiting till the right van came up

I've not made up my mind about it I'm just thinking of different options

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Rollingwheels said:
What is the length compared to the Euramobil and is there enough internal storage, you seemed to like the Euramobil just not the size and the Fiat part, also not sure how well built and insulated this would be compared to the Euramobil
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I think it would be 7 metres or under

Rear wheel drive
 
Langtoftlad said:
Selling it is one thing, swapping it for that is another.
You might as well keep the 'big yin'
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Not really, I wouldn't keep this van longterm , but if the euramobil sold I'd have something I can live in and use straight away. And maybe make a profit when selling it later.
 
CazPaul said:
It would need a thorough damp check as it will be timber construction in the walls, floor, etc, unlike your usual purchases
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Yeah that's my biggest concern .

I'd be surprised if it was dry. And the guy isn't known for being honest lol.

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Having read your posts over the last couple of days it seems you are working with a lot of "ifs". I feel you should sit down, make a plan & stick to it as best you can. Sorry if I offend but you seem to be changing your mind more than a lady getting dressed for a night out :giggler:
 
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Northernraider said:
I've not made up my mind about it I'm just thinking of different options
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Write down the options you now have along with facts and figures for each option,it helps clear the mind as it becomes fuzzy and might help.

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scousebird said:
Having read your posts over the last couple of days it seems you are working with a lot of "ifs". I feel you should sit down, make a plan & stick to it as best you can. Sorry if I offend but you seem to be changing your mind more than a lady getting dressed to for a night out :giggler:
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I'm not changing my mind .

I've said it umpteen times the ONLY thing I'm certain of at the minute is I want this big van sold.

Everything else is subject to change, I don't know if I want to build the vario or not. I don't know if its too small or just impractical etc.

There are loads of them for sale at various prices but very few are selling.

So when I have someone keen to buy it back it is worth giving it some thought as at the moment its probably not worth anything more than it cost me. The interior is shit and whilst it's solid underneath it does need bodywork done etc

The swap he's also offering is worth considering as if it was dry and in good condition its not only worth more than £8k but would give me a van I could use immediately if the euramobil does sell.


If I sell the vario I'd still be looking for something else , most likely lhd , mercedes or iveco powered and around 7 metres. Possibly imported from Germany.

But till I sell the euramobil I can't do that


So at the minute it's not changing my mind its simply I hadn't made it up in the first place.


There's pro's and cons to everything and I have to weigh up all options.

The vario would take a lot of my time and a good chunk of money to build it , and I'm not sure if it would do me once done.
So it needs thought
 
Littlewheels said:
Write down the options you now have along with facts and figures for each option,it helps clear the mind as it becomes fuzzy and might help.
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Problem is there's no way of knowing the facts or the figures

Once the euramobil is sold there are countless options .

But while it's not there are not many . I either sit on both doing nothing or I sell both and start again.

Once I start stripping out the vario it's devalued until I build it again.

Really I need the big van sold before I can do anything else at the minute .
 
I don't think that Compass is suitable for you. It may be on a Merc but Compass/Eldiss are notorious for damp it won't be winterised and has probably got really small tanks.

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Lenny HB said:
I don't think that Compass is suitable for you. It may be on a Merc but Compass/Eldiss are notorious for damp it won't be winterised and has probably got really small tanks.
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For longterm yeah I agree , I wouldn't want it. I was just thinking that if I decided to sell him the vario back that taking this might be a better option. I could move In to it if the euramobil sells and use it over winter this year if I hadn't found something else.

Going by the prices of vans out there it's gotta be worth more than the 8k I paid for the vario too.

Mot history on it etc looks fine , externally it looks fine low miles etc ,

It's worth considering but it would not be a keeper.

If I sell the vario and the euramobil I think I'll be looking to see what I can buy from Germany on a merc or iveco base.

Longterm I would really prefer lhd


But nothing decided yet , that's why I'm putting it put there so I can get other folks input .


Only thing I'm sure of at the minute is I want to sell the euramobil.


It's great to live in but I don't like it for travelling
 
I love the interior of your van and the space. You could keep the euramobil to live in, sell the vario and buy a smaller van to travel in. As someone else pointed out on here when you travel the sunny outside is your space for you and the dogs, stay away from Ireland though:ROFLMAO:
 
There will be a reason he wants to swap, and not a reason beneficial to you…….., if it was a good van he would just sell it for way more then 8 k and then offer you cash for the vario……, so I would vote no, you could consider taking the vario back to chassis cab and mount a suitable box on it, or even better build the box, make it into an over lander 👍
 
Ginam said:
I love the interior of your van and the space. You could keep the euramobil to live in, sell the vario and buy a smaller van to travel in. As someone else pointed out on here when you travel the sunny outside is your space for you and the dogs, stay away from Ireland though:ROFLMAO:
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I can't afford to keep the euramobil to be used as a caravan.
Dutch 68 said:
There will be a reason he wants to swap, and not a reason beneficial to you…….., if it was a good van he would just sell it for way more then 8 k and then offer you cash for the vario……, so I would vote no, you could consider taking the vario back to chassis cab and mount a suitable box on it, or even better build the box, make it into an over lander 👍
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The reason he wants to swap is he likes the vario. He's also managed to get it registered as a 2900kg van which is unheard of , im not stupid ,if I was taking the motorhome as a swap it would only be if it was beneficial to me. There are very few motorhomes out there under 8k at the minute especially not with 36k miles on the clock.. the pictures can't lie that much. So even if it required work it would still be worth more than 8k


As for turning the vario in to a chassis cab, there's 3 or 4 chassis cabs on ebay at present that have been on for months around 5k . Its also a crazy amount of work and money to do what you suggest.

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I can't begin to tell you what to do, but the swop seems a good move to me, you will have a van to go away in right away, get the other one gone and you are quids in with no work to do and you have a van to live in while looking for the ideal motor, if there is one.
Honestly can't see a down side. And with a bit of timping you might even get to like the swapped one.
 
Guys maybe I should just give an idea here of my position and folk might get it better.

So , I have no house , I have no private pensions etc. I have limited savings squirreled away from the sale of my house. Currently amounts to 70k , I have 50k of that in a longterm higher interest account. I have no intentions of ever touching that. Its my rainy day fund for the future.

The other 20k is my easy accessed savings , I also don't like to dip in to that if I can avoid it.

I work 4 nights a week I make on average 3-400 quid depending on how busy it is. That's over 6 months of the year and before I deduct the cost of fuel , insurance and maintenance to the car.


My cost of living here is currently very cheap as im parked on mums drive ....that won't last forever


When I went fulltime in 2017 I started off with £110k total then bought the frankia for near 40k .

The euramobil is worth around £30 k minimum and the vario around £8k

So if I sold both plus the car I'm basically at the same place financially that I was on 2017 .

Now I'm fine with that , I've no complaints but baring in mind im getting older etc I have to remain sensible.

So I want to have a good reliable comfortable van I can live in and travel in for the next 3 to 5 years , at which point I will have to then consider going back to a normal job to build up my ni contributions etc so I get my full pension on retirement.

I will also most likely need a permanent address then .


I've always wheeled and dealed and I'm quite content with my lot. But I think some forget im not wealthy , my entire lot is less than most folks vans cost lol.

But granted I'm also aware im in a better situation than a lot of folk out there so I'm not complaining

At the minute what I do living wise and travel suits me and the dogs , but things change over time and I need to be prepared for that.

I bought this van last year as the situation was a little tense when I came back to mums with ela etc. That's why I sold the vario to Wissel and bought this. If it hadn't been for his help at the time and him buying the vario for what it had cost me financially ( not counting the 6 months I worked on it ) I'd have been stuck so I don't regret buying this one I just wasn't sure at the time it was what I wanted and I've now decided it definitely isn't.

To be honest I prefer older more basic vans as long as they work for me . I tend not to lose money on them which is a bonus.

I've always the thought at the time of buying one if I can sell it again without losing out ....because I need to .


So there's a reason for my confusion and different thoughts.

It's a different life from being retired, owning your own home etc and having a motorhome just as a hobby or for holidays.


I take nothing from the state, I don't claim benefits etc . And never intend to bar my pension when old enough.
 
chaser said:
I can't begin to tell you what to do, but the swop seems a good move to me, you will have a van to go away in right away, get the other one gone and you are quids in with no work to do and you have a van to live in while looking for the ideal motor, if there is one.
Honestly can't see a down side. And with a bit of timping you might even get to like the swapped one.
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Yes that was my thoughts on it. Don't think I'd want to keep it longterm but you never know. If it was damp free and in good basic condition I could fettle with it and have a cheap low mileage van
 
Northernraider said:
Guys maybe I should just give an idea here of my position and folk might get it better.

So , I have no house , I have no private pensions etc. I have limited savings squirreled away from the sale of my house. Currently amounts to 70k , I have 50k of that in a longterm higher interest account. I have no intentions of ever touching that. Its my rainy day fund for the future.

The other 20k is my easy accessed savings , I also don't like to dip in to that if I can avoid it.

I work 4 nights a week I make on average 3-400 quid depending on how busy it is. That's over 6 months of the year and before I deduct the cost of fuel , insurance and maintenance to the car.


My cost of living here is currently very cheap as im parked on mums drive ....that won't last forever


When I went fulltime in 2017 I started off with £110k total then bought the frankia for near 40k .

The euramobil is worth around £30 k minimum and the vario around £8k

So if I sold both plus the car I'm basically at the same place financially that I was on 2017 .

Now I'm fine with that , I've no complaints but baring in mind im getting older etc I have to remain sensible.

So I want to have a good reliable comfortable van I can live in and travel in for the next 3 to 5 years , at which point I will have to then consider going back to a normal job to build up my ni contributions etc so I get my full pension on retirement.

I will also most likely need a permanent address then .


I've always wheeled and dealed and I'm quite content with my lot. But I think some forget im not wealthy , my entire lot is less than most folks vans cost lol.

But granted I'm also aware im in a better situation than a lot of folk out there so I'm not complaining

At the minute what I do living wise and travel suits me and the dogs , but things change over time and I need to be prepared for that.

I bought this van last year as the situation was a little tense when I came back to mums with ela etc. That's why I sold the vario to Wissel and bought this. If it hadn't been for his help at the time and him buying the vario for what it had cost me financially ( not counting the 6 months I worked on it ) I'd have been stuck so I don't regret buying this one I just wasn't sure at the time it was what I wanted and I've now decided it definitely isn't.

To be honest I prefer older more basic vans as long as they work for me . I tend not to lose money on them which is a bonus.

I've always the thought at the time of buying one if I can sell it again without losing out ....because I need to .


So there's a reason for my confusion and different thoughts.

It's a different life from being retired, owning your own home etc and having a motorhome just as a hobby or for holidays.


I take nothing from the state, I don't claim benefits etc . And never intend to bar my pension when old enough.
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Regarding your pension rights couldn't you be paying self employed national insurance as you are now.
 
...but what about that itch
Unless you do this (or another) Vario, it will always be gnawing away in the back of your brain...

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