Project Yellow.

Wanted VW T4 2.5 TDI Van or day van, caravelle, ex AA 5 seater etc.
Full fat 2.5 TDI.
Must be able to get a bike in the back.
In good condition, rot boxes need not apply.

What have you got and what do you want for it?

[tigersaw]

Whilst I can't help, I've been offered a cheap '800 special' 1.9 diesel transporter.
I know nothing - do they suck big ones?

The smaller engine is fine, but I want POWAH for continental trips, 80+ crusing speed will be good when I'm late for the tunnel

[Mr Speirs]

Pfft. I have been spending a lot of time looking for a VW T4 or T5!! Couldn't justify the cost of a good condition T4 over a good condition T5.

For example a good condition T4 2.5 will still go for around 4k whereas there are some good condition T5's going from anywhere from 5k. In fact someone of the VW forum got a T5, low mileage 1.9 102bhp version for £3900. But I reckon he was incredibly lucky.


Will keep my eyes peeled on the VW van forum

Caravelles go for a premium. ex AA/kombis are the ones to go for but again go for a premium.
Normal panel vans are still good but obviously you have the van speed limits to stick to.

[Mr Speirs]

Oh and whats yours budget?

Yes

It depends what people have to offer. Although I'm out of the price range for fully pimped campers.

Form and functionality over style for me. A clean 2.5 TDI. A few interior bits would help but not required. Bike needs to fit in.

[_Stretchie_]

Get on the VW forums, I think they advise people to favour the 1.9 over the 2.5 due to reliability issues, and you can chip the 1.9 easily.

2.5 seems the way to go from the advice I had on there. The one I was going to look at this evening has already sold

There's a nice one 80 miles that I may go and check out tomorrow...

[andrewsmith]

Pt6 must be busy along with one of the T4 forum mods on here.
The thread should give you a good heads up

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=165458&page=2

[Mr Speirs]

From the bus forum:

It is a 800 special, so has the nice extra bits, and has 6 months of MOT and Tax

Here are the following mods:

Exterior - Full respray in merc curpite bown metalic, ie including door shuts. It is a lovely colour which changes colour depending on the light as well as having a nice gold flake to it. The van is lower on 60mm (i think, could be lower) springs and the Bad Guys shorter shocks. It has a set of Audi RS4 lipper wheels whith 225/40/18 tyres with good thread left. The sliding door rail was also painted black. A tinted sliding window installed behind drivers seat, as well as roof bars.

Interior - Forgot to add van has full remote central locking and VW electric windows plus sliding side window added. All plastics been painted either cream to match carpet lining or brown to match exterior. You wont find any of the borring grey in this van. Rear has been insulated, ply lined and carpeted in cream. Roof has been ply lined and carpeted. Also has the styline b pillar kit and sliding door cover. Front area carpeted in cream and the a black overmat to keep it clean. New steering wheel, shifer, stereo and 6x8 speakers in the boot as well as upfront, boost and rev gauge as well as battery monitor. 3/4 r&r bed foamed and covered but not shown in pictures.


Plus loads of others i cant remember.





Sorry rock and roll bed not pictured as was using van to move some stuff so, the buty of it its so light you can easily take it out, and then i chucked in some old carpet and scrap from when the van was carpeted to protect/cover the good carpet underneath.

Price drop to 4k

For some reason it won't copy across the photos but it is a very tidy very clean van. Although is the 1.9 version.