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[TiminYorkshire]

Previous van "somewhere" in Germany:





Replaced with another similar ex-AA T4, which needs a little paint around the arches but is going strong following a recon engine 35k miles ago.

[AyBee]

TiminYorkshire said:

Previous van "somewhere" in Germany:





Replaced with another similar ex-AA T4, which needs a little paint around the arches but is going strong following a recon engine 35k miles ago.

I keep seeing ex-RAC vans on ebay with 200k+ miles - good buys or would you avoid?

[JimbobVFR]

Hopefully this counts as a van, technically it was an 8 seater MPV when first sold in Japan but it's a campervan now. The V6 sounds quite nice too

[TiminYorkshire]

AyBee said:

I keep seeing ex-RAC vans on ebay with 200k+ miles - good buys or would you avoid?

Pros:

Probably been maintained well as part of a fleet

Cons:

Driven by a number of people, may have done some towing work (but likely short distances).

Both of mine I got off people who ran the van after the AA, so I was 3rd/4th owner in each case.

My first van I bought with 140k, no real issues until it got written off at 180k. The second one I got at 120ishk, cambelt went at 132k resulting in the need for a recon engine, still going well at 160k +

These were both VW T4s with the full fat (for UK)102 bhp TDI, I can't really speak for other van make/models.

Edited by TiminYorkshire on Thursday 27th April 16:14

[ClockworkDog]

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My old workhorse #humblebrag

[ClockworkDog]

Same van with fewer mods a year ago, but with my Le Mans livery...

[OldGermanHeaps]

[5ohmustang]

Chevy G20, 5.7 V8

Paid around the equivalent of 1500 quid.



The van life.
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