bigjohnthomas wrote:scrap it
*w-r-u* wrote:bigjohnthomas wrote:scrap it
OK, thanks for the input.
So even though I could probably get it for £400 and get the welding done by a friend cheaply I should still not even bother?
Also what about the previous MOT's can you explain how some were fails and then the corrosion issue wasn't picked up in the following MOT that it passed?
ricc wrote:wouldnt touch it with a bargepole
had a load of welding done last year , needs more done now.
patch welding to get it to scrape through an mot wont last, a couple of years the bits the patchs were welded to will have rusted away.
been there got the tee shirt.
the risk with campers is when the floor/ rear arches go youve got to strip out a lot of the inflamable interior fittings/ insulation to do the welding.
youll be spending a couple of grand over the next couple of years.... anything a few years younger is likely to be just as bad.... after 2000 ish you run int electrickery problems aswell. and camper van prices shoot up as you get to newer ones.
inmo at that end of the market youre better off with a caravan than a camper van
vanfox wrote:I wanted a 4.11 diff. Found one but had to buy the V reg van it was in. OK, paid £200 for it thinkin' get the diff, scrap the van. It had been standing in a field for a while. Got it home on a trailer, had a look underneath with a tapping stick. Plenty of rust but not bad enough to scrap. That was 4 years ago next month. OK, I own a mig and can ....patch where necessary. Every year my MOT bloke cringes when the shed is booked in for a test. Every year it eventually passes.
The only MOT that matters is the current one.
My point? If you want a cheap but reliable Smiley be prepared to either mig it yourself or have a friend mig it for you.
Take your welder friend and get an opinion as to the work needed. If he says forget it....forget it.
If you like the furniture haggle a good deal starting at the scrap value.
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