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Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby Campertess » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:52 pm

I have (and adore) a mk1 swb Tranny camper ,pop top,v4 2ltr ,1971.(owned for last 15 yrs,complete with FULL service history,inc photographic rebuild and original handbook with first ever trips logged:))

But because of her leaky roof problem ,i am again,unable to use her.i thought we'd mended her but alas it was short lived.
She runs,is tax exempt ect and has given me thousands of happy miles over the years.

How do i know when its really time to give up on her ?
I am single,therefore don't have a "man who can" to hand
but my van really is in need of some tlc .

tonight i have looked back over my posts here,and its sad that i only seem to have posted about Tessies faults n needs...not her good times (which has been most of the time :))
but that'll be because when all's well with the Tessie bus i'm off residing in some feild or forest somewhere n not at my house on line.(hence my silence for months on end)

But you guys really seem to know your stuff n your not sentimentaly attatched to this ole bird like i am,
so please somone talk some sense into me .

Has the time come to face up to the fact that i need to get somthing different ?
if so,where does tessie go?
i cant scrap her :(
but then again it'll break my heart to see someone else drive off in her ,
she's MINE !
So much so i have her tattoo'ed on my back :)

If i do decide to part with her,what is she worth?
i hav'nt got a clue,she's worth millions to me but maybe only a few quid to you ...i dunno.
MK1 enthusiasts.....Heeeeelllpp please :)

Nominate Tessie for pimp my ride ;)
yey,i wish
in my "new" van i get waved at not glared at ...Yeyyyyyyyyy :)
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Re: Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby nip » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:42 pm

hi is it not poss to have the roof repaired
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Re: Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby rover » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:57 pm

The problem is that unless you can learn the skills yourself its always gona be an issue to keep an older vehicle on the road, and by 'older' I mean anything that the local garage cant/wont find parts for.

Another Mk1 enthuisiast would probably want to 'revert' her to a van as Fred did with hers.

Its hard to know what the damage is to tess without seeing it first hand, the offer I made to you over a year ago still stands......If you want to bring her up here I'll have a look and see whats possible.

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Re: Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby Campertess » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:30 am

rover wrote:The problem is that unless you can learn the skills yourself its always gona be an issue to keep an older vehicle on the road, and by 'older' I mean anything that the local garage cant/wont find parts for.

Another Mk1 enthuisiast would probably want to 'revert' her to a van as Fred did with hers.

Its hard to know what the damage is to tess without seeing it first hand, the offer I made to you over a year ago still stands......If you want to bring her up here I'll have a look and see whats possible.

Rover.


Aww thankyou ;)
Thats really kind of you .
pm'ing you now.
in my "new" van i get waved at not glared at ...Yeyyyyyyyyy :)
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Re: Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby Campertess » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:31 am

nip wrote:hi is it not poss to have the roof repaired


yes i believe it is,
but i dont have the dry storage or guts to take her exsisting roof off .
in my "new" van i get waved at not glared at ...Yeyyyyyyyyy :)
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Re: Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby captain hook » Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:56 am

[I am single,therefore don't have a "man who can" to hand]

What happened to the one who topped you up last year then? :(

Obviously no good on roofing then :shock: :P
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Re: Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby Campertess » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:45 am

Hmmmm sore subject that :(

He temporarily mended tessie's roof,
filled my belly
n then disapeared :(
My baba is now 17 weeks old and adorable :)
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Re: Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby madmark » Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:10 am

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Re: Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby rover » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:52 am

Campertess wrote:
Aww thankyou ;)
Thats really kind of you .
pm'ing you now.


Still not had a PM from you :?

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Re: Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby Smooth Hound » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:37 pm

Campertess wrote:Hmmmm sore subject that :(

He temporarily mended tessie's roof,
filled my belly
n then disapeared :(
My baba is now 17 weeks old and adorable :)



8) congratulations :lol:
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Re: Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby FredTransit » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:39 pm

You beat me to it Smooth, Congratulations Tess!
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Re: Advice/opinions requirred please

Postby Campertess » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:36 pm

FredTransit wrote:You beat me to it Smooth, Congratulations Tess!


Yeyyy :)
thankyou :)

i'll try and post a pic of her n me with the Tessie bus
in my "new" van i get waved at not glared at ...Yeyyyyyyyyy :)
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