Potential purchase

[dawky]

Any help appreciated on this one as I might be a new recruit to the transit club.
I have the chance to buy a 1972 camper in original condition having been dry stored and completed only 33000miles. It is mint condition. Asking price is £4500. Reasonable?? Also what sort of MPG am I likely to get? Also are spares a problem with this age vehicle?

Sorry for asll the questions.

[MrMPuk]

MPG depends on what engine it's got in it!

[dawky]

Good point!
1.6 petrol I believe.

[madmark]

go for it mate ,i saw it in auto trader its mint! if i had the room i would of had it myself! spares are not a problem as such , its a bargain and tax exept ,clasic camper inshurance wont cost much to keep it! you will get between 20-25ish i would of thourt! good luck let us know how you get on and send some picks if you get her!

[dawky]

Cheers for the reply. With the price of petrol as it is I was hoping I might get a little better. Any possibility of converting to LPG?
cheers

[dawky]

Just one more thing.
Can seat belts be fitted to the rear bench seats in some way and if so approx cost?

[Luke]

Ive seen it too (piccy) looks superb!!!
seatbelts - shouldnt be a problem - lap belts would be easy!!

ps welcome to the forum mate!!

pps if you do get it lets have some better piccys on here!!!

[Neil]

forget it mate for that money you can get a nice mk 3 2,0 or 2.5 di which will sell again easier also a mk 3 will be more reliable and quicker to repair try getting a fuel pump or exhust in barcelona or paris plus in reality its about 3k too much 33 thousand miles or not anyway its only my opinion neil

[Luke]

forget it mate for that money you can get a nice mk 3 2,0 or 2.5 di which will sell again easier also a mk 3 will be more reliable and quicker to repair try getting a fuel pump or exhust in barcelona or paris plus in reality its about 3k too much 33 thousand miles or not anyway its only my opinion neil

Tis expensive niel i agree but compaired to depreciation on a "modern" camper it isnt too bad!
For the money ive spent on restoring my mk1 i could have bought a mk6 which i would agree is a better van! - but it just isnt what i want!! and in 5 years time my mk1 will be worth more than the mk6 i could have bought!!!

[Neil]

your right any old vehicle is what the person wants but with mk 1 s and value its like this lwb van then swb van prices for these are daft and will get dafter pickups and campers theres hundereds of em and 1500 quid will buy a good one last year i was offered a 1967 camper 47 k miles all the sills had gone i bid 150 quid he laughed and said bye then 6 weeks later he said come and get it so i did and broke it put a lot of bits on tranymans truck bye neil

[madmark]

neil yes its alot of money but will only be worth more in the long run ,look at the splittys 20-24k a few years ago you could of got one for £500 ,transit mk1,s are getting thourt after now,the amount of money i have spent on mine is alot and will take alot more money ,but its what you are into ,if you like the classic apeal then a mk1 is it, £4500 is alot but not when you think for that you would find a rust old mk3 on a D plate if the mk1 is as nice as it looks it will hold its money ! look at panel vans they are starting to fetch good money and the lwb is that hardest to find! as most of them were worked to death! this is only my opinion!