hi if u r going to site it it will cost at least 800 or more and in winter still got to move it and then cost of storing it so could be worth fixing it.have u had your money worth out of it have you seen places on the cheap i would sit down and work it out do u ow it or have u had ur moneies worth and what would you do if u scrap it cant you find parts cheap on the inter net hope this helps you to choose marie
There are many campsites open all year round nowdays, would it not be worth making a deal with one of them re. siting the camper all year round? At the end of the day its just a camper sited on a pitch and as long as you pay your fees(monthly or yearly who would care?) Thats the road i would take first before thinking of scrapping it anyway!!!!!
hi pending the year of the camper it is an easy fix.
remove the bonnet the bumper and the slam panel and you can withdraw the engine and the gearbox in one .
you will probably find a gearbox from a renault traffic will fit .
if it needs welding for the mot that is easy for a fabricator to do and as my old mate silverwood says if the rest is just nuts and bolts well fix it and enjoy it .
please let us all know which route you choose to take we are all interested.
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My thoughts exactly Delboy, would be nice if it was RWD you could stick a right sod off lump in it. as for welding plenty off cheap migs about & it aint rocket science to learn, as for nut n bolts ya cant beat my old faithful angle grinder...Now where's me overalls
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If you cant do someone a good turn,don`t do them a bad one,its nice to be nice you know,and little things mean much more later in life.
Pete.
IF you have the inclination it is an easy project If me and silverwood lived closer I bet we could do it in about 10 days ish finished and cleaned ready to use.
GO ON GO FOR IT Teach yourself to weld thats easy get a cheap mig welder buy a little bit of steel and practice you will be surprised at what you can do .
The mechanics are simple it,s just logics being applied .
The rest is tlc and elbow grease.
Get onto it spoil yourself and enjoy your efforts its what I call self satisfaction.
As they say there is nothing like challenge to get the brain working.
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I agree 110% even if you spend 3k doing it up, it's just got to be money well spent & value for money. Whats wrong with the gearbox? if it's just syncros & baulk rings it's an easy fix, if it's a guzzler convert it to LPG
Your vans only worth £200 tops as scrap, unless you fragment it yourself to flog on ebay
So look at it this way 3k spend, van runs faultless for 3 yrs = £83 mnth = £20pw + running costs & it'll still pull 3k when you sell it, thats a lot of cheap holidays
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Topic: Dilemma? scrap, mend or site
