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General => General discussion => Topic started by: tobz. on 16 September 2004, 16:52
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I've currently got cash for a mint mk2 burning a hole in whatever I put it in, I've fancied a camper for years and after going to a few aircooled shows this year I'd like one more than ever!
My dilema is this, do I:
1) Keep looking for that mint mk2 and spend all my money on it coz I'll be well chuffed in the end.
2) Split the money in half and spend ?2k on a good condition but not such low mileage golf then spend the other ?2k on a type2 bay window camper (I reckon I should be able to find a reasonable condition one with mot for that).
3) Spend all my money on the golf and look out for a cheap bus over the winter that requires a little bit of welding for its mot (I actually prefer the rat look for a bus so don't mind it a little bit tatty).
C'mon dub minded people what should I do???
Toby
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I'd hang on for the valver, never deviate from your original plan it always ends in regret !
Aside from that, you obviously know how hard it is to come by a mint mk2, a shed of a camper will always be as cheap as they are now, where as the decent valvers will just carry on fetching comedy money the rarer they become..
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Chris.
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Any more than 2 grand on a original golf is excessive in my opinion ...
Sure you can pay alot more and find what you want, but there's always a steal to be found !
I got mine with 70k on the clock and 90% of the way to being mint for ?800 !
Definately stick to your original plan matey, but try and fins that bargin ;) Just means u have more wedge to spend on her as no car is 'perfect'.
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Sound advice Chris, I've been desperately hanging onto this cash for 10months now so parting with it aint gonna be easy unless it's absolutely the right thing.
The valver is my passion, the bus is something I've always fancied but don't know how much I'll enjoy it once I've got it. As I like the rat look for a bus anyway I'm probably better off looking for a cheapie and getting a friend who's handy with a welder to do me a favour.
Cheers Dave, if I could find one for ?2k that I was happy with I'd be well chuffed but after all this time it still hasn't happened, you never know though maybe as the show season ends and winter sets in that bargain may rear its head.
Any other views out there that might change my mind?
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Tobz, try and find a nice mk2 for 2k or less, then look for a camper, if you don't find one spend some coin making the mk2 into how you want it to look. Or keep hassling jon_hgv (I think that's his name) and persuade him to sell his as that looks like a right motor ;D Having just bought a camper though I'm already looking forward to next years shows ;D
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Spend as much on the Mk2 as you need to as this is likely to be the car you use the most.
The camper is going to be an occasional pampered pet with the odd outing, unless your a devoted fan. You can sort it gradually without it causing you daily strife
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Hey Gibby
Yeah jon_hgv's motor does in fact look like "the one" have started the hassling already without putting on too much pressure. Sent him a pm yesterday just to get some more info on it...........you never know. Will probably hold out for the best daily driver I can find and then try and find a camper that's a bit of a project. I work with a guy that's handy with a welder, I work within a stones throw of a really great guy (Volksdreams) who specialises in air cooled restoration and I'm not afraid of getting stuck in with my spanners so between us I'd like to think I could sort something out.
It's the freedom that comes with a camper that really appeals to me and I've always fancied driving round the scottish highlands, something I've gotta get out of my system sooner or later (is starting to waffle).
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I think you should stick with the Golf idea
We had 2k to spend on a bay camper, we ended up buying one for ?400 with loads of rust, but the reason for this was the ones that were up for 2k were no better if not maybe worse they had just been pugged up all over and the rust was hidden at least we could see the rust and what the probelms were, it had a new mot etc....
For a mint bay you are looking a lot more than 2k so I would stick to the Golf.
David, you said never pay more for a original Golf, I won't let you sell my car for me ;)
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the 2k on each sounds like a good idea.
after seeing the pics of gibbys beautiful camper im starting to get well into em.
but maybe when im a bit older ;)
well when im an old man like gibby, then ill think about getting a camper ;)
as a young buck im concentrating on getting the corrado :)
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gibby's was a little more than 2k... actually it was a LOT more than 2k (and worth every penny i might add), expect to pay big BIG bucks for one of that standard ;)
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Plenty of mixed views here.
I think I'll probably go the same route as you Clair, like you say a bay camper for under 2k is still gonna be one that has been welded up and painted by somebody else anyway. I certainly haven't got 4k to spend on a good condition unrestored example. I think I would rather see the work done myself and at least know what's underneath.
You say you got your camper for ?400 Clair, how bad was it and how much do you anticipate spending to make it roadworthy? I have come across a couple recently for under ?600 so maybe if I wait til the depths of winter they may come down even further.
Would love one like Gibbys but expect anything I end up with to definately have a bit of the rat look about it :D
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well when im an old man like gibby, then ill think about getting a camper ;)
as a young buck im concentrating on getting the corrado :)
Cheeky little boy ! But you're right, getting in and out of tents at shows was getting too difficult for a man of my age ! ;) Anyway Marcus, you only live once, so buy a camper and a raddo ! ;D
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::) in time hopefully ill be able to gibby mate.
gonna have to be a couple of years tho :( ;)
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my ?400 camper was road worthly, it had a years MOT but no one wanted it cause of what it looked like, it was just very very rusty but the places that were important were fine. It had gone on teh roof at teh back, bottom of all teh doors etc... it was umm light blue with red patches lol and it had a big name accross the roof back Bertha Bus.
I sold it for ?650 a few weeks ago and am pleased to say that the new owner took it to vanfest and she made it there and back with no trouble.
Even at the ?650 price we had over 100 calls, I think it is best to find a cheap one that already has a MOT so you no teh main stuff is done and then the rest is possible but down to you to do it in yoru own time.
We got some very funny looks, people laughed at it and most people didn't beleive that it had a MOT