Any advice welcome, I'm new

jimbo6977

Ozzuk wrote: »

As above, rust kills these. I have a converted T4, and a part converted T5 and wouldn't live in either of them for any length of time, I can't imagine a transit being much better. Can you stretch to a motorhome? Much more confortable and although (much) bigger cost usually very low depreciation so you should be able to shift for a similar price in a year. And you are self contained, shower, toilet etc, so you can literally sleep pretty much anywhere. 15k will get you something around the 03 mark, but watch for damp. going travelling for a year on something costing 3-4k I'd be very worried about reliability. Fiat seemed to be good option from my research.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lunar-Champ-A520-Fiat-Ducato-4-Berth-MANUAL-2004-04/153365546900?hash=item23b54c8794:g:S5wAAOSw3NpcS1KQ

There are much cheaper around, especially if you are a bit handy, but do buy a damp meter!

We actually gave up on motorhome idea in favour of caravan - more space and you can leave it at site and go exploring.

In my experience Ducatos have an odd habit of cracking windsreens, which can get expensive.

Whatever you buy make sure it's a well known model in the countries you are planning on visiting - for instance there are lots of Japanese import "dayvans" that are virtually unheard of in mainland Europe so getting parts and repairs on your travels could be tricky.

Dawnymoo

Saw it this evening and yes, already converted to a high standard I would say. Sink and hob unit, fold out table, (very small) wet room, sofa which converts to bed and 3 sided awning. I am getting my mechanic to look over it as well. Thanks for your help and advice!

Dawnymoo

Thank you! 15k is way out of our budget but appreciate the advice. We were very tempted having seen it this eve but will get someone to have a look over as well.