byron 1,169 Posted December 23 Report Share Posted December 23 On 21/12/2024 at 10:57, Greyman said: Well the misses didn’t like the hymer to big and left hooker so never bothered, but still been keeping an eye on things over the last year mind changing from one thing to another have looked at everything from a Winnie baygo to a c15 Roma home but hard finding the right size with all the features you require then I spotted this thing, la strada ,never heard of them but done some research and seems a top end German outfit, still going today and with a uk owners club which helps, the van has a drop down double bed in the roof nice cooker fridge etc decent bathroom with shower air con blown air heating full solar seats four and sleeps four all in a sprinter base, needs a few bits of bodywork sorting but recon I can double or even treble my money come summer after chucking a couple more quid at it because I bought it for silly cheap money Has it got a carver heater.gas/electric? Test it it matey. You could be lucky if it works.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,440 Posted December 23 Author Report Share Posted December 23 14 minutes ago, byron said: Has it got a carver heater.gas/electric? Test it it matey. You could be lucky if it works.. It does and it does but things like that don’t really phase me as I live in a boat and the two things that always play up is heating and water pumps so have done many and seen many, the chinks make cheap copy’s of everything now, so far only things I know of need sorting are re gassing the air con, shower/ tap headset leaking and a few areas of paint work, but I,m a realist and sure I will find more as I go through, glutton for punishment me love boats land rovers and now this lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,414 Posted December 23 Report Share Posted December 23 1 hour ago, Greyman said: It does and it does but things like that don’t really phase me as I live in a boat and the two things that always play up is heating and water pumps so have done many and seen many, the chinks make cheap copy’s of everything now, so far only things I know of need sorting are re gassing the air con, shower/ tap headset leaking and a few areas of paint work, but I,m a realist and sure I will find more as I go through, glutton for punishment me love boats land rovers and now this lol First thing we changed on ours ,was the washers on the tap/shower heads...cost pennies TBF...my brother(20 stone elephant )cracked the shower tray, wrecked up at Boomtown found a lad who re-coats them with a protective spray( same stuff they weatherproof the rear tubs on the pick ups)charged me £450 ,lots cheaper than cutting out the whole tray and replacing and sealing...used a new outlet and cut out the old rotten boards underneath and replaced with 18 mm marine ply then under sealed with that sholtzs stuff...only other issue,was finding a glass cooker hood( opened the cupboard and my kettle fell out and blew it to bits wasn't cheap at £350..there's a little sensor(safety nipple)that clicks down when you lift the glass hood.... without that you can't use any gas appliances... You have more of a clue than me,any little jobs you can do yourself,and save a few quid...looks a nice bus mate,you gonna get it out and try it out before selling it on? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,440 Posted December 23 Author Report Share Posted December 23 12 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: First thing we changed on ours ,was the washers on the tap/shower heads...cost pennies TBF...my brother(20 stone elephant )cracked the shower tray, wrecked up at Boomtown found a lad who re-coats them with a protective spray( same stuff they weatherproof the rear tubs on the pick ups)charged me £450 ,lots cheaper than cutting out the whole tray and replacing and sealing...used a new outlet and cut out the old rotten boards underneath and replaced with 18 mm marine ply then under sealed with that sholtzs stuff...only other issue,was finding a glass cooker hood( opened the cupboard and my kettle fell out and blew it to bits wasn't cheap at £350..there's a little sensor(safety nipple)that clicks down when you lift the glass hood.... without that you can't use any gas appliances... You have more of a clue than me,any little jobs you can do yourself,and save a few quid...looks a nice bus mate,you gonna get it out and try it out before selling it on? Yes definitely mate see how we get on with it, and like everything if it’s being used I,ll keep It have said before I like a few assets around me and if we get another lockdown and prices go mad I can cash out and start again 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,512 Posted December 23 Report Share Posted December 23 3 hours ago, Greyman said: It does and it does but things like that don’t really phase me as I live in a boat and the two things that always play up is heating and water pumps so have done many and seen many, the chinks make cheap copy’s of everything now, so far only things I know of need sorting are re gassing the air con, shower/ tap headset leaking and a few areas of paint work, but I,m a realist and sure I will find more as I go through, glutton for punishment me love boats land rovers and now this lol the diesel heaters good gm i put the truma combi in 1300 quid ish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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