Mercedes 609D- 1987- live in truck/long range travelling van Mercedes 609D, E reg, 1987. 4litre diesel, non-turbo, 5.5 ton/HGV, twin axle. Green (nice). PAS. Approx 250,000 miles. Sliding passenger door, no side-loading door. This truck was converted by ourselves in 2007 for a trip round Europe. Interior is made of solid pine in a rustic (hippy) style and is well insulated (well enough to not have to worry about leaving the dogs in the sun).
It consists of wardrobe (not hanging, just shelves), fixed double bed (no mattress as we're sleeping on it now) with huge space underneath- would fit a sound system (accessed via rear doors), kitchen area with 3-burner hob and oven/grill and plenty of cupboard space and a bookcase. No fridge, but we found a cool box in the cupboard was as good as our mate's fridge, plus our gas supply lasted 6 months instead of 2 weeks. Drinking water tank is 80L, external filler, supplied by a hand-pump tap underneath which a bowl can be placed to use as a sink.
There is no hot water, toilet or bathroom.
Heating is from a medium Windy Smithy woodburning stove with 25mm insulated stainless flue, porcelain-tiled (mosaic) glassboard wall panel behind it and 2sqft natural slate tile hearth.
There is a fold-out table (with chair) big enough for 2 to eat off.
** There will not be an electricity supply ** It was solar powered and we're keeping the solar panel. The leisure battery, power inverter, i-pod dock thing and all other electrical fittings will be included though. Fitting a new solar panel will be easy. You could fit a different system but it would involve some dismantling.
The van has one Seitz side window with integral flyscreen and blackout blind. It's shatterproof and secure. There are also 2 small skylights which are intact but could do with replacing.
The van is not obviously a camper and is quite subtle.
Engine-wise the van is in excellent health. 6 Hankook tyres were fitted late 2007 and only have about 4,000 miles use on them. Good spare too. The van was resprayed in Feb 2008 with a good quality primer and several layers of industrial top coat. Body work in very good condition for age. Chassis is totally solid.
Brake system was entirely replaced in summer '07, except for handbrake cable which needs attention (but does still hold) and its only done 20000 since then.
New propshaft bearings in 2006. Oil + filters changed every 6,000 miles. Also 2 new batteries (24v ignition).
The van has been 100% reliable and has always started first time. We drove 18,000 miles in the year we were travelling (including the alps and pyrenees) and it never missed a beat.
Rear doors are secured with a van vault. We never had a problem with security while we were away. Driver's seat from 54 plate Vario- nice and comfey. Seatbelts fitted.
There is also a full heavy-duty awning - 4 sides, window, door. It used to belong to a motorbike suspension tuning company who had a mobile workshop for races.
*** No MOT or tax ***
This truck will run forever if looked after. It is a shame it has to go but our plans have changed. It would be an excellent live in/long term travel vehicle. Easy to find spares all over the world. Decent ground clearance and never gets stuck. Good for a festival business.
It has been stood on solid ground for the past 18 months (since we got back) and it still starts first time. Currently stored about 13 miles west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
£2,000 ono.
Only photo I have of the interior was before it was properly finished. It is now finished inside.
Sad to see it go:cry:
Iván - 07962 449844
The Whomp Truck, Denver, CO. :bounce_fl
Pretty much this comes once a month. It's basically a huge truck that parks itself in Denver on Santa Fe, opens the back which reveals two huge speakers and a DJ, and he just blasts Dubstep all night and ppl come by and party/rave it out. This was last night, and me and my friend had alot of fun. If you live in Denver, you should check this out sometime.
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Van/Bus for 4 people to travel around europe. Advice? Looking for something to travel around in for a few months with 3 other friends. Has anyone done it with this amount of people before? We would like to do it as cheap as possible and also dont want anything to big, but big enough for the four of us. We'd be willing to convert something.
I know absolutely nothing about motor vehicles so any help would be appreciated.12
RUN YOUR DIESEL ENGINE ON VEGETABLE OIL! Only got told this at the weekend, but apparently its fine and you only need to mix it with a bit of diesel in your tank and it works fine, no problems. Wish id known sooner, would have saved me a lot of money! im off down asda!
"The enterprising motorist was, so the reports suggested, running his diesel-engine motor on a mix of Asda cooking oil and standard fuel. At 42p a litre, the supermarket chain's oil is considerably cheaper than the 73p a litre that even a discounted retailer charges for diesel. The astonishing thing was it worked. Without any need to modify the engine, the motorist could run his car on the mix with no discernible difference in its performance. What's more, instead of diesel fumes, the engine gave off a rather pleasing odour - like frying time at the local chippy."
"Within a few months, more than 300 drivers had joined Nicholson's web network. But not everyone was thrilled at the rush to bio. "For some reason, the AA put out the story that using cooking oil will either clog up or blow up your engine," he says. "Well, which is it? It can't be both. The fact of the matter is, it works brilliantly."
"This, Nicholson says, is a typical experience of anyone trying to run a vehicle on cooking oil. "The government seems to be making it deliberately difficult," he says. "The most important thing to remember is, it is not illegal to run your car on cooking oil." As long as duty is paid, that is. And Nicholson reckons that, since duty is paid retrospectively, even those who were stopped in the south Wales checks were not breaking the law. "I am driving on fuel on which I have not yet paid the tax. I will do, but I don't need to until it's used. So was anyone who was stopped given the chance to pay his tax? If not, why not? To stop anybody for using this fuel is harassment."
"But there is something appealingly anti-establishment about all this; something subversive about how, largely on individual initiative, undertaken without flourish or fanfare, it is possible to sidestep the multinationals and the government and power your car in a natural, clean and efficient way. Today. All you need is a bit of cooking oil, new or second-hand, and the relevant tax return form, available to download from Nicholson's biopower website."
RUN a DIESEL CAR on VEGETABLE OIL
and heres the webpage where you can get the tax form to prove that you intend to pay tax if you get caught. whether you actually pay the tax is up to you tho! :wink:
the page does have a virus on it, but avast blocked it on mine...
Free download12
Ex BT Converted Motorhome for Sale low mileage DAF 45 motorhome for sale. 12 month MOT. Tail lift. 12 Volt electrics. Full size cooker. Woodburner. Have owned this truck for about 4 years. Taken it all over without any problems. Any questions 07955614080. i'm in somerset
Bus Jump http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGqKf8y_JV4
Watch that, its mental, hes got some guts!
Kent boy's bus jump stunt condemned as 'idiotic'
Police said the boy could have been seriously injured
Images posted on the internet of a Kent schoolboy jumping onto the roof of a moving single-decker bus have been condemned as idiotic and irresponsible.
The video was filmed near the Chequers shopping centre in Maidstone and posted on YouTube in spring 2008 but has only just come to the attention of police.
Police said the stunt, in which the boy was also seen to jump from the bus to the ground, could have led to tragedy.
Ch Insp David Pascoe said: "It is not acceptable. It puts people in danger."
He said the boy had been dealt with by the police and by his school.
"This lad could have seriously injured himself," said Ch Insp Pascoe.
"When you actually look at the footage, what's gone on defies belief. It's just so, so stupid."
JP : Bear ruckus at the bus station t 1.3m long (shorter than most Japanese) this was only a small bear!
Bear mauls nine at Takayama bus terminal
GIFU (Kyodo) A bear assaulted nine people, most of them tourists, Saturday afternoon at a bus terminal at the end of the Norikura Skyline road in the mountains of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, seriously wounding four men, police said.
The rest of the group was slightly injured, the police and fire department headquarters in Takayama said.
Bear mauls nine at Takayama bus terminal | The Japan Times Online
This chap is looking at a sign which he translated as
"CAUTION! The Bear infests "now"!"
"the top character of the four vertical ones means "bear" in Japanese and Chinese. I hope they give foreigners guides if they go to wherever that is, if they write their safety signs only in Japanese!.
this is the sort of bear commonly found in this part of Asia
BEASTS! I WANT ONE OF THESE!!
Shropshire Gunbus
These would definately be handy for loading a rig in, wouldn't be gettin' stuck either!!!:weee:
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YouTube - 4x4_Pinzgauer
Insurance to LIVE in a Vehicle or Converted Van anyone got any ideas where to look for quotes or how much i should be looking at? want to get a merc sprinter LWB or extra LWB pre converted or one that i can do myself. Anyone got any tips or advice. It'll be my first van.. :weee:
I’ve just bought! A cold war era East German millitary bomb proof Merc truck!
Pics to follow (when I can be arsed movin it)
while your waiting look @ second pic down
http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_unimog.php312
Van Seating Laws and Insurance Question Ok, this might sound like a daft question, but I can't find a specific answer on the net, maybe because Its obvious lol, but I wanted to check.
Is it illegal to have people sat In the back of a tranny or something similar, with no seats or belts? What are the consequences of being caught?
Ive decided Im getting a small minibus but would have more choice if I could just stick people in a van. Is it easy to put legal seats In a van?
Also, could I buy say, a 16 seater, remove some (I can drive a 9 seater max on my license) and register it as a 9 or whatever?
Just bored of cleaning out my car all the time, spent alot of money on the fucker! Plus lost a sideskirt going down a dirt track on Sat night haha.
Oh, one more thing, I read a disclamier on one site, saying I cant used my NCB on 2 vehicles? Is this true? Why not? So If I insure my car with 1 NCB on the policy, I cant Insure a van in the same way?
Cheers.
New Dodge!! This probably won't mean much but brought a beautiful old Dodge 100. Its a lovely old red horsebox with a big 6 cylinder perkins engine.
I'll post pics, when i find the digi cam.
Very, very excited all sense and reason out the window i.e something modern and reliable for a thing of joy. Guess I'll be spending lots of time getting dirty but hey big old trucks are things that make me smile.
Also we went to europe in a dodge 10 years ago so fitting that we head off in the same vehicle.
So off for some happy wandering...
I'll tie a bag of hay on the back to help with authenticity and little chance of getting pigged!
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Fuel prices / cost of vehicles and partying how is everyone planning to cope?
I know a lot of my younger friends are concerned about fuel costs especially here as its a large area, and if you live in Suffolk or Essex you are looking at 30-40 miles drive (up to 100 miles in total) as two of our three counties are impossible to hold raves in...
its also hard on vehicles too, my friends are always having to fix up their cars after going partying.
how expensive would fuel have to get before people stop going?
or will people maybe finally look towards finding ways of holding parties which are accepted by wider society so people don't have to travel so far?
What is going on with bus companies?? I have 3 days part time work at the mo at a primary school in Barnsley (takes an hour on the bus to get there from sheff..) and the bus offers a day pass for £4.00...so i get on the bus('First' bus company) from home to town centre then i get a bus from town to work in Barnsley (stagecoach), however on the way back on the bus (stagecoach) the driver says that he cant accept my ticket because its only valid for the 'First' bus company. I couldn't belive it, he said he woulda normally accepted it but since First are no longer accepting passes from Stagecoach, Stagecoach are now retaliating by not accepting First passes....so i had to pay extra fare to get back to sheffield! :cry::cry:
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