Recent content by mark61

I guess it depends on what you classify as cooking, and how long you camp up for. Couple of tins of beans is one think, slow cooking a decent bolognese sauce for 3 or 4 hours another, and most important, how many cups of tea needed. :) If I were going all electric I'd be looking at more ah's...

Asking price is probably on the high side, but then a tidy example same age similar miles could well be £2000 more. All down to budget and how long you want to spend looking.

Right choice of truck. You could probably go for granite work tops and still not worry about being overweight. Not suggesting you should, just saying you could :LOL: As you mention, it will take it's toll on MPG. A mate who has a 7.2 tonne Daily is for ever pointing out, he could carry my van...

That's a fine looking bus indeed. Good luck with the sale.

Yes, thats the way it works on my van, 14.8 and very occasionally 15.2 on overrun, 12.6 or 13.8 (depending how long I've been driving) under power. With headlights on 13.6, doesn't drop to 12.6. Just smart alternator, no regen brakes.

You need a bit of ginger with ya mint. :p:)

Great looking truck and what a great project. As close as you'll ever get to starting with a completely clean sheet.

Combining loo/shower area with ingress/egress point can save a lot of room and allows for a lot more options of layout especially on a L2. Can understand why people don't like the idea, but everyones entitled to be potty. :) Other downside is if you blocked of rear door, your stuck inside when...

Usually a few 5 tonne ones on ebay. Usually loads of 519 ambulances, nearly all auto, mostly euro 5 though, might be a few euro 6, but usually are 400,000 km plus.

Think I'd come to the same conclusion as you, Iveco Daily. I guess if going over 3.5 tonne, may as well go as close as you can to 7.5 t, if you need that sort carrying capacity. All the other vans are well short of the Daily's 7.2 tonnes. Seems to be a fair few auto Daily's around too, ok...

What about the Fuso Canter. Truck like looks but smaller than most 7.5 tonnes. Not a recommendation by the way, just another option.

Thats very sweet. Lot of wall on those tyres, or does it just a look because it's SWB?

Looks fantastic (y) Fancy doing another one?

Is that because Daily panel vans are built on a separate chassis?

Current van has diesel heater. Still can't make up my mind for the next one, not that there will be a next one soon so have plenty of time to umm and ahh. I have been considering going all diesel, although I can see the advantages of LPG. Diesel heater in earlier vehicle worked at -47, if it...