Ambitious pricing

Out of the two the first van looks better value than the second one!
1st van looks like it could be rather heavy, the cabinets look like domestic chipboard kitchen units, not ideal material in a limited 3500kg van.

You rarely see self builders including honest and recently checked weight info in their adverts!
However the first one may be up plated though, can’t tell as the revenue weight missing from the dvla website

From a buyers perspective there a few other red flags that can be an administrative nightmare!

it has lots of info missing online including emmisions, the revenue weight and vehicle type so that is probably also missing on the V5, not a van to take near congestion zones with that sort of info missing plus if it was previously a welfare van it could be an M1 which can mean very expensive ved!
 
Geek said:
That's a refreshing change from the implausibly cheap motorhomes on eBay and it will probably stay there for a good long time at that price.

However, regardless of the price, painting it that colour will make it freezing in winter, sweltering in summer.

Makes it a bad buy at any price, in my view. There's stealth and there's stupidity...
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Would you care to explain your thinking please?

Scientifically, shiny white absorbs and emits infra-red radiation better than matte black.

I think a black car may be affected as you suggest more than a white car BUT presumably this campervan has much more insulation than the average car, so the changes in internal temperature will be minimal IMO.
 
Exwindsurfer said:
He's taking the piss with that price lolol
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You can have my 2019 Mercedes Sprinter AutoSleepers Bourton, 18,000 miles for that price.

"presumably this campervan has much more insulation than the average car, so the changes in internal temperature will be minimal IMO."
When someone nails together planks of wood for a roof lining, what makes you so sure they have insulated behind the panelling?
I was shocked once when I went to see the manufacturing workshop of one of the smaller UK van converters - one with a known name, not unheard of. Their idea of insulation was to stick some 3mm thick foam to the outer skin of the van. I drove off in a cloud of tyre smoke.
 
gasgas said:
You can have my 2019 Mercedes Sprinter AutoSleepers Bourton, 18,000 miles for that price.

"presumably this campervan has much more insulation than the average car, so the changes in internal temperature will be minimal IMO."
When someone nails together planks of wood for a roof lining, what makes you so sure they have insulated behind the panelling?
I was shocked once when I went to see the manufacturing workshop of one of the smaller UK van converters - one with a known name, not unheard of. Their idea of insulation was to stick some 3mm thick foam to the outer skin of the van. I drove off in a cloud of tyre smoke.
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We too went to one in Leeds with a good name, apart from the rubbish camping mat style insulation and the kitchen layout fixed in stone we really liked it.
 
Norfolk NewBoy said:
Would you care to explain your thinking please?

Scientifically, shiny white absorbs and emits infra-red radiation better than matte black.

I think a black car may be affected as you suggest more than a white car BUT presumably this campervan has much more insulation than the average car, so the changes in internal temperature will be minimal IMO.
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Where did you learn science? You should ask for a refund.
 
Household water filled room heaters should be called convectors, not radiators. I don't know where the radiator word started but it doesn't radiate much. They should in all reasonableness be matt black which radiates a lot better than white. If you aren't convinced, sit in a white car on a hot summers day, then get into a black car parked next to it and then you will be.
 
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