MY BELOVED TRANSIT - FLASH - NO RESERVE
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THIS IS MY BELOVED TRANSIT I HAVENT HAD HER LONG BUT SHE HAS SERVED ME WELL IN THE TIME THAT I HAVE
HER NAME IS FLASH - THE PREVIOUS OWNER IS A GOOD FRIEND HE IS A MECHANIC AND REPLACED THE ENGINE 60000 AGO
HIS SON NAMED THE VAN FLASH SO I WAS TOLD THATS WHAT HE HAD TO BE CALLED
HIS SON OFTEN ASKS HOW FLASH IS AND MAKES SURE IM LOOKING AFTER HIM
HELL BE SAD TO SEE HIM GO
sorry photos are crap - i have been using the van to store stuff for the last week til i get chance to get to the tip - it will be clean for end of auction
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ANYWAY TO THE VAN
I BOUGHT IT AS I INTENDED TO TRAVEL AROUND EUROPE AND INTENDED TO CONVERT IT TO A DAY VAN. IT WAS PERFECT CANDIDATE AS IT HAS FULL LENTGHT ROOF RACK FOR MY SURFBOARDS AND BIG ENOUGH INSIDE FOR A BED AND KITCHEN AREA AND SEATING
ANYWAY THINGS HAVE CHANGED SO SHES UP FOR SALE
I PAID 900 QUID FOR HER 2 MONTHS AGO
SHES MOT'D TIL FEB AND RUNS WELL
I HAVE PLYLINED THE BACK OF THE VAN AND I HAVE ALSO FITTED WINDOWS IN THE BACK DOORS. I HAVE ALSO FITTED ABED FRAME ACROSS THE BACK DOORS. THAT IS ABOUT THE EXTENT OF IT REALLY. I COULD CARPET THE FLOOR IF ANYONE LIKES AS I HAVE THE CARPET TO DO IT.
I ALSO HAVE CURTAIN RAILS - LEISURE BATTERY - PORTALOO
THERE ARE ALSO A SET OF REAR FACING SEATS (3 PEOPLE) WHICH COULD DOUBLE AS A CHILDS BED
IF YOU DONT WANT IT AS A CAMPER IT IS A PERFECT BIG WORKHORSE
AND CHEAP TOO I WILL TAKE sensible OFFERS as i NEED THE SPACE
HI EVERYONE I GOT A BIT BORED SO I HAVE JUST BEEN OUT AND CLEANED THE VAN.
ITS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER CLEANED HER AND IT HAS ACTUALLY COME UP QUITE CLEAN. NOT A BAD VAN FOR THE AGE (MOST TRANSITS ARE DOGS) THERES ONE ON HERE CURRENTLY BID UPTO 470 WITH NO MOT AND ITS A RUST BUCKET SO GRAB A BARGAIN OTHERWISE ILL BREAK HER
On 25-Oct-09 at 21:27:29 GMT, seller added the following information:
Hi guys i have had alot of questions regarding rust and condition of this van - i will take more pictures tomorrow. People are saying that at this price it must be really rusty. this is not the case. To be honest the bodywork is quite good as most transits are dogs at this age and price. The arches and sills are solid. It has the usual rust spots etc but the only mildly bad bit is a palm sized surface rust patch that im spraying tomorrow to stop it getting worse. Just remember it is an 11 year old transit workhorse and they are never mint.
To everyone watching or gonna bid on this - i have got to go away til friday night with work, so van wil not be able to collect til saturday - hope this is ok but it just the way it goes unfortunately.
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TODAY I GOT BACK FROM WORK EARLIER THAN EXPECTED SO I HAVE SPENT TIME ON THE VAN. I HAVE CARPETED THE WHOLE FLOOR WITH BRAND NEW CARPET I HAVE DONE THE WHEEL ARCHES COVERS TOO, ETC. THE BED IS NOW ALL FINISHED AND THE FRONT PANEL HAS BEEN CARPETED. THE SEATS ARE NOW FITTED. AND I HAVE SORTED THE RUST PATCH.
I HAVE FITTED A 12V LIGHT IN THE ROOF. TOMORROW I AM GOING TO CARPET ALL THE WALLS AND FIT A 240V HOOKUP TO THE SIDE OF THE VAN AND FIT A 240V LIGHTING SYTEM AND ALSO 240V SOCKETS. THIS VAN IS NOW NEARLY A READY TO GO CAMPER. YOU JUST NEED TO FIT A KITCHEN UNIT AND GAS STOVE. I WILL POST PICS TOMORROW WHEN ITS DONE - IHOPE PEOPLE APPRECITE THIS WORK AS IM TOTALLY KNACKERED. VAN IS NOW A TOTAL BARGAIN
ALSO PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ABOUT CHASSIS. ITS NOT ROTTEN ITS SOLID
CHECK NEW PHOTOS OF WORK IN PROGRESS. BY END OF TODAY WALLS WILL BE CARPETED AND ELECTRICS IN. ALSO GONNA PUT IN ELECTRIC SOCKET AND 240V ROOF LIGHT FOR WHEN YOU CONNECT TO HOOKUP AT CAMPSITE. ELECTRICS NOW IN WITH 4 240V SOCKETS
THERE ARE ALOT OF WATCHERS ON THIS VAN SO GRAB A BARGAIN WHILST YOU CAN.
HI EVERYONE AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK ON THE VAN SINCE START OF THE AUCTION AND NOW SHES STARTING TO RESEMBLE A CAMPER VAN. IM NOT SURE HOW FAR IM GONNA GET BEFORE AUCTION ENDS SO SHE MIGHT STILL NEED FEW ODD JOBS DOING BUT I WILL PROVIDE EVERYTHING I HAVE TO DO THE WORK. BUT THEN AGAIN I MIGHT GET HER FINISHED JUST NOT SURE DEPENDS ON WORK YET.
VAN NOW HAS A TOWBAR