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snowgoose

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Please do'nt laugh at this joke,My poor old Renault "Mudguard" is coming to the end of its life, so was thinging of starting afresh with a smaller vehicle,but the price of a 1/2 decent van frightens me, xcept one. Have seen some PO LDV Pilots 7 seaters with 2 windows in, they are on a 51!! plate [what year is that]with around 80,000 miles, cost around £2000.
I only want a single berth & was wondering if anyone has either seen or converted said van,my only worry is they appear to be a bit narrower than trannys etc. Any suggestions or ideas [clean ones] would be appreciated & answered.
Thank's in anticipation.
Steuart.
 
snowgoose said:
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Please do'nt laugh at this joke,My poor old Renault "Mudguard" is coming to the end of its life, so was thinging of starting afresh with a smaller vehicle,but the price of a 1/2 decent van frightens me, xcept one. Have seen some PO LDV Pilots 7 seaters with 2 windows in, they are on a 51!! plate [what year is that]with around 80,000 miles, cost around £2000.
I only want a single berth & was wondering if anyone has either seen or converted said van,my only worry is they appear to be a bit narrower than trannys etc. Any suggestions or ideas [clean ones] would be appreciated & answered.
Thank's in anticipation.
Steuart.
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Hi Snowgoose
I have no personal experience with the LDV but it might be worth you visiting the self build motor caravan club site (SBMCC) as I have seen several ldv conversions on there and I'm sure you will be able to get any LDV questions answered prior to comitting to said van.
cheers, Kell.
 
ldv vans,

Thank's for that , have been & looked at the photo's on sbmcc they appear to be the larger convoy models,& it looks like one has to a member to ask for advice on there forum,& I am a bit reluctant to pay membership for 1 question. But non the less many thanks for your reply.
Snowgoose.
 
Pilots are a smaller van than convoys as you say, I would say the convoy is a better bet for conversion as the have a greater payload and are in abundance. Me personally would go to an auction if you have one close. Contact the auction and see if they handle ex post office and when but beware you WILL pay VAT on hammer price but No middle man takeing a slice of your cash. I myself am looking for an LDV but I'm after a parcel force one as they are the size of a coach built motorhome.
Anyway goodluck with your search

Ray
 
snowgoose said:
Thank's for that , have been & looked at the photo's on sbmcc they appear to be the larger convoy models,& it looks like one has to a member to ask for advice on there forum,& I am a bit reluctant to pay membership for 1 question. But non the less many thanks for your reply.
Snowgoose.
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They're a friendly bunch Snowgoose and you can make 25 posts without needing to join, so a good chance of getting enough info to help you out,
regards kell
 
Hey you go telling people that we are friendly (SBMCC) and they will all want to come over and see what's happening.
Snowgoose I'm quite sure that somebody will answer your many questions and make you feel welcome at the same time, oh don't forget the hobnobs chocolate ones are best.

Jo
 
self build motor caravan club

is it allowed to post the web addy for this club site ?
self build motor caravan club,if so can someone post it please.
regards
mickymoor.
 
Ex PO vans

I have owned a couple of ex PO vans, and they were both in good mechanical order, both serviced, and both flew thru the mot.

Remember, a lot of them have had a life of stop start short journeys between post boxes, often left ticking over for long periods - resulting in worn rings and smokey exhausts, so try and see the thing running before buying.

The 7 seater type you refer to are often used in very out-of-the-way rural areas where the postman is also the local bus service. This type of van is usually a better bet than the urban delivery van because it has not had such a hard stop/start life.

True, the LDV 200 series is narrower than the tranny, but if its only to be a single berth, you should have plenty of room.
Both my LDV's returned far better fuel figures than the tranny.

voxy
 
why not

mickymoor said:
is it allowed to post the web addy for this club site ?
self build motor caravan club,if so can someone post it please.
regards
mickymoor.
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Why not there are selfbuild MH that have snags and need help!!!!!!!!
and I,m sure mickymore knows some wild stops or good sites where he lives:confused:
Also I might need some parts 4 my van and mickymoor may now where to get them cheaper than our nice service agents:rolleyes:
 
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ldv pilot

Once more guy thanks for all your input have read & digested only snag the Hobnobs stuck in my throat ;)
snowgoose.
 
Try and make sure that it's got the 2.5DI Transit engine - the Peuguet lump is a dog
 
Feeling woof????

There's nothing wrong with the Peugeot 2.5TD lump! We had one in our LDV and also a Ford Scorpio we used to own! Cracking engine! :confused:
 
The pug lump is usually a 1.9. in the LDVs hence the reason that any LDV you find with one in it has been caned.
The Scorpio's had the 2.5DI Ford lump. It was either turbo or non-turbo. The non-turbo tends to last very much better.
There is also a very good mod that you can do on the EGR of the 2.5DI; gives you much better mid range punch
 
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Re LDV Pilot

Have a look on ebay was a couple on there older one called a sherpa van under campers and motorhomes
:) :) :) :)
 
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