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Well here I am again! It’s only about a month since I made my first post as the proud owner of a Mk2 Expert. Here is my latest, slightly impulsive purchase. 2006 Citroen Dispatch 1.9D WAV. Just over 90k on it. The Mk2 will soon have to be sold. Gutted as I love it.

I decided that as I really need to be spending every spare penny on my house renovation at the moment, I can’t afford the luxury of converting the mk2 van to a camper, when I can buy and convert a mk1 for less than the purchase price alone, of the mk2. And I’ve always loved the shape of the mk1s, so I’m pretty happy.

After lots of reading I chose a non turbo because of the simplicity of the mechanics (me not being a mechanic, but wanting to learn). I’ve now realised that the 1.9 non turbos don’t qualify for use in the Newcastle clean air zone, what a nightmare! In the short term I think I can manage this but I am already seriously considering the prospect of upgrading to an HDI or JTD. Sobs.

If it does come to that, any thoughts what this one might be worth on the open market? All the wheelchair features seem to work. Ramp, winch etc. 2 fixed and 2 folding seats in the back. No service history though. I’m the 3rd owner. Previous owner a mechanic who does seem to have maintained it well but service book lost.

Hi folks, so I’ve impulse purchased a mk1 1.9 Dispatch WAV, for general use and conversion to very basic camper. Full “new van” post to follow (and may ask for some advice on valuing the mk2 van I recently bought and will now have to sell ?)

One of the reasons I chose this mk1 is that it has AC and I have a dog. I knew there’d be a good chance it would need attention given the age but thought repair would be cheaper/easier than retrofitting.

When driving the van home yesterday, the blower/heater all seemed to be working well. Had it on full heat, full fan, just testing it all out. Pressed the AC button and everything stopped. There seems to be a low level of ventilation coming through now but I’ve only checked this while driving so not sure if there’s any actual power there. Any thoughts? No advice is too simple, I have very little mechanical/automotive electrical experience. Sort of another reason I picked this van, something to learn on.

Thanks in advance!

Hi folks, after trying to find a mk1 van to convert, I’ve settled on a mk2, a 2015 Expert Tepee “Independence”. The previous owner has rather amateurishly removed the ramp. I’ve had a scan through the forum and can’t find much info but please feel free to signpost me either on the forum or anywhere. I’m wanting to spend some time and money converting the van to a camper, for my use but to a high enough standard that it would be an attractive purchase for someone else (I still have dreams of a lovely mk1 camper for myself). Current problem is I don’t really know where to start with getting the rear to a sort of blank canvas. I’m not a mechanic or joiner or anything like that, but a keen and usually fairly able DIY-er, but I don’t mind paying someone to sort this out. What I’m hoping for is for it to pretty much just look “normal” from the outside. Then I’ll use the dropped floor space as storage. I’ve seen people use it for consumer unit, diesel heater (opposite ends).

Is this even possible? Any advice or signposting at all would be very much appreciated. Thanks ??

Hi all, first time posting. Name isn’t “damp brown”, that was an autocorrect when signing up, but it’ll do for now.

I’ve been eyeing up a Mk1 Scudo camper and Mk1 Expert camper, both already converted to a high standard, professionally, with pop top and electrical hook up etc. I’m struggling to get even ballpark estimates out of conversion companies. Has anyone paid to have one of these converted recently or are you all handy enough to DIY!? The alternative is to find a good solid base van and do it myself, very, slowly.