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Found few of "interest"
https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/citroen- … 1474819182 (joke, wouldn't touch with a barge stick)
https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/peugeot- … 1474550624 (another 1.6 "nothing wrong" right!)

KEEP your pants on! (@OAT @kenbw2 @Pathfinder100)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305439702736 2007 HDI LWB, ("extended"), load of poop equipment to remove converting in to camper would be a doddle, but as a work van wouldn't work for me for variety of reasons

Make sure you have a burly mate with you and check behind the passenger seat, if no nasty mean gremlins don't nest tgere.
Happens all the time. 

So it's 5ft7 without stilettos

Hard to argue, but it isn't just mot issue, she's bit just bit too small, my junk girth mainly, ends up hard work to get what's needed, when I need to, without getting half of the load off first

Got to treat them RIGHT, not necessarily too nice, just fair is sufficient 

Promise is made, so here it  goes:
1'st van inspected was literally money pit- death trap, rusty CLOCKED, dodgy seller, etc etc

(couple of sellers stopped responding, once they've heard right straight questions asked)

2'nd bus variant, was said to have "electrical" issue, but in reality was knackered, so that once started (was already hot), as I got there, got told that sometimes doesn't pick up revs... my a4se!- injectors gone 100%! as even at (warm) low revs was sounding "lumpy", as I only drove it to the end of a garden and back, turbo was dead, as smoke apart nothing was happening suspension was clanking and asking price of £1400 wasn't negotiable...

3'rd van drove to near Brighton (nice drive BTW), but bloke was at least semi-honest, that unless I've got great mechanical skills, I shouldn't buy it, even it was priced at £1100, he has given up in putting the money in, but kicking tires aside, I barely looked at it, as it was questionable, if I'd manage to get  it back on it's own engine, whilst him managing to start it of a jump-starter engine was squealing, rattling, clanking so much- (the 1.6 HDI variant)... hence I later begun to contemplate in changing 1.6 engine with another capacity or a different car bits all together.

As much as the Traffic type of vans are infamous for a need for injectors replacement (~£1000) jobbie, as much it is infamous for gear boxes failing, it has become clear, that they are of the same "quality" as MK2 onwards vehicles and the lot has the lot of common components- faults, that are as dear to repair as the other.

For now then, I'll be apologising to my old tart, get her new oils etc, try to patch up, what's not so good but I'm keeping an open mind what should I go for in near future

ANW, anyone's any opinion is welcome:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/vauxhall … 1467571407
(timing chain slipped likely, turbo gone definetly +unknowns)

https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/vauxhall … 1474327710
Injectors, rust + uknowns

https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/vauxhall … 1473613766
timing slipped  + uknowns

https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/renault- … 1473589500
at £500 starting point at least honest in that respect

https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/vauxhall … 1473891097
white weels is a sign of something

https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/vauxhall … 1473698734
TBH, most honest... and tempting, be it lacking grammar skills, but an "investment-project", shame bit far to go and see it, but best value for money so far

It's been something like 7 years ago I got her for a something like £700... I know inflation and things, investing double that doesn't get anything reasonable these days.. Money pits.

Happens to the best of us!

had a good chat to a good mechanic...
my "idea" is stupid, as these days (from Mk1 onwards) all of the other electrics (electronics) as ECU etc is interconnected with so much onwards to ignition barrels and so on, that doesn't make sense to get involved in
Repairs?- as anoying MK1 is, it's absolutely different world to MK2 and onwards, most things like clutch (parts cost apart) is doubling up...

As much as I hate her, I'll be apologising to her ... and keep on repairing, "make do" with space available etc it seems...

Erhm, NOPE! thus is only as ad-on to broadband...
Gonna have to put up with three "service"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_m … ed_Kingdom
gonna keep an eye open for non three MVNO deal

TBH, I could easily put up with 1.6 petrol engine (and whatever like transmission, electrics- whole engine bay) changeover, as I had a quick chat to the breakers- absolute no-no, that 2.0 d Peugeot is completely different, as it's 2006 reg to the vans I consider to fit in (2008- onwards)

These days (Internet) is cheap enough to have a 5G phone, with one or two unlimited SIM's (I currently pay £16 from three business, there  are similar deals about from other providers) flick on tethering and most of the times it works good enough (eat my shorts Melon Usk and stick your Starlink to offshore cruisers) 

Showing off now! be it as impressive to electrical skill absentee, you'll earn few nicknames if you carry on like it !