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Choosing the Best Van for DIY Motorhome Conversion: Factors to Consider

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  • #1 17289917
    porywacz_zwlok
    Level 12  
    Hello, I'm not sure if I put a thread in the right place, but I need a little exposure to the matter in relation to the planned purchase of the car.

    Well, with my wife, we decided to buy a VAN for the tourist car. I will do all the work myself, and here I have browsed dozens of guides and I am full of knowledge about dozens of solutions, that is, I do not know anything at all. I have no problem with woodwork, simple mechanics or simple electrics. The car is supposed to be civil in appearance, but it should allow you to sleep comfortably for a few weeks inside, have a small kitchen and a small cabinet to carry a supply of onions and dumplings ;) .

    Going to the bottom. We must choose the basis of this whole story that will serve us for many years. We can not afford a new car and we do not want a used motorhome, because riding a motorhome to many countries is associated with restrictions and many costs, just because it is a motorhome. Are you able to indicate two solutions that will fluctuate between the ideal solution and the cheap solution? Why two? We have not yet set up a budget, although we have already set aside some money for this purpose, but we need help in choosing a solution that is closer to the cheaper option and a solution that is closer to the optimal one.

    The car is not meant to be a racer, because such travel is in itself a pleasure. What counts here is failure-free, be the failure that both European and Asian websites will be able to grasp. We drive with Toyota, so we never had the opportunity to use cheap parts, but a long time ago I had a punto and there the replacement of the entire braking system cost as much as replacing the yaris blocks. Cheap, but more often. We accept cheaply and more often, as well as expensive and rare. If our travels are not a race, we are counting on economical combustion at least in this matter, while treating the gas pedal calmly. The last important issue is off-road. It sounds scary, but the car must be able to navigate the forest tracks and slaughtered dirt roads. I am talking here about rolling through such an environment, but such routes are burdened with deep holes or ruts and it would be good if the car did not hang up at every possible opportunity.

    I hope that you will show us the right cars with the suggestion of the vintage and the model of the engine. Thank you in advance for your help and suggestions.
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  • #2 17289939
    nici
    Moderator Chiptuning
    Jumper / Boxer / Ducato after 2002 year.
  • #3 17289962
    andrzej20001
    Level 43  
    Buy a maxi ambulance.
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  • #4 17290039
    nici
    Moderator Chiptuning
    andrzej20001 wrote:
    Buy a maxi ambulance.
    These cars are tortured friend ...
  • #5 17290288
    Romek T.
    Level 14  
    And what you mentioned above will be art nuns :D
    The bus class is always exhausted.
    I propose to adjust the Nissan or Toyota pick-up to the set requirements.
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  • #6 17290294
    nici
    Moderator Chiptuning
    Not every bus had to be plated on a construction site and the ambulance was practically all depleted to its limits before leaving the service.
  • #7 17290338
    dizba
    Level 33  
    How many people would be registered? What about the approval?
  • #8 17290355
    porywacz_zwlok
    Level 12  
    dizba wrote:
    How many people would be registered? What about the approval?
    for two or three, depending on how many seats there will be. and homologation for what?
  • #10 17290712
    porywacz_zwlok
    Level 12  
    I do not intend to modify the cab and change trucks in a camper or in a universal one. I do not intend to use external electrical installations, so I do not have to apply for homologation.
  • #11 17291112
    Megawe
    Level 34  
    The easiest way is to convert a food truck, one wall is opened, you can use it and make a sofa bed extra.
  • #12 17291890
    adversus
    Level 32  
    nici wrote:
    Jumper / Boxer / Ducato after 2002.


    I agree with a friend, and it does not mean that he must be tortured ...
    I bought Traffica 2006 with a documented history and a course of less than 160,000. km, where there is a 2.0 DCi nissan engine, with an inetrcooler and a turbo, with timing on the chain ... these engines lurk even 800,000. km. So look for buses with a good (reliable) engine and look at the possibility of adapting to a motorhome :)
  • #13 17292043
    kakibara
    Level 34  
    Boxer l3h2. Perfect would be l4. The engine only 2.8hdi. 2.0 and 2.2 do not even think.
    Vivaro l2h2. 2.0cdi 114KM. Or how you find the 2.0 gasoline super engine on such gas poetry trips while refueling.
    Diesel is already abroad and not only on the 1.52 Eura motorway, but more on the south.
    Transit 2.0 td 100KM after 2002 on a regular pump.
    The perfect sprinter would be 212 or 312 - but find a nice ...
    313 cdi or 316 long once up - on one wall you will earn a bunk bed and you will still squeeze under the bulkhead wall.
    Vivaro and jumpy l2h2 - maybe two people will be enough?
    Vivaro until 2009 is without a dpf filter. The dog is probably only 120HP - there is still 1.6 hdi but this can be compared probably to the old j5 in 2.5d - its performance.
  • #14 17292430
    Tommy82
    Level 41  
    With a long service life, I would be afraid of restrictions in moving diesel.
    Entry bans etc without minimum Euro 5 or 6 minimum.
    With gas it can be a porb in some tunnels.
    Theoretically, it is probably better to have a bus in a car park, that you can carry less weight. And sometimes such buses bring people to work back and forth in a circle of up to 50 km a day.
    they can be stuck inside, but you'll probably screw it up anyway.
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  • #15 17292644
    ArturAVS
    Moderator
    Or maybe an isothermal / refrigerated car? The possibilities of adaptation are huge, and quite simple enough. I even have a few friends who have put boxes out of the cold storage containers themselves. And besides, there is a lot of room for such things under such a building (additional / larger fuel tank, accumulators, drinking water tank / for hygienic purposes, waste tank etc.).
  • #16 17293233
    dodek10
    Level 16  
    Search for the max bus - sprinter 316 or LT 35. Personally, I would choose LT with 2.5tdi r5 engine - armored motor, or some petrol with LPG though hard to find.
    The above they have some problems with sheets. what they do not have Boxery and Jumpery and dukato above by a colleague (only those have smaller shacks).
    However, dukato is also cool and solid + good for holes - many construction crews torture them off roads for construction.
  • #17 17295237
    porywacz_zwlok
    Level 12  
    The list is already precise and I thank you very much for that. In another place where I asked, there appeared a Mercedes sprinter, which I have not seen here. For a moment I also thought about T4 or maybe give up the back and make the bed in the galaxy. I do not know. I have to decide something for spring, and that's not much time.
    Nevertheless, thank you for your help, I wrote down the cars and I will analyze every piece of equipment and every motor installed in them.
  • #18 17297401
    dodek10
    Level 16  
    There are still cool versions of various cars in the Westfalia version on the market. The point is that there is a roof that you can lay down on a campsite and you can sleep there in a tent. They are, for example, Sharany or T4 or vito. But also for example Kia. At your place I would think about such sharanem / Alhambra or you will like camping themes at all. PS I forgot that these versions also have a mini sink built into the boot and sometimes also a mini gas cooker
  • #19 17297438
    Zbigniew 400
    Level 38  
    Did you not consider the motorhome to be renovated?

Topic summary

The discussion revolves around selecting the best van for a DIY motorhome conversion, emphasizing the need for a reliable and civil-looking vehicle that can accommodate sleeping and cooking facilities. Recommendations include models such as the Citroën Jumper, Peugeot Boxer, Fiat Ducato (post-2002), and Nissan or Toyota pickups. Users also suggest considering maxi ambulances and food trucks for their adaptability. Concerns about engine reliability, maintenance history, and potential restrictions on older diesel vehicles are highlighted. The importance of homologation and vehicle registration for modifications is also discussed, with suggestions for models like the Mercedes Sprinter and VW T4. The conversation concludes with a mention of Westfalia versions and other compact vehicles with built-in amenities.
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