Ian hey, been looking at the esb varios also, interesting yokes. couple of questions, - no need to answer any you dont want to, and apologies if im being nosy / forward.
• do you need a lorry licence to drive them?
• any notion of mpg
• what engine is in them
• what mileage did yours have? there's never any mention of mileage on dd.
• finally, did you buy yours at auction, or on donedeal?
Last edited by Redd; 08-07-2012 at 06:31 PM.
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Nigel, not sure where you are, but may be interested in your old rims. How much are after for them?
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The wheels are going to either be in Southamton or at my home in Gloucestershire. No idea what they are worth, can't be much! I'll check the date code when I'm next in Southampton but I'm pretty sure they are OEM so should be around 16 years old. Ian, sorry for hijacking your thread, hope you didn't mind. I'll start my own soon with pictures of the work Qualiti Conversions are doing on my van.
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Originally Posted by Redd
- They have a GVW of 7500kg so you need a minimum of a "C1" license to drive them. A standard "B" license will not work - even after it's converted to a camper.
- I'm told it will do 20mpg on a good day - But I've not driven mine enough to determine it for myself.
- Its a 4 cylinder 4.2L diesel.
- I got mine with 200kkms on it. This was the highest of the 4-5 at the auction but it was in best condition and although it had previously started on the button - wouldn't start during the auction. So that kept the bidding down. I paid €2,700. The most expensive was about €3,300.
Two places seem to do the auctions for the ESB - one in Claremorris and the other in Cavan. You need to contact them to find out when there's an auction as they are not great at advertising.
cheers for the concise info. i saw the mogs on dd after the auctions and the math in my head worked out at about 2.5k. Varios make more sense though, - really the car will spend more time on road than off. im currently driving an old school landcruiser 70. its nice, but not big enough for camping in. the mpg is about the same strangely )
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It's surprised me how the relatively small difference in length and width of the panel van has constrained my design. You've managed to fit loads more into your space by fitting a box. I suppose one issue I don't have to worry about is chassis flex. Some interesting photos on this subject at http://vps.paymentgroup.de/uli/vario/dieterj/
Ian did you ever think about buying a high roof version like this and planking it on your chassis? i think they're the same wheelbase/basic van (i could be wrong)
http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/campers/3352924
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Nope! As per Nigels comment above - Size would be too restrictive.
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Redd, 308D That's the baby version! 3tonne GVW I think. The 814D is 7.5 tonne!
yeah i realized my mistake pretty quickly ) as sweet as the vario is i couldnt go through the trauma of getting another licence, the first one was hellish i thought. so ive shifted my attention to smaller rigs, im looking at iveco daily 4x4's at the mo, some of them are under 3.5 tons. this low speed lark is eating at me though, - under 100kmph... agghhh
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