Thinking of buying a van

EZZA 95B 3/18/2019 11:06pm
3/18/2019 11:06pm
Spewin' you guys don't get VW Transporters.


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fullfloater 3/19/2019 1:17am
3/19/2019 1:17am
VW Transporter is sooo overpriced. Great thread though. I've had some good vans in my years but I'm currently doing the car and trailer. It sucks!
fullfloater 3/19/2019 1:21am
3/19/2019 1:21am
Squirrelings wrote:
They do not.
jemcee wrote:
Most don’t, but the ones that do ?? haha
EZZA 95B wrote:
Hahahah, the Hiaces always pulled birds. Some mags, lowered, a decent sound system... In Newie, you didn't even need to say you rode Moto if you...
Hahahah, the Hiaces always pulled birds. Some mags, lowered, a decent sound system... In Newie, you didn't even need to say you rode Moto if you drove a van.Laughing
Haha. My wife (before she was my wife) got it on in my Astro many a time. She's a keeper.
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EZZA 95B 3/19/2019 1:30am
3/19/2019 1:30am
fullfloater wrote:
VW Transporter is sooo overpriced. Great thread though. I've had some good vans in my years but I'm currently doing the car and trailer. It sucks!
Yeah but fugg! At one stage they had the 3.2 V6 with DSG from the Golf R32 (sounds tits with an exhaust) and a Bi-Turbo diesel, pretty awesome! My brother has a T5 Caravelle and my mate had a T5 Multivan (for less than a year until he hit a Roo) and both bitch/bitched about them, booooo, hisssssss. Still the best van I've never owned but always wanted..Laughing

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fullfloater 3/19/2019 1:41am
3/19/2019 1:41am Edited Date/Time 3/19/2019 1:42am
Hiace is still the van of choice for me Ezza. Maybe next year. Most expensive sardine can in the world I believe?




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EZZA 95B 3/19/2019 2:18am
3/19/2019 2:18am
fullfloater wrote:
Hiace is still the van of choice for me Ezza. Maybe next year. Most expensive sardine can in the world I believe? [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/03/19/332843/s1200_hiace.jpg[/img]
Hiace is still the van of choice for me Ezza. Maybe next year. Most expensive sardine can in the world I believe?




Hahaha, spot on re the sardine can!Laughing Wink
EZZA 95B 3/19/2019 2:23am
3/19/2019 2:23am Edited Date/Time 3/19/2019 2:33am
Oh and... Make a Van/Truck/Trailer sub-forum dagnabbit!

Edit: Workshops are sick too... Make one for them too. I won't have to go to garagejournal.com.
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Rickyisms 3/19/2019 8:46pm
3/19/2019 8:46pm
Kkawi wrote:
This made me lol especially the second paragraph lmao. But I have a serious question: Why does adding a dirt bike to the van make it...
This made me lol especially the second paragraph lmao. But I have a serious question: Why does adding a dirt bike to the van make it MORE of a turnoff??
JM485 wrote:
Ya know some equations just have to be derived experimentally and don’t have a great way of being explained by theory. :laugh: For the OP here’s...
Ya know some equations just have to be derived experimentally and don’t have a great way of being explained by theory. Laughing

For the OP here’s a couple pics of my setup, I just finished my bed platform and it can be raised and lowered to whatever height I need. Before I got this done I just threw an air mattress next to my bike, but now I can sleep with two in there no problem. Getting the back all set up is a long and never ending project, but it’s pretty nice to have once it’s all done.






that bed setup is tits!
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roost251 3/19/2019 9:47pm
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JM485 wrote:
Dirtbike + Van = (the most effective turnoff money can buy)^2. It's exponentially effective! Now if you've got a lifted diesel that runs like shit, a...
Dirtbike + Van = (the most effective turnoff money can buy)^2. It's exponentially effective!

Now if you've got a lifted diesel that runs like shit, a Juul, and compulsively yell "lets GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!" when anything even remotely interesting happens you'll be fighting poon off with a spare set of handlebars bro.



With that said I sill recommend the van. A Sprinter was the first thing I bought when I got out of school and it was the best thing I ever did, I'm never going back to a truck for hauling bikes.
BEST POST EVER!!!!!

*I own a sprinter/dirtbike and can 100% validate this statement...


Thanks for the laughs JM!!
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G-man 3/19/2019 9:53pm
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JM485 wrote:
Dirtbike + Van = (the most effective turnoff money can buy)^2. It's exponentially effective! Now if you've got a lifted diesel that runs like shit, a...
Dirtbike + Van = (the most effective turnoff money can buy)^2. It's exponentially effective!

Now if you've got a lifted diesel that runs like shit, a Juul, and compulsively yell "lets GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!" when anything even remotely interesting happens you'll be fighting poon off with a spare set of handlebars bro.



With that said I sill recommend the van. A Sprinter was the first thing I bought when I got out of school and it was the best thing I ever did, I'm never going back to a truck for hauling bikes.
roost251 wrote:
BEST POST EVER!!!!!

*I own a sprinter/dirtbike and can 100% validate this statement...


Thanks for the laughs JM!!
Hey roost, when did you move to Valentine?

I wondered what happened to you. ?
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Tonynz 3/20/2019 12:43am
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Nothing beats a HiAce van ?
Richard Tease II 3/20/2019 6:12pm
3/20/2019 6:12pm
Metris/Vito LWB 114 loaded will get highway 1150-1200 k's per tank
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Huckster 3/20/2019 6:34pm
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Bought a 2014 Promaster. Pretty surprised at how nice it drives. Still a work in progress and trying to figure out how I want to finish the front. I have enough left over bamboo to cover the front floor but don’t think I like it. May go with cedar on the walls/ceiling also. Any opinions/suggestions?



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poser45xxxxx 3/20/2019 6:48pm
3/20/2019 6:48pm
Kkawi wrote:
This made me lol especially the second paragraph lmao. But I have a serious question: Why does adding a dirt bike to the van make it...
This made me lol especially the second paragraph lmao. But I have a serious question: Why does adding a dirt bike to the van make it MORE of a turnoff??
JM485 wrote:
Ya know some equations just have to be derived experimentally and don’t have a great way of being explained by theory. :laugh: For the OP here’s...
Ya know some equations just have to be derived experimentally and don’t have a great way of being explained by theory. Laughing

For the OP here’s a couple pics of my setup, I just finished my bed platform and it can be raised and lowered to whatever height I need. Before I got this done I just threw an air mattress next to my bike, but now I can sleep with two in there no problem. Getting the back all set up is a long and never ending project, but it’s pretty nice to have once it’s all done.






That is nice!
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endurox 3/21/2019 7:09am
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Rickyisms wrote:
The real question is do chicks dig the vans?
Squirrelings wrote:
They do not.
BR8ES wrote:
Yeah, may be a tough sell with the ladies, especially a refrigerator white fleet van. If it has a wicked kool mural, you may get the...
Yeah, may be a tough sell with the ladies, especially a refrigerator white fleet van. If it has a wicked kool mural, you may get the ladies though.
Just bring a bathroom along and they will go anywhere.
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CarlinoJoeVideo 3/21/2019 8:08am
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Rickyisms wrote:
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/tampa-cargo-van-dodge/6840919912… Hmmmmm?
RF145 wrote:
If that was not 1200 miles away, I would grab it. Even it it took a dump, selling it for parts could let you recoup the...
If that was not 1200 miles away, I would grab it.
Even it it took a dump, selling it for parts could let you recoup the cost as it is in good shape.
Cargo vans like that are all over NY and NJ.
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lumpy790 3/21/2019 9:17am
3/21/2019 9:17am
FYI the fully set up Moto Hose box van is for sale.




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GCBC 3/21/2019 12:43pm
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cant beat the van for going to the track. however it is the worst thing ever to drive around town or daily. sold my van to go back to a truck n trailer which is equally a pain in the dick to store and move around the trailer
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mattyhamz2 3/21/2019 12:47pm
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JM485 wrote:
Dirtbike + Van = (the most effective turnoff money can buy)^2. It's exponentially effective! Now if you've got a lifted diesel that runs like shit, a...
Dirtbike + Van = (the most effective turnoff money can buy)^2. It's exponentially effective!

Now if you've got a lifted diesel that runs like shit, a Juul, and compulsively yell "lets GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!" when anything even remotely interesting happens you'll be fighting poon off with a spare set of handlebars bro.



With that said I sill recommend the van. A Sprinter was the first thing I bought when I got out of school and it was the best thing I ever did, I'm never going back to a truck for hauling bikes.
Kkawi wrote:
This made me lol especially the second paragraph lmao. But I have a serious question: Why does adding a dirt bike to the van make it...
This made me lol especially the second paragraph lmao. But I have a serious question: Why does adding a dirt bike to the van make it MORE of a turnoff??
Because they immediately know all your money will be going to the bike, van and your racing instead of their clothes from the mall.
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HackMan162 3/21/2019 1:05pm
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lumpy790 wrote:
FYI the fully set up Moto Hose box van is for sale. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/03/21/333272/s1200_C5211A5B_3845_47CE_B8BA_4714F1696D1A.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/03/21/333274/s1200_4F6238D0_ADAF_4367_B7A9_26153748DAA9.jpg[/img] Under the wrap [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/03/21/333273/s1200_A6D9A9E9_0F73_49DF_A6C9_98A771C5817F.jpg[/img]
FYI the fully set up Moto Hose box van is for sale.




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Price? MIles? Maintenance?
Rickyisms 3/21/2019 1:17pm
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Rickyisms wrote:
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/tampa-cargo-van-dodge/6840919912… Hmmmmm?
RF145 wrote:
If that was not 1200 miles away, I would grab it. Even it it took a dump, selling it for parts could let you recoup the...
If that was not 1200 miles away, I would grab it.
Even it it took a dump, selling it for parts could let you recoup the cost as it is in good shape.
I'm liking it, Wondering how I could build a bed in there.
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kary 3/21/2019 3:15pm
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Here is the Sprinter I'm currently finishing :














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Spooner 3/21/2019 5:21pm
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I really wish they brought the Ford Transit Custom to the states.. Perfect size for me.


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Rickyisms wrote:
https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/tampa-cargo-van-dodge/6840919912… Hmmmmm?
RF145 wrote:
If that was not 1200 miles away, I would grab it. Even it it took a dump, selling it for parts could let you recoup the...
If that was not 1200 miles away, I would grab it.
Even it it took a dump, selling it for parts could let you recoup the cost as it is in good shape.
CarlinoJoeVideo wrote:
Cargo vans like that are all over NY and NJ.
Most vans of that year in the North East are rust buckets.
That price and a rust free van is not to be found up here.

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