Jets has bought a new T4 Camper!

[jets]

Congrats on the purchase Rob

Thanks Ben.

[Golf Loon]

Its the sort of thing we would like when we get there...

Now passed the Vetassa test so one step nearer.

Rob

You are mad not to bring a car with you. You can buy one for peanuts in the UK and have lots more choice than here. Shipping is 1000quid.

Any camper T4 in Oz is gonna be over 10k, even a stinker.

[jimmyd]

great van looks in good nic, Trakka do the best conversion by far I think. mine is a 02 swb 2.5 dsl great fuel economy although a frontline conversion.Pity I have to sell it soon as going to UK to live for a while

[rob64981]

You are mad not to bring a car with you. You can buy one for peanuts in the UK and have lots more choice than here. Shipping is 1000quid.

Any camper T4 in Oz is gonna be over 10k, even a stinker.

Can you please tell me where you found this price from?

We did look into it but had daft prices of £3000 for a container.

Would really like to bring something over.

Rob

[WEDEL.1]

Rob, I think you should be talking to jimmyd.

I met a German last year in Port Augusta who paid $5000 for a return journey for his early T4 California Syncro.

While it seemed alot of money, he replied "Where can I hire a vehicle such as this for that money?"

Maris

[jets]

Can you please tell me where you found this price from?

We did look into it but had daft prices of £3000 for a container.

Would really like to bring something over.

Rob

Rob, send a pm to Vr6Storm, he has recently migrated from the UK & brought a couple of VWs with him. He only arrived at Christmas time so his info should be up to date.

Rob

[rob64981]

Thanks Jets.

I have sent Vr6 a message

Rob

[jets]

After owning the Trakka for a couple of weeks now I thought it's time to report. I am very pleased with the purchase & enjoy driving it & camping in it. I prefer it to my LWB auto. While camping, the front swivel seats makes all the difference to having sufficient room & the softer seat means we don't need to carry an overlay & air mattress.
Being a Syncro the spare doesn't store under like the 2WD. An external carrier is available at an expensive $2,500 [last price] MIne is stored on the floor under the seat which at first seems like it takes a lot of storage room. With this van I don't need to take an extra table, twin burner gas stove on stand & separate water container, so it works just fine. The leisure battery means we are no longer tied to powered sites & can bush camp.
For every day driving [not that this will be] the SWB is easier to manoeuvre, as expected, particularly in car parks. No longer do I need to reverse to square up, or having to watch that I don't "snick" the rear wheel on a concrete curb.It's also easier to do U turns in narrow streets.
I much prefer the manual box after the auto. I believe I am more qualified to decide when to change gears. If it was an T5 i am not so sure, 6 speeds makes a lot of difference.
I am slightly disappointed with the fuel consumption, slightly higher than the 2WD auto, although the tyre pressures were down. 2 tankfulls on the way home, driving gently, gave almost the same figure of just under 9l/100km [32 mpg]
In a VW brochure Caravelle & Kombi Mar. 03, they claim a highway cycle of 5.8l/100km. In another Caravelle brochure "according to AS 2877" highway 6.8l/100km. I know the Syncro would use more, [probably .5l/100km extra] & my camper weighs more, I can't see myself getting anywhere near those figures.
The syncro, even though it has the higher geared option [PR OZN] it's still lower geared than my 4 speed auto [ also high geared] At 110km/hr. the auto revs at 2600 while the Syncro is doing around 2750 rpm. The lower gearing is beaut around the burbs though, 4th gear at the now usual 50km & 5th can be engaged just over 60km. Before I bought the van I checked with a friend who had a syncro & he said a lot of the time he started in 2nd.
While comparing the 2 vans, both '01 models, the syncro has an opening in the front bumper & under tray slightly left of centre. Is this for extra cooling of the gearbox?
Rob

[DaveMack]

Have to say, Jets ... I'm jealous ... looks like a great buy and would be lots of fun trundling around Oz.

Dave

[Zanza]

Hi Jets, according to the website spritmonitor.de, you're exactly in the consumption you should be in: check it here

A really beautiful Syncro camper by the way, and like the others I'm jealous