Great looking, well maintained, reliable and practical T4 camper

“Penny” (as in “Pen Y Van”) was our lightly but regularly used second vehicle. Selling as working from home now so one of the vans has to go (the other is a classic T2 bay). The camper is a real head-turner with a lot of customisations and improvements done by the previous owner, finished in metallic dark red/brown with loads of extras and a great configuration inside, including electric driver's seat, swivel front passenger, rock-n-roll bed, twin sunroofs, tow-bar and electrics, full professional interior camping electrics.

History:
Previous owner bought the van in June 2018 with approx 166,000 miles, and did only 9,000 in 3 and a bit years. He spent a lot renovating and customising. Lots of bills with paperwork to back it up.
We bought this at approx 178,000 to replace/consolidate an ageing VW T2 (bay window) and family car into one usable family car/camper. Have replaced springs recently, and maintained well and used weekly, (a modest 4k miles approx in the last year). Great steady drive and very practical, and we have sorted out the few niggles that came with it.

Features:
• The better 2.5 TDi engine
• The preferable tailgate-with-window mode
• Great conversion layout with full electrics
• Two professionally fitted pop up sunroofs (front/rear), original VW taken from Polos of a similar age. Invoice from fitter for £500ish
• Electric hook up (behind rear fog reflector)
• 5v 13" lcd screen with 2x hdmi input
• 2x USB ports wired up in the front dash
• Two leisure batteries
• Mains power and inverter
• Rock and roll bed
• Just 182,500 miles (low for year and type)
• Serviced less than 6000 miles ago (at 176742)
• £2000 of engine work done including all injectors, belts, radiator, timing belt, pulleys, glow plugs etc all done in the last 5000 miles
• Recent rust repair and paint to windscreen surround, common problem
• Tan Leather Captain’s passenger chair (180 degree swivel)
• Tan Leather Driver's seat is electric - both seats have stitched VW badges on them
• Rear tints, side bars and spoiler
• Professional camper conversion, SMEV hob and sink etc
• Witter Tow bar
• LED headlights (originals included in case you want to swap back)
• Two extra USB points in the dash
• Same key fits all doors and starts plus 2 spares with working and fully coded transponders to start her up (and all fit all locks)
• Comes with reversing camera ready to fit
• Wind deflectors for front door windows
• Cheerful “sticker-bomb” covered units to replace peeling lamina (stickers can be easily removed if not your taste)
• Witter tow bar professionally fitted and wired £250
• 5v 13” LCD screen included worth £150 (5v TV or laptop monitor, works with a usb power bank for off-grid or just plug in to the electric hookup if you’re on site)
• SMEV hob and sink with powered water
• Original T4 steels back on it with VW hub caps for safety. I am including an additional spare wheel too
• Stereo - Sony Bluetooth CD head unit with upgraded Pioneer 4 inch speakers in dash, plus 6x9 rear speakers wired but not connected under rock and roll bed
• New starter solenoid Dec 21
• Couple of new tyres last year
• New bearings (n/s/f) plus various antiroll bar bushes, links, (various for MOT)
• MOT until December 2023

Bad bits:
The paintwork is pretty good but not mint, was resprayed from white so a few chips etc. as it’s 20 years old and used weekly. Looks great from a distance and not bad on closer inspection. There is some surface bubbling and the odd non-structural patch of rust here and there, almost all do, but the van was sorted and undersealed whilst it was resprayed (before my ownership) had the windscreen was done in May 2021.
Some of the outer paper/veneer on the interior cabinets is peeling so previous user “stickerbombed” it instead (easy to remove if not wanted). Relatively easy DIY job to really personalise her.
The leather on the driver seat has two small tears, and there's a small tear on the passenger seat back. Apparently simple enough to repair to patch, or put new covers over to taste.

Viewing welcome:
You are welcome to view and go over the van and come for a spin I’ll answer any questions as best I can. As with all VWs this age, it is a 20 year old van and will obviously not be mint, but it’s a head turner and really practical, daily-usable camper. Sad to see her go. A rare example under 200,00 miles and in such good condition with a great camping setup. Will throw in a large awning (frame-tent style). Sensible offers considered.