As a Vauxhall Vivaro owner I would like to let you know that I do wave at other Vivaro drivers and generally get a two finger wave back 😂😂

just gotta luv a t4.good luck with her. had one for 15 yrs, mi son got her now

Excellent choice. I have owned my T4 for 18 years.

@adventuresinmyvan

Ай бұрын

absolutely love these vans !

Nice to see a down to earth person that's not full of himself getting to the point. Recently bought a t5.1 panel van and had it converted still learning.

@adventuresinmyvan

Ай бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated

Love the t4, the styling is just right. I just couldn't find one in reasonable condition in my budget of £5k, they were all crusty.

Good tour of your van. We have a Berlingo micro camper and we just about manage. Maybe in a few years time , we might have to upgrade to something like what you have got as we aren’t getting any younger.

T4, the best van in my opinion

@adventuresinmyvan

2 ай бұрын

I agree !

Had a 1997 T4 LWB, bought it for camping. A real slug being normally aspirated. Heaps of room inside. Would have loved to continue with it but the water pump gave out in 2010 and did the head gasket. Not uncommon issue and not a single replacement motor to be found economically in my part of the world (north-east Australia). Refurbed motor would have cost more than I paid for it. Had to write it off as a complete loss. But I still have fond memories of the road trips my wife and I took in it!

@adventuresinmyvan

2 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear it had to be written off - lots of them still over here and in Europe so parts aren't really a problem. Hope you got yourself another camper.

I agree for all the reasons you mention. We've the Ducato and sometimes that is a pain to park. On the plus side the shower, loo etc still make it a winner for us. Since we got the van we noticed that we don't do big towns/cities that much (taking the van in that is). We did do London last weekend but we parked at CAMC Abbey Wood and trained into central London in just 20mins. We were starting to find when we were doing more towns/cities apart from the historic bits and bobs etc the high streets just looked the same so don't miss it at all so we don't mind that go-anywhere limitation. Subbed!

@adventuresinmyvan

2 ай бұрын

Thank you and glad you are enjoying your van. I think a toilet and shower in the T4 would be a tight squeeze.

@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN

Ай бұрын

My little Talbot Express campervan has a toilet and shower, can basically park anywhere except low height barrier carparks and multi-storey car parks, this has never been an issue for me in general. I usually park out in the country, seaside locations and or the odd festival field when wanting to sleep but have also parked/slept in town car parks. I know many with larger vans do the same but 15' or shorter is a breeze, mine's around that. I wouldn't mind a low top with a bench seat bed though, sink and cooker and excessing cupboards from a sitting position would actually be fine for me, I'd still like a toilet and sit down shower though if possible. I couldn't live with a standard rock'n roll bed layout, everything about it doesn't work for me. I've friends with them and 'I' simply just don't get it. I like the Vivaro and wouldn't mind getting one, boxy little vans, just not a great gearbox unfortunately, the bearings don't last, fine new (for a while) or if the bearings have recently been replaced, but they can have a short bearing life of 60,000 miles.

Agreed. Got a t4 auto caravelle after years of looking - they're rare and difficult to find at a good price. 280k so far! Size wise the vito is close but build quality isn't like VW. Reflective tints are super stealthy!

Lucky you with the 700m range. I get around 500 on a full tank in my T6.1 Kombi. I do love the way these vans look with those nice clean lines. Nice van, thank you for sharing.

@adventuresinmyvan

2 ай бұрын

I will put the 700 mile range to the test in a future video.

nice blog . have subscribed . i like vans and find it interesting what you have to say . best wishes .

@adventuresinmyvan

2 ай бұрын

thank you - much appreciated.

I think you are right.

Had my t4 for a few months now and as of yet still not slept in her 🤣 I have also just started a youtube channel after doing motorcycle vloggs for years. It is a different way of travelling for sure!

@adventuresinmyvan

2 ай бұрын

way more comfy sleeping in a van than on a motorcycle !

@T4thebreeze

2 ай бұрын

@@adventuresinmyvan lol

I would move the heater away from the fridge

@adventuresinmyvan

2 ай бұрын

unfortunately it couldn't go anywhere else as I had the heater fitted after I had the van converted. Having said that, I don't ever use the fridge but that will come up in a future video.

I got transit custom with a lowered floor I can stand up in mine

@adventuresinmyvan

2 ай бұрын

sounds nice I've had some great Fords over the years

Did you get any hassle for parking in the town car park overnight?

@adventuresinmyvan

2 ай бұрын

nope -have slept there before too !

The best van for van life is the shortest high top you can be comfy in .saved you watching this vw is not the best at all just a trendy badge