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Considering a campervan for weekends away etc with wife and wee fella. Considering a T4 pop top camper but prices seem all over the place when viewing gumtree/ebay/autotrader. Also note not many lwb versions around so may have to resort to a swb. Would we miss the extra room of a lwb given its the 3 of us?
What price range do you recon we should be budgeting for this?
T5 would be nice but think the costs again would be prohibitive.
Not sure if it will help with price but a fair bit of info on here [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/vw-transporters-what-do-i-need-to-know ]Linky[/url]
A pop top is 2k plus to fit, so expect that above un-topped price. We have a T5 with vamoose pop top and could sleep 5 at a push. If camping for more than a stopover, we stick an awning style tent up and only use the van for storage/ bedroom. All cooking etc done in tent. Any van with 3 front seats should see you right. Put a bed and windows and insulation in. Pop-tops give room to stand up or a sleeping space for 2. Get a van as above - no built in cupboards or cooker etc, then see if you need the roof. Hi-top is a cheaper option.
If you want a professionally-done, fully-featured one in good nick, £6k+. Up into five figures for a late-model Westfalia or something. SWB fine for two adults and a tiny. LWB pop-tops are pretty rare. Lots of shonky DIY stuff around, but also some nicely-done ones. Watch out for chancers who've stuck shiny alloys on, bunged a sofa bed and some chipboard inside and marked it up £3k. Consider high tops -- less cool, more practical (unless you need to go into multi-storeys a lot...).