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 I noticed a motorhome being broken for spares on eBay, just a few miles away from me.

I spoke to Roy, the owner, and he was saying how he had bought it for £1,600 2 years ago with the idea of doing some work to it and putting it back on the road.

However, he doesn't have the time anymore and wanted to try and get some money back on it.

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I need some cheap paintbrushes for painting Hammerite and similar.  As Hammerite is a different type of paint, you can't clean the brushes with white spirit, and their own cleaner is expensive.  I prefer to use cheap brushes and throw them away.  You can get a pack of 6 brushes for £1 from the pound shop.  Whilst there I saw a load of things that would be useful.

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As my Sprinter is a MWB it is a little tricky to see back when reversing.  It doesn't have rear windows, and I don't plan on putting any in.  I bought a reversing sensor kit on eBay for only £16.  Looks easy to install.

 Bough it from this eBay trader

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I first bought a LDV Hitop 400 Convoy Diesel 2002 with 72,00 miles on the clock and full history. The van had been used as a local delivery van supplying chemist shops. It was later part panelled out and used as a crew bus for a country and western group. So I started by removing the extra seats and plywood division.

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I first bought a LDV Hitop 400 Convoy Diesel 2002 with 72,00 miles on the clock and full history. The van had been used as a local delivery van supplying chemist shops. It was later part panelled out and used as a crew bus for a country and western group. So I started by removing the extra seats and plywood division.

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 After just a few days of looking, or even thinking, I have bought a new van for conversion into a campervan.  Sticking with what i know, I have gone for a Mercedes Sprinter.  I bought a MWB, high-top 02 reg Sprinter, FSH 96K miles for £3,000 from Nigel Andrews Vans, Cornwall.

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Just having a look at some potential vans to buy this morning, more my next conversion.  I am after a newer-than-2000 aged vehicle, and less-than 100,000 miles if possible.  Mercedes Sprinter, VW LT or LDV Convoy.

Here are some I found.

Nice sprinter, low miles, FSH!!!! 

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Nearly 4  years after I made my first Sprinter campervan, which spawned the creating of this website, I have pretty much decided to make another one.  I have spent most of the last 3 years travelling.   The first year in the camper, the last 2 backpacking around Asia.

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Inspired by this site I have just bought the base vehicle from Ben Weaver Commercials, Sheffield. A 1997 petrol engined model kitted out as a disabled minibus it has done just 31,000 miles and has a full service history. Ben sorted out a workshop inspection to Good Garage Scheme standards, a full service, 1 year MOT and arranged the Road Tax in advance.

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From my early 20s I have always owned a campervan . The 1st was a type2 microbus,the 2nd was a VW LT28 which I converted from a van, the 3rd was a VWLT35 which I completely refurbished from a Youngs conversion and lastly, I have recently completed a nice conversion on a Transit LWB van.

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