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She was in good condition when we bought her and the interior was immaculate and unchanged. Gas hob, hook-up, fab tiny wardrobe, even a wine bottle storage box next to the gear stick.
Yes, she was a financial drain and gave us some scary moments: breaking down on the Avonmouth Bridge, Bristol; failing petrol gauge and indicators in France (we had to do hand signals). Yes, we couldn't afford her really - we took out a loan to buy her and even moved house for her (with a side drive). Yes, it was cramped with the 4 of us in living in her for a week. No, we wouldn't make such an extravagant impulse buy now. But, we don't regret buying her as she gave us some carefree times and wonderful memories.
In the end we found the maintenance of her too difficult and expensive for us. She really needed some serious work done on her to solve rusting wheel arches etc. and so she was snapped up by a dealer. I know she has been well restored.
I still love VW camper vans and my heart skips a beat when I see one on the road.
You could say that camping and travelling in Moondance was our first taste of the simple life and living in a small space.
We have talked about hiring a van and that may happen one day but for now I have my memories.
California Dreamin' ...
She is a beauty! And you have all those happy memories :) x
ReplyDeleteOh she is a beauty. I have a vw campervan too, have had her for 15 years now. She's expensive to run but I couldnt live without her. We also moved house for ours to a house with a garage that she fits into.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog by the way, I found you through frugal queen and little birdie x