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Posh Van

Volkswagen Transporters have a huge following – either as a standard panel van, Shuttle, Kombi, Multivan, or here as the Caravelle. Plus, of course, the camper van versions (California being VW factory made). That means prices of any of them are generally more than the equivalent Ford Transit.

Although I've introduced this project as a van, it is classified as a 'diesel car' on the logbook with a MPV body type.

As mentioned in my Editorial on page 3, our Caravelle was reclassified at auction from a Grade 2 to a Grade 4. I took this up with BCA before I paid the invoice. They investigated and 

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