Running Away From Life's Problems

Hi there & welcome to our #campervan channel.
In this video, Robert has had enough of life & just wants to get away from it all. Fortunately, having the van & being part of #vanlifeuk means we are able to do exactly that whenever we want.
We'll be clear from the start, its not the most exciting video. But its genuine, its from the heart & its real life. We don't live the #insta perfect #vanlife. We live a normal life, just like you
​⁠You can check out ‪@theoriginhomestead‬ here. Theyre a lovely couple who gave up the rat race here in the UK to move to central Portugal, taking up the challenge of renovating an abandoned barn with zero prior experience. And they’re doing an amazing job of it too. It’s coming along lovely.

[@theoriginhomestead]

Glad we could inspire you to take a little trip away, so sorry to hear about the car, we had a similar issue when buying a truck, the guy had put a fake MOT on it and spray painted the under-chassis so we couldn't see the extent of the corrosion. We took it to a garage to get checked and they said it crumbled apart in their hands when they touched it 😮. There's some people with seriously questionable morals out there. Do you think yours had a fake MOT put on it too? if so you could always threaten to report the garage and they'd probably lose their business license. If it was the sellers friend it might make them seriously consider things. Sorry to hear about your friend, losing someone definitely puts things into perspective. Hope things start looking up for you both soon 💚

[@ourvan.ourway]

You guys are inspiring in numerous ways, to many people. Including us. The RAC guy said it might be a dodgy MOT, but it was done at a Halfords MOT centre so I don’t think it is. It could be the case that the tester done a dodgy certificate, but it’d be hard to prove. It’s just awful that some people only see 💷 & don’t care if they put people’s lives at risk. I hope if karma is a thing, it comes back & bites their backsides. I hope you guys got the truck sorted ok It was a massive shock about my friend. Just totally out of the blue & really hit home that we aren’t necessarily here for a long time. And to enjoy the time that we do have on earth, because there’s no guarantee of tomorrow. Take care guys. We look forward to your next video & also still up for that coffee (or whatever) when you guys are next back in the UK. I was going to say home, but i keep forgetting home for you both is Portugal 😂 Robert

[@davidjones1997]

Hopefully your dad can get the car sorted out for you. It’s sad how theres such awful people in the world who will sell an unsafe car just to make a little bit of cash. Keep your chin up & itll all work out im sure

[@ourvan.ourway]

Hi David & thank you. We’re slowing eliminating things on the car, which will hopefully identify what the actual issue is soon enough. We think it’s either a fuel intake or air intake issue, but we don’t know for certain yet. We’ve changed a couple of sensors & done some other little tests so far, which has eliminated things like the fuel pump, filter, electrical fault etc.. The air sensor & air filter have been changed too, so we know it’s not those. We did however see that the air sensor we removed had a manufacturing date of 2022 (on a 2010 car), so that’s been changed not too long ago. That tells us the issue is a longstanding one that they’ve attempted to fix previously, but haven’t been able to

[@Ieatfridays]

Try a honda jazz, best car for small money , bulletproof 👍, vauxhalls 👎

[@ourvan.ourway]

Unfortunately I’ve spent all my money on the corsa now