The Beginning: Campervan self build of a VW T5 Transporter.. I've done it again!

The first episode of my camper van self build, the introduction and i encounter strange and bizarre objects and being the big deep clean.
##roadtrip #travel #camper #campervan #camping #selfbuildcamper #asmr #vwt5 #volkwagen #vwcamper #vwtransporter
Bits n'bobs
Camera: Iphone 14 pro
Tripod: Amazon selfstick tripod
App software: Inshot
Music: Shoreline
Musician: Rook1e

[@JackThomas1]

Subscribed because of the wet vac description

[@Offbeat_Luke]

Hiya, haha thanks all about the raw footage and terrible object descriptions

[@Redd84]

was this T5 advertised on fB for a while near Southampton by chance?

[@Offbeat_Luke]

Hiya, nah it was up north. Was only up for 20 minutes before i went to view it haha

[@allanb52]

Why do people buy a T5, they are the worst base vehicle? I have the best a Vauxhall Vivaro 08, so no timing belt, a common rail super smooth diesel and 6 speed perfect box. I bit dirty which just needed a clean, £3,200 8 years ago and still doing fine. Here in Portugal V5s are cheaper than T4s and for good reason.

[@Offbeat_Luke]

Hiya, each to their own, personally I just love nearly all vw especially the vans but glad you got yourself a van that you love

[@plumb-bob8597]

As a driver of x4 vivaro/trafic/primastar vans, (always had one as a fleet vehicle) i can tell you they are pretty terrible, the gearboxes are made of cheese, the suspension components constantly fail, ive lost count of how many ball joints and springs ive gone through, engines arent too bad but the wiring looms seem to decompose pretty fast. I have been lucky and only had the dreaded corroded injectors on my 1st van. Each to their own but my brother has had a 1.9 pd T5 from new witth 450k, it just goes on and on.

[@allanb52]

@@plumb-bob8597 The gearbox problem seems to apply to the Trafic, mine has been faultless in my 8 years of ownership. Perfectly matched to the torquey common rail diesel engine. Now 16 years 200k miles on I never want to sell it and 100% rust free, apart form the tow-bar which now needs painting. I have owned 3 T4's, the 1.9TD was unrefined but good the 5 cyclinder one of the worst I have ever driven, I have had 3 golfs too, also in decline as the years passed Mk2 okay, Mk3 awful, Mk5 a heap of junk with doors flying open.

[@plumb-bob8597]

@allanb52 ahh OK so nothing relevant to what's being talked about here.

[@allanb52]

@@plumb-bob8597 Other than you picked the wrong vehicle, you'll see.