Project anyone

[grafy82]

She'll be right, someone will snap it up put it in a container and send it to the great yellow land of  retro engineering make a few changes  .. import thousands as flat packs  and become the biggest all Australian made camper trailer manufacturer , might even  put out a visual production to show how tuff / easy and great the product is  .... Could even get an anonomous person to go on forums and spruke the product up too... Wheres that dot painting guy .
Naaaahhhhhh but that wouldnt ever work, who am I kidding .... Ok I'll stop dreaming of trying to get rich now ..

  

[V8CRSA]

It's only up the road from me.........I might organise to go and have a look.
I don't think it looks too hard to fix the damage.

Matt

[Silvo]

She'll be right, someone will snap it up put it in a container and send it to the great yellow land of  retro engineering make a few changes  .. import thousands as flat packs  and become the biggest all Australian made camper trailer manufacturer , might even  put out a visual production to show how tuff / easy and great the product is  .... Could even get an anonomous person to go on forums and spruke the product up too... Wheres that dot painting guy .
Naaaahhhhhh but that wouldnt ever work, who am I kidding .... Ok I'll stop dreaming of trying to get rich now ..

i couldnt stop laughing..

best regards,
Anonymous.. um.. i mean. Dan

[dazzler]

She'll be right, someone will snap it up put it in a container and send it to the great yellow land of  retro engineering make a few changes  .. import thousands as flat packs  and become the biggest all Australian made camper trailer manufacturer , might even  put out a visual production to show how tuff / easy and great the product is  .... Could even get an anonomous person to go on forums and spruke the product up too... Wheres that dot painting guy .
Naaaahhhhhh but that wouldnt ever work, who am I kidding .... Ok I'll stop dreaming of trying to get rich now ..

I ain't saying nuttin!

Quietly giggling. 


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[Bird]

She'll be right, someone will snap it up put it in a container and send it to the great yellow land of  retro engineering make a few changes  .. import thousands as flat packs  and become the biggest all Australian made camper trailer manufacturer , might even  put out a visual production to show how tuff / easy and great the product is  .... Could even get an anonomous person to go on forums and spruke the product up too... Wheres that dot painting guy .
Naaaahhhhhh but that wouldnt ever work, who am I kidding .... Ok I'll stop dreaming of trying to get rich now ..

you forgot then there will be a thread of 5000 posts saying NASTY YELLOW PEOPLE COPYING AND TAKING AUSSIE JOBS, which will divert into an a thread of 'we buy everything australian'

[DannyG]

It is up to $5100 and as far as Im concerned for my intended purpose that is now at its limit.

At first glance it is easy to think it would be an easy fix and there could be some money to be made but the more I know about it the less this is so.

The whole body whilst it looks ok on one side in the pics is actually quite bent and out of whack. Even the interior cupboards are out of square to the point that several of them including the bench top is kinked. So realistically what someone is buying is the chassis, suspension and any fixtures that are left over and can be used (the electronics have been wet).

So at $5000 there may still be a little bit of value in it for someone looking to build their own van/camper but its now at my realistic limit to get anything out of it that I can buy/make myself anyway for that type of money. Sure, the Asymmetric suspension they use is worth a bit and dare I say thats where the true $5000 of value comes into it but thats about it. And even then if I was serious, Id be taking a track and trammel gauge or at the least running a tape measure over some vital points to make sure the chassis is square still. Its taken quite a hit. The guy said "he thinks" a tree must have dropped on it but the forces are all pushing backwards right through the whole body so the tree must have been driving down the road when it hit it!
The opposite side (good side) front box is also damaged where the camper obviously jack knifed when it hit the tree that was driving down the road

Anyway just my opinion once I've delved into it a bit more and slept on the prospect of buying to use some of it for my own project.

[Bad Scott]

To me DannyG it looks like they ran into the tree branch the way the sheeting has crumpled. You would be opening a can of worms if you want to repair it. The chassis would be the only thing if straight, I would be looking at
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[Rumpig]

It is up to $5100 and as far as Im concerned for my intended purpose that is now at its limit.

At first glance it is easy to think it would be an easy fix and there could be some money to be made but the more I know about it the less this is so.

The whole body whilst it looks ok on one side in the pics is actually quite bent and out of whack. Even the interior cupboards are out of square to the point that several of them including the bench top is kinked. So realistically what someone is buying is the chassis, suspension and any fixtures that are left over and can be used (the electronics have been wet).

So at $5000 there may still be a little bit of value in it for someone looking to build their own van/camper....

about the same value I was thinking it was worth in the parts, if chassis is ok and diesel heater and other electrics were ok you could say that's the same as you'd pay for the gear normally. If you could use more of the van it's a bonus but I wouldn't pay any higher myself either

[DannyG]

I'd suggest anyone interested in this to phone Graeme at track trailer it has quite a story!
It doesn't even have road worthy suspension under it and it didn't hit a tree, it went arse up apparently.

[UIZ733]

It doesn't even have road worthy suspension under it and it didn't hit a tree, it went arse up apparently.

Forgive my ignorance, but what is 'going arse up' (in camper trailer parlance)?

[GeoffA]

....... it went arse up apparently.

A lot of these hybrids look top heavy to me.
OK in most situations, but with a bit of speed on the dirt, a surprise, and look out....

[Bad Scott]

I'd suggest anyone interested in this to phone Graeme at track trailer it has quite a story!
It doesn't even have road worthy suspension under it and it didn't hit a tree, it went arse up apparently.

Well that's enough info right there. No more bids now

[edz]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is 'going arse up' (in camper trailer parlance)?

Came to grief / rolled over/ departed from its normal way of travel to name a few ..

[DannyG]

A lot of these hybrids look top heavy to me.
OK in most situations, but with a bit of speed on the dirt, a surprise, and look out....

Yeh I don't want to repeat everything that was said to me on the phone in a public forum but allegedly the owner felt as though the suspension caused the camper and his cruiser to roll over. However the gent I spoke to thought the damage done to the suspension may lead towards hitting a hole at speed.
They removed the suspension to have it tested and put a dodgy setup under it for transportation purposes.
He said they wrote in bright yellow with a paint pen 'not for highway use' on the dodgy suspension or words to that effect.
So without decent suspension it's not worth a lot IMHO

[Bird]

Yeh I don't want to repeat everything that was said to me on the phone in a public forum but allegedly the owner felt as though the suspension caused the camper and his cruiser to roll over. However the gent I spoke to thought the damage done to the suspension may lead towards hitting a hole at speed.
They removed the suspension to have it tested and put a dodgy setup under it for transportation purposes.
He said they wrote in bright yellow with a paint pen 'not for highway use' on the dodgy suspension or words to that effect.
So without decent suspension it's not worth a lot IMHO

You should ask Ebay man this info.... and email it to all the bidders.. some poor **** is going to do his wad on this...

[DannyG]

You should ask Ebay man this info.... and email it to all the bidders.. some poor **** is going to do his wad on this...

I am going to ring eBay man tomorrow to put a few things to him that I was told but it's buyer beware. All he has to do is act as though he has no idea (which he was to me) and given his disclaimers in his ad on eBay it's up the buyer to check it out properly?

[Bird]

I am going to ring eBay man tomorrow to put a few things to him that I was told but it's buyer beware. All he has to do is act as though he has no idea (which he was to me) and given his disclaimers in his ad on eBay it's up the buyer to check it out properly?

yea, it could be some poor **** whose been saving up for years to buy something for his family that does his cash.. anyway I'm going to do it anyway.. I reckon everyone should.

[DannyG]

yea, it could be some poor **** whose been saving up for years to buy something for his family that does his cash.. anyway I'm going to do it anyway.. I reckon everyone should.

Lol yep the more people that ask if the suspension is the proper off road set up the more chance he will know we are on to him!

[jetcrew]

Lol yep the more people that ask if the suspension is the proper off road set up the more chance he will know we are on to him!

He has blocked questions being displayed.

[#jonesy]

Seller is called wholesale.caravans and has others vans listed as well as a history of selling damaged vans.  (See completed listings) Surely he would have the knowledge and ability to check if the electronics etc work, because if they did it would be worth more to him.

[DannyG]

I have a feeling we will all get a lot more answers by the days end....stay tuned

[Bird]

He has blocked questions being displayed.

Gee, that's a shock - but you actually have the option to post them or not post them if you like.

[jetcrew]

In response to a direct question regarding being a rolled van....

"That van was rolled over yes or No ? now be honest please."



"We dont get this information when they come in and can only assume what has happened like every one else. It is possible that it has rolled over but it looks like most of the damage is from the top. It has some scratches on the side as well. You are beter calling me if you want more info.
Thanks. "

I just cant bring myself to bid as it just seems like either a great oppourtunity or the worst decision of my life ..if it is what it is then 10K would be good for iyt  but just no sure and not brave enough. Far to many "assumptions" I feel.

Last time I checked the term rolled means the top becomes the bottom would he be expecting to see under body damage in a roll over PMSL........


Jet

[DannyG]

I put some very direct questions to him as well and he has dodged them so far so he is not being up front sadly.

I haven't given up though I am pushing him and now he is sending me some photos of the undercarriage. I told him exactly what the manufacturer said in regards to the roll over and temporary transport only suspension they put under it  (the manufacturer didn't tell me it was confidential or anything) and he is saying he knows nothing about it and as far as he is concerned it is the proper asymmetric suspension but so far won't confirm if it is ok and the original suspension but ill wait for the photos.

Im also trying to find out a heap of other answers in regards to the fixtures but he is so far dodging them. I haven't asked anything hard, simple questions such as "is the battery charger still in it", "is the hot water unit still in it" etc.

Ill keep you posted. As for the tree falling on it.....well the tree must have fell on the RH rear bottom panels too.....they are dented upwards!

[Bird]

I put some very direct questions to him as well and he has dodged them so far so he is not being up front sadly.

I haven't given up though I am pushing him and now he is sending me some photos of the undercarriage. I told him exactly what the manufacturer said in regards to the roll over and temporary transport only suspension they put under it  (the manufacturer didn't tell me it was confidential or anything) and he is saying he knows nothing about it and as far as he is concerned it is the proper asymmetric suspension but so far won't confirm if it is ok and the original suspension but ill wait for the photos.

Im also trying to find out a heap of other answers in regards to the fixtures but he is so far dodging them. I haven't asked anything hard, simple questions such as "is the battery charger still in it", "is the hot water unit still in it" etc.

Ill keep you posted. As for the tree falling on it.....well the tree must have fell on the RH rear bottom panels too.....they are dented upwards!

You must be bored.. I'd have told him hes full of Shit by now.