Goodbyeee

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 Bigger isn't always better but the T5 was proving too small and I had to admit, after all of this work, I was going to have to start again on a bigger platform.

There were so many mods to this van that I struggled to list them all on the advert. I priced the van sensibly (really you can almost name your price with these things it's total guesswork) and I had an offer within a day or so. It was a bit low but the guy seemed genuine which made me feel a bit better about the sale.
After a good hours chatting and parts bin diving he was off and happy with his new toy and I was left with a big empty gap on the drive.
I am not 100% sure what will replace her but who knows, another Transporter could end up back one day. Untill then, this blog will be wound down. Thank you for coming along for the journey.

If you want to keep on reading my ramblings you can find all of my other blogs on the about me page including this new on on the Iveco Daily 35S12 2.3hpi which will be getting a fair amount of work done to it to even get close to how good the T5 is.
Gavin .


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