17-05-2024, 05:10 PM
Thanks for the further insights.
Got two insurance quotes today, almost identical from KT and CLI. Both quite reasonable ($1k/year) so need to read the different policies to see how they differ in cover.
Heard from dealer today that an independent pre-sale inspection has been arranged for next week as well as a pre-inspection report written by the engineer they work with the for modifications they do (pop-tops on non-VW vans, can’t remember what). After talking with engineer here in town today he advised getting the pre-inspection report as that will lately tell him what all is likely to be needed as most standards are National (ie., a few hundred or a few thousand). Combined these two reports should priced a very good overview of just “how good” this van is and what all is likely to be involved with QLD transfer (as well as can be known in advance).
Actually going to see a different van this evening that happens to be for sale locally. Not a VW but a Mazda Bongo conversion, which has a suprising online reputation/presence so should offer a good basis for comparison (even though it is $10k less for 1997 diesel than 1991 T3 petrol; km comparable).
Got two insurance quotes today, almost identical from KT and CLI. Both quite reasonable ($1k/year) so need to read the different policies to see how they differ in cover.
Heard from dealer today that an independent pre-sale inspection has been arranged for next week as well as a pre-inspection report written by the engineer they work with the for modifications they do (pop-tops on non-VW vans, can’t remember what). After talking with engineer here in town today he advised getting the pre-inspection report as that will lately tell him what all is likely to be needed as most standards are National (ie., a few hundred or a few thousand). Combined these two reports should priced a very good overview of just “how good” this van is and what all is likely to be involved with QLD transfer (as well as can be known in advance).
Actually going to see a different van this evening that happens to be for sale locally. Not a VW but a Mazda Bongo conversion, which has a suprising online reputation/presence so should offer a good basis for comparison (even though it is $10k less for 1997 diesel than 1991 T3 petrol; km comparable).