(27-05-2024, 07:35 PM)syncro Wrote: I don't know if Camperize required certification for the roof back in '91 as they did not cut any of the structural ribs like Trakka did. I remember Chris talking about this but was 40 years ago so I could be wrong. So maybe there is no approval for the roof. Just like towbars and bullbars didn't require approval back then. Anyhow keep us informed how you progress with this. Dealing with the halfwit public servants always makes a good story.
Thanks for the insight.
So the pre-sale inspection of the 2010 T5 came back a bit less than thrilling. There appear to be some issues mechanically (oil leak and clunky shifting by automatic transmission) and cosmetically (surface rust on undercarriage, big sliding door doesn’t operate smoothly, some differences in paint suggesting body work, etc). But perhaps the bigger concern that all that is that it is currently registered in QLD as a 2 seater instead of a 4 seater as per NSW rego and mounted mod plate. Talking to QLD Trnasport it seems whoever did the transition from NSW to QLD didn’t do all the correct steps to bring across this change in number of seats. Seller in planning to request that roadworthy tomorrow is done a 4 seater, but not sure how this will go if the NSW mod plate would need to be changed to a QLD mod plate to achieve this. If this turns out to be the case it could seriously influence decision as this adds additional cost to the process (need it registered as 4 seater as will be regularly travelling with 4 passengers). Should know more tomorrow after qld roadworthy is done (for 4 seater).
Turns out the 2010 T5 is the 2.0L 132kW version. Any thoughts on whether this is notably better than 1.9L 103kW version of TDI engine?
Seller provided quite a few maintenance receipts from last few years (see below), which leaves me wondering if 2.0L TDI engine might require more maintenance than the 2.1L manual petrol engine in 1991 T3 (which, apparently, doesn’t have a timing belt or timing chain)?
Mechanic who did pre-sale inspection said he wouldn’t pass it for roadworthy as is, so will be interesting to see what a different mechanic says tomorrow. But the 2- va 4-seater rego is quite an important factor in my mind, although getting the qld mod plate for the 2010 would likely be easier than for the 1991 because there is a mounted NSW mod plate plus paperwork (compliance certificate) for 2010 whereas 1991 is lacking such supporting evidence about modifications (ie, likely less expensive but still a cost that wasn’t expected as assumption was that 2010 was already registered as 4 seater as per NSW mod plate).
Will also try and attach mechanic report about 1991 T3. Not much explanation, just ticks and X on checklist but my understanding is that the lack of comments is a good thing?
Thanks heaps for any insights.
