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A LWB T5/6 Kombi looks good, but they’re strong money and limited to 60. I wonder if there is such a thing as a LWB Caravelle? The reason I like the look of the Caravelle is that they are usually specified like a car, so aircon, cruise etc.
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That's reasonable! For work I drive a few 10 year old VW Crafters and they're actually surprisingly comfortable, I can sit in one all day and not really mind, I'm sure a more modern one with all the mod cons would be a fairly pleasant place to be. The added benefit of a "proper" van with a divider between the passenger area and the luggage/bike area would be improved security. Chuck a decent dead lock or two on the back doors and you don't have to worry about someone breaking a window and being able to take off with all of your bikes.
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so aircon, cruise
Surprised all T6's don't come with those. Pretty sure the rental Transit I used a few years ago had cruise control. Definitely had aircon. VW are usually better than other German cars for giving some items as standard.
LWB Caravelle
Given how much you love a project, what about making and one and re-registering it?
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Limited to 60?
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Keep an eye out for the Shuttle SE. Comes well specced with roof heating and a blower in the back. Could be specced with caravelle seat like this one was:
https://www.vwt4forum.co.uk/threads/sold-2011-vw-t5-1-day-van-disabled-shuttle-se-lwb-reduced.1791010/Went for a bit of a bargain as easy to remove the lift.
ltc
hugo7
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td3000
You might be better off with something bigger if you're wanting to fit 4 people and 4 bikes comfortably for long trips. Something like a crew van might be ideal, 2 rows of 3 seats each, a bulk head then a large storage area in the back for bikes and luggage. Something like a mwb Transit, Crafter or Sprinter.