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vintage van purchase

  • 21-06-2011 08:58PM
    #1
    yellowbeetle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭


    Hi, Is 137,000 miles high for an 1985 petrol Hiace camper van, motd till next May , also will it then be a classic.
    Thanks for any advice


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  • #2
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    Hiaces do astronomic mileages (old ones anyway). The ones we use to have would do 300,000 no problem. You will be able to get Classic Insurance and may be able to get special tax for a camper if it fulfills the criteria. It will need an NCT though (you say MoT, does that mean it isnt Irish Reg?


  • #3
    _Conrad_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭_Conrad_


    Look at it this way it's just a little more then 5,000 per year. Mileage is a silly thing to be worrying about on a 1985 vehicle, it's condition now is the most importan thing, many of it's miles were done 2 decades ago. If it was maintained well, and you continued to do so, it will fare better than one with 50,000 miles which saw nothing but abuse and neglect for sure.


  • #4
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    Our vans saw plenty of abuse and still kept going. Should be a fairly safe bet.


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