Volkswagen T5 T32 LWB High Roof 1.9PD 102
We have reluctantly decided to put our campervan up for sale due to work commitments changing our schedules.
The van started off in life as a Hampshire police speed camera van. (See original photos). We purchased the van from a police auction seller with only 1 owner, we are therefore only the second owner which is rare for a T5 van.
Hampshire Constabulary owed the van until 2020, the van had been thoroughly maintained with genuine VW parts. We have continued this theme and it has been a pleasure to own (even the alloy wheels and continental T32 spec tyres were from a brand new delivery mileage T6.1).
The private number plate was added to continue the theme but the van is an 08 plate not a 55 plate. The original registration was previously on public databases of police vehicles and I wanted it removed and made more private.
We converted the van during lockdown ourselves and have used it for various camping trips both on grid and off. We wanted a good reliable base to start with and not an ex commercial/builders van which might have had a hard life. You do not need to hookup to use this van, you can run for a week in the height of summer using solar only and still have icecreams frozen in the freezer compartment! All cooking is gas and therefore not reliant on solar
The van itself is a rare factory high top, T32 model with air conditioning.
The van still retains some of its original police features, the high Vis on the rear, the marine hatches and polycarbonate tinted windows, electrical hookup, and faint remanence of high vis/decals from speed camera signs on the hatch windows and wording on the white paintwork.
Van Condition:
MOT: Recently passed, Expiry 29th November 2026 (Class 7 MOT due to being a T32, but downgraded to Class 4 due to motorhome use).
The van is in very good condition for the year, it has a couple of stone chips and marks on the paintwork and some minor scratches and marks in locations, something that a tesla would achieve in 3 years!
The interior is in very good condition, it has not lived a hard life and everything works as it should.
It has always been run on 5w40 pd oil since ownership (not 5w30), no expense spared, recent new front intercooler and starter battery.
DIY Conversion Build Spec:
Interior/Exterior:
⦁ KitlineDesign.com 112cm coastline kitchen with solid oak worktop. This kitchen is not the standard low cost ply.
⦁ KitlineDesign.com Mercedes Sprinter overhead lockers custom scribed to the high top roof angle.
⦁ Original Plywood front cabin storage (you can store all bedding overhead)
⦁ Camit Design sliding double bed with IKEA LYCKSELE LÖVÅS Mattress custom tailored to custom size pieces to slide back into a bench.
⦁ Thetford 165 toilet under bed with discreet plunger.
⦁ CamperEssentials one piece discreet 3m awning rail (it doesn’t look like a windscreen repair van with the huge awning on the side!)
⦁ Custom made aluminium speed camera road sign table tops with marine sequoia leg kits.
⦁ Genuine towbar kit fitted with PDC and Fog Light cutoff.
⦁ Underslung fresh and sink waste water tanks with custom filler solution (no horrible hole in side of van for water filler)
⦁ 4x GEBO Marine deck hatch windows (can open in the rain and be left on the latch)
⦁ Altro “Nightfall”sparkly flooring with 12mm Ply and insulation.
⦁ TUV Approved swivel captain seat bases. Both seats can rotate due to the unique kitchen design.
Electrical/Appliances:
⦁ Custom electrics install under the bed with 2x EFB leisure batteries, 800w inverter for off-grid use (all independently functional whilst the vehicle is in motion or engine running)
⦁ Inverter has a red MK 240v socket to differentiate use.
⦁ 2x 100w flexible solar panels with Victron Smartsolar Bluetooth controller.
⦁ Xantrex TrueCharge2 marine 12v battery charger. (ambulances often use these)
⦁ Victron Cyrix intelligent split charge relay (also charges van starter battery if hooked up on campsite and also allows a jump start boost from leisure batteries for 30 seconds)
⦁ Kussmaul Super 15 Autoeject mains hookup system (Emergency vehicles use these so they don’t drive away with the cable attached, it pops out when you start the van!)
⦁ 230v RCD consumer unit with MK Grey 230v outlets in various locations around the van.
⦁ Eberspacher D2 diesel night heater under kitchen units, discreetly installed.
⦁ Dometic CRX50 Fridge (fully sunk into the cabinet so it does not stick out like most!), Dometic FO211GT gas fired grill/oven, CAN FL1765 Hob/Sink Combination, custom gas install using Campingaz 907 with locker hidden in wardrobe. (Gas pipework completed by a professional marine engineer)
⦁ Whale Gulper marine waste pump (drains the sink regardless of the angle of parking and prevents back smells)
⦁ Full Pyronix enforcer alarm panel installed with shock sensors for all doors and internal PIR to protect belongings on offgrid trips, and SIM card alarm/Wifi App.
Also included:
⦁ Vango hexaway drive-away air awning and Vango awning accessories
⦁ Driveaway awning bead strip and joints
⦁ Roadangel dashcam
⦁ Android based touchscreen stereo which drives reversing camera.
⦁ 25m electric hookup cable with specific emergency services automatic ejecting connector.
⦁ 2x custom made aluminium speed camera signs table tops and legs which can be placed in 3 locations around the van to eat/workfrom.
⦁ 4g LTE router unlocked (no SIM)
⦁ Full 907 campingaz bottle
⦁ Windscreen cover
Camit Design sliding double bed with IKEA LYCKSELE LÖVÅS Mattress custom tailored to custom size pieces to slide back into a bench. With the kitchen units slimline, the bed is the width of the rear of the van 112cm (same as a rock and roll bed)
You could add comfort to the front seats and sleep another person if necessary.
The contact details for this vehicle are no longer available because it has either sold or the listing has expired.
Insurance options are available through our partner, Ripe Insurance.
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