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From the beginning it was clear that we wanted to travel by camper van, since to our opinion no other way of travelling offers more freedom and allows you to travel "off the beaten track".
The very first idea was to travel by 2CV-camionette, the transporter variant of the Citroën 2CV.
However, since this car is not much bigger than a normal 2CV and, more important, has become very rare over the last decades, we decided to look out for a somewhat bigger and - think "spare parts availability" - more common camper, e.g. a Volkswagen T2, T3 or LT.
We have looked at many campers since, but all were either too expensive or too rusty! By chance, we found a Volkswagen LT - a delivery van that used to belong to an office supplier - and managed to buy it for a reasonable price in November 1999.
Advantages of the Volkswagen LT:
reliability
non-complicated engine
square build body with much carrying capacity
rear-wheel drive.
Disadvantages of the Volkswagen LT:
weak engine capacity
only 15 cm ground distance.
Technical details:
Brand: Volkswagen
Type: LT 28
Registration date: April 1995
Motor capacity: 6 cylinder, 55 kW
Petrol type: diesel
Drive: Rear-wheel-drive
Max. carrying capacity: 3000 kilo
Length: 550 cm
Height: 310 cm
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