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November 2005
The Mits was put for sale and we looked for a VW Westfalia, or look a like.
After some time we did not suceed in selling the Camper so I contacted a Dealer.
On a Saturday in November a had to go to Germany for sometime (work) and I drove along a Westfalia dealer in Wageningen. He had one for sale year 1981. The camper was nice and drove well. However the moment the dealer understood how I was gooing to use the camper he advised me to have a newer one with a stronger engine. The 81 was fitted with a regular 1600 Diesel and the newer one was fitted with a 1600 Turbo Diesel.
So I test drove the newer camper (1986) This camper was inside in new condition and the outside was not bad. After some talking it turned out that the dealer designed, a long time ago, the Mits Camper and he wanted to trade with a little extra payment from mine side.
We are very pleased with the Westfalia, only I  one bad thing I crashed her, not too badly but still stupid.

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April 2006
The Joker had been used several times as regular car and I was going to love her even more.
April 2006 we were having our first short vacation with the joker to France, only then you find out the real good things of a small camper. She drives likes a regular car but now with a reasonable living room and sleeping possibility.
During this trip we started talking having a more luxury version with power steering and less kilometers. We returned from France on Thursday and the next Friday we had to visit somebody close to the camper dealer. At the moment a bought the camper the dealer told me that by trading the camper within one year he should pay me the same price I paid for her. We were thinking about a T4 having a bigger engine (more power).  The camper we felt in love with was far above our budget but anyhow we took her for a test drive and felt even more in love. After counting the money we decided to buy her anyhow. The camper has driven only a few km (160000) and looks completely new inside and outside.
Although the fact the T4 looks much bigger then the T3 the living room of the T4 is much smaller as it is in the  T3, however driving is great.
The camper will be used the coming season for several weekends and for a vacation to Denmark and former eastern Europe.  See vakantie 2006 (dutch only)

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Also in 2007 we took the T4 for a long trip through France Spain and Portugal almost 6000 km. We still loved the T4 but for the long time she is too small.
We started looking for an other camper and found the Fiat La Strada Avanti
Let's say we will keep this camper for a longer time. But what is for sure in this world

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OKE Nothing is for sure in this world so neither with us. At the end of 2007 Ineke started working at the TNT (mail) as a chauffeur at a Mercedes Sprinter. She was always telling things about the Sprinter, such what a great car etc, I had my own thoughts about it. However at the end of 2008 I had to help her and drove the Sprinter. That was the moment I said MY NEXT CAMPER IS A SPRINTER.
However I started a renovation on the La Strada, new matrasses fixed water tank etc.

Early 2009 it was all finished, but still I wanted a Sprinter. After our vacation of 2009 we saw a Sprinter we could not let go. We had some money left and decided to buy this camper. The Sprinter is built in 2002 and in new condition, but needed extra rear windows. Was the T4 a nice car but a little too small, Was the La Strada big enough but very slow (no turbo). The Sprinter has it all, Drives great, lots of room, Air-conditioning and automatic shifting (something Ineke does not like but she accepted). What else to say the extra windows are done and the camper is ready.

Although the fact we liked the sprinter very much , we decided to sell the sprinter end of March 2021.

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At the start of 2021 I had the idea to sell both, the camper and Suzuki and buy a smaller camper to be used as single car such like a VW T5 or Mercedes Vito.
However we changed our mind soon, due to the fact we like the Suzuki too much and a VW and/or Marco Polo is too expensive and actually too small. Due to that we decided not to sell and/or buy.
But I remained looking on the internet and found a very nice Mercedes Vito (self built DIY) we phoned the owner and went for a look and test drive and yes we bought the camper and decided to keep the Suzuki also.
The very same day we advertised the sprinter and sold the sprinter next day. We now have a smaller camper and stil the Suzuki. We both both are 70 years old now and dying with money we don't like we rather spent it, which is the reason we traded the Suzuki for a BMW 328i Cabrio (refer to our cars.

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Berlingo Mini Camper number 2
I did not make any provit (a small lose) but I bought myself a very nice Gold color Berlingo of 2008 with a so cald modu roof. This wil be a real multi vehicle, the rear seats can remain fitted.  It wil be a person car in which you can sleep/cook with two however less space for lugage, with the rear seats removed there is plenty of room for sleeping, cooking, traveling  and so on below the design driving/sleeping  and some picturers of the rebuilding result.

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Mitsubishi L300 Long
The Berlingo was great drove perfect and was full of options however not an oldtimer, for that reason i started looking for a VW T2 or T3 Westfalia. Found some but all too expansive looked at some but nice on the pictures in real not that nice and to be honest too small for me (read I am too big). I decided to stop looking  but mny middle name is <Never Give Up> so I found my self a very nice Mitsubishi (original) camper (Reimo) of 29 years old with only one option (fifth gear) driving such a car is realy a step back in time. However more comforteble then a T2 and or T3.

Plymouth Grand Voyager
I really loved the Mitsubishi but I found a very special camper with all kind of options I like a lot. Had a look at the camper drove her and bought her and put the Mitsubishi for sale. The voyager is very special and probably the only one driving in the Netherlands. However again a problem the radio has no USB input and/or blue tooth.