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show me/tell me about t25/t3 campers, which is bes

autohausdolby Kinda New Posts: 1	show me/tell me about t25/t3 campers, which is bes autohausdolby @autohausdolby
	Apr 23, 2007 7:31:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	rmad said: I thought that T25 was the official model designation, and T3 was the name that the 'dubbers on the continent assigned - simply because it followed T2. ps. I think the Diesel is a good choice for upgrades! T25 is an abreviation (sp?) of Type 25 - IIRC that's only correct for panel vans and single cab pick-ups are Type 26, etc. T3 is the VW designation for the 3rd Transporter. The current one is T5. What will confuse your average parts lackey is the ETKA, the VW parts system, doesn't deal with them like that at all and mixes them up. It calls everything from 1968 to 1992 bar Syncros "Typ 2" for example
	Last Edit: Apr 23, 2007 7:33:17 GMT by autohausdolby

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DarrenW Global Moderator Der See ruft! Posts: 16,160 Club RR Member Number: 74	show me/tell me about t25/t3 campers, which is bes DarrenW @darrenw Club Retro Rides Member 74
	Apr 23, 2007 7:33:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hah hah that's cleared that up then ;D I'd like to find a complete list of "type" codes - I know that Mk1 Golfs are Type 17s, for example
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autohausdolby Kinda New Posts: 1	show me/tell me about t25/t3 campers, which is bes autohausdolby @autohausdolby
	Apr 23, 2007 7:35:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It's one of those things that you need to go to a hill top buddist monestry to study. Still, it doesn't get my goat anywhere near as much as people who don't understand that a 1968 Beetle can have been made in 1967, but that still doesn't actually make it a "1967 Beetle." Ooooooooooooo!


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pictonroad Part of things Posts: 228	show me/tell me about t25/t3 campers, which is bes pictonroad @pictonroad
	Apr 23, 2007 12:02:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	stu said: Hi All - just bumping this old thread for a bit of info. I've been looking at T25 campers, thinking of getting one (like I need another vehicle!) as I know a man with a diesel westfalia high top one for sale, but got a few questions: 1. What's the difference with a T25 and a T3? Are they just different names for the same thing? I've a lot of experience with older (air cooled) campers but not too well up on these. 2. Will the non-turbo diesel one be really disappointing to drive and make me want to fit a better engine straight away, or be alright to use for a while? I don't expect it to be quick but will it do motorway speeds if you're patient getting there? I'm used to driving standard air-cooled 1600cc Bay Windows... surely it couldn't be any slower than one of those? 3. On a right hand drive Westfalia van should the sliding door be on the driver or passenger side? I always thought passenger side like my Dad's bay window westy but this one seems to be on the other side to suit the interior setup? Will it have been LHD originally? Would it matter? 4. Are there any disadvantages to the fixed high top aside from presumably worse fuel consumption, more affected by cross winds and more difficultly parking? I know the lower roof looks better but I assume the high top is much better for insulation, less leaky and prone to coming apart than the pop up ones? 5. Any tips on what to look out for aside from rust? I'm not that bothered about the engine if it'll get me around short term as I'd hope to install something more powerful in time but don't want a time bomb on my hands... Thanks for any info - hopefully if I do get one it'll be a handy vehicle to add to the fleet, would probably have to think about getting rid of something else though...! ok point 1, Dealt with, Type 25 is used by GSF and no-one else in Europe. Pack it in it's a T3. 2. Yes. It's slow. Very very slow, was made for delivering around town in the late 70's, early 80's, not made for today's traffic. It will get to 60 on the flat and stay there but even the shallowest incline will fox it completely. The whole economy thing is pretty much irrelevant, if you only do 5000 miles then we're talking a couple of hundred quid a year difference really. Not worth it. 3. RHD westy's are very very rare, slider on a rhd car is on the passenger side, so, this sounds like a lhd car with a rhd conversion. This is non-original and purists will cry but, I think it's an improvement. On my westy, ALL the weight is down the lhd side of the vehicle and our roundabouts go clockwise.... I've rolled a tryre off the bead before.... Any weight you can move, (driver) to the other side is an improvement. Unless your wife is 30 stone of course. 4. It looks gay. And what you said, add on ferries, car parks etc.. 5. Rust. Actual Rust and more rust. oh, check for Rust whilst your there...... Did I mention the rust? James


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Stu Posted a lot Posts: 2,913	show me/tell me about t25/t3 campers, which is bes Stu @stu
	Apr 24, 2007 7:27:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. Don't think I'll go for this particular van as it's a long way away and there's a few bits I'm not sure of - need to do more reseach and keep looking Noted on the economy point, it's only worth having an economical vehicle if you do a lot of miles in it really and not worth putting up with it being too slow for the benefit of extra mpg if it takes you ages to get anywhere!
	'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5

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rainking Posted a lot Posts: 3,078	show me/tell me about t25/t3 campers, which is bes rainking @rainking
	Apr 24, 2007 7:47:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Stu, We've got a 2.1 'DJ' code (112PS) Wasserboxer in our Multivan - it steams along quite well... it cruises very comfortably at 70/80+ The economy isn't too bad either... certainly not crippling.... reckon we're getting late 20's MPG.
	Last Edit: Apr 24, 2007 7:54:55 GMT by rainking Andrew SambaSaurus::Woertherseepics.com::VWDRC

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Stu Posted a lot Posts: 2,913	show me/tell me about t25/t3 campers, which is bes Stu @stu
	Apr 26, 2007 20:06:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cheers RK - your van looks ace, I'm really getting into these now, was never that keen before and we used to have one when I was a kid inbetween a variety of Bays. I remember going to the motorshow in about 1984 or something at the NEC and they had a 2.1 syncro pickup on the VW stand brand new, it was ace!
	'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5

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autohausdolby Kinda New Posts: 1	show me/tell me about t25/t3 campers, which is bes autohausdolby @autohausdolby
	Apr 26, 2007 20:13:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oh, don't forget almost incessant (sp?) head gasket failure on waterboxers Stu. Check them on any watercooled petrol van.


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Stu Posted a lot Posts: 2,913	show me/tell me about t25/t3 campers, which is bes Stu @stu
	Apr 26, 2007 20:33:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	autohausdolby said: Oh, don't forget almost incessant (sp?) head gasket failure on waterboxers Stu. Check them on any watercooled petrol van. Ok cheers - good info Perhaps I'd be better getting a diesel one and boshing an inline four VW/Audi petrol engine in it, I know how to fix those!
	'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5

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