We bought our 1st House! Our Van Life Journey Begins
For Christmas this year, after about 6 months of talking about, planning for and researching everything there is about Van Life, my girlfriend Adriana and I bought a Sprinter Van!
Enjoy the Journey Van Life – We bought our 1st House! Van Life Begins
What: 2005 Dodge Sprinter Van R1N Model
Engine: 2.7 Liter 5 cylinder Mercedes turbo diesel engine
Mileage: 240,000 (these engines run 500,000 regularly)
Wheelbase: 140″ (Fits in a standard parking space)
Updates: New Transmission 3 years ago, New tires, all new injectors, and brakes in 60% shape
Paid: $6,100 (Bought the van from this awesome Hungarian guy David!)
*When we took the van to a pre-sale inspection at a 3rd party dealership we learned the turbo would need to be replaced. The estimate for a rebuilt turbo with labor is $1,800. We asked David to split the difference with us so he came down in price from $6,900 to $6,100.)
So cool! Excited for more trips to Atlanta.
We already talked about stopping in Atlanta on our way to Denver where we will spend the rest of
the summer so plan to see us around June time!
Funny, I want the same kind of vertical white panelling on my walls… Would you guys share what you used for yours? Thanks and… enjoy the journey!
Hey Celia! For the walls I used wall board from Home Depot. You can get a big piece of it for pretty cheap. Hope this helps!