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!