how much does your bus mean to you?

just sitting here thinking about my old nan after reading the getting old thread and it got me thinking ....what does your bus mean to you.....mine never meant nothing to me until my nan passed away last year ......she loved my bus ...she always wanted to go out in it and did on the few occasions...she helped me out when i needed parts ,we used to have a wicked laugh over the bus ,she watched as i changed parts and fell over thing,she was my main tealady and image consultant,now i look at my bus and just smile all teary eyed,as such ive spent the few bob she left me ,on it....im never going to sell it ,one day in a few years ,ill get a garage and restore old the man to full 72spec as new...in memory of me nan.....god bless ya x

 

I havnt had it that long but the few years i have ive got some great memorys and met some great new people and friends that i wouldnt have if i didnt have it. they are worth alot and i dont know how i would feel if i had to get rid ??

 

Absolutely nothing ,woke up recently and whatever great feelings I had for my bus had up"d and left, its stuck in a rented lock up and it will no doubt stay there till council tow it away cos I"ll stop paying the garage rent, prob sounds unusual ,fraid I am like that, once interest is gone ,that is that . recently unloaded a massive 35 year record collection for no money ,simply wanted it out my life.

 

About 16 grand

 

Wow steve o man.....strange but i understand you ,sell ya bus to me ....and ill drive it for ya bruv....my x wife chucked my records away...was gutted coz nearly everyone i collected ,and dont get started on my blue horizon collection she binned....how did u lose intrest in the bus ,maybe we could get ya juices running again ,i got bits n spare u can have

 

Mr money ....true dat doo*^^^

 

My bus has become a big part of our lives in just a few years of ownership. Can't see not owning it now. It has been the catalyst for us meeting so many new friends and having so many laughs. Also rediscovering the joys of camping after a break.
Nothing like the attachment that @johnnysensi has, which is a great story, but I still love the thing

 

I've always wanted a crew cab and a split screen van, now I got a split crew cab living the dream I don't drive it, sits in the garage doing nought.
But I wouldn't sell it for the love off money. Just wish my dad was around to see it. When he was alive he used to take the pee outa me big time for having a rusty camper van. Now I got a not very rusted one he would be impressed.

 

I'll never get rid of my 74. We've had it since 2003 so unless we hit the skids we'll always have it. My youngest loves it and she has always helped repair it with me, she used to hug it and say goodnight as if its alive so there is an emotional attachment too. I'll always own it but I'll let her have it when she is old enough.

Maybe when I'm in my 80's and some spotty young kid who has been coveting my van from afar and knocks on my door and offers to buy it i'd consider selling it.


















And then tell him to feck off my land before I release the hounds!!

I'm now also attached to the 72. Just been made an offer for it. Should have sold it but decided I like it too much so am going to keep it. A nice crewcab will complete my lineup.

 

I've only owned Gigi since 2008 and some of you know I bought her when my hubby developed his terminal illness. I fitted disabled ramps to her to get a wheelchair in, I've carried shed loads of stuff to the local tip in her, she's carried all sorts of stuff when I moved house and has been a proper workhorse really. I even got a 4ft aquarium in her a few weeks ago and a cupboard thing to stand it on! I cried when she failed the MOT but then thought - hang on a minute, she is 39 years old. The old girl is having a rest now over the winter when she will have a bit of restoration ready for her 40th birthday next year. Thank you old girl, you have introduced me to so many new friends and traveled the length and breadth of Britain and no doubt you still have a few surprises for me too. She is such an eager to please van and has hardly let me down. I love her to bits

 

What does our. Bus mean to us.? A drain on what money we have left after the kids have had their share, oil drops on the drive, scraped knuckles from maintenance, but all the fantastic holidays and weekends away and the smile as I drive in her mean she is part of the family so with us a good while yet.

 

The future.

 

If you're inclined to give it away I can see a queue forming behind me....

Not sure I've any real emotional attachment to my bus, however it reminds me of childhood and is something I can't imagine wanting to get rid of (again) having done that once and missed it. It's like a very familiar friend

 

Yup.And i like to hide under it when the kids are playing up and the wifes shouting too...and then come back into the house when its quiet,covered in oil i smeared on myself after 'doing some routine maintenance.'.

 

ermm, i used to love cars when i was younger and some of the ones i had i'd be obsessed with cleaning or looking after you know? but in the last 10 years i just couldn't giva a crap about them even down to the point i would only clean or service them if i couldn't get a dodgy mot and thought i better make the effort..... the van is the only thing that has sort of got me back to a stage of being proud of a vehicle but i'm still nowhere near sticking my cock up the exhaust like some people are..... the van has found me new friends but made me skint, made me happy and made me sad in so many ways, it currently holds the record as the 2nd vehicle i've owned for the longest time (well number 2 position) i ususally get rid after a year 'cos i get bored easy, the only vehicle i've had longer is a 69 landy which i sold then bought back a year later but then sold again. I'd sell it or swap it though if you happen to have a nice 68 tintop early deluxe in red.

 

Cream Danbury pop top over the road...'68...just sat there...

 

nothing..................i`d sell em all tomorrow for the right price................or a least her devon

 

whole lotta love