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Buying my second Sprinter van

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Shaun Wilkens

Shaun Wilkens

5 жыл бұрын

In this video I give a little background on what went into buying my second sprinter van. I discuss my decision to go with a used van vs a new one, what resources I used to search for the van, and a little bit about how I financed it.

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@edjustice7755
@edjustice7755 5 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the new van Shaun!! Can't wait to see your config.
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ed! Already got some great upgrades which I’ll share in the next vid.
@drew.blanks
@drew.blanks 4 жыл бұрын
Stumbled across you videos doing research for my first build on a 2010 Mercedes 144 I just bought. Your videos have already helped tremendously. I will also be documenting everything on the tube
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude! Looking forward to see your build
@flashlite
@flashlite 5 жыл бұрын
Congrats! That is one sweet ride!! I will be watching the build!!!
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it!
@mitchellbarnow1709
@mitchellbarnow1709 5 жыл бұрын
I'm really happy for you Shaun! It's going to be an amazing project and I look forward to watching it take shape! Congratulations
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mitchell! It’s been a blast working on it. Looking forward to sharing the progress I’ve made on it so far.
@mitchellbarnow1709
@mitchellbarnow1709 5 жыл бұрын
Shaun Wilkens You’re quite the amazing man!
@davidwoods5095
@davidwoods5095 5 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Shaun! Will be great to see this one come to life.
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks David! It’s been a lot of fun so far.
@NewBeRVer
@NewBeRVer 5 жыл бұрын
I’m looking forward to this build! Nice purchase!
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! I’m really digging it so far
@tangowhiskey76
@tangowhiskey76 5 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! Classy van! Excited to see the transformation to a home!!
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks mom! Hopefully will happen quickly :)
@christurner5741
@christurner5741 5 жыл бұрын
That's awesome Shaun , so happy for you !!!
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude!
@ryandammarell3461
@ryandammarell3461 5 жыл бұрын
Glad I found your channel. I really like your content and am excited to check out your van build...
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@atypicalphysician
@atypicalphysician 5 жыл бұрын
Lookin sweet! Along with the rest of KZfaq I can't wait to see it come together.
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Justin, will have to drive it down and meet up with you guys in Yosemite sometime.
@TopshelfJunior
@TopshelfJunior 4 жыл бұрын
Nice vid !!! Do you think a full size dirt bike AND mountainbike could fit back there, then the bed compartment on top of that ?!
@vg3273
@vg3273 5 жыл бұрын
That's a dope van bro :) Can't wait to see what you'll do to it.
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Vitaliy! I appreciate you selling this thing to me and being patient while we waited for the credit union
@vg3273
@vg3273 5 жыл бұрын
@@shaunwilkens You're welcome, no worries. Thanks for your business.
@nathanreimche-vu6180
@nathanreimche-vu6180 4 жыл бұрын
Freaking love your videos man! Keep it up!!
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nathan!
@rif6876
@rif6876 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice! I'm really new to this (vans and following on youtube). Could you maybe put a number in each new van video so I can figure what order to watch in. There, I said it. I'm old. But interested!
@user-ih2wt3sz8x
@user-ih2wt3sz8x 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your help!
@brdoboy
@brdoboy 5 жыл бұрын
Nice! I have subscribed to your channel for a while and was bummed to see the last van go, glad you are starting with a new project so we can follow along. Do you mind sharing what you paid and what the mileage is? I'm in Seattle and in the market for my van!
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! I paid $29,500 + tax and it had 64k miles on it
@quil10it
@quil10it 3 жыл бұрын
Did you talk about your budget? I'm new here and just starting to look for a van.
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 3 жыл бұрын
Not sure I did! My initial budget was 50k for the van and build but I went over that a little...
@jamessutherland4238
@jamessutherland4238 4 жыл бұрын
Why did you want nothing less than a 2012? Just curious
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 4 жыл бұрын
That’s when I thought they started doing the 4cyl engine in the ncv3 sprinters. I think now it may have been 2013 when they started that.
@max-zl1vm
@max-zl1vm 4 жыл бұрын
SHAUN! who did you use to insure your TN1? looking at getting one myself. Love your videos, keep it up!
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! I used Geico.
@HamsCams
@HamsCams 3 жыл бұрын
How did you get your credit union to finance ? I am having the same issue it being a "commercial vehicle".
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 3 жыл бұрын
I tried several until I found one that would. Just keep trying
@michaelmedina7308
@michaelmedina7308 5 жыл бұрын
It's beautiful!
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Isn’t it?! I’m a big fan of the black over my last van.
@michaelmedina7308
@michaelmedina7308 5 жыл бұрын
@@shaunwilkens I've been thinking about getting a used Ram Promaster with a diesel. What are your thoughts on that?
@agaragar21
@agaragar21 5 жыл бұрын
Nice !
@yongwoo1020
@yongwoo1020 5 жыл бұрын
1st and Congratulations!
@sickflix7815
@sickflix7815 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@scrappychildhood6633
@scrappychildhood6633 5 жыл бұрын
What RV van is best brand? I have 50k what would you do with 50k? Convert or buy RV
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
It really depends on how you want to use the van. With $50k you could buy a van and do a very nice conversion if you’re willing to put in the hours. Pleasure-Way, Sportsmobile, and Advanced RV have some pretty good van campers and I’m sure you can find a used one for under $50k. Labor is a pretty big chunk in the cost of buying a converted van so if you’re able to do all the labor yourself, you would end up with a much newer van with newer components.
@scrappychildhood6633
@scrappychildhood6633 5 жыл бұрын
@@shaunwilkens I have Possibly only 1 Question for you fellow KZfaqr What Van or Class C rv Would you recommend living in full time. Are there Condo style RV's out there meant to live in year around? My Reason want to avoid paying rent and owning land to build my net-worth up.
@ShrekSwag
@ShrekSwag 5 жыл бұрын
Use Thinsulate to insulate!!!
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve debated using thinsulate but I’m leaning towards spray foaming the whole van. What do you like about thinsulate?
@cdb4464
@cdb4464 4 жыл бұрын
@@shaunwilkens Love your new van! BUT, hey bro, you want to avoid gas offloading from all those chemicals. Can be intense in small van spaces. Try havelockwool.com. At least you'll be in a healthy environment. Also check out Jarrod Tocci's channel - he did a tour of Havelock and used his on his new Sprinter. Very impressive. also humble handcraft.com is using this in all their conversions. Big game changer. You don't want to go el cheap when it comes to your health !! ;D kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nq5jaJhyrtfVlok.html
@brandonwhite772
@brandonwhite772 5 жыл бұрын
What’s with the window in that house you are filming in? Looks unfinished and janky...
@shaunwilkens
@shaunwilkens 5 жыл бұрын
Haha, unfinished and janky is the environment I thrive in
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