Van Fixes.... You'll Never Guess The Cost

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3 ай бұрын

The van has been for a COSTLY MOT and now it is back we take on a few fixes to get our tiny home on wheels ready for more adventures.
We take on as many fixes and upgrades as we can, but a major overhaul of our braking system was beyond our area of expertise and would've taken us too long to fix (even if we could).
so a trip to the garage and an annual MOT on top was in order, we outline this at the start of the video and would love you to guess what it cost us. We will even send the closest person a few stickers as a prize.
We fix up a few other bits on the van in this weeks episode, and have some larger projects in the works - so any comments, words of wisdom or encouragement are welcome.
Thanks so much for watching, we hope you'll join us on more videos soon. Take care.
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@Q3Wdoncarlos 3 ай бұрын

Wipe down with isopropyl alcohol before applying the silicone; once it's flashed off it'll bond wonderfully. Check back soon for more top tips!

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Good tip. Have been advised to use this to remove adhesives and gunk too, so may invest in some. Thanks for the tip.

@janlayzell2995 3 ай бұрын

Hi Rich, you could put a coat of mat yacht varnish on the windowsill. Also we think you spent £2167 on your repairs.

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Jan. That’s not a bad idea. Thanks for the guess too. Not bad. Will reveal soon.

@timstradling7764 3 ай бұрын

For silicon, go in with a positive attitude and you get a better finish. Don’t put in too much to see start with, you can always add a bit more. Don’t go too slow or heavy.😊

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Good tips, I maintain it’s some sort of dark art 😊

@natebaird 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience on the maintenance front. I'm getting ready to set out with my old 609D T2 from LA to Vancouver and been creating a list of all the filters and parts I'll need to order from the UK to keep her running great! Learned from a friend recently that my front brakes are discs and the rear are drums. Hope you all feel better soon if you're not already!

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Ah no problem Nate. Yeah that’s a good idea to carry some spares. Let us know If you’ve trouble sourcing anything.

@natebaird 3 ай бұрын

@@WanderbusAdventures Will do, thanks ya'll!

@katrinagray7733 3 ай бұрын

Glad you went with the oil . Looks so much better than plastic . Were the repairs 2.600.00 😭 .. Wanderbus will soon be good to go. So glad you're both feeling better xxx

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Yeah we prefer the look. It is a bit wiffy for a while though. Thanks so much, it wasn’t nice at all but on the mend now x

@easytigeroverland4697 3 ай бұрын

£3.5 k is my guess, but I'd be interested to know what you budgeted?, all the best Mark and Chesca

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

We’d budgeted a lot less but based on thinking it was just going to be the front brakes. It came back double what we’d maximum budgeted for. Was a bit of a shocker.

@Stu28732 3 ай бұрын

I would say 2,130.20p and that’s just going on my past experience. I do feel for you guys…trust you had excellent Easter Break. Take care be safe. x

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Stu. Easter was nice and chill due to the illness. But fighting fit now. Hope you had a good one mate. Take care and have a great week x

@ian_morg 3 ай бұрын

I’ll go for a £1200 bill 😬😬 I also hate doing silicone. Top tip, clean the old stuff off, dry the area with a hair dryer, cut your nozzle slightly smaller so you don’t use too much and have too big a bead then use a wet wipe over your finger to smooth it out. You can then dispose each one without any mess.

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Oh it’s the worst job isn’t it?! That’s a good tip. It’s something to master. Guess logged.

@ian_morg 3 ай бұрын

@@WanderbusAdventures nozzle not middle lol

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

@ian_morg Roger. Will keep my middle normal size 😂

@donbrown8001 3 ай бұрын

I’m surprised you didn’t do the work yourself - my guess is £4998.99 !!😮

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Ooosh that’s the highest so far. Yeah in the future this might be something we’d try, but it’s just so much work and so vital for safety. On this occasion we left it to the pros.

@mavisgetsabout 3 ай бұрын

Hope youre both feeling better after covid.. Garage bills are horrible arent they?! I wont guess on the cost, I'd be cheating, having had inside info😉 I think Dave was secretly pleased that you dont like silicone, he hates it too😅 As for the wood, I'd have chosen to not use the plastic too😊

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Ah thanks Emily. We are feeling much better now thank you. OMG silicone is kryptonite! Glad I’m not the only one to struggle with this. Hope you’re doing well and the UK weather isn’t too much of a shocker now you’re back

@mavisgetsabout 3 ай бұрын

@WanderbusAdventures it's been ok. Dave's been busy fixing the damage! We are looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks😊

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

@@mavisgetsabout us too ❤️

@tomcat7525 3 ай бұрын

Most reputable garages slip a plastic bin liner type bag over the driver's seat for the greasy mechanic, for the £ they charge that the least they should do. Maybe they ran out of bags so they should have cleaned it, maybe tell them that is what you expect if you ever use their services again?. It wasnt the Dodgy Brothers garage was it?

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

That makes sense and would work well, the seat was caked in rusty oily mess. Still it was better than last time when oil had been ground into the hab floor. Haha, no not dodgy brothers - they do good work, just messy buggers it seems.

@AlpineSportsIreland 3 ай бұрын

I did brakes and steering on 709d €2200 plus vat plus labour

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

The parts costs have shot up incredibly haven’t they?!

@AlpineSportsIreland 3 ай бұрын

@@WanderbusAdventures That's is you can get them. I had just started my bus works and my mechanic used a truck supply place, not the cheapest but we had some credit which helped. Next big job in fitting seats and getting front fan blower working again for cab. need to find part numbers

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

@@AlpineSportsIreland ah ours is broken too. Intermittently. But then again so are all the knobs. So am looking out for a whole unit to use. Keep us posted.

@AlpineSportsIreland 3 ай бұрын

@@WanderbusAdventures Mine used to work too, was intermittent also, no zero. My am currently fixing in seating supports, then floor back in, still soooo much to do, its daunting at the best of times

@kevingalloway9338 3 ай бұрын

The van is looking good. Hope your all well. 3560.75….is my guess

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Got your guess logged.

@davidgray4012 3 ай бұрын

£750.00 @ bodget and scarper

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

This was our hope when we thought it was reserved to being brakes on the front.

@neiljemmerson8826 3 ай бұрын

Im going to go around 3250

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your guess.

@montygti16v11 3 ай бұрын

Loving the bus I reckons the bill was 2950

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Monty 🚐🚐🚐

@eugenegardiner9895 3 ай бұрын

2400

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your guess. Will update soon.

@mentalneil 3 ай бұрын

Rich/Kelly how can I go about getting hold of some of your stickers, so I can put them on my caravan door

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Hey Neil. Hope you’re good. So a few ways but there’s a few stickers. 1. Make a guess on the costs of our MOT job. Closest one wins. 2. We have some shiny premium ones available in our shop here buymeacoffee.com/Wanderbus 3. We often bring some normal ones to shows. And love to meet people there

@holdenman8850 3 ай бұрын

Question is Rich, did you use Genuine Merc parts or OEM?

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Great question. The calipers were rebuilt/swapped out - the rest supplied by the garage via Mercedes.

@donnysweekendvanlifetravel7854 3 ай бұрын

Great to see you both as for the vibration what a lot off garages do to cover them selves is replace the lot it might have been just a bearing a caliper most likely just discs and pads still glad it's sorted and new brakes all round will give peace off mind for the future all the best donny

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

@@donnysweekendvanlifetravel7854 that’s true, it’s got to be safe and fingers crossed it’s the last huge bill for a while.

@MACK13 3 ай бұрын

£3200 😮😊😊

@easytigeroverland4697 3 ай бұрын

3.5k. Interested to know what you budgeted folks?

@skinniestfatman5641 3 ай бұрын

I think we're looking close to 3 grand, our vehicles aren't cheap, we just spent £2500 on our Opel and she still isn't right and is back at the garage where we were told that the head gasket is shagged and there's a pressure problem with the radiator so probably another couple of grand there

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Oh gosh, sorry to hear that. It’s frustrating when you’ve spent that much money only for more work to be needed. Hope you get it sorted mate. Guess marked at 3k.

@skinniestfatman5641 3 ай бұрын

@@WanderbusAdventures yeah same here as its our long distance car (can pretty much drive from Prague to Plymouth on 1 tank of fuel if i dont drive like a loony on the autobahn lol)

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Wow. That’d be two tanks for us. And we have two tanks 😆

@MartinKennedy636 3 ай бұрын

Cost that lot two grand

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Got your guess logged, will reveal all in due course.

@jaysmalls1789 3 ай бұрын

brakes £1.450 +vat

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Jay.

@Dannyscuriousquests 3 ай бұрын

i recon 1900 but i hope it was less...

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate.

@fergusmoloney 3 ай бұрын

£2950.

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Quite a spread of guesses now, thanks Fergus. Will keep you posted.

@charlielittlejohn9572 3 ай бұрын

around £4000🤑

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Oooh. We need to reveal the amount on this. Thanks for your guess Charlie.

@charlielittlejohn9572 3 ай бұрын

@@WanderbusAdventures maybe I shouldn't have bought a Clayton power unit for my Vario and did the brakes instead 🤣

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

@charlielittlejohn9572 Oooh nice. That’s a tidy bit of kit.

@jamesslittle 3 ай бұрын

Ummm, £3350?

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Cheers James, will reveal in due course.

@adamhenderson5088 3 ай бұрын

£1500??

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Will update you soon Adam, thanks for the guess.

@annwild8035 3 ай бұрын

£1800 plus vat

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Will include the VAT, thanks for the guess.

@powderpuff1964 3 ай бұрын

3600 pounds

@WanderbusAdventures 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your guess.