Ebay Dormobile - £7.5k (auction)

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Ebay Dormobile - £7.5k (auction)

Post by RMS » Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:18 am

Hi guys,

This has just popped up on Ebay:
1971 Dormobile with a starting price of £7.5k.

Looks quite respectable and with original interior, though it does have a Ford Essex petrol engine and aftermarket (or possibly Wolf?) wheels fitted.

I had a 109" with the Essex engine - very smooth, not as quiet as a 2.25 petrol but more economical. I used to get around 20mpg average, and that was driving it pretty hard as I loved the sound of the engine on full bore :whistle: The best I got was towing my Dandy folding camper to the Lakes - 24mpg so I'm pretty sure high 20s is easily possible driven carefully.

It might be an interesting tester for current values :cheers:

Cheers,
Robin.
1967 109" Carawagon 200TDi
1972 109" SW Carawagon 2.5NA
1958 109" Carawagon 2.25P (project)
1972 109" Carawagon 200 or 300TDi (project)
1974 Dormobile 2.25D (project)
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Re: Ebay Dormobile - £7.5k (auction)

Post by DanC » Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:33 am

Maybe, but the price reflects £500 for the vehicle and £7k for the Maltese cross grill :cheers:
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Re: Ebay Dormobile - £7.5k (auction)

Post by RMS » Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:39 am

DanC wrote:Maybe, but the price reflects £500 for the vehicle and £7k for the Maltese cross grill :cheers:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
1967 109" Carawagon 200TDi
1972 109" SW Carawagon 2.5NA
1958 109" Carawagon 2.25P (project)
1972 109" Carawagon 200 or 300TDi (project)
1974 Dormobile 2.25D (project)
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Re: Ebay Dormobile - £7.5k (auction)

Post by overlander » Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:09 pm

Love it...laughed out loud which is good.

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Re: Ebay Dormobile - £7.5k (auction)

Post by AntMan232 » Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:48 pm

It always makes me happy seeing Dormobiles nice and expensive at auction... makes me feel better :laugh:

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Re: Ebay Dormobile - £7.5k (auction)

Post by Calum » Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:08 pm

Get rid of the horrible wheels, decals, bumper and engine and we are on our way to a nice motor... the interior seems quite nice and unmolested. Bit steep given its 'deviations' IMO
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