2019 Ford Transit 300 Custom Camper

This camper van is based on a 2019 Ford Transit Custom 300, with a high top fitted. It has a 1995cc turbo-diesel engine and a six speed manual gearbox, so is highly fuel efficient. In fact the current owner says he can get the best part of 40mpg out of it, which makes it a very economical way to travel.

It was converted by camper van specialists Convert My Van in Darlington. The current owner is just the third custodian of the vehicle, and although he’s unsure as to whether it was converted when new, or at a later date, it’s only covered 5000 miles since it left the Ford factory, so is basically like an almost new van. 

This professionally built camper van has a very comprehensive specification and features the following attributes:

• Pull out Fiamma awning.
• Reversing camera.
• Rear facing LED auxiliary lights.
• Bumper and grille mounted auxiliary LED lighting.
• Fiamma 200D bike rack rated at 35Kg for two bikes.
• Solar panel.

The van’s bodywork looks excellent. If there’s a cleaner looking 2019 Transit around we’d certainly like to see it. The white paintwork shows no signs of damage, and the black Daytona stripes mark this camper out as a bit special.

There is an extra LED lighting setup mounted on the front bumper, and extra flashing lights on the front grille, matched by similar units mounted high up at the van’s rear.

That front bumper is an attractive chrome finished tubular item, which sets off the front of the van very nicely. 

Those who might otherwise be nervous about reversing a van needn’t worry either, because this one has a reversing camera fitted, so a clear view of what’s behind you is always available.

The satin black Daytona stripes that flow over the camper’s bonnet are complimented by similar highlighting along the van’s waistline, and again, just below the roofline. The satin black highlighting also features on the rear doors of the camper.

Overall, the condition is exactly what you’d expect of a camper van that’s only done 5000 miles from new.

The high spec continues inside this luxuriously appointed camper van. In here you’ll find:

• Dash mounted fan.
• MaxAir Air Excel ventilation system.
• Air heating system.
• TV and aerial.
• Microwave oven.
• Water bottles.
• LPG cylinder.
• Window blinds and covers.
• Step.
• Thetford Porta Potti.
• Passenger Captain Chair.
• Fold out table.
• Rear seats that convert into a rock ’n’ roll bed.
• Twin Gas hob.
• Fridge.
• Sink and tap with a water pump.
• Leisure battery.
• Power inverter with 230v mains sockets and USB points.
• Kiddie carbon monoxide alarm.
• Roof vent.
• Multiple storage cupboards.
• 230v electrical hook up and power cables.
• Inside the van’s rear doors is a luggage storage area.
• Extras include a double air bed, drawers and a windbreaker.

This van basically has everything you need, and its internal appointments are better than some Air BnBs I’ve stayed in. You can cook yourself a meal, watch TV and sleep in style, and the air ventilation system will keep you at whatever temperature makes you comfortable.

Plus, thanks to the four seatbelts you can legally drive with four people in the van, something that’s not possible in a lot of older camper van conversions. And the captain’s chair in the front obviously spins round and makes extra seating in the camper itself.

This is a modern front wheel drive Ford Transit van, which means there is no prop shaft running to the rear axle, and hence no transmission tunnel to eat into the camper van space – a marked advantage over an older van conversion. 

And of course it has that manual six speed gearbox, just like a modern car, so is both nippy and economical. At this mileage you can basically treat it like a new vehicle, except someone else has done the running in for you.

The van’s engine bay and underside look very clean, as you’d expect at this age and paltry mileage.

The camper van comes with an invoice from July this year when it had a full service, including fully synthetic oil, at a cost of £405.

The camper comes with two keys and an MoT certificate which runs until July 26th this year. The current owner has had the van for a little over 18 months, and tells us he and his wife regularly visited Whitby in it, which isn’t far from where they live.

However, they’ve now decided they like the famous Yorkshire seaside area so much they’re going to buy a house there, so the camper van is no longer needed. The owner says:

‘It drives like a brand new van. I’m currently using it daily to go back and forth from work, just to keep it up and running. 

‘Absolutely everything works in it, and I’ve seen nearly 40 miles per gallon from it several times. I’ve only done 1000 miles in it since we bought it a year ago last July.

‘It’s a shame to have to sell it. I’d be out in it every weekend but my wife isn’t so keen and would prefer a house.’

You can’t argue with that, although if the weather in Whitby is bad, you can’t drive a house to somewhere with a better climate.

New camper vans are expensive because they’re all basically hand built. So to find one just five years old and with only 5000 miles on it represents a rare opportunity to acquire one at a healthy discount. At the same time though, this camper looks to be in as-new condition, or as close to it as is possible.

So the lucky new owner will have allowed the previous three to take the price depreciation hit, making this camper look like something of a bargain at the estimated auction value of £25,000 to £35,000.

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