@Quetsy Estremera and what about now!?

@Quetsy Estremera nice!!!!!!! :)) I'm SO rooting for you!!! Can't wait to finally hear the news when you get it! 🧡🧡

@Isabelle Woudsma yeah! And the quality of the photos is incredible!

Hm, for rust look the bottom of the car, like the subframe, specially of it's in places where it snows or it's near the sea side they are more likely to have rust, look at the edge at the very bottom of the van as well. That can be rusty. Look around the windows and seals, the wheel arches and lips, if the interior has any panelling or plastic floor make sure to look under it (some friends bought a van that had perfect walls and then they took the floor panel off the metal was 100% rust). Check out on the internet a list of the maintenance recommend for the mileage of the van. And ask the seller if that maintainable has been done. And then some tips: ask if the timing system has a timing belt (made with rubber, has to be replaced every 60k-100k miles) or a timing chain, made with metal and can last the life of the engine. If it has gears, make sure the gears change as smooth as possible (not too lose, not too snappy) and DON'T make any unusual noises when doing so and (this happened to me and I had to change it) make sure that your clutch is soft and not hard. If it's unusually hard when you step on it it means it needs to be replaced it it will break and also affect the gears. Ask for a cold start test, ask seller not to pre warm it to see if it turns on on the first try, if it has any rattles, smokes, rev it to see if nothing sounds weird. Check for bumps and things like that and get a report from the internet by entering the license plane number (this is possible in Spain for like 7€, idk about the UK) where you can check the previous crashes as well as if it's a stolen vehicle. Check nothing under the hood makes any unusual noises, and make sure you don't se any leaks. Check the oil dipstick, if the oil is thick sludge, its poorly maintained (ask for the last time/how many miles ago the oil was changed) the coolant should be clean, not brown or moly, apparently if it's milky, it's mixed with oil Wich means it's had a gasket problem. And idk, I think you could ask chatgpt for a nice list of things to look out for when buying a second hand van, maybe it will give you a good compilation of things to check out for that will give you piece of mind.

@Michelle Szpak no problem! ☺️☺️ I was also told to rent to make sure I made the right decision and that I liked van life before going for it, and I ignored that advice and followed my gut, I knew what I wanted, a d renting is so expensive it's not worth it at all in my opinion! Even more so when you are on a budget! Best of luck! Can't wait for the announcement whenever you do buy it!

My vacuum, gosh I love it

Oh I invested those coins on a Dyson and I use it for everything HAHAHAHAH every day, several times a day. I was debating on this or a corded vacuum, and I'm so glad I went for this one. If it has a cord I would never use it (or at least not as much as I do the Dyson, it's the cheapest Dyson of them all).

Hi Daniela! How cool! I hope to meet on the road some day! We basically have the same hobbies! I would add writing in there! I would love to finally write a novel one day hahaha :)

@Daniela Gardete I'm from Madrid, Spain, but right now I'm in Poland!