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Subject Topic: Dodgy Autosleeper on ebay? Post Reply Post New Topic
13/7/2007 at 6:33pm
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Hi all,

I've just come across this item: 130131888947 (sorry, can't make the link work) on evilbay (advertised as a Transit Autosleeper:

I used to have a 1990 Rambler and this looks nothing like a genuine Autosleeper to me - anyone care to comment?

cheers

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13/7/2007 at 7:03pm
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I used to have a 1990 Autosleeper Frisky on a Transit base and I agree this is nothing like it. The colours are all wrong, the logo is all wrong, the furniture is not right.

Perhaps someone should ask Autosleepers about it?



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13/7/2007 at 7:36pm
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That's what I thought Caz - looks like a dodgy homebuild to me.

The reason I asked about this is because a friend is thinking of buying it. I just wanted to confirm that it wasn't a genuine Autosleeper - I think I'll advise him to steer clear!

best
Matt


13/7/2007 at 8:06pm
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i don`t know anything about these but the pics i can find on the net all have windows in the hightop

but the item on ebay looks nicely done


13/7/2007 at 8:36pm
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there's a reg clearly shown so that bit looks genuine, why not ask:
a - respray - when and why
b - go check it over if answer to a is ok

the external body work is much smarter than the usual AS - but the interior upholstery def has that 50s feel!

it used to be possible to check vehicles on the dvla web-site - but it seems they now want £36 for that

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14/7/2007 at 5:01pm
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I think this is a play on words.  It is not an Autosleeper but an automobile that you can sleep in.  So they have called it an Auto-sleeper. 

Not very subtle but I guess technically they can do it because they have hyphenated the name so they are not really making claim to it being made by Autosleeper the company.

I am sure there is no law against painting that wording on the side of a vehicle either.



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14/7/2007 at 5:40pm
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Owing to the fact that many campsites won't allow commercial vans it is probably not a bad idea to make it look as close as possible to a purpose made motorhome. It looks like a nice van to me but the main thing with campervans of course is whether or not the engine, bodywork, and mechanics are in good roadworthy condition because if not you end up with a static that isn't going anywhere!


14/7/2007 at 5:49pm
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The trouble with homebuilts though, is that you never know what the quality of the workmanship was like 'beneath the surface'.

Matt


15/7/2007 at 12:29pm
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ebay



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15/7/2007 at 12:33pm
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it looks like a D.I.Y. job that,this is it wont be worth half as much as a proper auto sleeper conversion.

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16/7/2007 at 11:23pm
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Quote: Originally posted by twooks on 13/7/2007
there's a reg clearly shown so that bit looks genuine,

it used to be possible to check vehicles on the dvla web-site - but it seems they now want £36 for that
Just checked it and needs taxing 1 sept, £180,  1990 van here


18/7/2007 at 9:29pm
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Hi, can anyone thinking of posting a link as long as above use http://.com/
makes life much simpler and 'longer' hehe


[can't imagine why that link was censored - so I'll try again ??????]

Post last edited on 18/07/2007 23:03:19


ok third attempt - then I'm off - leaving spaces between the y and u

www. tiny url. com

Post last edited on 18/07/2007 23:04:47

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18/7/2007 at 9:54pm
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The friend of mine who was interested in it went to take a look, and it wasn't very good at all.

It's a homebuild (although not built by the current seller, who just bought it to tart up and sell quickly) - the seller sprays cars for a living. Apparently, the wings, sills and scuttle were full of filler (the wheel arches being almost solid fibreglass). There was paint bubbling all over the place where he'd rushed spraying the filler and it hadn't gone off properly and rust was already coming through in places. When the cab carpet was lifted, the floor was a rusty mess and the interior design was 'interesting' to say the least (who ever heard of a 'three berth' van where all three people had to share the same bed?!). The seller had bought the 'Autosleeper' decals and carefully worded his e-bay advert (he claimed to not know about the genuine manufacturer of the same name Wink ).

To be honest, I pity whoever bought this van - it'll lbe a rusty mess in six months and isn't worth a fraction of it's ebay sale price. Just goes to show that ebay descriptions and photo's aren't worth a bean - buyer beware.

Matt


18/7/2007 at 10:57pm
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Photos certainly aren't worth a bean...they make dull paintwork look bright and don't show up any marks or dents or rust patches.

Just another case of buyer beware and must go to see items like cars and caravans before bidding



18/7/2007 at 11:31pm
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