Absolutely nothing.
Zip.
Zilch.
Very possibly the greatest automobile of all time.
The odometer only has five digits, but from what I can gather from the previous owner and the mechanic who has looked after it for 20 years, it has probably done 280,000, but it could easily be 380,000, considering I did 50,000 in just over a year. Still the original motor and gearbox.
Resprayed it after inevitable rust was cut out. Lookin' good.
I lived in it for over a year, during which I was always comfortable, ate very well and usually had cold beer in the fridge. I was sharing the accommodation with my wife and two large-ish dogs. We were a little cramped sometimes, but it beats driving an enormous mobile home.
The bus managed to get through some of the crappiest tracks I have ever driven on, even 4WD only terrain, with a ton of gear on board. It would then sit happily at 100 kph on the highway. Mostly. Headwinds and steep hills slow us down a bit.
I now drive it daily on winding mountain roads and still enjoy flinging it into bends, which it handles with aplomb unless there are mid-corner bumps. These can be very interesting...
I will die before I sell my van.
The Sopru camper conversion has proved it's worth over many years. I have owned and driven thousands of Ks in these models and currently restoring a 1973 version.
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