I'm Glad that you like it too.

I have a few little jobs to do on it to start with the will consider looking at a few Mods perhaps.

Plenty of Black Polish I think too.

Need to double check with the insurance first though.

We repeat HIC is without doubt the best in this field as they allow you to build it up whilst being fuilly insured rather than having to tell them and face excesses every little mod you make ...

I have my T4 2.5TDI insured with Direct Line as they were the cheapest by far when I searched for quotes.

I have just informed them that we have transferred our private number plate onto the T4 which was no problem.

Out of curiosity I asked them could I fit Alloy Wheels and maybe an 'A' Bar to my T4.

They quoted £277.85 extra to insure it if I fit Alloys and no chance of getting insurance if I fit an 'A' Bar.

Looks like the standard steel wheels will do nicely then.

Glad I asked and didn't just buy and fit Alloys and an A Bar without telling them.

Take my fully modded custom camper [my previous one] and my current motorhome the difference in overall insurance costs are neglegable but both VERY different beasts, different values, ages, mileages, and extras but made i think £30 of a difference yet its value is GAURENTTED at £14k which is one of the main reasons for going to a specialist company in the first place they know the vehicles, they know the scene and they know the values....

At the end of they day they insured it from purchase as a standard 1.9td van as a fully fitted pop top camper thus allowing me to get it converted as long as i didnt go over what i stated the real costs come when you start fitting ecu tweaks, go faster bits and such like usually

As i always say it pays to shop around ......... i would far rather be paying possibly a slightly higher premium to know i am properly covered in the event of the worst happening they know what i have both on and in my van it is detailed on my prospectus plus they have gaurtenteed a value couldnt get much better fully comp all risks with breakdown cover at about the same as yours ????? btw if i wished to fit non standard alloys, a-bars or side bars etc i would have nothing further to pay

2003 Caravelle 2.5TDI 9 seater, fully comp with 7 years no claims cost me £567 with direct Line.

I only have 6 seats fitted at the moment to make an even larger load area for the wife to fill when she goes shopping

Looks like I might be changing insurers next time if Direct Line bump up their prices.

I have used Adrian Flux for my 4x4 in the past and they don't mind you doing modifications but their quote for the T4 was @ £ 1100 so almost double what i paid with direct Line.

One company told me that there wouldn't be much difference between insuring a 6 seater T4 and a 9 seater T4 but their quotes were over £900.

That T4 is insured in my fathers name with myseklf as a named driver but is classed as a modified van.

It has been fitted with a wheelchair ramp and winch and also a track for wheelchair clamps by the previous owners who used to transport disabled children in it.

It has two seats in the front and two seats in the rear with room for two wheelchairs.

Lots of insurance companies would not insure it due to the modifications or would charge silly money. Direct line were the cheapest again by far and he has been with them for years.

Strange how two very different vehicles can cost roughly the same to insure though, obviously its a hard one to gauge as everyones details, postcodes, values and past history vary so much but even all that taken into consideration its still quite a inomily dont you think ?

We don't use the modified T4 van for carrying disabled people around any more since mother passed away in 2005.

We have thought about removing the ramp and winch and wheelchair tracks and turning it into a six seater or even a camper.

The van is just so handy as it is though with the rear ramp for carrying tools, wheelbarrows, pushbikes, motorbikes and even a quad.

We might fit a double passenger seat in the front and remove the rear seats.

There are so many options available with the T4.