Pondering a TVan in 2018

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Originally Posted by Eevo

i would love a tvan. but i cant justify the price.

25k and your using it how many times per year?

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The real cost is depreciation and opportunity cost. They hold their value pretty well. Opportunity cost depends on an individual situation.

I have a Tvan and all the positive things you say about them are true. It will go anywhere, 5 mins to set up and to pack, very easy to tow.

I also thing you can do well to buy a second hand one. The newest ones have become really expensive, $70,000 plus and I can't justify trading up from my 2010 model. Also, I don't like the way they have gone with frig and big storage area in front of the van itself, which increases drawbar weight.

I came from a tent culture and I find that there is plenty of room in my Defender 90 and the Tvan (under the bed) to carry all that I need, frig in the back of the Defender. If I need more space, I load the roof rack.

Good luck with it.

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Originally Posted by Bytemrk

I'm pondering the idea of buying a Track TVan next year.

Most of the time I travel alone and either swag or tent it.... but I'm thinking in the next couple of years of doing a few extended trips, where the swag would rapidly get tiring.... maybe I'm just getting old and lusting after a little comfort[tonguewink].

My current budget doesn't get me a new one - and of course what I can afford and what I like, never seem to meet. [bighmmm]

They do however seem to hold there value very well - so starting to think pushing the limits of my budget may not necessarily end up in a big capital loss when I sell it.


I don't want to go to a caravan - I'm after something that will follow the car anywhere I want to take it. I also don't want to spend an hour or more setting up canvas and pulling it down when ever i stop for the night. From what I can see, TVan seems to offer the flexibility in set up that would suit me.

Those that I know who have used them seem very happy with them..... I'll probably hire one for a trip before I commit, but has anyone got any experience or feedback that might be helpful to me?

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I’m hoping to pick up a Mk2 at some stage.

The one I got was a 2007 mkII. Its the Murranji so it seems to have all the options fitted except for the front box which I did not want. Looks like it has had very little use and probably lived in a shed all its life. Paid just under 30k for it. Seems you can get them for a bit less than that down south. As it was in such good nick, had the long draw bar and correct axel length for the defender I was happy to pay a bit more for it.

Any pics? Was it the one for sale at Loganholme?

It was the one at Loganhome. Sorry no pics as yet. I'll try to get some next weekend. I spent today crawling all over it. I was impressed with my RAAF trailer and I even more impressed with the Tvan. It's a great piece of gear.

What’s the difference to the Canning?

Here’s my tactical trailer.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2018/06/52.jpg

Nice.... looks just like mine! I don't think I have ever taken my RAAF trailer anywhere without somebody asking me about it or saying how good it looks.

Don't really know the differences between the Tvan models of that period. I think it is mostly nice to have stuff. Mine is fully lined, lots of lights, front and rear water tanks, heaps of merit plugs, everywere, all the canvas awnings, walls, draught skirt, ensuite, rear hatch screen, sail awning, solar panels, two roof hatches, storage nets on roof and walls, charger, fancy stereo, bed tie down rails [bigwhistle] and probably some more things I have forgotten. I think these are basically all options you can have on the other models just that you don't have to bother ticking the boxes if you buy the Muranjji.

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Originally Posted by Bytemrk

I'm pondering the idea of buying a Track TVan next year.

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Well,, 6 months down the track, so to speak.. are we any closer to spending the cash Mark?

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Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Well,, 6 months down the track, so to speak.. are we any closer to spending the cash Mark?

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Post #100 Pedro [wink11]

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Originally Posted by Bytemrk

Congratulations Trout [smilebigeye]


My purchase has been delayed by a few things - but is definitely still going to happen, most likely late this year.

Eevo, you are right it is a lot of money.

Plenty can't justify the cost - but they sell plenty of them and they are popular enough to really hold their value.. so there must be more than a few out there that can justify the money.

I cant justify a new one for my needs.... but a good reasonably recent second hand one fits what I want and can afford. History says it's unlikely to depreciate massively, so why not. [thumbsupbig]

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