Description
For sale is my much loved 1987 VW T25/ T3 2. 1 DJ 5 speed with twin sliding doors. I bought the van late last year with the intention of turning it into my dream T25 but unfortunately a new job with a bit of a commute necessitated a car purchase and space is somewhat tight here so sadly the van has to go. I've done/ had done thousands of pounds worth of work to get it as I wanted it and all of the new parts, including the wheels, tyres and suspension have less than 500 miles on them. I had a replacement used 150k mile DJ engine professionally fitted which was set up by an ex-VW technician who apparently connected lots of 1980s style computers up to different parts of the engine to get it running just right. Lots of receipts available to prove work done and most of the parts have been ordered from Brickwerks with VW Heritage and Just Kampers making up the remainder.
All of the major issues that these vans suffer from have been dealt with so the new owner should be able to have plenty of miles without worrying about any big problems. The van will also come with a spare DJ engine for rebuild and a set of 14x7 deep dish genuine BBS alloys if the offer is right. Both of these items are very hard to find so a great bonus to the new owner if they want them.
Good stuff:
Clean MOT Until 16th of June 2026 with no advisories
Powerful 2. 1 DJ engine
5 speed dogleg gearbox
V5 in my name with correct engine number and colour showing
Solid underneath
Mk5 Golf GTi seats
Mk1 Golf steering wheel with working horn
Chrome bumpers
Twin sliding doors
Fiama F35 Pro awning
Sony MP3 head unit
Reversing camera
15" steel wheels from Brickwerks painted white
4 recent Uniroyal Rainexpert tyres
New Brickwerks Eibach/ Bilstein -40mm suspension kit
Stainless steel exhaust with no leaks (I was told from Just Kampers)
New fuel tank and most of the lines (whole system thoroughly inspected)
New brake calipers
New track rod ends
New inner joints on steering rack
New battery this spring (with receipt for guarantee)
Fresh correct rated coolant
Fresh oil and filter
Fresh air filter
Fresh fuel filter
New plugs and leads
New rotor arm and cap (correct DJ fitment)
Replacement used but good distributor
Several coolant pipes replaced (whole system thoroughly inspected)
Rock'n'roll bed homemade by previous owner
Will come with fridge and gas cooker used by previous owner (untested)
Very little rust on the body
Original front windows (I assume, they still have the number plate etched in!)
New Nightbreaker bulbs
Previous owner assured me new bushes had been recently fitted for the gear selector
New starter motor
Less good stuff:
-Heater fan doesn't work.
-The engine was found to have a little wear (as most do) but runs better than any other I looked at following a thorough going over and set up by a T25 trained ex-VW engineer. Burns little or no oil and is all but inaudible at 50mph in fifth whilst still having that flat four character.
-A few scrapes and dinks or "character marks" as my other half calls them!
-There's a small rust hole in the drivers side sliding door.
-Some wear on the drivers seat bolster, but doesn't affect comfort. The previous owner had the van for 13 years and claimed to have only used it twice a year to head down to Cornwall. He added the livery on the side as his brother in law had apparently invested in the distillery and he liked the logo, which certainly gets a lot of attention. The guy who owned it before that bought the van at Bugjam and painted it it's current colour, which I believe is a Toyota colour from the early 2000s. He enjoyed the van and remembers it well enough to have commented on it after seeing a post I'd put online!
