Buying a VW Crafter for a Camper Build — Is It Worth £36,000?

#vanlife #crafter #volkswagen Buying a VW Crafter for a Camper Build — Is It Worth £36,000? My brother has been spending £4,000 a year renting vans for his award winning BBQ adventures— so he decided enough was enough. It was time to buy his very own van. With a budget of £36,000 and a very specific brief, we hit the road to find the perfect base for a bespoke camper conversion. But with so much choice out there — big vans, small vans, expensive vans and cheap vans — where do you even start? In this video we visit multiple dealers, inspect some questionable stock, stumble across a £100,000 fully converted camper for comparison, and eventually find the one. A 2023 VW Crafter long wheelbase with automatic gearbox, climate control, Apple CarPlay and parking sensors — all for under budget. It's not perfect. But with big plans for a full bespoke BBQ camper conversion, it needed to be the right van to start with. This is just the beginning — the conversion is already booked and we'll be back to show you the finished result. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss it. 👍 If you enjoyed this video please give it a like and subscribe for more budget motoring, barn finds and builds from the farm. 💬 Let us know in the comments — would you have bought this van? 00:00 - Introduction & The Van Problem 01:38 - Arriving at the First Dealer 01:40 - Inspecting the First Crafter 04.21 - Arriving at the Second Dealer 09:24 - Arriving at the Third Dealer 10:57 - Inspecting the Winning Van 13:52 - The Conversion Plans Revealed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for watching and welcome to Barn Club Cars. Here we love classic and retro cars from the 80's, 90's and 2000's. Join us while we buy, drive, repair and occasionally sell our project cars.