Citroen Dispatch Mini Camper - Ideal first van!

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£12,000
Campervan

Citroen Dispatch MWB Blue Hdi 1.6

Used
74,500 miles
2 Berths

Essential Information
Hob
Fridge
Dining Table
Heater
Ceiling Fan/Vent
Shower - External
Toilet - Portable
DAB Radio
Awning
Extra Storage

Detailed Information
Vehicle Description

Up for sale is my Citroen Dispatch MWB blue HDi 1.6 Van. It is just under 5m in length so fits into normal parking spaces and also low enough to fit under height barriers without the roof box. It is an ideal starter van. and will do more than 50mpg on a long run with the cruise control on. First registered October 2016 and bought by me with 16,000 miles on the clock in October 2018 and owned by me as the second owner since. Mileage is now just over 74,500 – so fairly low for its age – and this will go up slightly as I am still using it. The MOT is valid until October 26th 2023. Last MOT had 2 advisories, both of which have been rectified and I have the receipts to prove it. New rear brake discs and pads and a rear wheel bearing just fitted and all 5 tyres have plenty of life left in them – the 2 rear ones are less than 1000 miles old. I have both sets of keys plus a surf key, all the manuals/service book etc. and the V5 is in my name.
The paintwork on these vans is notoriously poor so there are some age related marks and rubs and a little bubbling in a few places but, other than that, there are no known faults and I am only selling this as I retire in a few months and am wanting to buy a bigger van to turn into a camper.
The van has a full dealer service history and is still under a Citroen extended warranty which is transferable to the new owner.
The graphics could be removed and it would still pretty much look like an ordinary van if stealth camping is your preference as I purposefully didn’t fit windows in the back.

The rear of the van is fully soundproofed with dodo mat and is insulated with a mixture of closed cell foam and Diall synthetic hollowfibre then overlaid with vehicle lining carpet and, as such, is very quiet (quieter than most cars) to drive, warm in winter and cool(ish) in summer. There is a low-profile Fletner vent in the roof for a bit of air circulation and Heki wind deflectors so you can crack the front windows on a night even if it’s raining. The only thing I’m not happy with in the back is the poor job I did on the back doors – I was running out of carpet so, rather than buy more, I pieced it together and it doesn’t look great but doesn’t affect how anything works – purely cosmetic.

Heating is provided by a 2Kw Planar diesel heater – not a cheap Chinese one – that was fitted by the Planar dealers in Wrexham. This is also fitted with a modem so you can text it to turn on remotely via the app or set a timer – brilliant when you are coming off the hill or out of the water to come back to a warm van and great in the winter for defrosting the windscreen while you are still in bed.

Electrics are a simple system and fully 12v and kitted out with low power lights and appliances and everything I have used such as laptop, tablet, phones, shower, paddleboard pump etc runs from 12v – so no mains hook-up or inverter fitted as I knew I would never need them. Because it is a fairly simple system there’s not much to go wrong and all the wiring is at least twice the thickness needed to further avoid the likelihood of any faults developing. There is a 12v socket and 2 USB ports in the bed/seating area and a 12v socket just inside the back doors that I use for the shower and my electric paddleboard pump.
There is a CTEK D250SA Battery to Battery charger that charges 2 x 110ah leisure batteries monitored by a BMV-712 battery monitor, along with a separate 150W solar panel running through a Victron bluetooth MPPT 100/30 solar controller – both systems charge the same batteries but independently so if a fault were to develop in one there would still be another charging system in place.
The van is fitted with a Dometic CRX50 fridge/freezer sitting above the batteries, 5 spotlights (split into front and rear with switches) and 2 reading lights that are individually switched and some blue lights at the step for when you have the awning up.
Cooking is on a small double burner with a Camping Gaz 907 cylinder all contained within a shelved unit that can be quickly removed completely from the van if required by undoing the two clamps that fix it to the half bulkhead. This means that you can take it out and have it in the awning if you wish.
There is a Thetford compact 335 toilet contained within a box that doubles as a small seat – fully removable too – and a table that sets up in the back of the van for meals.
Sleeping/seating is on a Marlin Conversions custom made side pull-out bed with plenty of storage underneath on one side of the van and opposite this is a bench seat also with storage underneath that gives a bit of extra bed space – as a full bed it takes up most of the back of the van or you can just use one side and keep a bike in the middle if you are away solo. I designed this set up so that I could keep my bicycle inside the van whilst sleeping and away on my own. The bed will sleep 2 reasonably comfortably and the cushions are 75mm foam with a 25mm memory foam top bonded so comfy.
There is no sink or plumbing in this van – I had a sink in my last van and barely used it so didn’t bother in this one. I use a basin with 2 x 10 litre jerry cans (included). I also have a folding bucket into which the shower pump drops and runs from the 12v socket at the back of the van.
The van has a c-rail fitted and the Reimo canopy awning is included along with a folding table and two small camp chairs so ready to go.
The 2 roof bars are included and, if the van sells for the asking price, I will include the 300 litre Kamei Husky roof box with a further 2 roof bars that it fits on with ‘T’ tracks (it fits down the side of the roof that doesn’t have the solar panel on), as well as the little used Vango Kela IV low airbeam drive away awning which also fits on the c-rail (so no draughts), otherwise I plan on keeping the roofbox in case I need it in the future and selling the awning as it won’t fit on a hightop van that I am looking to buy. My wife and I and our dog have happily spent a month away with this set up on a mixture of campsites and wild camps – the roof box is big enough to take the awning and an inflatable paddleboard and there’s enough space on the roof bars above the solar panel to take surfboards whilst driving so it doesn’t affect the battery charging.

I’m limited as to how many photos I can put up and I have many more including various stages of the conversion so please ask if you have any questions and I am in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders if you wish to view the van.

Thanks for looking

Beds Description

Can be used as a single shortish bed on one side or pulled out into a bed platform. As a single it is 1.70m, as a double it takes up most of the back of the van space and means that you can sleep two and a dog – I’m 5’10 my wife 5’4 and we manage well. If you slept diagonally it is 2.2m


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Vehicle Spec
Fuel Type:
Diesel
Transmission:
Manual
Belted Seats:
3 Belts
Driving Side:
Right-Hand Drive
Vehicle Length:
4.96 meters
Vehicle Height:
1.90 meters
Vehicle Width:
1.92 meters
Emissions Compliance:
ULEZ Compliant
Registered Vehicle Type:
Panel Van (meets DVLA standards)

Conversion Spec
Conversion Condition:
Excellent
Converter Type:
Self Build - Handcrafted Start-up
Gas Sign-off:
None
Max Weight (MAM/GVW/MTPLM):
2,660kg
Unladen Weight Verified:
No - the vehicle has not been weighed since completion

Electrics
12v Electrics
USB Sockets
Leisure Battery
Split Charge Relay
Solar Panel(s)

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