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Mercedes Vario 614d MWB
4.2L Diesel Engine
20-30 MPG (depending on driving conditions)
5 Gears
Oil, Filters changed every 6 months
Ex-Worcestershire Disability Bus (6 weeks service intervals)
Body work is practically mint. It had a £6000 full body restoration and re-spray in 2021
Full service history for the past 3 years. Lots and lots of paperwork for the previous years
MOT due – 23/08/23 – Happy to put 12 months on it prior to sale. Passes with flying colours every year
Mercedes Vario 614D Off-Grid Bus Conversion
Below is a whole load of information on our lovely bus conversion. If you want more visuals I would urge you to head over to https://instagram.com/our.roaminghome?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Story Time….
The time has come for us to sell our beloved home on wheels. We feel like we have experienced all there is to love about the bus, and now it’s someone else’s turn to enjoy all the love the bus has to give.
We bought the bus back in January 2021 as a 15 seater Worcestershire Council bus, we absolutely fell in love with it and decided it was going to be our home on wheels for the next couple of years. With only 210,000km on the clock and most Varios clocking up to 600/700k kilometres we knew it would make the perfect camper!
If you follow our Instagram and YouTube @our.roaminghome you’ll know how how determined we were to get it finished as quick as possible, working day and night to get the bus rust free so we could start building. So much so that we got chosen to feature on Jimmy’s Builds on Wheels on Discovery+!
After weeks of grinding down the chassis and removing every spec of rust (see instagram) it was time for the welding to start. A local professional replaced the tired wheel arches with brand new steel arches which meant we could re spray the chassis. After 5 coats of chassis paint and now rust free, the bus was ready for the re-sprayers.
CarCom Bodyworks spent 3 weeks removing the bottom 3” from the bus to ensure no rust was left behind, redoing the entire side door and finally respraying to the beautiful Classic Land Rover colour of Atlantic Green. This entire process including welding costed us £7500! As you can see this was absolutely worth it!
Roy at RLMetalworks then fitted our beast roof rack which meant we could mount our solar panels and roof decking. Not sure there’s much better than sitting up there with a cold one on a summers day!
We spent the next 6 months converting the bus into our tiny home on wheels with the help of Abbie’s Uncle a professional shop fitter and qualified electrician, Ian.
As you can see, with Victron and Marine Grade Ply, there has been no expense spared throughout. We look forward to meeting genuine VanLife lovers ready to take the bus on a new adventure.
The electrical system is incredibly extensive costing just over £5000. This means you can live off grid for as long as you like without needing to charge up. Driving the bus also trickle charges the batteries for extra peace of mind.
Maintenance is really important to us, the bus has had regular 6monthly filter and oil changes and 2 new tyres since owned. We have paperwork for most of it, and is fully registered as a campervan.
Please note that the bus weighs 6t so will require a C1 licence if you passed your test after 1997.
Electrics –
2 X 100ah Lithium Batteries
Victron Cerbo GX + Screen
2 X Orion 24/12 dc/dc converter
2 X Orion 24/24 dc/dc charger
Lynx distributor 1000 dc
Multiplies 1600 Inverter
240v plug in
6 way 240v fuse box
Smart Solar mppt 150/35
Manual shut off
Ve bud BMS v2
Multi Control Inverter panel
600W Solar Panels – Adjustable to 45*
Fridge –
Dometic CRX110. Unfortunately this is no longer working as the back fuse board blew. It is worth roughly £250 on eBay and will fall on the new owner to get a new one/replacement.
Bed –
6ft x 4.5ft double, custom household mattress
Boiler –
iMass IWH-1.5 gas boiler
Oven/Hob –
Voyager 4500 with elec ignition
Water pump –
SHURflo Aqua King II Premium 4.0 Fresh Water Pump (12V / 55 PSI)
Gas –
Gasit 60L underslung electronic relay gas tank (fill up every 4/6 months)
Other –
MaxAir Fan Deluxe
2 seater. Passenger seat is a removable & foldable Ford Transit seat
Eberspacher Diesel Heather
Log Burner + Salamader Stoves Flue Kit
Durito Reversing Camera
Fire Extinguisher
Light dimmers
2 x usb sockets
3 x 240 sockets
240v plug in
Carbon monoxide alarms
Smoke alarms
2 x 150L water tanks
About the bus –
2004 4.2L Mercedes Vario 614d
Manual
Ex Worcester Council Bus (6 week service intervals)
220985 km
6 tonne – Must have C1 licence if 1997 or before
Double custom mattress (indoor, house mattress) – 4ft x 6ft
Fixed double bed
The contact details for this vehicle are no longer available because it has either sold or the listing has expired.
Insurance options are available through our partner, Ripe Insurance.
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