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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
What have you done with van #1 and van #2? Scrapped them?
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When you need a vehicle for work, hire costs have to be factored in, that $1500 or so made all the difference for the Mercedes. It was well fixable, but just wasn't worth my while. My mechanic took it, fixed it an made himself some money. I've seen it running around, looking as nice and clean as I kept it
I still have the VW at the moment. I don't think it will get scrapped, but the repair cost is pretty close to market value, I'm even toying with the idea of EVing it (about the same cost as the required repairs). The Renault was originally purchased as I felt that money was better spent on a back up vehicle that could be used on smaller jobs, than on hire fees. It was never intended to be my primary van as it's only 3m cubed, vs 5.8 for the T5 and around 7 for the Mercedes. It's a big step down but has been doing the job of a vehicle twice it's size quite well, for the most part.
Here's the glass bonded in (and since tinted), I know I said it wasn't an Ecomod, but the glass sits flush, where as the sheet metal is inset, so if I can fill in the slight gap, it should reduce drag.
The total thickness of the glass, pinchweld and sealant is about 6mm, so it sits nice and flush with the surrounding metal:
I might even do an insert on the other side to get a similar effect.