One amazing feature of the van which sets it apart from other factory made or converted vans of its size is how many people it can transport and also entertain. We had a new cab radio fitted with CD player and bluetooth, and there are speakers in the front and in the habitable space.
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The ladder at the back makes the roof accessible for maintenance of the solar panels, vent hatches and the TV arial. Front parking mirror and new reversing camera gives excellent visibility. The engine really comes into its own at low speed / high torque.
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Optional 4×4 with manual locking front hubs, High/Low gearing and all terrain tyres.
It’s easy to drive, the cab is roomy and the seats are in perfect condition (and wipeable which can be handy!). It had done about 57,000 miles when we bought it in March 2021 and we’ve done 9,000 happy touring miles in it since, so know it well and will be happy to go through everything with the new owner and show you how everything works. It only had tyre advisories in 2020 and the previous owners replaced them before we bought it. Taxed and sailed through the last MoT with no advisories (due 4 Sept but we’re happy to get a new MoT if needed). Fuel consumption isn’t bad, but this and its top speed are the only negatives. It’s not fast on the motorway, as these older vans tend to be, but will sit happily at 60-65 mph for hours.
It has the original 2 litre diesel engine (often referred to as “bulletproof”) and starts on the button every time. We are 5’7 tall and can stand up in it – taller people have to stoop a little. It’s amazingly compact (4.86m L x 1.85 W x 2.55 H) so easily fits inside parking spaces and has a great turning circle. The interior has to be seen to be believed: same footprint as a VW Transporter but with a toilet & shower cubicle, kitchen, seating for 6 or more and a queen-size bed when assembled! We bought it for adventures and independence through varying states of lockdown until our planned relocation this year, and that time has come so with a heavy heart we’re selling. Its taken us all over England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland during the lockdown years – bought deliberately for how self-contained yet compact it is. The Townace was a variant of the Hiace Toyota van, and these imported (June 2004 in this case), Japanese factory built/AmCraft habitation space vans are extremely rare (we’ve never seen another out on the road) and take space-saving ingenuity to the max.
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