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A rare opportunity to purchase a genuine artefact! J.R. of Barking Spider is selling the Barking Spider van! This is an ideal opportunity to buy a camper/loadcarrier for a very reasonable price, ideal for any band or festival go-er. There's loads of room to carry a full P.A. rig, lots of instruments (not just spoons...) and still seat five people. The side opening door allows easy loading and there's a separate area behind a bulkhead at the back which can also hold loads of equipment, which at present contains two mountain bikes (with the wheels still on). The van is a 1992 (K reg.) Fiat Ducato 1.9 diesel hi-top caravanette conversion, (it's an ex AA van) and can sleep four people, two on an upper sleeping platform, which folds away There's a cooker, an electric pump and tap delivering a water supply, and it's fully wired for hook up to a mains electric supply with three pin plugs installed inside. It's absolutely ideal for any band as there's loads of room to carry P.A. gear and still seat five people. The side opening door allows easy loading and there's a separate area behind a bulkhead at the back which can also hold loads of equipment, which at present contains two mountain bikes - with the wheels still on! There is far more room in this than a VW van/camper. There's a secondary battery supply, a CD player, loads of storage space in two large overhead lockers, space beneath the rear bench seats which contains camping equipment, cooking utensils etc (included) , and separate enclosed storage behind the bulkhead too. There's a built in awning to the side which folds away when not in use, which is great for setting up on campsite. There's a strong steel box safe behind the swivel "captainstyle" front passenger seat. The van is taxed for four months and has a long MOT. It's been in use daily since I've owned it since Spring 2002, and It's never let me down apart from when the cam belt went last year, necessitating a full engine rebuild. It ALWAYS starts first time and, being a diesel, is very economical, returning around 30 mpg around town. It's well experienced in festival going, having carted gear (and bodies) around for the last three Isle Of Wight Festivals, Blues At The Abbey, Folk At The Abbey, Cropredy, etc. etc. I've used it to cart the entire contents of a house to Ireland before (not in one go though, I must admit) and even a full size piano! It's toured all over Ireland and never let me down. It's had a few bumps and knocks but the bodywork is in pretty good nick all things considered. It's high mileage but, hey, it's a diesel, they go on forever! I hate to sell this van, the most useful vehicle I've ever owned. The only reason for sale is that my wife has bought a brand new Renault Kangoo and I've bought a Ford Galaxy to convey bands on tour, and can't afford to insure three vehicles. Amd anyway, it's not ecologically cool to own too many vehicles, maaaan.... All this can be yours for a mere £1,250 o.n.o. - ring J.R. on 07970 959793 or e mail spiderpromos@aol.com