This post seems to have merged into an MOT discussion.
Coming back to the original.... How did the Ocean get so heavy?
I just weighed my 2000 T4 2.5 Tdi fully loaded for travel, 2,700 kg ish with the 2 teens in its a bit over GVW at 2,840.
The T5/6 has an alloy engine, light weight furniture alloy honey comb, alloy roof, light weight bed etc etc and it’s still heavier than my T4 empty it’s 200 kg more than the T4.
T4 has a 5cyl iron lump, heavy torsion bar front suspension, marine ply furniture, heavy composite roof.
In the van we have,
High-life jack & all the stuff for self recovery, chains strap, shackles etc
4-ton low bottle jack
Wood jacking blocks
Tools lots of
Spare parts lots of
½” battery impact wrench
2-speed battery drill
12 volt compressor
Bbq
Extra gaz 907
Small gas stove
Tarp & poles etc
F35 Pro awning
Folding table
35m hookup & several adapters
Bike rack
Level ramps
Window insulation
Extra diesel
Pot pans
60lt+ water
Food
Computer
Saw
Etc etc.
It’s completely full, although floor and bed are clear.
I would put a winch on the front if it wasn’t so difficult and if my sponsor the Dept of Works & Pensions was a bit more generous.
Some may seem this as excessive, we are on the road, dirt, gravel going somewhere when ever we can and will be back sometime... with an old van plan for the worst, hope for the best, and in the last 2 1/2 years of 36,000 km we have only broke down once when it threw the inj pump belt off dew to VW’s 2 year old crappy belt tensioner failing, bodged it with what we had and fixed at home 6,000 km later.
But still... why is the current VW camper so heavy