VW Camper & Bus

LOFTY AMBITIONS

It’s essential to get as much use as possible out of a hobby vehicle because, let’s face it, the sword of Damocles is always hovering above the head of an expensive asset that sits idle on a drive for half the year.

And indeed, this was the intention when Dan and Natasha Noble decided to buy a Bus in 2015. Dan’s into mountain and gravel biking, so the Bus would get used all year round accessing the best off-road trails, while Natasha, who has a super stressful job as a nurse and was also a care home manager at the time, wanted the opportunity to go off-grid, decompress and get away from it all whenever she got the opportunity. Nope, a summer-only trailer queen just wouldn’t cut the mustard with this couple.

“Seikel produce all the OEM off-road parts for Volkswagen and are factory and TÜV approved so I knew they’d be up for the job”

Fifty-two-year-old Dan from Andover is a Porsche interior trimmer by trade (@ porschtrimr) and has had his fair share of VWs over the years, including Beetles, an Early Bay and a Golf 4Motion – so a VW Transporter

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