He is a good boy and never let us down during the 15months we spent living in him (he spent the 3 months of winter sleeping in a garage, just coming out for shopping) and he brought us over 25k to the most beautiful places all over New Zealand. Even if he’s not a 4WD Johnny is full of wonders…
We bought him from a car dealer who converts company cars to self contained vans and added all the inside equipment by ourselves. We were the first one to live in him. So inside rust is not a problem like in most of the “backpacker vans”.
???? Get to know Johnny ????
☘ Kia Pregio 2004
☘ Long wheel base
☘ Diesel
☘ Consumption of 9.1l/100km (our average)
☘ Chain driven
☘ Manual transmission, 5 gears
☘ 3 front seats with seatbelts
☘ 2 keys
☘ Just under 350xxxkm
☘ Last service 347500km
☘ Self Contained until 21/05/2023
☘ WOF until 16/10/2021
☘ REGO16/10/2021
☘ RUC 350676km
☘ Driver cabin is separated by a wall with a window from the back part, no condensation in the morning so you are always ready to drive
⭐ Electricity ⭐
☀ Inverter (Dometic, AC Power 240V) with one usb plug and one socket. (For us it was enough to charge our phones, powerbank, torches,... on the inverter whilst we were driving.)
☀ 3 car lights working on the car battery (1 in front, 2 in the back)
☀ One multiplug
☀ Solar fairy lights
☀ 2 magnetic lights (on AAA batteries)
☀ Booster cables (which we never had to use by ourselves but perfect to get free beers)
????Living- and bedroom ????
❤ The bed can be easily converted to a living room space with two benches and a table in the middle. There is enough space. We spent rainy days with four people inside playing cards, monopoly and having dinner together.
❤ Table and one sofa on each side (table is one part of the bed)
❤ Bed size is big enough for tall fellas (Moran is 1,90m/6’3) and is the full width of the van.
❤ 4 foam mattresses with 2 covers, one you can take off for washing
❤ One blanket, two pillows with two sets of matching covers
❤ 4 cushions
❤ 4 big shelves under the benches to store all equipment, clothes, food,...
❤ Curtains and matching tablecloth
❤ Portable toilet (never used)
❤ Bedside table with two drawers and one open part
❤ One sliding window (with fitting mosquito net)
???? Kitchen ????
❄ The kitchen is in front because we love to enjoy the beautiful view from our bed from the back window. Also it’s perfect to be able to cook inside on rainy days.
❄ Double stove
❄ 2l gas bottle (lasts us for 3weeks and 5-10$ refill)
❄ Big kitchen cupboard
❄ One fresh water and one grey water tank 25l each
❄ Sink with hand pump
❄ Cooking tools (see photo)
❄ Kettle
❄ Pots and pans (see photo)
❄ Dishes, wells, knives (three big on magnets), spoons, forks, glasses, and much more... (see photo)
❄ Folding table opening on the outside door to have more work space or to use it as a bar
❄ One extra bucket for dishes
❄ Tea towels
❄ Small chilly bin
❄ Baskets and boxes for storage
????Ohter handy things Johnny can offer
???? A strong roof rack and two straps to fix everything you want to bring along extra
???? Adventure king awning 2.5*2.5m (perfect for the strong New-Zealand sun, even better for New-Zealand light rain!)
???? One table and two camping chairs
???? Beach carpet
???? Camp shower solar 20l
???? Mirror
???? Hammock
???? Yoga mat
???? Clothes lines and pegs
???? Hot water bottle (for really cold nights)
???? Enough mosquito nets for door and windows and Velcro fastener (brand new as we never bothered)
???? Two towels
???? Umbrella
???? Little tool box with random stuff like scotch, glue, fixing pins, tacks, needles, hook-and-loop fastener,...
???? Engine Oil for refill
We are ready to give him to you in the end of April. At the moment we are in Tauranga, will travel up to Coromandel and then Auckland. We can bring him back to you in the end of the month.