VW CLUBMAN

The Clubman name was first used on the Bedford CF

(basically an SV100 with a new, more conventional layout), but it’s the Volkswagen T4-based coachbuilt that will be fondly remembered by many. With a length of just 5.32m, this VW was compact even then but it looked so smart, drove so well and, in those pre-fixed-bed days, offered everything a couple could want. Later ‘long nose’ models with the 2.5TDI engine were even more desirable and remain sought after today. We found this 1998 model (pictured above) with 84k miles recorded and just one owner from new (he/she must have loved it to keep it for over 20 years), at Oaktree Motorhomes, with a £19,995 sticker in the windscreen. When new it was priced at £31,645, so that’s about £500 a year in depreciation – just shows how sought after the Clubman was, and still is.