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How To Find 4 × 4 Converted Truck In 2021?

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How To Find 4 × 4 Converted Truck In 2021?

In 2016, when I started to be interested in the conversion of a large
4 × 4 vehicle , I found little information on the web and even less 4
× 4 trucks to visit at the show of adventure vehicles or gatherings of
travelers .

I don't know if it's a fad, but today conversion projects are
flourishing on all sides. I have the impression of seeing more and
more families falling for this kind of extraordinary vehicle for their
round-the-world project.

From purchase to homologation , the road promises to be very long.
Let's start with the first step… Where and how can I find the truck to
buy or convert into a 4 × 4 expedition vehicle ?

If the first instinct is to quickly go and do some research on the
right spot , we quickly realize that there are not that many
advertisements for a truck ready to go .

And above all, there is a big difference in budgets that are difficult
to explain and more or less successful finishes.

For the budget, it takes between  25,000  and  265,000 dollars . What
explains this difference? What are the special features of these
travel trucks  ? Do you have an idea?

At first glance, it is THE IDEAL SOLUTION  ! Except that, except that…
There are very few professionals sufficiently qualified to manage the
whole site of a converted 4 × 4 truck .

First, one must know the constraints of AFNOR standards , requirements
for certification VASP and point DREAL verification in view of the
approval .

Then, it is necessary both to be able to produce metal parts to
manufacture the sub frame and the connection with the body and above
all to guarantee the proper functioning of the system to the owners.

Then how to manage the ' interior with the carpentry , the plumbing ,
the electricity , the gas , the addition of  extra seats , the
insulation , the decoration, the ' solar energy, cutting for the
passage cell / cabin.

And finally take care of the complete file to have the vehicle approved.

We must also take into account the great difficulty for owners and
professionals to speak the same language . Often they do not
understand each other and end up getting angry because if everything
is achievable, everything takes time and energy that professionals
have often not quantified as accurately in terms of billing.

Does this kind of problem speak to you? Have you found the designer of
your dreams ? Feel free to review?

This is where it gets complicated! Most of the time, when we embark on
this kind of unusual construction site, either we don't know anything
about it, or we are completely crazy . It represents hours and hours
of specialized construction but also hours of making development plans
, finding the equipment and solving a bunch of custom manufacturing
problems .

If we do not know anything about it then we will quickly fall into
traps , spend hours finding solutions , buy equipment and then regret
it ... and sometimes, even (often according to the DREAL) resell the
truck before the end of the site.

Building your own 4 × 4 truck is not impossible, but you have to be
aware that it is not a small project in terms of investment in time ,
energy and material . We often tend to underestimate the budget that
this represents.

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