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Bitte lassen Sie mich im Voraus entschuldigen für meinen Mangel an deutschsprachigen Fähigkeiten. 
So I am going to write this post in English and hope that most members had a better schooling than myself (even though I learned German at school)  .
I recently discovered the Viano Fun model which unfortunately is not available in Britain but I really love the idea of having a 'normal' Viano MPV that can be used for camping or as a day-van.
In the UK the Viano is mainly used by Taxi drivers and chauffeurs and there were never any RHD Marco Polo or Fun models so there are very few people with Viano campers or in-fact very few Viano owners on Mercedes forums who know much about this model.
I've signed up on the V-Club because this seems to be the biggest (and best?) forum regarding the Viano/Vito I could find and I'm looking at the possibility of either purchasing a Viano Fun from Germany (and driving it back) as I've seen many for sale on mobile.de or trying to find a breaker who can ship me a grey Leather Viano Fun 3rd row sitzbank/bett but I wouldn't even know where to start looking
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Hi Uli,
I should explain If I were to buy a LHD Viano Fun I would merely be swapping the interior (seats anyway) with my RHD Viano and then I would register the vehicle here then later re-export the LHD Viano from the UK as randomly there is quite a demand for good LHD vehicles in this country.
Obviously sourcing just the rear seats would be simpler but as far as vehicle dismantlers / breakers in Germany go, I wouldn't have a clue who to trust and I have no idea of value - valuing a whole car is much simpler |
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Hello Davey and welcome to the forum! You are wrong, it is not the biggest and best forum regarding the Viano - but AFAIK the only one... .b.
Being a happy and proud owner of a Fun model I feel very sorry for you that something like this is obviously not so easy to get in the UK.
Following the link you posted to the Viano on sale I am not quite sure whether you realized, that this is a
compact model. Probably the 3rd row "Sitzbank" is interchangeable to the standard "long" model, but to get a proper bed you need also what is called "Bettverlängerung". The "Sitzbank" itself gives you only for about 1.30 m length of bed, so you will want the additional 60 to 70 cm to fill the gap to the rear end of the car. Now I am quite sure that this part, the "Bettverlängerung" is different in the short model than in the "normal" long Viano.
In general, if you only want to buy a whole car just to get a rear "Sitzbank" I think this sounds slightly exaggerated to me. In particular as the original Westfalia "Sitzbank" is not - lets say - the highlight of their product line
To sleep on it I find it quite stiff and also the ridges at the end of the elements are not very comfortable. That is why I am so happy about the full size bed I have in the roof of my car (also because if I want to go to bed I just have to open the roof and not have to pack all the stuff from the rear department to the front seat first).
So if you are looking only for a bed to sleep in an otherwise basically unchanged Viano I think in this forum you can find lots of examples of nice and well made "homebuilt" constructions that to my opinion fit the demand much better and cheaper. Or if you prefer that, you could consider not spend your money for a whole Viano just to get the Sitzbank, but to leave the "ground floor" completely unchanged and instead invest into an upgrade of your Viano with an elevating roof. There are a couple of providers for good solutions like SCA or Reimo and you would get one built in complete with bed, slatted frame and mat for about 5,000 €. Just a suggestion...