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VW Caddy Buyers Guide
The Ultimate Guide to Buying a Modified VW Caddy (Without Getting Burned)
Written by NAC Manchester — a family-run motor group with 20+ years in the trade, ex-AMG technicians and a background in luxury & performance vehicles.
- No spam
- No sales pressure
- Just the truth.
This guide shows you exactly how to spot the difference.
Most Caddy buyers don’t realise how many badly built vans are on the market. Cheap suspension, poor trims, fake leather and rushed paint jobs look good online — until they start falling apart.
20+ Years in the Trade • Ex-AMG Techs • Luxury Vehicle Background
What’s Inside The Guide
- ✔ How to tell a real build from a sticker job
- ✔ Fibreglass vs plastic welded body kits
- ✔ What good suspension actually looks like
- ✔ DSG mapping & gearbox survival
- ✔ Paint, trim & retrim red flags
- ✔ Why some Caddys lose £10k+ after purchase
- ✔ How to protect resale value
- ✔ What paperwork real builds should have
Why Most Modified Caddys Lose Serious Money
Cheap builds cost less up front — but more every year you own them.
- Bad suspension destroys tyres.
- Poor trims crack.
- Bad paint flakes.
- Faulty wiring causes warning lights.
- Cheap DSG maps destroy gearboxes.
This guide shows how to avoid all of it.
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We only release a small number of NAC-built vans each month because building properly takes time. We would rather sell fewer vans than sell the wrong ones.