searching for a trident

Hello Peep's me and my wife Suzanne are looking to buy a vw trident
But don't see much down in the southwest why is that? We are willing to travel for the right one, its going to be our first camper and have about 16 thousand to spend, trouble is with the ones we have seen so far they have mileage of 80 thousand and over and about 12 years old!!!, is that what to expect? Also 2.5 TDI or 1.9 TDI ? So many different opinions thanks guys

Hi and welcome to the forum from north Wales (on tour).
Boaby

 Hope you find your van soon

Hello & welcome from S/Yorks  

Hello boyzo
Welcome from Somerset. 
The VWs hold their price well. There were a number of tridents made on the vw t4 and there are still plenty around even in the south west. The best engines are tdi models, but you may need to increase you budget by 1-2k to find one. 

Good luck with your search

Thanks for the help and welcome message guys.not found my van yet but I suppose its not a great time of year to buy one. Will keep looking she is out there somewhere