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Volkswagen M.R. – the collective page of Transporter delivery vans registered in the Netherlands: diesel and turbodiesel engines, Syncro four-wheel-drive version, camper conversions, 1.6 to 2.2 litres

Pictured: Volkswagen BESTEL M.R DIESEL 42KW

This page gathers Volkswagen Transporters that appear in the Dutch registration data under the designation Bestel M.R. – "bestel" is the Dutch word for delivery van. The model list shows naturally aspirated diesel and turbodiesel drives (D, TD), the Syncro four-wheel-drive version and high-roof versions as well as motorhome conversions (kampeerwagen). The outputs of 42 to 88 kW named in the model designations match the known engines of the air- and water-cooled VW Transporter of that era, from the small diesel engines to the stronger water-cooled flat-four boxer engine of the Syncro version.

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The register lists here 30 versions with displacements from 1,588 to 2,212 cm³, four-cylinder engines throughout, unladen weights from 1,389 to 1,890 kg, gross weights from 2,165 to 2,600 kg and widths from 1,800 to 1,900 mm.

For decades the VW Transporter was the most widely used delivery van of small businesses in the Netherlands, from trades firms to motorhome converters, and the dense coverage in the registration data reflects that spread.

On used examples, rust on the sills, wheel arches and load floor, the condition of the diesel or turbodiesel engine and clutch, on the Syncro version the viscous coupling and transfer case, and on camper conversions damp in the body count; parts run through the large VW Transporter market.

	BESTEL M.R DIESEL 42KW1990	BESTEL M.R.1987	BESTEL M.R. 44 KW1983-1989	BESTEL M.R. 44KW1985-1989	BESTEL M.R. 57KW1985-1989	BESTEL M.R. 70KW1989	BESTEL M.R. 800 44KW1989-1992	BESTEL M.R. 800 57 KW1988	BESTEL M.R. 800 881989	BESTEL M.R. 82KW SYNCRO1989-1991	BESTEL M.R. TD 51KW1985-1990	BESTEL M.R. V.D TD 51KW1990
Cylinders	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Displacement	–	1,888 cm³	1,913 cm³	–	–	2,109 cm³	1,913 cm³	–	1,896 cm³	2,109 cm³	2,212 cm³	1,588 cm³
Wheelbase	2,460 mm	2,460 mm	2,460 mm	2,460 mm	2,460 mm	2,460 mm	2,460 mm	2,460 mm	2,460 mm	2,460 mm	2,460 mm	2,460 mm
Width	1,800 mm	1,850 mm	1,850 mm	1,850 mm	1,900 mm	1,850 mm	1,850 mm	1,850 mm	1,850 mm	1,850 mm	1,850 mm	1,850 mm
Unladen weight	1,700 kg	1,425 kg	1,760 kg	1,820 kg	1,690 kg	1,449 kg	1,421 kg	1,500 kg	1,670 kg	1,890 kg	1,800 kg	1,640 kg
Gross vehicle weight	2,600 kg	2,500 kg	2,500 kg	2,500 kg	2,500 kg	2,500 kg	2,195 kg	2,195 kg	2,195 kg	2,500 kg	2,500 kg	2,500 kg

Volkswagen M.R.

Volkswagen M.R. – the collective page of Transporter delivery vans registered in the Netherlands: diesel and turbodiesel engines, Syncro four-wheel-drive version, camper conversions, 1.6 to 2.2 litres

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BESTEL M.R DIESEL 42KW

BESTEL M.R.

BESTEL M.R. 44 KW

BESTEL M.R. 44KW

BESTEL M.R. 57KW

BESTEL M.R. 70KW

BESTEL M.R. 800 44KW

BESTEL M.R. 800 57 KW

BESTEL M.R. 800 88

BESTEL M.R. 8000 42 KW

BESTEL M.R. 800D 42 KW

BESTEL M.R. 82KW SYNCRO

BESTEL M.R. TD 51KW

BESTEL M.R. V.D TD 51KW

BESTEL M.R. VERH. DAK

BESTEL MR 44 KW

BESTEL MR 57 KW

BESTEL MR 800 44KW

BESTEL MR 82 KW SYNCRO

BESTEL MR D 37KW

BESTEL MR DIESEL 42 KW

BESTEL MR DIESEL 42KW

BESTEL MR TD 51KW

M.R. 44 KW

M.R. 57 KW

M.R. 800 TD KAMPEERWAGEN

M.R. AUT. 57KW

M.R. TD 51 KW

BESTEL MR. 70 KW

BESTEL MR. 800 57 KW