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title: "Vintage Mercedes-Benz T2 609D Bus Is the Coolest Tiny Home We’ve Ever Seen"
description: "And its price will shock you."
date: "2019-12-31"
modified: "2019-12-31"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Chin"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-chin"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/31665/vintage-mercedes-benz-t2-609d-bus-is-the-coolest-tiny-home-weve-ever-seen"
categories:
  - "Mercedes-Benz News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Mercedes-Benz"
---

# Vintage Mercedes-Benz T2 609D Bus Is the Coolest Tiny Home We’ve Ever Seen

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2019/12/mercedes-benz-bus-camper.jpg>)
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The seemingly unrelenting rising costs of living and real estate prices make the prospect of downsizing a far more enticing proposition than ever before. Perhaps that explains why tiny homes and the [nomadic lifestyle](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30169/all-in-one-at-summit-habitat-camper-for-jeep-gladiator-is-built-to-go-off-grid>) have become popular trends in recent years—persuading one couple to combine the best of both worlds by converting a Mercedes-Benz T2 609D bus into one rad California beach-style rolling home.

Meet Ernie, the Mercedes transporter van turned chic tiny [mobile home](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30819/ultra-luxe-earthroamer-xv-hd-camper-is-a-ford-f-750-based-1-7m-behemoth>) and perhaps one of the coolest living spaces on four wheels to ever grace European roads. The couple commissioned coachbuilder U.K.-based [Supertramped Co.](<https://www.facebook.com/supertrampconversions/>) with the conversion. The outfitter first gutted the majestic bus before festooning its exterior in an upbeat white and blue hues, before furnishing the interior with a theme fitting for a lovely surfside getaway.

![message-editor%2F1577747625508-69919067\_525926534617093\_976866375622459392\_o.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1577747625508-69919067_525926534617093_976866375622459392_o.jpg>)
*Facebook | Simon and Kiana Photography for Supertramped Co.*

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*Facebook | Simon and Kiana Photography for Supertramped Co.*

![message-editor%2F1577747699650-69632142\_525927431283670\_7974233506651832320\_o.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1577747699650-69632142_525927431283670_7974233506651832320_o.jpg>)
*Facebook | Simon and Kiana Photography for Supertramped Co.*

Its homey and retro ambiance are far from Ernie’s greatest highlights, however. Although the interior is as vintage as the T2 itself, it still comes with the latest [creature comforts](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30166/camp-anywhere-in-comfort-with-the-bruder-exp-6-expedition-camper>) you’d find in a modern RV, allowing its owners to essentially live their entire life on the road.

Such includes a fully functional modern Smev propane oven and stovetop range combination; a refrigerator and freezer; working plumbing complete with a hot water heater, a 240-volt UV water sterilizer with a three-stage reverse osmosis potable water filtration system, a toilet, a skylit shower; integrated WiFi with Alexa smart home capabilities with voice-activated lighting; a six-speaker Rockford Fosgate sound system, and a completely self-sustaining onboard electrical system with 520-watt photovoltaic solar panels and high-density deep-cycle leisure batteries to power it all.

![message-editor%2F1577747811058-70005439\_525926297950450\_3162210976380485632\_o.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1577747811058-70005439_525926297950450_3162210976380485632_o.jpg>)
*Facebook | Simon and Kiana Photography for Supertramped Co.*

![message-editor%2F1577747817212-69945538\_525926647950415\_3478598187462164480\_o.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1577747817212-69945538_525926647950415_3478598187462164480_o.jpg>)
*Facebook | Simon and Kiana Photography for Supertramped Co.*

![message-editor%2F1577747823236-69690232\_525926804617066\_2741289672972959744\_o.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1577747823236-69690232_525926804617066_2741289672972959744_o.jpg>)
*Facebook | Simon and Kiana Photography for Supertramped Co.*

Should you want a slick camper van like this one, Supertramped Co. starts its conversion at around $24,600. Just supply the van and they’ll take care of the rest. Seriously, who needs to pile on the debt from a mortgage when you can just get one of these and live life to the fullest.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3DIh4rDTzC

You can also follow Ernie’s travels around the world on its dedicated [Facebook](<https://www.facebook.com/erniessurfshack/>) and [Instagram](<https://www.instagram.com/erniessurfshack/>) pages, in case you need to daydream of some escapes of your own.

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