Corkman Padraic Corcoran had a simple and direct approach to selling his beloved Volkswagen Transporter Van on popular website DoneDeal.ie.

"She's in great running order but 'The Man' says I need some paperwork to put her on the road. She needs a bit of love to get her through the DOE but I may as well be looking at a cow's arse as trying to fix her myself," said the advertisement.

Padraic had a simple motive in mind - to sell his Transporter so he could get an iPad. The ad drew a lot of attention, and it came to the attention of the guys in Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Blackwater Motors in Cork who made it possible for Padraig to keep the 1996 Transporter T4.

"The advert made us all laugh, but we didn't like to see the van go for the sake of an iPad so between ourselves and Blackwater Motors in Cork, we decided to allow Padraig to keep a hold of his van and get his iPad," said Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Ireland Brand Director Alan Bateson.

Blackwater Motors gave Padraic's van a full valet, as well as a brand new iPad to keep him and his Transporter together as a family unit.