Find me a van then...
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Find me a van then...
OK, so lets have a budget of £12,000-17,000 for arguments sake.
Requirements.
1. air-con
2. non-space-ship miles.
3. Medium/Large in size
4. Not in Scotland.
That's about it really in truth.
It can be within reason pretty much anything, but i want to think it'll go without issue for the next fair few miles.
It doesn't want to be an XLWB, possible even not a LWB, think more Movano, Transit, Vivaro, Trafic.
Clean and tidy would be nice.
Requirements.
1. air-con
2. non-space-ship miles.
3. Medium/Large in size
4. Not in Scotland.
That's about it really in truth.
It can be within reason pretty much anything, but i want to think it'll go without issue for the next fair few miles.
It doesn't want to be an XLWB, possible even not a LWB, think more Movano, Transit, Vivaro, Trafic.
Clean and tidy would be nice.
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Re: Find me a van then...
2015 Ex BT Vivaro, 23k miles, £11k+ VAT? Doesn't say with air con though.
ONLY 23,000 MILES DIRECT FROM BT FLEET WITH LISTED HISTORY - TWIN SIDE DOORS- 3 SEATS - DIGITAL BLUETOOTH STEREO - ELECTRIC WINDOWS - ELECTRIC MIRRORS - ROOF RACK - BULKHEAD - LINED - HARD WEARING FLOOR - REMOTE CENTRAL LOCKING - ABS - PAS - IMMOBILISER - ALARM - THIS VAN COMES WITH A LONG MOT UNTIL OCT'23 - RECENTLY SERVICED AT 19K - FREE 6 MONTH WARRANTY INCLUDED
They have a few possibles. https://www.prioritycommercials.co.uk/u ... ey-4743109
ONLY 23,000 MILES DIRECT FROM BT FLEET WITH LISTED HISTORY - TWIN SIDE DOORS- 3 SEATS - DIGITAL BLUETOOTH STEREO - ELECTRIC WINDOWS - ELECTRIC MIRRORS - ROOF RACK - BULKHEAD - LINED - HARD WEARING FLOOR - REMOTE CENTRAL LOCKING - ABS - PAS - IMMOBILISER - ALARM - THIS VAN COMES WITH A LONG MOT UNTIL OCT'23 - RECENTLY SERVICED AT 19K - FREE 6 MONTH WARRANTY INCLUDED
They have a few possibles. https://www.prioritycommercials.co.uk/u ... ey-4743109
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Re: Find me a van then...
Just buy the best Transit you can afford, they're better than everything else.
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Re: Find me a van then...
I'm giving both the Vivaro and the Transit a consideration that's for sure.
This was nice, but no air-con
https://www.praters.co.uk/used-ford-tra ... re-4780890
I like this one too
https://www.praters.co.uk/used-ford-tra ... re-4791402
But the Vivaro are arguably better value
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/van-detail ... 000&page=1
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Re: Find me a van then...
You're in luck, it looks like they've not sold it since I posted on your last van thread!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225257503079
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225257503079
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Re: Find me a van then...
I prefer the Transit to drive over the Movano, but that is a massive difference in price so the Movano could win
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Re: Find me a van then...
Buy it and I'll drive it down for you for the price of a train ticket back north.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:01 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125645486917
Except it's in Scotchland
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Re: Find me a van then...
They're diesels? I thought you didn't do diesels? Although getting a petrol commercial vehicle is going to be hard work!weeksy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 5:02 pmI'm giving both the Vivaro and the Transit a consideration that's for sure.
This was nice, but no air-con
https://www.praters.co.uk/used-ford-tra ... re-4780890
I like this one too
https://www.praters.co.uk/used-ford-tra ... re-4791402
But the Vivaro are arguably better value
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/van-detail ... 000&page=1
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Re: Find me a van then...
Thank you... but no.cheb wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 5:33 pmBuy it and I'll drive it down for you for the price of a train ticket back north.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:01 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125645486917
Except it's in Scotchland
Too low, too many seats, so not enough space... it's half a van really.
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Re: Find me a van then...
May I add that our work vans used to be "serviced" by BT Fleet. When I rang a mate who works for BT and told him who we were now using he wasn't very complimentary about them, which was borne out in my experiences. Utterly shocking standard of maintenance, I think the best one was a colleagues LWB hi-top Tranny that had a misfire.....it was a diesel. Despite being told after the third visit, where diagnostics showed nothing, to change the fuel filter just in case, they didn't as apparently it was changed inline with the service schedule. Filter disintegrated and wrecked the fuel injection system and the specialist place it had to go to for that found what was left of the filter had been there a long time, a very long time.
My own van kept going into limp mode after I'd cracked the sump and had it replaced after driving down an unmade road, twice it cut out and died on me on a dual carriageway with no hard shoulder. BT Fleet just reset the ECU without any attempt at diagnostics so I ended up getting another van on safety grounds.
My own van kept going into limp mode after I'd cracked the sump and had it replaced after driving down an unmade road, twice it cut out and died on me on a dual carriageway with no hard shoulder. BT Fleet just reset the ECU without any attempt at diagnostics so I ended up getting another van on safety grounds.
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Re: Find me a van then...
That's a relief, I've just noticed that it's in Lanark, it's a weird place.weeksy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 5:35 pmThank you... but no.cheb wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 5:33 pmBuy it and I'll drive it down for you for the price of a train ticket back north.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:01 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125645486917
Except it's in Scotchland
Too low, too many seats, so not enough space... it's half a van really.
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Re: Find me a van then...
How about a Trafic - even appears to have A/C and isn't white!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154914380930
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154914380930
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You think. My step son moved to Wishaw. Never seen so many misfits in the one area in all my life.
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Re: Find me a van then...
Why not.just lease a new one? You'll never be happy with used and may end up with a shitter anyway...
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Re: Find me a van then...
£320 a month plus £2200 deposit over 2 years is £8000 paid out.v8-powered wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 6:48 pm Why not.just lease a new one? You'll never be happy with used and may end up with a shitter anyway...
That's a lot of depreciation to cover
If I bought a van for £15k there is no way it'll only be worth £7000 in 2 years?