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weeksy wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:09 pm Van worked lovely on the day... Sadly my MTB never as i lost a bolt... sadly for me it was a game changer bolt which can't be sourced on the day as it's very very specific to the bike.

But anyway, the van.
It's a little lumpy when first starting at 6.30am in -3deg.... But soon gets to sounding OK in 20s. It's a fairly ticky/noise/diesel engine, but that's a Transit Custom for you.. well, it's actually a van as we know.

Everything works perfectly though.

It does have a slightly ticky/tappy noise on right handers, which Couchy tells me is CV joint potentially, but the van wasn't prepped for sale yet, so that'll get done before i collect. But other than that... no issues at all with it for me. Drives as it should 34-36mpg but a chunk of that was uppy downy back roads and through the gearbox... i think i'll see closer to 40s on a decent run.

I even provided an uplift service for the boy and his team-mate who got 3 full runs with a quick uplift in the van after they'd been sessioning the trails earlier.

Excellent

Mussels wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:56 am Just in case you are considering snow chains for one of them, they need special chains that cost a lot.

Mussels wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:56 am Just in case you are considering snow chains for one of them, they need special chains that cost a lot.

weeksy wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:43 am If i up the budget just a bit, it brings this into the discussion

I'm shooting over later at lunchtime to see the boys there and chat. The one above is in the nice blue, with all the Custom toys (apart from Nav).

As much as you could argue heated seats etc are not required in a van, they were honestly very nice the other day (and likely today too) as it's bloody freezing.

dern wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:55 pm Keep some money aside for security. I'm installing hook and dead locks for mine. The security on these things is pitiful.

Couchy wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:44 pm As I said this has been a proper man thread on how to buy, please find me a van for £7k.......fast forward 2 weeks and here's my £15k van

weeksy wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:09 pm

dern wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:55 pm Keep some money aside for security. I'm installing hook and dead locks for mine. The security on these things is pitiful.

https://www.avrmobiles.co.uk/

These seem the most reasonable on price I can find.

Pirahna wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:32 pm Don't forget the sticker saying no tools left in this van overnight.

weeksy wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 2:29 pm

So i've now bought this... pending collection of my Kuga which was due to be collected today, but the snow put the dealer off apparently lol. So i think that'll be Wed now.

Noggin wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 6:31 pm Is it worth putting a towbar on it? I mean, I know you have it to avoid towing with a car, but is it worth it for a 'just in case/wish I had a towbar' moment??