Car or Van???

[Twotanks]

Started my business a year ago at the same timewas going to buy a new Vectra estate to carry the gear. Then I had a rare moment of clarity and bought a Berlingo van. Best thing I have bought in years, although I could do with a bigger van now. Tax advantages are better with the van as well.

 

[Olz]

Started my business a year ago at the same timewas going to buy a new Vectra estate to carry the gear. Then I had a rare moment of clarity and bought a Berlingo van. Best thing I have bought in years, although I could do with a bigger van now. Tax advantages are better with the van as well.

Ideally I would have done this, but at the time of getting the car 12 months ago I hadn't really considered getting into tiling, to be honest i got the veccy because i got a second dog and needed it to carry them round in.

I cant afford to get rid of it now for financial reasons, at the moment i owe more that it would be worth part ex.

I think i'll see how things take off and reconsider a van in maybe 6 to 12 months.

 

[macten]

I was originally going to go with a Berlingo sized van but too many people said you'd outgrow it very quickly. Bearing in mind I'm doing the bath refit side of things as well as tiling I went for a Vivaro.
Bit thirsty though.

 

[sstilingservice]

I must admit reading this thred I have just started up, and working out of an estate but now i'm thinking of chopping this in to get a pickup with a truckman top on with a double cab so I can still take kids to school and football and things. I do regret getting a car as you can't just through your gear in at the end of the day you have to place it all in neatly everything in its place sometimes it can be a bit of a chinese jigsaw. but all fits in the end

 

[grumpygrouter]

Started my business a year ago at the same timewas going to buy a new Vectra estate to carry the gear. Then I had a rare moment of clarity and bought a Berlingo van. Best thing I have bought in years, although I could do with a bigger van now. Tax advantages are better with the van as well.

In what way?

 

[grumpygrouter]

Do you manage to keep it reasonably clean?

A friend of mine who is a plasterer part time, has been for many a successfull year has a van with some magnetic signs that he had made up, thought if i do use my car i could get some made up and whack them on the car when needed.

Funnily enough though he's on his second set now as some toe rag nicked the signs of his van whilst he was doing a job, he found it funny that some thief could be driving roung advertising his plastering business for free as the signs were permanent and printed with his name and company logo and contact details!!!

Back on topic though... my only hang up about using my car is ruining the interior with dust from adhesives and grout.

Posetives are that when i do get up and running, it's a new, smart looking estate, with the magnetic signs i think it would look the business.

Not really a big problem for me, car has 180k on the clock, but i have a £10 tarpaulin from Homebase spread over the back, keeps it pretty clean really.