need a new van...

[Andy Allen]

think im going to go for a transit, not being vat reg means finding a private deal, or taking the hit on the vat with a garage...

any advice on which is the best way to go...

 

[John Benton]

It's all offset against your tax bill Andy, and you will generally get at least 3 months warranty from a garage. I'd rather have that personally.

I've never bought a car privately either, always through a garage. We have a great family run Ford dealership near us and I bought a 6yr old Ford Focus years ago and they gave me 12 months warranty on it They must trust what they sell to give a warranty like that, but I'm sure not all garages are as generous as this

 

[peteablard]

I got mine from an auction and would probably buy any future vans from there too. Well worth a look IMO. Mine belonged to an electrical company and had a full service history with it

 

[Andy Allen]

I got mine from an auction and would probably buy any future vans from there too. Well worth a look IMO. Mine belonged to an electrical company and had a full service history with it

do you have to pay vat on top from an auction..?

 

[peteablard]

do you have to pay vat on top from an auction..?

yes Andy but even with VAT they are still cheaper, comparing prices on Auto Trader mine was about £1k cheaper from the auction. It's not for everyone buying from there but I know several people who have and no one has had any problems.

 

[Gazzer]

Vans ! Piggin nightmare to decide how to buy ? Where to buy from ?, How to Pay ? Buy new or Used ? What size ? what make ?....my head is spinning !

 

[Andy Allen]

Vans ! Piggin nightmare to decide how to buy ? Where to buy from ?, How to Pay ? Buy new or Used ? What size ? what make ?....my head is spinning !

tell me about it....lol

been looking on flea bay, some of them have been to the moon and back....:lol:

 

[DHTiling]

This guy sells some nice vans.. worth a look.. Auto Trader Dealer Pages - Beaumonts Garage

 

[beanz]

now, what about milage, im seeing vans with anything from 80k to 170k, is lower milage better or service history more important with vans..

i dont do that many miles a year, but a van with 150k on it is kind of putting me off a bit..

Same with vans as cars mate really.. Without service history mileage is meaningless, as could've been clocked! I had an Escort van that made it to 280,000 odd miles, and only ended up scrapping it a few months ago because it needded welding (and quite a bit of it). The engine was still going strong! 😉

 

[White Room]

If when buying any vehicle an HPI check is well worth it, was going to buy a van off a sort of dealer and done the HPI and found there was a difference of nearly 90,000 miles from what was on the clock and stopped the cheque.