thinking about a van

[Deleted member 5518]

Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone can give me some pointers on what type of van i should be looking at getting .I have a very limited budget and was wondering how much i could get a good runaround for .
many thanks in advance

 

[sWe]

Cars and such isn't really my area of expertise, but the by far most common van among trade people over here, is the VW caddy. It's very very durable, reliable, and fuel efficient. I have no idea what they go for in the UK, but I saw the following thread some time ago:

http://www.tilersforums.com/sale-wanted/4439-98-r-polo-6k-caddy-van.html

 

[enduro]

VW are expensive on spares, try a vauxhall combo or transit connect. Whats your budget?

 

[Deleted member 5518]

Hi fella,
i was looking at about £1k ish
Thanks as well sWe

 

[TheWrightTiler]

whats your post code mate, send me a pm

andy

 

[protilers]

good ol' ford escort van for £1000......great little van costs next to nothing to repair as spares are in every junk yard.......or the escort estate.............think about it!!!!

 

[Fekin]

Can get anything from £300 to £1000 and they all have the same chance of blowing up, or not

 

[protilers]

so true fekin.........but a recon engine for a ford escort is £350 fitted (in london).........and if all you have is £1000 to spend, can you name a better motor?.......

 

[strongboes]

Daihatsu hijet. indestructable and cheap

 

[TheWrightTiler]

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...h/Ne-7-8-27-64-105-133-146,N-12/search.action

42 vans in varying prices within 20 miles of your postcode matey

hope this helps

andy

 

[protilers]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1998-R-FORD-ESCORT-1-6-GHIA-AUTOMATIC-ESTATE-L-K_W0QQitemZ220218844747QQihZ012QQcategoryZ9837QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

check this out..........gotta be quick!!!!!!

Daihatsu hijet......thats just wrong.........i want somthing to destroy.....not somthing that was destroyed at the factory......hehehehe

not to mention spares parts labour etc....

 

[Fekin]

so true fekin.........but a recon engine for a ford escort is £350 fitted (in london).........and if all you have is £1000 to spend, can you name a better motor?.......

I wasn't actually replying to what you had said Protiler.... I had actually typed it, walked away from the computer for over 45mins, came back and realised I hadn't clicked submit reply, so it ended up being posted after everyone elses replies :lol:

 

[protilers]

did u see that escort though....full leathers 33,000 good nick.....oooooh....if i needed a motor....i would be tempted!!!!!!!

i bet penny to the pound it goes less than £1000........what a buy!?

 

[MrSpoon]

1k will get you a decent van, i sold my car, used the money from that to buy all my tiling tools and bought a van for £350 :whatchutalkingabout cheap i know, its an N reg vauxhall combo, its been bashed about and resprayed white again to hide the bumps and scratches, the fan was on permanently and the radiator blocked, so £15 second hand radiator soon sorted that out, no problems since, im sure it sounds like a right heap of junk but meh, engine runs like a dream, done 110,000 which is nothing really, ive just got it to get me up and running but i cant see it letting me down, my 7 year old corsa had no end of problems!!! but i guess you get what you pay for really, tho i do enjoy fixing things so ill happy whip out the tool box on the side of the road (tho last time it was masking tape on the a52:lol to sort it out, tho most importantly you dont want it letting you down on your way to a job!

so after all that, buy the best you can afford and look after it!

forgot to mention that theres a hell of a lot of room in them old combos, dunno about the new ones but that little ramp/roof hump/wind deflector thing is actually a big shelf and a couple of smaller shelfs below it to store your diary and things, very handy, allways use mine! i fit two internal doors in the back of it the other day from b&q, both went in a treat diagonally (standing on their side) even sleep in the back of it if your 6ft4 like me and lie diagonal

 

[CJ]

I'm selling my old Van.

Renault Kangoo 665. W reg. 130k on the clock.

Just got another Renault............a Trafic

05, 32 on the clock...........a real minter

Chuffed :yes: