2nd hand van man

[GrahamH]

Please! Touch some wood..... QUICK!

Just have to treat it like a woman..... :teeth: :teeth:
















and show it who's the BOSS

[NeilP]

I hire vans on a semi-regular basis and have had various different vans over the course of a weekend / week.

I would second the VW Transporter (a mate of mine has also had these - 6 of them!! Always brand new though, and chops them in after 2 years. He swears by them) and also the Vivaro - fantastic van - they also have handy cup/bottle holders which is a must for long journeys!! :beer:

Don't go for the LDV's - basic interior and drive like a ...... erm truck! Also didn't like the Renault Traffic, can't remember why now though!

Transits are good, loads around 2nd hand, so some bargains to be had.... and parts are cheap as well.

However £3k will only just get you a Vivaro (2 on www.vantrader.co.uk at the moment under £3k then jumps up to nearly £4k) whilst the VW Transporter - there are loads from £900 upwards!

[Ricesnaps]

I hire vans on a semi-regular basis and have had various different vans over the course of a weekend / week.

I would second the VW Transporter (a mate of mine has also had these - 6 of them!! Always brand new though, and chops them in after 2 years. He swears by them) and also the Vivaro - fantastic van - they also have handy cup/bottle holders which is a must for long journeys!! :beer:

Don't go for the LDV's - basic interior and drive like a ...... erm truck! Also didn't like the Renault Traffic, can't remember why now though!

Transits are good, loads around 2nd hand, so some bargains to be had.... and parts are cheap as well.

However £3k will only just get you a Vivaro (2 on www.vantrader.co.uk at the moment under £3k then jumps up to nearly £4k) whilst the VW Transporter - there are loads from £900 upwards!

Sadly no Vivare's in my area in the right price range. Just a thought, will any of these fit into a standard sized garage?

[Ricesnaps]

OK, starting to narrow things down. looks like my £3K will get me something between 5 - 10 years old. Should I look at older lower milage or newer higher milage. Generally seem to be pushing over 100k, what's the implication on this level of milage. To put it in perspective, I've never even look at a car with that level of milage!

[ian8limelight]

Don't go for ex-builders vans.

Mileage depends on what it's been used for. My previous VW Transporter van was bought with 85,000 on it but it had been used by a large Brewery as a maintenance van. Kept that one for 6 years.

[screamersTess]

We've just bought a Hyundai 100 with 85k for £1700 on an S plate - lovely van so far!