Whats your ride?

[keniff]

hi all just wondering what vans you all have, im in the market for another vehicle at the moment i have a vw caddy maxi life but aint working out for me with the windows cant stack my tools above them! whats good and whats worth avoiding?

 

[bugsy]

I was going to say 26, Brunette , 36,24,34 but that won't be the answer your looking for

 

[keniff]

I was waiting for that lol!

 

[Spazz]

fiat ducato 10 - 2.8D

 

[Geordie Spark]

Mazda 626 GSI 5 door.

Bought brand new in 2002, this is the fourth on I've had - the 3 previous ones were bought second hand.

Been brilliant for me - all the kit in the boot out of sight, & a roof rack clipped on when needed to carry ladders, pipe trunking, conduit etc.

Heavy on the petrol being a 2 litre, but cost next to nothing for repairs. 10 years old, 140K on the clock & still has its original exhaust. Front brake disks & timing belt have been replaced. Other than that it's just been the usual tyres, brake pads, oil & filters etc. Oh .. and only one change of spark plugs. They're platinum tipped & last for ages.

 

[JD6400]

2 x Astra 1.9 cdti sportive vans , like a rocket sled on wheels !
Several speeding tickets latter and still have not learnt !!!:mad2:
A bit to long and i find you end up piling it all on top of the stuff you need .

2 x L200 Warrior crew cabs , used mainly for towing our caged plant trailer when delivering to or clearing site and moving the moling gear about or on the other cherry picker trailer , one with a top on the back and one with a large custom built aluminium site lock box in the back .
The one with a top on i find has the same trouble as the Astra vans and gets all the needed stuff buried under the crap you end up acquiring in the back !
The one with the lock box is best , you get secure dry storage for your tools and still have room for materials in the rest of the bed / trailers and if a roll bar is fitted it is good to strap more than one set of steps / 3 gang ladders too .
And you can get up to 5 hairy arsed spark's just about any where in any weather !

 

[Jonesy83]

vivaro got it before crimbo got a good deal on it 61 plate air con for 11k

 

[Guest123]

Got a new VW 'porter coming next month.:biggrin5:

 

[roukel01]

vivaro here too! second one we've had. first one, gear box went after 7 years. cost next to nothing before that. After hunting around dealerships I decided it was better the devil you know than the devil you dont!! They all have their problems no matter what you you go for.

 

[JD6400]

Got a new VW 'porter coming next month.:biggrin5:

Probably be my van of choice !

 

[mogga]

Got a new VW 'porter coming next month.:biggrin5:

UNLIKE just been told companys changing to renault traffics : BUT my department gafer doesnt like them he is trying to get a betterr deal on Transporters or merc Vitos

 

[johnboy6083]

merc vitos are decent vans, and the engines are good. I think that they have steering problems though, as our firm has 2 from our office, and they both have had steering problems.

 

[mogga]

Id prefer a new VW myself only bad thing is head height in the rear n the mid roof one doesnt look that great

personal preferance would be SWB mid roof blue oval as I could get my combies inside rather than on the roof and head height inside wouldnt be a problem

 

[keniff]

After having old vw and new ones I think the quality has gone like most cars and vans but I just think they are over priced now, if I shift my wagon iv seen a couple of vauxhall combos for sale low mileage with racked out backs as they are ex British gas

 

[sjhall]

Renault traffic, but my next will be a transporter, i spend most of my life in my van so happy to push out and pay a bit more for the next one.

Ste

 

[parker56]

Just got a new transit long wheel base,lots of flashing dash lights,crusie control,heated front screen.
its always fully loaded with bits & bobs,MPG 29,6 WELL IMPRESSED

 

[poppypiesdad]

Merc Vito Dualiner , 5 seats back 3 can be taken out to give you just a big space , but didnt go for the glass side and back windows i felt it reduced the security

Jamie

 

[imago]

Iveco 29L11, short wheelbase and low roof, but that's in Iveco terms. It's racked out down both sides and I can get 8' x 4' sheets in the back, or 3m lengths of conduit/trunking/capping on the diagonal along with anything else I need. Roof rack for the ladders and a tow bar forplant trailers or whatever. It ticks all the boxes for me, most manufacturers designed vans as scaled up cars. Iveco went the other way and scaled down trucks.

It doesn't rot like Mercs or Transits, the gearbox isn't made of chocolate like Fiat/Citroen.

 

[Mark P]

After having old vw and new ones I think the quality has gone like most cars and vans but I just think they are over priced now, if I shift my wagon iv seen a couple of vauxhall combos for sale low mileage with racked out backs as they are ex British gas

If you're looking at the Combo type of van I've had an ex-BG '06 Berlingo for a year now and cannot fault it. Also came with £1200 of drawers and bluetooth for the phone.

 

[Guest123]

Well, she's ere.......my new '12' plate porter.

Transferring kit over now ready for the night shift. Got to go out for a spin though!!!

 

[Deleted member 26818]

You leave me alone.

 

[72-van]

1972 morris minor van

needs a lot o work

72-van

 

[DPhilpott]

Vivaro, really like it, looking at another one for my bloke

 

[GT1]

T30 VW Transporter.
Brand new on a lease deal.
Awesome..

 

[imago]

I've just added a Suzuki GSX 1100F to the work 'fleet'. I imagine I'll be doing a fair bit more grinning while on that as opposed to in the van!

 

[VoltzElectrical]

BMW 320 D M sport Touring.

But i just drive around occasionally with my tools, more often leave the tools on site, where the materials are delivered.

If I was making the transition to going it alone.. dunno. Guess thats why I'm reading this thread.