Vans

[FUSION X16XE]

Im now on the hunt for a small to medium sized van, its going to be used to transport DJ equipment and also for a work van (chippy) What would people recommend? Ideally i want it to be cheap on fuel and reliable. Also im 18 by the time i get the van i will be 19 so what will i be expecting to pay on insurance? Ive herd vans are more expencive to insure? Thanks in advance :thumb:

[Mike]

Vans are more expensive to insure as it goes as said theres going to be tools in the back of it, and a lot of poeple dont like to pay for power tools!

A small medium van, Corsa Combi? Escort 55/75? VW Caddy? Peugeot Partner/Citreon Berlingo??

[General Baxter]

nova van 1.7td lol

[novarally]

I have a Mercedes Vito (110 CDi), and it's excellent - reliable, economical and reasonably quick as well.

[General Baxter]

colin, was that the van you turned up to pv in?

[Mike]

nova van 1.7td lol

TBH, Nova Vans are utter sh1te Nick! The rear suspension is way to soft, the brakes are sh1te, the obligitary MEGA blind spot AND its a Nova!

[FUSION X16XE]

I have a Mercedes Vito (110 CDi), and it's excellent - reliable, economical and reasonably quick as well.

How much do these go for?


nova van 1.7td lol

I may 1.7td my corsa and van panel the back, would that then have to be insured as a van? What actually makes it a van?

[Mike]

How much do these go for?

A lot as Im after one!!

[General Baxter]

iv been thru this, you need to remove the rear seat brackets, all th ankors fo the belts ect:

[Christ]

I had a peugeot expert in my last job. It was slow as funk as it had no turbo but it never let me down once. Its the one alot of taxi drivers use aswell.

[Mike]

iv been thru this, you need to remove the rear seat brackets, all th ankors fo the belts ect:

Incidently, the Nova Van rear bulkhead fits into a Corsa ;)

[pikey1986]

if your carrying tools and dj equipment you want something with leaf spring suspension to cope with the extra weight, im unsure as to what small vans have this tho

[Jack]

My boss pimps round in a VW Transporter which is pretty cool. Shifts well and still returns decent MPG, and has a cavernous back end even with the crew cab seating arrangement.

Van insurance isn't expensive as such, but commercial insurance is. Of course if you'll be using it for business purposes, you will need insurance cover to suit.

[Mike]

Aye, a mate of mine has a Trendline Sport, what a van :D but expect to pay £25k+ for a brand new, top of the range one lol his one came in at £21,500 when he bought it!

[FUSION X16XE]

My boss pimps round in a VW Transporter which is pretty cool. Shifts well and still returns decent MPG, and has a cavernous back end even with the crew cab seating arrangement.

Van insurance isn't expensive as such, but commercial insurance is. Of course if you'll be using it for business purposes, you will need insurance cover to suit.

Thats what im looking at now, perfect size for what i need.

I like the Vito's

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/97-98-Mercedes-Vito-Van_W0QQitemZ260289059373QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item2 60289059373&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A7|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

What sort of MPG do you get mate?

[novarally]

Thats what im looking at now, perfect size for what i need.

I like the Vito's

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/97-98-Mercedes-Vito-Van_W0QQitemZ260289059373QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item2 60289059373&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A7|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

What sort of MPG do you get mate?

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That one looks OK on EBAY. Not sure what model it is, but my advice would be to ignore the 108 models, as they are gutless.

My 110CDi does about 35mpg if driven sensibly.

[FUSION X16XE]

Thanks mate that sounds good.

So what makes a van a van? If took the rear windows out of my corsa and paneled the rear would that then be classed as a van?

[Ash]

I trade vans about, what you looking for? budget? Maybe able to help... We got things from Citroen Berlingos to LWB Sprinters. Depends what you want to pay....

[draper]

i had a punto van once, it was sht

[Andy]

A company who i used to work for had a vito which i had now and again,for a van it was seriously quick,wasnt very good on fuel though

[General Baxter]

LDV convoy lol

[FUSION X16XE]

I trade vans about, what you looking for? budget? Maybe able to help... We got things from Citroen Berlingos to LWB Sprinters. Depends what you want to pay....

Umm well tbh thats the point of the thread, i have never taken notice of vans so i havent a clue what to look for.

It needs to be reliable and fairly fuel efficient, but have enough room to fit all my dj gear (2x 15" cabs, 18" bin, amp rack, table, lighting, CDJs and mixer plus other bits and bobs)

Im not sure how much space like a astra van fould have? Enought to fit all that (very heavy) or would i have to go for something a bit bigger/heavyer? :thumb:

[novarally]

As Ash says, the critical thing is, how much have you got to spend?

You won't get a decent Vito for anywhere under £2k, and really you should budget for a fair bit more than that. Mine is a 2000 reg 'W' plate, and I had to give £3.5k for mine. Every one I went after was snapped up quickly.

Things may be a bit better now with the state of the economy, if you're lucky.

[FUSION X16XE]

In an ideal world id like to spent around £1800-2000?

[craig green]

A lot of tradesmen are trading in their vans & downsizing or even down grading due to how the building industry has been hit by the credit crunch (allegedly) Should be bargains out there.