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what van do you drive????

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boblydon

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Just curiuos as to what is the most common van that gas fitters use, here in Newcastle fords seem very popular.

I have a merc vito which i cant fault, i have had it since new (3.5years) and not had any problems with it, cant see the point in spending 22k on a new one, plus i dont want another 3 years of debt.

So what is every one driving around in??
 
Transit jumbo 350, 125ps
too big too fast (120mph) = 3 points.lol.

Willing to sell or swap for smaller?.
 
Vw caddy its an old nail and does 0 to 60 in about a minute . Got it after last winter killed my old van and needed a new van quick . £100 worth had 4 months tax and 6 months mot cant fault it other than its sooooo slow.
 
Killed me last van ages ago so currently still using me Lexus, still toying with the idea of getting a tipper but, the ones I want you cant buy fer 300 quid!!!
 
Ive got my 2 year old Vivaro, kind of racked out but still loses stuff to the floor if I take a bend too fast. Cant fault it yet, but Ive been advised to expect some things to start going.
 
Got a Vitoria as well mob so the spare goes underneath. Paid for in September thank god 70k on it 56 plate hopefully get another 100k before I need a change
 
56 reg berlingo. Its a smallish van but does me for what I need. I have not a had a moments trouble out of it.
 
Ford transit connect 03 plate 163000 miles,,, need a new 1 and a bigger 1, what are the best deals on new vans / leasing / finance,/ what are the best, been looking at vivaros traffics and transits or transporters
 
Vivaro 55 plate spot on and use mi landie (sandy) when i go to farsm or weathers bad whilst other gas / plumbers are trying to get up hils , i did pull a hgv at the start of the year up a huge hill , well it was friday and it was the beer wagon so i couldnt just leave him
 
Astravan until it left most of its oil on a customers drive

Now got a ford connect - quite pleased with the extra room but it's much slower than the astra.
 
citroen relay great for space,had nothing but problems,03 plate,not sure what to get next time(2 years time)
 
VW Caddy 104TDI, best van ive owned so far, just got 60mpg out of it the other day fully loaded
 
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028.jpg 2008 vw t5 swb
Remapped to 135bhp, lowered 55mm v-maxx coilovers, 18" sportline load rated wheels & tyres.
Lots more to do, lovin it !!!
 
That's one helluva roof box you've got there!!

Nice van.

Mine's a humble Transit but with an engine that's powerful enough to do wheelies ...
 
Vw caddy its an old nail and does 0 to 60 in about a minute . Got it after last winter killed my old van and needed a new van quick . £100 worth had 4 months tax and 6 months mot cant fault it other than its sooooo slow.
if it looks anything like this, i take my hat off to you 😀


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