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Some nice vans mentioned there, mine is a black Vito sport limited edition with all the toys you could wish for. I also had the ECU remapped, as standard it has the 150bhp engine the remap now gives it 175bhp.....it's like **** off a shovel.
 
Got me a 54 reg Vauxhall Combo 1.7 Di. got 104k miles and never had any problems with it other than the fact its now to small for all the gear i have, been looking for a bigger van for months now. im just to picky hehe.
 
Problem i would have with a bigger van is i would just carry more ****e in it.

Thats the same as me. When I worked on the books at a firm I had a vivaro and filled it up with things that I knew I would never use. Now I have my own smaller van it was suprising how much stuff you can loose from your van and still do your job properly.

I give the van the once over every couple of weeks and try and make whats in there smaller so I am carrying less - I think I'll just be walking into properties with a hammer soon if I'm not careful. LOL
 
Some nice vans mentioned there, mine is a black Vito sport limited edition with all the toys you could wish for. I also had the ECU remapped, as standard it has the 150bhp engine the remap now gives it 175bhp.....it's like **** off a shovel.

That's probably faster then my 2.2 DTi Vectra - but then I think that's slow compared to my 2 wheeled toy!
 
Nice that mate, you got it racked out?

Cheers Fella,

Its not racked out as i,m considering throwing a couple of side windows in it, insulating & carpeting inside & using it to get away at weekends, watch this space !!

Trev
 
Ex BT Vivaro, barring the yellow flashy light I love it. Racked at back for tools an loads of space for everything i need.
 
Hey got a 07 traffic. Had one a a rental when mine was in garage 2 years ago. So I bought one. I love it, loads room even wiv rackin. Jus had new G box but it's nice to drive. Would recommend!
 
Vauxhall Combo. 55 plate, 30K on the clock. Ex BT, had it for about 3 years. Brilliant van, just too small.

I always drove transits or similar size before, so had to leave a lot of gear out, but as said, you do cut out a lot of pointless crap when you don't have the option of taking it. I used to drive around with a big generator, and welding kit. How often am I going to need that fixing mrs jones boiler? Crazy.

That said, when I can, I'll upsize to a transit again as I would like more organisation and storage for parts.
 
how are you guys doing the sign writing ? are you designing it your self or paying someone to do it ?

or is it just a case of randomly sticking all the details on and not thinking much about it ?
 
Pay to have it done profesionally, i have used the same company for the past 20 years. For me i think the sign writing is great as it gives you presence and gets you noticed.

Free advertising 24/7, it's great as i am 100% sure that over the years the sign writing has paid for itself 10 fold.

Bob
 
Ford escort 55! T reg, it looks alright with my sign writing but too small and old, was my first van. Plan on probably going for a Transit connect high top later this year or early next. This thread has given me some inspiration!
 
Ex BT Vivaro, barring the yellow flashy light I love it. Racked at back for tools an loads of space for everything i need.

I also have an Ex BT vivaro on a 55 plate, I bought it 18 months ago with 26k on it and its up to 41k without missing a beat!

I took the flashy light off tho!
 

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