First van, big or small, undecided?

[wams]

I'd pick a transit connect, vauxhall combos are a bit small in my experience. That's just my choice though, other views will vary massively!

My friend who runs a business reconditioning car parts advised on Ford Connect but also advised on mileage should be below 100k, if so I would need to spend over 2k for that type of vehicle

 

[Guest111]

the bigger the van the more junk you carry= more weight= more fuel or more tools to get robbed when it gets broken into,smaller van = less junk= less weight = less fuel plus you only carry the tools you need!

 

[wams]

I'd pick a transit connect, vauxhall combos are a bit small in my experience. That's just my choice though, other views will vary massively!

My friend who runs a business reconditioning car parts advised on Ford Connect

 

[wams]

As a start up, always look at your budget. You can upgrade when your ready.There is no point getting a big empty, posh, new van because that just mean you will spending more in loan repayments and fuel.

thats exactly what it is a start up van, I'd be paying cash so no worries about loan repayments. I've also read that people who start up with vans tend to need something bigger after the first 6 months, I'm more inclined to start bigger and not worry about going bigger in 6 months time

 

[wams]

the bigger the van the more junk you carry= more weight= more fuel or more tools to get robbed when it gets broken into,smaller van = less junk= less weight = less fuel plus you only carry the tools you need!

In a way the above is more financially economical

 

[wams]

trafic looks good repaired with 12 months MOT at £1400.

The Renault Traffic is already racked out up to the side loading doors, then partitioned off at that point. So I'm already visualising its use stocked materials on one side of the partition (at the rear) and work space between both loading doors?

 

[geordie]

Running a new Nissan nv200 had it a year and it's a great start up size

 

[shagbite]

Your first van should be ever so slightly smaller than you need. You should not realise this until after you have bought and paid for it. Such is the way of things...

........nietzsche?

 

[manchesterman]

Used vans and commercial vehicles for sale - Van Monster

there look to be some good vans at decent prices here. I know their mechanics service them regular when they are being used for hire. This is my next van stop.

 

[thekingiam]

i have just bought a vauxhall combo, looks spacious enough will let you know when i fill it with my tools stock etc.