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stevo as b4 World Chat Champion
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Posted: 21:25 - 05 Jul 2018 Post subject: |
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If you want a modern van with car like driving experience and electronics/gadgets then your leaving yourself open to the lottery of expensive possible faults and electrical failures.
As has been said modern vans are so similar or model/factory shared that any brand is much of a muchness IMO.
But a van that's not a daily driver and is just used to transport bikes for events or weekends does not need to be posh or loaded with spec and gadgets. It needs to be solid, not battered like an old builders van, and generally in good condition.
An older more agricultural van like the mk3 Transit is as simple and basic as they get. The hardest thing to do when buying these age vans is avoiding pikeys or getting there before they do. A simple mechanical diesel engine has much less to go wrong.
Remember some people buy electronically controlled modern common rail vans and have them chipped with dodgy maps or nasty eBay tuning boxes. They sell them on when it starts playing up, lighting fault codes or the clutch starts slipping. This is another reason why I'd never shy away from a petrol van as they don't attract much interest or messers.
If you buy a classic van in good condition, they are always appreciating now, so you might protect your investment better with such a van if you don't have to pay a huge amount of scene tax in the first place that is.
Unless your driving for business or doing daft miles, don't look at a van as you would buying a car, i.e creature comforts, spec, air conditioning, Bluetooth connectivity and sat navs etc. |
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No matter what van you get, you'll need to camouflage it.
Put a "no tools are left in this van overnight" sticker on it and it will get broke into.
Put any motorcycle type sticker on it, it will get broke into.
Put any builder/electrician type sign on it, it will get broke into.
Have it sign written with the name of your local florist, no one breaks into florists van.
Or use plenty of hi-viz stickers and a few big 'Polite' stickers.
https://s22.postimg.cc/6s1jc89mp/Polite.jpg |
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Well i bought a mk7 for movin my bikes around and other "duties" .. last one on the forecourt on a 14 plate .. 140ps lwb.. mhr.. fitted a wheel chock and bought a removable ramp.. and frankly it does exactly wot it says on the tin .. i do run the turbo down after use... ____________________ Whatever I post I have no citation and no intention of providing one..
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Only particularly tall bikes struggle in the Vito.
For instance, I had to take the mirrors of my KTM690 Enduro, but otherwise it fitted in okay.
Sports, commuters and motocross bikes fine.
I certainly had tens of different bikes in mine.
The vito also drove quite 'car like', while the wide and high Boxer feels more akin to my truck if anything!
Trailer certainly worth considering - I do really like having a van and have had at least one continuously for 14 years now. However, it can easily be £1k extra a year on top of owning a car for maintenance, consumables, tax, MOT and insurance. Which could be spent on trackdays, or even hiring vans . |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 259 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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