[Don Kee]

You've got a pump box right?

Rent a van for a few days, and get a load of barrels, just to get you working (draw from barrels, split feeding to draw from 2 at a time)

[Dave Willis]

Rent a van and whip your tank out then lash it into the hire van. Wasn't much holding your tank in anyway from what I remember, undo the bolts holding the top frame and bobs yer uncle.

[dazmond]

You've got a pump box right?

Rent a van for a few days, and get a load of barrels, just to get you working (draw from barrels, split feeding to draw from 2 at a time)

hi mate.its not worth it for the 2 weeks ill probably be off the road.its amazing how far 120L will get you with a backpack esp if i trad most ground floor windows.i might have to work an extra hour a day to clean the same amount of work as the van mount but i can handle that for a few weeks.

[dazmond]

i doubt ill lose any income over the course of this month.just the £1500 for the new engine.the van cost me £2,400 nearly 3 years ago.with the few jobs ive had done on it,mot,etc and very minimal downtime ill still be saving myself a lot of money than leasing a brand new van over the course of say 5 years.

its just not worth getting a new van for 2500-3000 miles a year that i do IMO.

its 12k over 5 years at £200 a month then probably 6k to buy the van outright which takes it to 18k.the sums dont add up to me as a one man band with limited use/mileage.

so say i spend 7k in 5 years including purchase, MOT,repairs,servicing,tax etc im saving 5k compared to leasing a new van.(thats enough to pay for my golf GTI).

the van isnt a rust bucket.it still looks smart and tidy with the sign writing/vinyl wrap etc.

[deeege]

This is the exact reason I've gone down the lease route. Brand new van, nice to drive, no MOT/ Tax to pay just £100 a year on service but most importantly I have the piece of mind that I'm not going to ever be off the road for more than a day.  All for the cost of a days earnings per month.

Are the lease company OK with you drilling holes in the van chassis in order to secure your tank?

It's not a problem.  I just take the floors ply lining out when new then put it back in after I've removed my tank. In fact I did this just a couple weeks ago when my old one went back and it wasn't mentioned and got no charges.

[deeege]

i doubt ill lose any income over the course of this month.just the £1500 for the new engine.the van cost me £2,400 nearly 3 years ago.with the few jobs ive had done on it,mot,etc and very minimal downtime ill still be saving myself a lot of money than leasing a brand new van over the course of say 5 years.

its just not worth getting a new van for 2500-3000 miles a year that i do IMO.

its 12k over 5 years at £200 a month then probably 6k to buy the van outright which takes it to 18k.the sums dont add up to me as a one man band with limited use/mileage.

so say i spend 7k in 5 years including purchase, MOT,repairs,servicing,tax etc im saving 5k compared to leasing a new van.(thats enough to pay for my golf GTI).

the van isnt a rust bucket.it still looks smart and tidy with the sign writing/vinyl wrap etc.

Fair enough but that doesn't factor in the price of knowing my vans always going to get me through the day and also the cost of lost work days.

[dazmond]

i doubt ill lose any income over the course of this month.just the £1500 for the new engine.the van cost me £2,400 nearly 3 years ago.with the few jobs ive had done on it,mot,etc and very minimal downtime ill still be saving myself a lot of money than leasing a brand new van over the course of say 5 years.

its just not worth getting a new van for 2500-3000 miles a year that i do IMO.

its 12k over 5 years at £200 a month then probably 6k to buy the van outright which takes it to 18k.the sums dont add up to me as a one man band with limited use/mileage.

so say i spend 7k in 5 years including purchase, MOT,repairs,servicing,tax etc im saving 5k compared to leasing a new van.(thats enough to pay for my golf GTI).

the van isnt a rust bucket.it still looks smart and tidy with the sign writing/vinyl wrap etc.

Fair enough but that doesn't factor in the price of knowing my vans always going to get me through the day and also the cost of lost work days.

the thing is danny i dont really lose out on so called "lost work days" over the course of a month/year as im part time now mate.the odd day off here and there is not going to have an affect on overall earnings.

also new vans still breakdown from time to time(albeit less often)

[deeege]

i doubt ill lose any income over the course of this month.just the £1500 for the new engine.the van cost me £2,400 nearly 3 years ago.with the few jobs ive had done on it,mot,etc and very minimal downtime ill still be saving myself a lot of money than leasing a brand new van over the course of say 5 years.

its just not worth getting a new van for 2500-3000 miles a year that i do IMO.

its 12k over 5 years at £200 a month then probably 6k to buy the van outright which takes it to 18k.the sums dont add up to me as a one man band with limited use/mileage.

so say i spend 7k in 5 years including purchase, MOT,repairs,servicing,tax etc im saving 5k compared to leasing a new van.(thats enough to pay for my golf GTI).

the van isnt a rust bucket.it still looks smart and tidy with the sign writing/vinyl wrap etc.

Fair enough but that doesn't factor in the price of knowing my vans always going to get me through the day and also the cost of lost work days.

the thing is danny i dont really lose out on so called "lost work days" over the course of a month/year as im part time now mate.the odd day off here and there is not going to have an affect on overall earnings.

also new vans still breakdown from time to time(albeit less often)

It's still lost time though, faffing about waiting for tow trucks / dealing with garages etc.  Might not be lost work time if you are part time but your own time has a value too, mine does anyway. (Unless you enjoy messing around dealing with mechanics and waiting for tow trucks etc)

[Blackadder]

Get the SWB custom Dazmond, by far the best decision I've  made since I started WFP, love it and it's come in to its own this winter.

[Jonny 87]

This is the exact reason I've gone down the lease route. Brand new van, nice to drive, no MOT/ Tax to pay just £100 a year on service but most importantly I have the piece of mind that I'm not going to ever be off the road for more than a day.  All for the cost of a days earnings per month.

This is what I was thinking recently.

Mind if I ask Which company you've gone with?

Vanarama seem decent for prices.

Also is their much quibble about bodywork condition? Scratches etc? I keep my vehicles in good condition but I've always worried a tiny scratch will mean they ask for a panel respray. 
Are the lease company OK with you drilling holes in the van chassis in order to secure your tank?

It's not a problem.  I just take the floors ply lining out when new then put it back in after I've removed my tank. In fact I did this just a couple weeks ago when my old one went back and it wasn't mentioned and got no charges.

[deeege]

This is the exact reason I've gone down the lease route. Brand new van, nice to drive, no MOT/ Tax to pay just £100 a year on service but most importantly I have the piece of mind that I'm not going to ever be off the road for more than a day.  All for the cost of a days earnings per month.

This is what I was thinking recently.

Mind if I ask Which company you've gone with?

Vanarama seem decent for prices.

Also is their much quibble about bodywork condition? Scratches etc? I keep my vehicles in good condition but I've always worried a tiny scratch will mean they ask for a panel respray. 
Are the lease company OK with you drilling holes in the van chassis in order to secure your tank?

It's not a problem.  I just take the floors ply lining out when new then put it back in after I've removed my tank. In fact I did this just a couple weeks ago when my old one went back and it wasn't mentioned and got no charges.

When the lease is up the auction house (Mannahein) inspect the van and obviously there are charges for any damage.  Fair wear and tear is allowed. Inside they only really looked briefly, all was clean and tidy. Externally they gave it a thorough check over. They pulled me on a few minor scratches on the rear arch and quite a bad scratch / dent on the back door. Charges totalled £170.00, I could have got them repaired beforehand for less than £100 probably but would have meant not having the van for an afternoon so not worth it.

They never mentioned lifting the ply to look where I'd had the tank bolted. I'm with Citroën direct. Would recommend and they also price matched the best quote I got online.

[brianbarber]

Long term, Bite the Bullet and buy brand new
I had 2004 connect, things started going wrong after 150k miles.
Decided to get new connect on hire purchase.
  After payments over 36 months the van is mine.
I also don't do many miles.
If I had a major issue I won't mess about, I'll hire a van and use my old trolley connected to a 400 litre tank ratchet strapped in hire van.
  Best move you can make, at the end of the day this breakdown will be a costly excercise,
£1500 to get back on the road, less work being done using a car to work from.
and what if the cost or time escalates.?

Mr B
 

[8weekly]

Get the SWB custom Dazmond, by far the best decision I've  made since I started WFP, love it and it's come in to its own this winter.

Got to agree. Lovely vans. Drive as well a car. You could ditch the Dub. 

[dazmond]

Long term, Bite the Bullet and buy brand new
I had 2004 connect, things started going wrong after 150k miles.
Decided to get new connect on hire purchase.
  After payments over 36 months the van is mine.
I also don't do many miles.
If I had a major issue I won't mess about, I'll hire a van and use my old trolley connected to a 400 litre tank ratchet strapped in hire van.
  Best move you can make, at the end of the day this breakdown will be a costly excercise,
£1500 to get back on the road, less work being done using a car to work from.
and what if the cost or time escalates.?

Mr B

who did you go with Brian?vanarama?ive got no experience of hire purchase at all.

[brianbarber]

Bought from ford main dealer, with cheap rate finance, credit check took about 2 mins, job done.

Mr B

[Dave Willis]

Daz, if you prang the GTI whilst loaded with barrels you won't be insured. Unless you've had it insured for business.

[deeege]

Daz, if you prang the GTI whilst loaded with barrels you won't be insured. Unless you've had it insured for business.

Won't be insured for social or business as it's been remapped and not declared 😳

[CleanClear]

oil light came on at about 2pm.i knew their was plenty of oil in the van and the engine seemed fine so carried on working til 4pm.

I've just got to ask this as i'm bored. What do you think the oil light tells you?

Next question: If you had an employee and he drove your van with the oil light on and siezed the engine would you just say..."thats ok" ?

Next Question again: Spruce are you practising your Grannies saying of......."if you've nothing useful to add then say nowt"? !!!   

[dazmond]

Daz, if you prang the GTI whilst loaded with barrels you won't be insured. Unless you've had it insured for business.

sod off dave!its a stop gap until my vans back on the road.

[toby richards]

after this happend to me i went to vanarama and pay about £50 a week for a new van which after 4 years i can buy and pay them 6k or upgrade or sell privatly, this might not be the cheepest option but ill tell you what, the security and confort it good

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