[mark6765]

Has anyone considerd a pickup for a work vehicle.
I need a second work van.

I am interested in a navaro or warrier because it can double as a family car as well as carry the weight of a water tank for wfp.

The downside is haveing custom made poles to fit in the back or storeing them on the roof.

Does anyone see any other downsides to consider.

Do you think customers will think you have too much money and do you think that is a problem.

Please respond with your thoughts.

My round is increasing but i cnt fit the car and another van on the drive.

[welmac]

ive thought of getting something similar myself. the only reason i havent is because the pickups tend to be alot thirstier on the old jungle juice!

my van does 500 miles to £50.00 and my friends who have/did have pickups were not getting anywhere near to this in theirs.

the only potential "problem" i could see, is it will be hard avoiding any work related scratches/dents/dings etc on your pride and joy, you dont tend to mind as much when its a work van (still annoying though!!!)

[mark6765]

ive thought of getting something similar myself. the only reason i havent is because the pickups tend to be alot thirstier on the old jungle juice!

my van does 500 miles to £50.00 and my friends who have/did have pickups were not getting anywhere near to this in theirs.

the only potential "problem" i could see, is it will be hard avoiding any work related scratches/dents/dings etc on your pride and joy, you dont tend to mind as much when its a work van (still annoying though!!!)

You do well to get 500 miles for £50. Do you use a small van, and do you carry a water tank for wfp.

I  know they use more fuel, but i will be saveing because im useing 1 vehicle instead of 2.

The scratches would annoy me. I have a few on my 1 year old vivaro, so i understand that to be a problem i would have to live with. but they should only be on the back tailgate where i would be working from. 

[D woods]

Hi Guys
I drive a Mitsubishi L200 for work, its a nice tax efficient vehicle and a lot
better to drive than a van.

But i don't think it would be very practicable as a working vehicle for
window cleaning there is not enough room in the back.

[mark6765]

Hi Guys
I drive a Mitsubishi L200 for work, its a nice tax efficient vehicle and a lot
better to drive than a van.

But i don't think it would be very practicable as a working vehicle for
window cleaning there is not enough room in the back.

Stream have a photo of 1 fitted for wfp on there website.

It did look a tight fit. Long poles would definately have to go on the roof in tubes. A lot of people work like that with small vans tho.
 

[JohnL]

Think yourselves lucky, I drive a 2.5ltr Pajero 4 wheel drive. Its usually fully laden with one thing or another and I get 20 to the gallon! however if I tried to drive anything else where I live, I wouldnt be able to get to a lot of my customers.

JohnL

[marc]

i would like to see any pics of nissan navaro set up for wfp as i too have thought of getting one bugger what your customers think in 2004 i had a jag x type estate nearly had some one walk into a lamp post once when i was taking my ladder off in 2005 i traded that in for a new bmw x5 over 50k and i used it for work for six months until i got a small van to run around in people dont think we should have a nice car coz were only WINDOW cleaners

[JM123]

I have been contemplating buying a warrior for a few months myself.  I would preferably fit a 650ltr tank but the only problem I can see is the distance from the ground up to the tank, affecting the centre of gravity and making the pickup liable to tip over.  Whilst I do realise the warrior has been designed to carry large loads I would still prefer having the water tank just a bit lower.

[ronaldo]

I use a Toyota Hilux VX double cab and i wouldnt swap it for any van, had pick ups for the last 10 years and like them so much even the mrs has got one

[ronaldo]

ive thought of getting something similar myself. the only reason i havent is because the pickups tend to be alot thirstier on the old jungle juice!

my van does 500 miles to £50.00 and my friends who have/did have pickups were not getting anywhere near to this in theirs.

the only potential "problem" i could see, is it will be hard avoiding any work related scratches/dents/dings etc on your pride and joy, you dont tend to mind as much when its a work van (still annoying though!!!)

My truck does 450 miles on £50 of diesel not bad for a 2.8, but the mrs mitsuibshi warrior is nowhere near as good as the Toyota, i used to have a navara and the fuel wasnt that clever on that either,Toyotas latsest d4d engine is the dogs.

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

pictures boys ......

[tartan cleaning]

hi i have a navara for work works fine you are limited to how big a tank you can fit. you could either get a custom one made or you can put a trailer on it to pull a tank behind. economy is not that bad i average at 35mpg it depends how you drive it . i have been running two vehicles found it hard to justify the cost as i was paying out twice for insurance, tax, repairs etc so even if this truck is not as efficient as some vans i think it makes sense

[marc]

hi tartan cleaning have you any pics of your pick up set up for work you could post would be good to see thanks

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

i used to have a isuzu double cab fitted a 400 in the back... only problem was poles ,,, the were on the roof .. would prefer them inside but not possible with a pickup.... also my pickup was older a m reg... so iwouldnt mid getting a 2002/3 as money allows...  i like my van but we just have that to drive on the weekends and evenings so a pickup looks better plus is nicer to drive...

shawn

[ronaldo]

Shawn, what i do is rest my poles inside the ladder clamps so they cant go anywhere and just throw a bungy over them, and because ive got side steps on my motor i can get up to them easily.

[tartan cleaning]

hi tartan cleaning have you any pics of your pick up set up for work you could post would be good to see thanks

hi will do i am still in the process of fitting out rear still not finished yet

[tartan cleaning]

hi on the question of poles i have a omnipole 24ft 4ft section fits perfectly in the rear i do have a snugtop on the rear. i do have to take it apart 3 sections one side 3 on the other fits nicely. i am going to have to pole assembled during the day and take it apart at night a small inconvienience but it keeps everthing in the rear.

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

which truck have you got tartan?

[ronaldo]

Thats the best thing about the back especially if you have a load liner aswell because all your gear is out the way and any spillages dont matter as it just runs out the tailgate and the driver and passenger area can be kepped nice and clean.
One of my customers is selling a black snug top of a Navara if any one wants one.

[ronaldo]

Shawn, if you click onto search then type in van signage you will see a picture of the back of my truck if you want to see anymore let me no and i,ll do some tomorrow for you.