Vans

[Lastlaff]

Looking at getting a VW Transporter - anyone on here owned this? The salesman (slippery fukcer), said it was owned by a plasterer since 2016 and has just upgraded to a Crafter. The racking through me as it doesn’t look great apart from the bottom boxing on the right for beads.

 

[Deleted member 23452]

No, but the thick end of £13k + VAT for a five year old (in a month) van seems like a lot of money?

 

[Lastlaff]

Black Friday haggle

 

[essexandy]

Black Friday haggle

I hope you haggled 8k off?

 

[lurpak]

Looks more like a plumber or sparks van.

 

[Lastlaff]

Looks more like a plumber or sparks van.

That’s what I thought - look at the staining on the ply floor...s**t or piss from an old pan!
No dust in sight

 

[John j]

That racking looks like one that was posted on here

 

[Lastlaff]

I hope you haggled 8k off?

VW, that will be around when your pushing up the daisies

 

[essexandy]

That’s what I thought - look at the staining on the ply floor...s**t or piss from an old pan!
No dust in sight

Aha! @JessThePlasterer this has got your name all over it. There was never an old pan in there, just a soggy plaster bag.

 

[essexandy]

VW, that will be around when your pushing up the daisies

At that money you want it to last more than a couple of years surely?

 

[Topspread16]

that’s a better deal

 

[essexandy]

Vans have gotten stupidly expensive haven't they. I paid about 12k +vat for my Vito in 04 and felt like I'd been robbed.
I mean there's fuckall to a van is there?

 

[Lastlaff]

Anyone on here who’s got one and is not a shortarse - steering wheel looks quite close to seat with bulkhead in.

 

[carys]

Looking at getting a VW Transporter - anyone on here owned this? The salesman (slippery fukcer), said it was owned by a plasterer since 2016 and has just upgraded to a Crafter. The racking through me as it doesn’t look great apart from the bottom boxing on the right for beads.
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Y do you whant spend so much on a van to be covered in s**t. Unless you got money to throw away. If you have throw it to me so I can clear my morgatge

 

[Lastlaff]

Vans have gotten stupidly expensive haven't they. I paid about 12k +vat for my Vito in 04 and felt like I'd been robbed.
I mean there's fuckall to a van is there?

You still drive that?

 

[The Hobo]

No, but the thick end of £13k + VAT for a five year old (in a month) van seems like a lot of money?

withvat £15345 .oo and you wont get 8x4 sheets in it only corner t corner

 

[Topspread16]

Anyone on here who’s got one and is not a shortarse - steering wheel looks quite close to seat with bulkhead in.

Got the new crafter, there’s a few on motorpoint website for good money. Plenty big enough.

 

[Lastlaff]

Swb is all I need. Most (I fact I don’t know any) that wii get an 8x4 upright and straight in.

 

[Topspread16]

Personally I wouldn’t got for the 102 bhp 140 min.

 

[Lastlaff]

Don’t understand van designer not allowing enough length for the standard 8x4 to fit in a SWB - jumping up to a LWB is cat.

 

[Rossi46]

I had a T5 for 11 years. Great van. Don’t get a SWB though. I had to remove the bulkhead and slide boards over the seats to get them in. Plus the 102’s wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding

 

[Deleted member 32554]

Got 05 transit lwb minibus 25000 miles from auction , bit of rust and a few dents in the side cost £3k after mot , always a chance buying second hand

 

[Deleted member 23452]

withvat £15345 .oo and you wont get 8x4 sheets in it only corner t corner

For that money I'd want it to carry the boards into the job and fit them!

Seriously, it's crazy what people will pay for no discernible benefit. Transporters are decent vans, in some people's opinions they're better than a Vivaro or Transit. Although they obviously don't do anything others vans can, I guess it's a personal choice thing.

However what they're not is twice as good, and you could buy two transits or vivaros (same year, mileage etc) for that money.

 

[Deleted member 23452]

Don’t understand van designer not allowing enough length for the standard 8x4 to fit in a SWB - jumping up to a LWB is cat.

They all seem to be based around getting a Euro Pallet or two in the back.

 

[essexandy]

You still drive that?

Yes, what's left of it lol

 

[TonyM]

withvat £15345 .oo and you wont get 8x4 sheets in it only corner t corner

Yes you will. On the flat in between wheel arches. Had 2 T5s and they take boards no probs

 

[essexandy]

Yes you will. On the flat in between wheel arches. Had 2 T5s and they take boards no probs

Have you never seen a plasterers van? There's no such thing as "flat between the wheel arches".

 

[hollybank]

Have you never seen a plasterers van? There's no such thing as "flat between the wheel arches".

Some put false floors in to put the boards underneath,personally i dont see the point.

 

[Cockney]

Looks more like a plumber or sparks van.

Got to be a plumbers van, I’ve never seen a spread that uses big wipes! Lol

 

[lurpak]

Got to be a plumbers van, I’ve never seen a spread that uses big wipes! Lol

I think this van belonged to whatever trade @Lastlaff told the seller he did. If he said he was a magician , the previous owner was paul Daniels.

 

[Vincey]

Don’t understand van designer not allowing enough length for the standard 8x4 to fit in a SWB - jumping up to a LWB is cat.

Vivaro lwb can get them in upright mate and 2.5 metre beads only bummer is 3 metres plus beads no
The lwb is only slightly bigger than the swb

 

[lurpak]

Vivaro lwb can get them in upright mate and 2.5 metre beads only bummer is 3 metres plus beads no

hole in bulkhead or rhino roof tube

 

[Vincey]

hole in bulkhead or rhino roof tube

There is a lift up flap in bulk head in vivaro for them but I think it’s on the wrong side , it’s under passenger seat should be under drivers side so can still load bags into side door
For £13k he could get a brand new

 

[Mouldyoldspudgun]

Swb is all I need. Most (I fact I don’t know any) that wii get an 8x4 upright and straight in.

My transit does, 14 8by 4s then the bulk head gets in the way. Can also get ten foot beads and cove in from bottom to opposite top corner

 

[hollybank]

Boxer,Relay and ducato swb can get the boards in upright but they are pig slow,thinking of getting a remap.