Best builders vans?

[teaboyjim]

Do you need a van? What about an old VW touran / estate car ? Roofrack? Trailer?

I've an old Fabia builders car at the moment

 

[Bodd]

Ive got a Movano M2 H2 Semi auto. 14 plate from new. Been a really good van, Ive had it professionally racked out so will more than likely keep till it dies now.

Problems:
Side door bleeps as if door censers do not meet. This disables the on board computer. Had this problem from new. had it repaired again and again.
heater packed up and replaced.
Steering wheel lock replaced.

A nice van to drive.

Also 08 Plate Traffic Sport from new.
56 plate Vauxhall combo that needs to be sold.

 

[Bodd]

I've got an old builders car at the moment but it's not really practical. It'll see me through finishing this refurb but if I get beyond this to another project I'll need something a bit more "builderlike"

It doesn't look professional turning up in a car to do a 40 grand extension for someone

 

[just pumps]

If you can bear the colour then Ex BG Caddy Maxi. FSH and muliple charging points and one really nice touch is the battery isolater if you live or work in high risk areas. Also big lock on the rear doors.

 

[Bodd]

The new Taxi van looks great but is so expensive.

 

[teaboyjim]

It doesn't look professional turning up in a car to do a 40 grand extension for someone

It really doesn't

 

[Bodd]

It really doesn't does it! Image is so important when you're trying to get a job. I expect even the clothes you wear make a difference as well!

When pricing a job I will not go in my car and try to park so that the customer can see my van and if I get the chance to show off the set up in the back of van then I will.

 

[teaboyjim]

Plumbers always seem to drive VWs

 

[teaboyjim]

When pricing a job I will not go in my car and try to park so that the customer can see my van and if I get the chance to show off the set up in the back of van then I will.

What sort of set up in the van have you?

 

[Bodd]

What sort of set up in the van have you got? Is it all panelled out with shelving and organized nicely? That would look good to a customer!

Yes and good lighting

 

[just pumps]

Is it my imagination or is the flashy plumbers who always seem to be driving the VW either Transporter or the bigger Crafter?

Crafter is a tad large for the average plumber and a lot of flashy vans are often leased by newly launched companies that dont last the first year.

 

[just pumps]

Yes and good lighting

One LED strip crimped to existing lighting changes everything, mine is so bright inside I need sunglasses.

 

[teaboyjim]

Crafter is a tad large for the average plumber and a lot of flashy vans are often leased by newly launched companies that dont last the first year.

So the Crafter is the equivalent of the Mercedes sprinter

 

[Bodd]

One LED strip crimped to existing lighting changes everything, mine is so bright inside I need sunglasses.

Mines so bright I need a brightness protective suit.

 

[sxturbo]

I hadn't thought about that. Yeah I suppose the Crafter is the equivalent of the Mercedes sprinter. At one time I believe they used to share the same bodies but I'm not sure if they still do. It seems the way the big companies work now all sharing resources etc

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