Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Scrimble on November 04, 2010, 07:23:00 pm
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anyone on here got a new shape vauxhall combo? what are they like for wfp work? is the 1.3 cdti powerful enough to pull weight?
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I got one and I like it but I guess it depends on how big a tank you want to put in it
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if i get one it will have a 350l tank in it
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if i get one it will have a 350l tank in it
Hi mate there are 2 types of the combos the 1700/2000 if you get the 2000 one with a 1.3cdti the 350 lt tank will be fine and it pulls well i know this because i have had both the 1.7cdti and the 1.3cdti. dave
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I have a 2005 combo 2000 1.7cdti with a 500 litre tank installed - pulls fine but i always take it easy when the tank is full.
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i have a 57 plate 1.3 cdti,585kg payload with a 250 litre tank,this is whats known as the 1700 model,the 2000 model takes another 200kg and if you are having a 350 litre tank then by god you need the extra payload model.Fantastic little vans as the fuel economy is superb,the 1.3 is a fiat diesel engine but its a good unit,148ftl lbs of torque so they definitely pull well enough. Trouble is they handle absolutely crap with weight in,at the end of the day they look like a van but are really a van shaped little car. With my 250litre tank full i reckon i am well close to the limit,probably over if someone was in the passenger seat. 250kg of water,brodex tank,di vessel + water and resin,roof rack(strong type),2 ladders,metal hose reel and hose,large battery,assorted tools,step ladders,90kg of me fully dressed,diesel in the fuel tank,extra metal reel and poles if doing gutters,20litre(another 20kg) of water for trad,10 litres(another 10kg) of tfr,heavy duty jump leads,so thats the minimum kit carried and the van pulls really well but i wouldn`t dare press on around a corner,they wallow when empty and the handling becomes guesswork when laden. I like mine though and it appears to run on fresh air,cheap enough to maintain unless you are unlucky. Mines Euro 4 but not cheap tax,previous years were cheap tax but for this year i think you have to be Euro 5 to get the cheap rate. . I got my van as it was a bargain off my mate a mechanic/engineer and knew the vehicle,17,000 miles,one owner in silver,£3300.So i have to compromise a bit and i really wanted a transit connect 230 lwb hi-roof,which on paper is a better tool for the job, which in the wfp van world has to be all about the ease of carrying weight and having some space left to scratch your ar*e.
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am on the hunt for a decent 1.7cdti 06 combo van 2000 weight dont think i want the 1.3 dont think will be powerful enough.
does a 400l tank fit in? or is 350 the biggest?
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400 flat tank fitted in my 1.3cdti no problem, and it wasn't lacking in pull either
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I have a 350 litre tank in mine and its no problem at all