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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jasonl on December 10, 2010, 08:39:07 pm
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The next generation of Transit will be out in the next 18 months , they are furthur splitting the range much like Mercedes have done with the Vito/Sprinter , the Front wheel drive smaller ones will look totally different to the rear wheel drive ones.
There is also talk of a 230ps /6000kg gross weight version , great for the TM guys
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got any pics J?
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Not yet , heard from a ford exec aquaintance
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Just google it you lazy sod!
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Nice, i'll have one in white please :)
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I wonder if they will change the cab layout.
I am 6'4" and have always preferred the sprinter for comfort.
It's fine when driving the transit, not so good as a passenger.
Pity too as we have Ford dealer in town and would make servicing way less of a pain.
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Looks like their going back a variation or two, which suits me because I think the current model is a bit 'lumpy' at the front.
Love the way the wording at the bottom says not be to shown on any other website other than ...... ;D oops
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just been chatting to bryan about finding this image somewhere else, "yeah bryan, shaun ashmore, yeah on ciu" ;D
i like it, think i'll go for a ford next time, and possibly a titan.
i'll have mine in silver please bryan.
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/3150900105_e2f8ab277d.jpg)
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Thats a classic that van and well looked after.
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The Titans 575 and 875 look very nice Derek, the consistant heat imo is the greatest selling point.
Shaun
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liking the new master, just googled it. think i might bang a titan in one of them instead.
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liking the new master, just googled it. think i might bang a titan in one of them instead.
I've heard of luvin your truck but that's going to far. ;D
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;D
well they don't half suck. ;D
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The problem with Transit's is they become rust buckets after a few years!
Andy
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Go for another manafacturer maybe as there are lots of vans out there jast as good and in most cases better ;)
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I have been reading reviews on lots of vans , the worst ones are for VW crafter , google them .
It strikes me that ANY van , once out of warranty is a potential liability and you need 1-2 grand sat waiting for a breakdown which can randomly occur at any time regardless of how it is driven , all makes have injector, electronics, air flow meter, dual mass flywheel , and gearbox issues. Lots of these issues are related to components fitted to lower emission in some way or other.
As for Transit rust , I regularly see brand new ones on transporters heading out of Southampton docks with rust marks seeping out of the sills. It was explained to me by a worker at Ford that for less than £200 they could stop them ever rusting , but then who would buy a new one.
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Your right with the issue jason as i am alredy putting money aside for the future and if not il replace the van again.
Thought the vw would have been a good buy mind but as you said its got problems..
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Ive never leased a van before, but leasing is a good option if you can get it at the right price, you always have a new van and no worrys with repairs some leases cover everything even tyres. Loads of businesses do it. I looked in to doing it with a new transit a few years ago and got a price of about £390 pm but thought it was expensive, never shopped around though.
Must be some very good deals available in this economic climate. Whats everyones thoughts on it?
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£390 a month is nearly 5 grand in a year , I know some like the image of a new van etc ,, I have only once bought a new van on a lease , never again . I would rather pay out on my personal car . Cant see the point driving a 15 grand van and a 2 grand car I would rather it be the other way round.
For the 5 grand on a lease for the year , you can buy a van outright for 3 grand ,and have 2 in the bank for in case it goes wrong , it really is a lottery as to whther they break or not. The 3 grand van will always last 3-4 years , by which time you are well ahead vs the cost of a lease.
But for knowing where you are with outgoings a lease/hp is best , unless you get hit with damage fees when you return it, or have a downturn in work ,and struggle to keep up the payments.
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Would you be tempted at about £200 a month? just had a look and seems that the £390 i was quoted is expensive.
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For 200 , you would get a pretty small or basic poverty spec van
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For 200 , you would get a pretty small or basic poverty spec van
Just done a search, this is the first one I clicked on, some are 4 year deals but I bet you could get better ones
http://www.freedomcommercials.com/
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I knowa lotof people that have been charged a fortune when returning vehicles on lease. You can arrange a loan at a similar cost and own the van. This makes more sense.
Peter
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I knowa lotof people that have been charged a fortune when returning vehicles on lease. You can arrange a loan at a similar cost and own the van. This makes more sense.
Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com (http://www.carpetcleanercardiff.com)
Yes but it will be the company that owns the van, it isnt personal ownership, if your company went down it is an asset of the company and nothing else, if you owed HMRC they could end up wanting the van off you, you would end up having to buy the van off the company that in your eyes you had already paid for to keep using it. The company paid for the transit I use, its not actually mine.
Regards,
Paul