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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Len Gribble on May 25, 2012, 08:31:46 pm

Title: A nice set up
Post by: Len Gribble on May 25, 2012, 08:31:46 pm
A nice set up on flee bay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Truck-mounted-carpet-cleaning-machine-and-van-sale-/320911067696?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4ab7ca4a30

Didn’t think he would last long :'(
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Craigp on May 25, 2012, 08:40:14 pm
Sensibly priced too.

Is he local to you Len?
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Neil Williams on May 25, 2012, 08:50:11 pm
What happened there?
That's probably over £30k of van and machine and probably less than 5 years old :o
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Mike Halliday on May 25, 2012, 08:55:23 pm
vans worth £3300  at best, that means he is pricing the machine at £10k.

 its £3k over priced
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Paul Moss on May 25, 2012, 09:37:57 pm
Vans worth nearer 6k and the truck is worth 6k so its priced there abouts imo
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Mike Halliday on May 25, 2012, 09:47:45 pm
ebay has loads listed around £3.3k (not the best way to value a van but it give an indication) I don;t think you can sell an entry level 2nd hand  truckmount for over £6k..... over the last few months truckmount have been selling for silly cheap money
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Paul Moss on May 25, 2012, 09:52:24 pm
Mick the van has only 57k on it and the truck 236 hours so very little use. For those reasons i think its a good price and if some one was in the market for a decent set up then i would go for this one.
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on May 25, 2012, 10:07:18 pm
Depends if you are looking to buy a bargain or just ready to go to work, personally I'd say £10k may be £11k but after that I'm oot.

Shaun
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: M.Acorn on May 26, 2012, 08:06:03 am
Yeah van is high miles, mine is a 54 plate and just turned 62 thou
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: derek west on May 26, 2012, 08:21:22 am
A nice set up on flee bay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Truck-mounted-carpet-cleaning-machine-and-van-sale-/320911067696?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4ab7ca4a30

Didn’t think he would last long :'(

what makes you think he's failed Len?
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Craigp on May 26, 2012, 11:15:15 am
If he's selling his kit after only 1 or 2 years that usually the case.

I know one guy who had a nice new set up (TM) even after 2 years In business, one time told me he had only earn £90 in the last two weeks.

This is a common story.
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: jasonl on May 26, 2012, 11:23:33 am
Over 100 of those vans sold at auction this week with lower miles and fully serviced, valeted no signage , none were over 3.5 k 
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Mike Halliday on May 26, 2012, 11:47:05 am
If he's selling his kit after only 1 or 2 years that usually the case.

I know one guy who had a nice new set up (TM) even after 2 years In business, one time told me he had only earn £90 in the last two weeks.

This is a common story.

anyone who says this shouldn't be self-employed

i could be dropped into any town in England and could find more than £90 of work within  30mins
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: derek west on May 26, 2012, 12:23:28 pm
well ive just been on his website and it looks like he has an 09 van as well. maybe he's upgrading as the 57 plate is getting on a bit.
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Craigp on May 26, 2012, 01:30:55 pm
Mike I agree, but some people never learn and adapt as it's not what you think it's going to be when you start out.

Il bet there's a lot on here not even hitting 30k turnover.
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on May 26, 2012, 02:10:49 pm
30k ! How much? You could buy large parts of Sheffield for that amount it's very very  poor up here, what would you do with all of that money? In fact you could buy Doncaster and still have change  :o

Shaun
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Craigp on May 26, 2012, 02:23:04 pm
I know just imagine, we could stop using them pay day loan companies to pay our bills! :o
 ;D
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: cannon on May 26, 2012, 03:41:18 pm
If he's selling his kit after only 1 or 2 years that usually the case.

I know one guy who had a nice new set up (TM) even after 2 years In business, one time told me he had only earn £90 in the last two weeks.

This is a common story.

anyone who says this shouldn't be self-employed

i could be dropped into any town in England and could find more than £90 of work within  30mins

could make a good t.v. show that mike, a bit like challenge anneka, or carpet cleaner s.o.s  :)
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: Len Gribble on May 26, 2012, 06:52:28 pm
Craigp

Yes he is with 2 miles of me


Derek

He jumped in with both feet I think also think he may be down sizing to a porty, small van on his drive and still a web site, though this must be change tm V porty ;)

I wish john all the best
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: garyfindlay on May 26, 2012, 09:25:44 pm
I`ve got a 55 plate van with 143,000 miles on the clock .......I`m past it... :o
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: benny d on May 26, 2012, 11:30:07 pm
I know who bought it, and I know why he's selling.
He got a bit of a bargain there... :-)
Title: Re: A nice set up
Post by: garybristow on May 29, 2012, 12:00:04 am
i have exactly the same set up ,my vivaro is a high top,i bought the blazer package he has ,it was £11.000 plus vat
they was aparently doing a deal,his van is probably worth £6000 if that
the blazer is very noisy,but works great
gary