Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: hank jr on April 22, 2017, 11:58:10 pm
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Just out of interest.....which of these 2 vans would you choose for a waterfed pole setup?
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there both as good as each other , it depends on the life they have had befour you get them if buying them secondhand
we have had both and they both had over 250k on them when we got rid of them , if we were to buy one for wfp I think I would try and get the caddy maxi as you can fit the bigger poles in the back without cutting the bulkhead or putting them in on the slant
but low mileage and a good service history a must with both , and if you can get one that's been limited all its life even better
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there both as good as each other , it depends on the life they have had befour you get them if buying them secondhand
we have had both and they both had over 250k on them when we got rid of them , if we were to buy one for wfp I think I would try and get the caddy maxi as you can fit the bigger poles in the back without cutting the bulkhead or putting them in on the slant
but low mileage and a good service history a must with both , and if you can get one that's been limited all its life even better
Yes im leaning towards the caddy myself...... oh and ive also really sat and thought about your advice the other day - it was brutally honest but i needed to hear it.
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the caddy maxi would be my choice with the 2.0l engine stay away from the 1.6 as ive hurd the give expencive problims at low milege
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there both as good as each other , it depends on the life they have had befour you get them if buying them secondhand
we have had both and they both had over 250k on them when we got rid of them , if we were to buy one for wfp I think I would try and get the caddy maxi as you can fit the bigger poles in the back without cutting the bulkhead or putting them in on the slant
but low mileage and a good service history a must with both , and if you can get one that's been limited all its life even better
Yes im leaning towards the caddy myself...... oh and ive also really sat and thought about your advice the other day - it was brutally honest but i needed to hear it.
sometimes talking as a woman helps I know we all have bills and like nice things but its the smalls things that count like pushing toy cars along the floor and playing with dolls my kids missed out on this
if you can afford it have you looked at the ex gas maxis ? they have been well looked after , and there fitted with trackers from new so they should be ok ? we have been watching them a lot as we due to replace one of our transits
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if you can afford it have you looked at the ex gas maxis ? they have been well looked after , and there fitted with trackers from new so they should be ok ? we have been watching them a lot as we due to replace one of our transits
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yes i've been watching the blue ex gas maxis, they seem to be everywhere, really nice looking vans and would be great for our line of work :)
there all around the 5k mark which is more than i wanted to pay.
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Sadly though , there is no such thing as a cheap looked after VW
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Had Vw for years
To be honest after driving new LWB connect ltd , my choice would be the connect, better economy and 985kg payload
And yes I fit the 47 extreme in with brush and goose neck, no holes cut and a 60 modular and a ladder and a gutter vac and two reels
But ask me again in a few years of driving it, if it's still has got its attraction
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You need to look at what size tank you want and make sure you get a vehicle with a big enough payload.
For me as a sole trader i would want 500l absolute minimum (most seem happy with that), this means a vehicle with at least an 800kg payload, a bit more if you carry much other gear around.
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I have a connect for 8 years and have had such good service from it. I would not even look at another van, The only expense I have had is tyres and an alternator, by using a relay never gives the alternator a break.Good vans
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VW caddys are small.