Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: TVCS on December 08, 2007, 09:26:50 pm
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Hi folks.
A few months ago I bought a van and it has been a bag of p o o. Not worked for the last 3 weeks due to this van so I am on the van hunt AGAIN.
Had a drive in an ex AA VW transporter today. On a 52 plate. just a little over 90k miles and in really good nick. Full service history etc.
From what I can find on the internet people seem to regard these vans quite highly. As they have a great service record from the AA.
Does anyone on here use one or know of anyone that uses one? Sorry to go on but after the last van error I made if I buy another lemon I will go under very quickly, so I guess I am a little paranoid.
Driving another 2 tomorrow but interested on feedback anyone on here may have.
cheers
ant tvcs
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aye, i know a fair bit about T4's ( inc ex AA's )
it might have only done 90 K miles, but they start the day and the engine doesnt normally get turned off till the end of the day, so mileage might not be high, but its been used )
BUT having said that
BT FLEET the company that lease them to the AA allways service them well
with what i know about them, they are a very good buy
what you paying for it, about 7K ?? ? ??
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hi picked up not an aa van but a t4 2.5 tdi its old and done 184000miles but still drives and pulls well generally very reliable they have a good payload too not had any problems with mine had it for a year now
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matt.
got the chap down to 4k. He wanted best part of 5k but I aint got the money for that and the vat. So a haggle or 2 later and he came down. I think this time of year traders slow up abit so you have more chance to haggle.
Most of the ones I see on a 52 plate are all between 4k and 6k.
Test drive, i gave it a good flooring and it pulled like a train :). Got some more to look at tomorrow. One being in wakefield. Only a 3 hour journey from here :'( :'(
Tartan, is yours thirsty on the diesel? the chap selling the one today said it should do about 35mpg, dont know whether he was full of p oo though.
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that 4 K must be plus VAT though ?? ?? ? if not, its a very good buy
the tdi is a nice engine and it will do 30 ish to the gall, which isnt that bad
i went for a for a standard 1.9 diesel with the idea of running it on cheapo veg oil, that same month the price of veg oil decided to rise by 30 p a L :( allways the way
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yeah , sorry 4k plus the dreaded vat.
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a little tip for you
make sure its got the imobiliser tag, its a thing that clips on your belt, the aa have them fitted and if the van gets driven off, it cuts out when its a certain distance away from the aa man ( and his fob thing )
they sometimes stuff em down in the drivers seat, make sure you find it and dont lose it
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Stay clear if it aint there are you saying?
Didn't see one today but I wasn't looking..
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it'll most prob be stuff down the back of the seat, it will be in the van somewhere otherwise the van wouldnt have driven, i know of some1 who got a ex aa van and his young lad found the fob and was playing with it and then lost it, thus the van wouldnt move, bt fleet do have a way to override some of them, but some of them they dont :(
saying that, it might have been taken out, they dont normally though
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Thanks A LOT for the tip.
Would be just my luck to find it and the dog eat it or something like that.
Thanks MAtt
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no probs :)
has it a 2 person buddy seat in the back, if you dont want it, give me first shout on it :)
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matt.
got the chap down to 4k. He wanted best part of 5k but I aint got the money for that and the vat. So a haggle or 2 later and he came down. I think this time of year traders slow up abit so you have more chance to haggle.
Most of the ones I see on a 52 plate are all between 4k and 6k.
Test drive, i gave it a good flooring and it pulled like a train :). Got some more to look at tomorrow. One being in wakefield. Only a 3 hour journey from here :'( :'(
Tartan, is yours thirsty on the diesel? the chap selling the one today said it should do about 35mpg, dont know whether he was full of p oo though.
hi not bad on deisel can get around 40mpg if driven not thrashed though it is hard not to as its fairly quick for a big van
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Sorry Matt. The two seats in the back have been reserved by my nippers. I might know where to get some transit mini bus seats if you are interested. A double seat unit. I'll have to check but a mate did have some a while ago.
We test drove another 3 today, and bought one. picking up at the end of the week.
Cant wait. ( god how childish am I)
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a good buy, well done, the T4's last ;)
no worries on the seats, i have a pair from a bus, they are nice, but i thought i would like them matching the VW aztec pattern of the VW
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Cheers for your imput on this topic.