Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: samuels28 on June 03, 2008, 09:46:59 pm
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Hi all, been window cleaning for 11 years. for the last 5 years been window cleaning in my modified VOLVO S40 lowered, big alloy's nice car. (ladders and wfp) selling that at mo because just brought new volvo c70 convertible, as you know you can't put ladders on con's roof, so selling the ladders and buying telescopic ladder.
1st question
are the telescopic ladders any good
2rd question
getting trailer for wc and wfp stuff any other window cleaners with trailers
3rd question
any other window with COOL cars instead of boring van that cost alot of money
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4th question
what van should I buy.
That sort of car is for weekends bud. Enjoy
Tony
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any other window with COOL cars instead of boring van that cost alot of money
I used to use:
Mk2 Golf GTi .
2.1 bore-out.
Various inlet and outlet mods.
Mental Golf. :o
Orion Ghia i.
Tuned at Motorsport Engineering.
Ram-air induction kit.
Grey injectors.
Full £600 Magnex 4-branch stainless manifold and exhaust.
Lowered 60mm. :o (Which meant I couldn't get into a lot of people's drives!)
Would outrun an Escort RS Turbo though.
Nissan Bluebird Executive Turbo.
Standard, but fast.
Fiesta XR2.
Intake and exhaust mods.
Great fun.
Now I drive a diesel van. :(
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some very cool car there dude.
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any other window with COOL cars instead of boring van that cost alot of money
I used to use:
Mk2 Golf GTi .
2.1 bore-out.
Various inlet and outlet mods.
Mental Golf. :o
Orion Ghia i.
Tuned at Motorsport Engineering.
Ram-air induction kit.
Grey injectors.
Full £600 Magnex 4-branch stainless manifold and exhaust.
Lowered 60mm. :o (Which meant I couldn't get into a lot of people's drives!)
Would outrun an Escort RS Turbo though.
Nissan Bluebird Executive Turbo.
Standard, but fast.
Fiesta XR2.
Intake and exhaust mods.
Great fun.
Now I drive a diesel van. :(
It might have outrun a standard RS but not the 1 i had.
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911 carerra 4 convertable
also buying a 300zx next week for the wife
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nice car buddy
but u have to used then for window cleaning to count???
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You can`t use a car like that for WC it looks stupid-pikey-CH lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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911 carerra 4 convertable
also buying a 300zx next week for the wife
You are a big head David Norris @ St. Ives the Mancuninan Cornish Piskie! ;D
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Audi RS4 - estate with plenty of room in the boot for tools.
I seen a plumber lately driving a very cool Jaguar XJS - 6.0 V12 - very nice example, not worth a lot I'd say but very cool non-the-less. The 10mpg isn't a nice thought though.
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911 carerra 4 convertable
also buying a 300zx next week for the wife
You are a big head David Norris @ St. Ives the Mancuninan Cornish Piskie! ;D
Yeah Dave Norris,do you know that bloke called Dave Morris lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :P :P :P :P :P
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rs4 that a GOOD window cleaning car
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Audi RS4 - estate with plenty of room in the boot for tools.
I seen a plumber lately driving a very cool Jaguar XJS - 6.0 V12 - very nice example, not worth a lot I'd say but very cool non-the-less. The 10mpg isn't a nice thought though.
Audi RS4 quality car that.
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thanks, thats what I drive, goes like a missile but I don't use it for window cleaning.
you can pick them up for about £10k now I think (the older model - still 350bhp or so)
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have used the Porsche for window cleaning, been for quotes with it, even collected the occassional house in it.
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P.s . my head is very big, thats why i need a covertable
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a covertable dave?
is that like a convertible in disguise?
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Sorry Dave Morris .... one too many glasses of home made vino! ;D
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Sorry Dave Morris .... one too many glasses of home made vino! ;D
I heard that home made stuff is cheap ?
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Cheap but deadly!
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Check out screwfix for your tele' ladders, they've got a genuine 100 quid off!!
Down from 160 (& i know someone who bought some at that ;D) to 60 quid. ;)
Seen them in the flesh & they're very good quality but personaly, i wouldn't use them for w/c'ing.
tony
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Audi RS8 ;D I wish
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seen a window cleaner in a bmw 330ci coupe .. e46
shawn
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seen a guy in a BMW X5 4.4 i, it has a t.v etc for when hes bored, nice set of wooden ladders on the top too!!!
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nearly 20 years ago I used to have a triumph Stag, and had to use that whilst the van ( Bedford HA) was in the garage being fixed.
Used to park it round the corner from the streets I was working in, so custards didn't see it.
1 benefit was that I got back from work much quicker than in that old van. ;D
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recently saw a window cleaner with a brand new navara double cab with a point on the roof only a small one though.
no wfp
shawn
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recently saw a window cleaner with a brand new navara double cab with a point on the roof only a small one though.
no wfp
shawn
Oh dear. :-\
Must have been a farmer.
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Ive just got a 54 plate l200 warrior, black one looks very cool, blacked out back windows so i dont look like farmer. Got my ladders on roof and trolley in the boot. Its got a snug top on the back. Previous owner left original invoice in full mitsubushi service history. She paid nearly £20,000 for it in sep 2004. I paid stratstones £8000. That is some serious depreciation and is not cool. Bought it for my caravan most of all. ;)
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recently saw a window cleaner with a brand new navara double cab with a point on the roof only a small one though.
no wfp
shawn
Oh dear. :-\
Must have been a farmer.
Knew that was coming ;D
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i once used my brand new x5 in 2005 for window cleaning for about 6 months then brought a kangoo van because of the looks i got with my double points on used my mini cooper s convertable for a job last week i am now wfp and x5 was sold last month as it was 3 years old now have a navara which i do use now and then for wfp work but my work van is a dispath van marc
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id love to get a big american muscle pickup, some really nice old fashioned ones on ebay, and they have a 1ton payload. Only thing is the engines are about 5.7l !!!
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Ive just got a 54 plate l200 warrior, black one looks very cool, blacked out back windows so i dont look like farmer. Got my ladders on roof and trolley in the boot. Its got a snug top on the back. Previous owner left original invoice in full mitsubushi service history. She paid nearly £20,000 for it in sep 2004. I paid stratstones £8000. That is some serious depreciation and is not cool. Bought it for my caravan most of all. ;)
what sort of mpg you getting birdy?
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They put a full yank in for me when they dropped it off last week and as yet havnt had to put any in. I only do 5000 a year tops so expecting to put £100 a month in it whereas me old mondeo i could put £50 in for the month.
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ok, when you know could you tell me how much it is to fill it and how many miles you get out of it
cheers
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Just been out to put my stuff in it and im sure the needle has moved during the night ???
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My dad has used a variety of 'different' cars for work including WFP.
He has used an Audi Coupe (very big boot), a Rover SD1 3500 V8 (many years ago) and currently he is using a Volvo 940 estate 2.3 turbo with uprated suspension and personal reg, he is using this for WFP.
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hi
Its got to be a landrover 110 csw i will post pics later
tom
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They put a full yank in for me when they dropped it off last week and as yet havnt had to put any in. I only do 5000 a year tops so expecting to put £100 a month in it whereas me old mondeo i could put £50 in for the month.
I wish my Mondeo would only cost £50/month, I normally spend 20-35 p/w.
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My dad has used a variety of 'different' cars for work including WFP.
He has used an Audi Coupe (very big boot), a Rover SD1 3500 V8 (many years ago) and currently he is using a Volvo 940 estate 2.3 turbo with uprated suspension and personal reg, he is using this for WFP.
I bet that guzzles more fuel that George Best did booze!, I'd like one as it would be great for towing the caravan and ideal for work but the fuel consumption would put me off, I used to run an Opel Manta GTE and trailer about 15 years ago
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brave lads i wouldnt like to have a crash with that lots hiting me in the back, take it serious and buy ya self a trailer and wfp system or a small van and system it will quickly pay for its self and make so much profit you will be able to afford a TVR thats the way to do it... the guys at brodex fit in trailers as well as vans I believe not sure but theyu have an image on theior new website of a trailer...
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They put a full yank in for me when they dropped it off last week and as yet havnt had to put any in. I only do 5000 a year tops so expecting to put £100 a month in it whereas me old mondeo i could put £50 in for the month.
Who's that then? George Bush? ;D
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oops ;D
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lwc - Its got a 75 litre tank. It was nearing empty so i filled it up as i didnt think it had a light to indicate how low it was. £75 to fill it and have been told that they do have a low fuel indicator light, so it wasnt empty. Paid 1.29 a litre and am going to get around 400 miles. This is just short journeys of say 5 miles max. I i carry ladders and around 100 litre of water. So im quite happy as i thought i would be lucky to get 300 ;D
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Hi all, been window cleaning for 11 years. for the last 5 years been window cleaning in my modified VOLVO S40 lowered, big alloy's nice car. (ladders and wfp) selling that at mo because just brought new volvo c70 convertible, as you know you can't put ladders on con's roof, so selling the ladders and buying telescopic ladder.
1st question
are the telescopic ladders any good
2rd question
getting trailer for wc and wfp stuff any other window cleaners with trailers
3rd question
any other window with COOL cars instead of boring van that cost alot of money
don't suppose my work car is "cool" as such but i bet it was in its day,i bought it from a bloke last year and he'd had it since new,really it was a shame to use it as a "work car" it had been that well looked after..the bloke was nearly in tears as i drove it away..its never let me down apart from the to be expected wear n tare..not bad for an L reg
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/kirky1963/work%20pictures/coolcar.jpg)
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Hi all, been window cleaning for 11 years. for the last 5 years been window cleaning in my modified VOLVO S40 lowered, big alloy's nice car. (ladders and wfp) selling that at mo because just brought new volvo c70 convertible, as you know you can't put ladders on con's roof, so selling the ladders and buying telescopic ladder.
1st question
are the telescopic ladders any good
2rd question
getting trailer for wc and wfp stuff any other window cleaners with trailers
3rd question
any other window with COOL cars instead of boring van that cost alot of money
don't suppose my work car is "cool" as such but i bet it was in its day,i bought it from a bloke last year and he'd had it since new,really it was a shame to use it as a "work car" it had been that well looked after..the bloke was nearly in tears as i drove it away..its never let me down apart from the to be expected wear n tare..not bad for an L reg
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/kirky1963/work%20pictures/coolcar.jpg)
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lwc - Its got a 75 litre tank. It was nearing empty so i filled it up as i didnt think it had a light to indicate how low it was. £75 to fill it and have been told that they do have a low fuel indicator light, so it wasnt empty. Paid 1.29 a litre and am going to get around 400 miles. This is just short journeys of say 5 miles max. I i carry ladders and around 100 litre of water. So im quite happy as i thought i would be lucky to get 300 ;D
thanks birdy, i thought it would have been you replying lol, well after months of thinking i decided to get a vivaro, seems much more practical, and 700 miles out of a tank (so ive been told) sounds rather nice
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I wanted something that i could use for work, family and caravan. So this covers all. Its handy with all 25 litre containers as well. Dont normally do that many miles but since ive got it we use it as the main family car instead of the wifes golf. Im hoping this is a novelty thing and is going to wear off as the golf is much more economical.
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piccies?
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Kirky posting it twice dosent make it any cooler lol.
Is it diesel, ive had 3 mondeos top motors got some glow plugs(brand new) if there any good for you
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Ill get some piccies sorted cos it does look pretty cool ;D
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Kirky posting it twice dosent make it any cooler lol.
Is it diesel, ive had 3 mondeos top motors got some glow plugs(brand new) if there any good for you
its a petrol mate..oops didn't mean to post it twice :-[
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kirky who did your magnetic signs for you mate ?
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LWC who ever told you 700 miles from a tank of diesel has got there sums so so so wrong, more like between 500-550.
Chris
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kirky who did your magnetic signs for you mate ?
www.imagesignstudio.com/ they did the trailer signs aswell ;)
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We need more pics on here!
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used my sl 500 amg for two days when i was doing bungalows and shop fronts got some wierd looks