Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mr D on June 09, 2008, 07:53:53 pm
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after a year in business and some hard saving i've finally got my 1st van. its an ex-british gas renault kangoo 1.5 diesel its a 2002 plate and done 51,000miles. i paied just £2500 for it, which where i live is a bargen to say the least! every thing else i saw in my price range were x/y reg with 100,000miles plus :o
i get some signwriting from ebay cost me £75 and took about an hour to put it on my self and bobs your uncle fannys your aunt.
what dose every one think?
ive had the signwriting on it just one week and ive already picked up 4 jobs, 2x gutter cleans at £110 each and two regula w/c jobs at £16 + £12 from the van alone. so theres the proof that a sign writen van DOSE bring in new work.
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Well done Dean! off to a flying start! ;)
Looks good - I like the yellow on the blue
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looks good mate
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Your van looks the business dude.
I had a nicely sign written van for years, and got bugger all work from it. I had been working my patches for years before that with a car though, so probably got all I was going to get by people seeing me about.
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I like the van mate, its not all about getting customers its also looking pro on peoples property, i feel a lot more relaxed with my sign written van on someones drive when im hopping over there fence.
Chris
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Well done mate the van looks great!! Are you still cleaning trad, or have you gone wfp yet?
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thanks for the kind words guys.
still trad i over spent on the van by £500 combind with new hot water cylinder £400 :o >:( >:( i'm gonna have to wait for system. should be looking at begin of august.
i left a little space for wfp on the side of van when time comes ;)
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Remember Dean that you don't have to spend a fortune to get a wfp system, mine cost me about £500, and that includes the ro! and it does exactly the same job as a megabucks Ionics system!! Good luck mate!! :)
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i just hope you didnt get a DOSE(does is speltl ike this) with the van.
looks good pal!
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van looks excellent...mileage 51k :-\ did u get past mots to check that,just seems a tad low to me.
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yes full service history + mot's. and ive had every dose know to man you would think i'd know how to spell it by now wouldnt you. lol :-[
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well done mate it looks great
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Mr D, that looks cushty, bloody long ladder mind ;D
Have you got a link for the e-bay signwriting please?
Matt
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matt, its a guy called paul o'shey at ts graphics heres hes email
tsgraphics@hotmail.co.uk
he really is a sound guy. i got qoutes from a few from ebay and most were akward wanted me to pay b4 they would do anything. i sent paul a diy proof i did my self on paint so he couls see what i was after then paul did me a propper proof that i could o.k. he then put a buy it now link up for me to pay through. i'll be using him again thats for sure!
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lol @ long ladder comment.
i perposly cut the back section out the pic because i knw you wfp lot would be all ''oh no thats dangerous!!!!'' lol
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great little van, got mine @ 3 years old ex cable company with 66k on clock (1.9 D65). had it 4 years now with 101k & it's been no bother at all, infact probably the most reliable vehicle i've had & i'll be 103 years old in august! ;)
Tony
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funny you cut the no. plate out, even though your name and number is spread all over!!
Looks good 'dose-nt' it! :o :o :o :o
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nice van you got there mate.
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Looks really good Mr D! :)
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funny you cut the no. plate out, even though your name and number is spread all over!!
Looks good 'dose-nt' it! :o :o :o :o
pmsl. please dont ask y i did that. while i was doing it i was thinking'you nob every one can see all your details on the writing' but everyone else seems to do it so i thought maybe there was some kinda con out there for ringing w/c vans. lol
i'm just a sheep me, follow the croud. ;)
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Very nice.....Love the harpoon on the roof ;D… wouldn’t like to be behind you with that sticking out :o… but after a second look I don’t think ill like to be in front of you aswell…
Apart from that it looks great from the side as long as you stay aside of me ;D…
Bazz…
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Car thieves can 'clone' stolen vehicles. The first you know is when you get a summonse for offences committed in 'your' vehicle.
They steal a vehicle the same model and year as yours, then get a crooked motor dealer to make up plates the same as yours.
They can then use the vehicle and any probs end up on your doorstep.
As to the signwriting: Are the initials in the 'window' supposed to stand for Dean's Cleaning Services'? The 'C' looks more like a 'G'
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arr so i was right to delete the VRN.
the DCS in the window does stand for deans cleaning services. it may look like a g to you but no one else has bin silly enough to get it mixed up.
as for the harpoon. lol your fine in front of me but if following me then i'd stay bcak if your vecheal is over 7foot. but like i give a hoot! you drive in to me its your fault! should of left adaquate breaking distance! thats what the judge says any way. ;)
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Looks good.
Nice one. :)
Bit sniffly this morning, better have another does of hayfever tablets. ;D