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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Richard1967 on July 05, 2008, 04:35:33 pm

Title: Which Van?
Post by: Richard1967 on July 05, 2008, 04:35:33 pm
In the process of setting up a CC business, nearly chosen the machine, but have yet to get a van, I was thinking along the lines of Citroen Berlingo or Renault Kangoo, would these be big enough?

What's the most popular van for a newbie?

Budget wise, i'm looking at around £3,500 to £4,500 + vat
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Neil Grainger on July 05, 2008, 04:39:09 pm
FIAT Doblo cargo's top van and have had nothing go wrong with it. try www.vansdirect.co.uk Soem great deals on their.
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Richard1967 on July 05, 2008, 04:48:36 pm
Cheers Neil, I'll take a look.
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Ian Rochester on July 05, 2008, 04:55:54 pm
We started off with a Berlingo 2.0HDi and it served me well for a good couple of years, had an Extracta Exel and all the associated gear in it quite comfortably.  We fully plylined it and put some shelving up high on the bulkhead for containers and put cargo railing all around for anchorage points for bungees to hold everything in place. 

We've still got the van but now it's used by the girlies for domestic cleans, Y reg 118,000 miles or more on the clock and still running well.
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: kinder clean on July 05, 2008, 06:04:33 pm

Hi Richard

I went for a Ford Transit connect after looking at all small vans in the range. If you go for the powrflite machine everything fits in snugly which is what you want, no need to tie everything down and i think its a good looking vehicle with plenty of clean panel space for sign writing, also I would go for white.

Cheers Paul
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Mike Osbourne on July 05, 2008, 06:17:10 pm
I wish I had bought a bigger van than my combo, no side door and sometimes you want a rotary in there as well and it's a squeaze.

Quite often a swb bigger van is cheaper to buy, but oviosly a bit heavier on fuel, but if you do a small radius it's not a problem.
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on July 05, 2008, 06:27:08 pm
the best things are v.w. caddys (new shape) with a side door but i dont think ull get a good one with that kind of money

but second to these are pug experts twin side doors and carry a tonne if you need too i got one here its a 54 reg 60k on the clock i give 3600 for it 
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Gerry Styles on July 05, 2008, 06:30:37 pm
My first van was a peugot expert. Now have a transit connect for the portable
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: lands on July 05, 2008, 07:13:38 pm
the best things are v.w. caddys (new shape) with a side door but i dont think ull get a good one with that kind of money

but second to these are pug experts twin side doors and carry a tonne if you need too i got one here its a 54 reg 60k on the clock i give 3600 for it 

Hey susan

If that comes with Julian in a thong I'll take it. :D

Pete
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: will_turton on July 05, 2008, 07:15:25 pm
 pervert ;)
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on July 05, 2008, 07:18:09 pm
the best things are v.w. caddys (new shape) with a side door but i dont think ull get a good one with that kind of money

but second to these are pug experts twin side doors and carry a tonne if you need too i got one here its a 54 reg 60k on the clock i give 3600 for it 
ok hes yours lol  ;D
Hey susan

If that comes with Julian in a thong I'll take it. :D

Pete
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: lands on July 05, 2008, 07:30:00 pm
Susan, Excellent

Will, Where you been fella?
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on July 05, 2008, 07:32:29 pm
Pete - going to Ashbys on the 18th to pick up my new Ninja, you around ?


Steve
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Len Gribble on July 05, 2008, 07:35:43 pm
Richard

What have you got at the moment it may do till you get the money rolling in. used my wife’s for a couple of months would have used mine but only a two Seater.

Len
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: lands on July 05, 2008, 07:37:07 pm
No plans as yet but that is the week following the show I am doing so hoping to be quite busy. Why you after anything in particular ort just a meet up for a coffee.

Am going to Ashbys this tues myself (heating element needs replacing)

Pete
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on July 05, 2008, 07:41:36 pm
No nothing in particular mate, thought as I was in the area we could meet up - got a job in the afternoon anyway.

Steve
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Richard1967 on July 05, 2008, 07:42:42 pm
Len, i've got a vw passet estate at the moment, but i don't think it will be big enough with all the kit etc, plus its the only car and i don't want to be swapping baby gear and carpet cleaning equip every 5 mins!
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Len Gribble on July 05, 2008, 08:49:40 pm
Richard

What make you think you will be hard at it every day? I do admirer your optimism.

Pete
Any freebie tickets need four.

Len
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Richard1967 on July 05, 2008, 10:15:04 pm
I don't, but better an optimist than a pesimist, otherwise I wouldn't bother in the first place. 

I also have another business which I do part time, which will help, hopefully!
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Straker Cleaning on July 05, 2008, 10:32:46 pm
Will be looking at Peugeot Partner in Sept....... new shape long wheelbase comes out. Nearly same capacity as Expert but a smaller van ...... still 3 seat option  :o
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Mike Osbourne on July 05, 2008, 10:37:02 pm
Chris

The new ones seem bigger than the old shape?

Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: lands on July 06, 2008, 12:28:54 am
Richard

What make you think you will be hard at it every day? I do admirer your optimism.

Pete
Any freebie tickets need four.

Len


Sorry mate. Enough for me Dave L, the eyebrows and the Mrs and kids (in fact thats one short so I guess Jason gets another freebie, dirty little spomger that he is. He's even getting free lodgings at mone now when he visits the land of plenty
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Jason Hedges on July 06, 2008, 12:34:23 am
I dont mind paying to get i if tickets are short :o
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: lands on July 06, 2008, 12:37:33 am
stop giving it the holier than thow Hedges we all know the truth
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Mike Osbourne on July 06, 2008, 12:44:45 am
Jason

You've gone a locked a thread now, upsetting poor Roger like that. ;D

I've been on the Amber Nectar, so it's probably just as well.

Maybe his rant will make some sense in the morning, real shame, plot lost me thinks.


Mike
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Jason Hedges on July 06, 2008, 12:48:42 am
Pete: Ok would love a free pass, even though live in East Anglia am as tight as a Northener ;D

Mike: Same here on the beer as well :P. Have sent Roger an email.

Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Jason Hedges on July 06, 2008, 12:51:33 am
Jason

You've gone a locked a thread now, upsetting poor Roger like that. ;D

I've been on the Amber Nectar, so it's probably just as well.

Maybe his rant will make some sense in the morning, real shame, plot lost me thinks.

Mike

I didnt mean to get the post deleted. Just think Roger needs to calm down a bit. Hopefully he will resume his constructive contributions soon......
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: lands on July 06, 2008, 12:58:47 am
Kids at in laws.License to drink like a bloke that when he says how do you do it sounds like a crocodiles last breath.

Jason, you are probably on 27th shandy bass (seeing a a real beer turns you into peter Sutcliffe) and Mike, you are running out of witty jokes because you are drinking real beer that means the different sections of your brain that allow systematic coherence have fallen out because one corner feels another should have contributed to the cab fair, another corner (the ugly one) has fallen out with another because it pulled a bird with ease that you have been eyeing all night and another one because despite he's a fat, sweaty, bling wearing, sexist is earning more money (channe4 racing) than your real section (conscience) he earns 8 times more than you
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Jason Hedges on July 06, 2008, 01:08:34 am
Shandy bass :o

Do me a favour was drinking that in my bottle at 18 months ;D

Good training for years ahead!

Looking forward to meeting up with you and the Davemiester at the show, should be a good laugh!

I'll tell your prospective customers how to ignore the green cleaning bolocks and have a proper detergent based truckmount clean that cleans their carpet properly ;D

Looking forward to the odd trip down to sunny kent to steal some of your high paying custys  ;D ;D ;D

Pocket full of business cards at the ready  ;)

Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: lands on July 06, 2008, 01:11:04 am
do a demo and let them see the clean black smoke it kicks out :D
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Jason Hedges on July 06, 2008, 01:12:44 am
Ha ha smoke or no smoke will still kick your ninjas arse even in an eco village ;D
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: lands on July 06, 2008, 01:15:16 am
not as hard as I'll kick yours son. ;D na night
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Jason Hedges on July 06, 2008, 01:18:52 am
 ;D Goodnite mate
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Mike Osbourne on July 06, 2008, 08:20:04 am
Kids at in laws.License to drink like a bloke that when he says how do you do it sounds like a crocodiles last breath.

Jason, you are probably on 27th shandy bass (seeing a a real beer turns you into peter Sutcliffe) and Mike, you are running out of witty jokes because you are drinking real beer that means the different sections of your brain that allow systematic coherence have fallen out because one corner feels another should have contributed to the cab fair, another corner (the ugly one) has fallen out with another because it pulled a bird with ease that you have been eyeing all night and another one because despite he's a fat, sweaty, bling wearing, sexist is earning more money (channe4 racing) than your real section (conscience) he earns 8 times more than you

Pete

Plan doing some personal work after a fry up and re-integrating my parts. ;D
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Mike Osbourne on July 06, 2008, 08:31:23 am
Jason

You've gone a locked a thread now, upsetting poor Roger like that. ;D

I've been on the Amber Nectar, so it's probably just as well.

Maybe his rant will make some sense in the morning, real shame, plot lost me thinks.

Mike

I didnt mean to get the post deleted. Just think Roger needs to calm down a bit. Hopefully he will resume his constructive contributions soon......


Jason

I don't think it was your comments, in fact they were suprisingly lucid. Churchill won us the war on a bottle of whisky a day.

Just had an email from Roger but contained no product info just banging on about stuff on here.
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: carlton care on July 06, 2008, 08:47:58 am
There's a Renault Kangoo in the equipment for sale section which should be adequate as a start up vehicle, only £1100. Must be worth a look.

Rob M[/colo
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Len Gribble on July 06, 2008, 09:25:01 am
Richard

Only trying to save you money, till you hit the pot of gold. ;)

Pete

Are you doing demo’s at the show got one minging rug. ;D

Len
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on July 06, 2008, 09:52:51 am
Pete: Ok would love a free pass, even though live in East Anglia am as tight as a Northener ;D

Mike: Same here on the beer as well :P. Have sent Roger an email.



I take exception to that!

Shaun ;D
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Len Gribble on July 06, 2008, 10:35:21 am
Shaun

Its well know any one north of the gap is  :-* ;D

Len
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: lands on July 06, 2008, 10:40:46 am
Richard

Only trying to save you money, till you hit the pot of gold. ;)

Pete

Are you doing demo’s at the show got one minging rug. ;D

Len


Hi Len

I do have some tickets I can give you now. (2 at least). Want to meet me at ashbys on tues and I'll give them to you? We can sort those air movers out too. I could take the rug but what is it? if its an orienetal Dave L will insist I take it to the swimming pool section :D

Pete

Pete
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: Len Gribble on July 06, 2008, 03:02:47 pm
Pete

Two ok four would be better don’t ask for discount on the movers

Defo oriental customer recon’s it worth £1500 ;D so I will bring it along lot of spa baths there I believe.

Did you get a compressor?

Can you phone me Tuesday morning I’m still waiting the phone call, commercial customers don’t you just love them.

Len
Title: Re: Which Van?
Post by: lands on July 06, 2008, 03:57:19 pm
Ok mate

If you can't do tuesday I will post to you.

Not got a compressor yet.

Pete