Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on March 28, 2010, 11:41:28 pm
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well iv bit the bullet lashed out 2.5k on a
2nd hand trafic swb low roof etc gonna av a tear
in ma eye when the corsa combo goes i can tell u
but hey more room better looking more professional
only hope its as reliable !!!!!!
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no opinions ??? ???
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only me then boys ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
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only me then boys ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Maybe theres no one on the forum at those times that has one..... ;D
Ive got one and love it, just like driving a car...
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well iv bit the bullet lashed out 2.5k on a
2nd hand trafic swb low roof etc gonna av a tear
in ma eye when the corsa combo goes i can tell u
but hey more room better looking more professional
only hope its as reliable !!!!!!
Trafic are OK so long as the gearbox doesn't pack up on you. I understand they were modified from 55 plate onwards. Before that, water used to get in underneath and cause rust just inside the box which caused a bearing to wear too early. So it's not a load carrying issue - it's about corrosion.
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lets hope its not a dc1 100 and it dont matter about reg all it will be is £££££££££££ trust me its happend to me and ongoing regards carl...
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thanks for replys ;D
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hope you have very very deep pockets lammy, very costly to fix and they always go wrong, only thing the french are good at is making crap vans ;D
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dont be making me ill ste got an excellent
diesel fitter m8 ov mine cheap reliable n a gud m8 ;D ;D
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i hope he isnt busy then. he will be though once you get your traffic. you know why there called traffic dont you? its cos they always cause traffic jams due to being broken down. get it sign written lammy and it will be like one of those advertising boards at the side of the road ;D
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yr making me destrort :o :o :o
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its ok lammy, one of the members on here is on his last legs, me and tosh will be taking his gear off him in his will, we will sell you his van for a very good price ;)
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;D ;D ;D as long as in gets me up liverpool
on them money estates lol
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STAY OFF MY PATCH YOU, the estates i do are nice and posh so riff raff like you wont get on them haha ;D
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lets hope its not a dc1 100 and it dont matter about reg all it will be is £££££££££££ trust me its happend to me and ongoing regards carl...
Mine's a dc100 LOL.
Apart from the gearbox that was replaced just inside the warranty, the costs have been acceptable. There was a big bill on one service but that included a cambelt change, steering pump, and engine mounting. Also, the clutch needed replacing around 75,000 miles for about £600 and recently, there was a bit of work needed on steering and suspension to get through the MOT.
Putting in perspective, with the stuff I've listed and a few other bits, the cost of repairs has been about 2 and a half grand spread over 4 and a half years (it was nearly 3 years old when I bought it). Obviously it would have been much higher if the gearbox had lasted a few more weeks and became a non warranty item. That 2 and a half grand excludes basic service charges but includes 2 pairs of brake discs. Spreading it over the years that's probably not too bad for what was a second hand van that is often loaded within 100kg of its payload if you think of it as 600 a year in repairs - some of which would be regarded as normal wear and tear anyway. Vans of this size generally do cost more to run than smaller vehicles. Mind you, it's now done 82,000 and I can't afford to replace so hopefully it will do for a few more years without costing too much more than that year on year.
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Should have bought a ford
C'est la vie lol
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lets hope its not a dc1 100 and it dont matter about reg all it will be is £££££££££££ trust me its happend to me and ongoing regards carl...
Mine's a dc100 LOL.
Apart from the gearbox that was replaced just inside the warranty, the costs have been acceptable. There was a big bill on one service but that included a cambelt change, steering pump, and engine mounting. Also, the clutch needed replacing around 75,000 miles for about £600 and recently, there was a bit of work needed on steering and suspension to get through the MOT.
Putting in perspective, with the stuff I've listed and a few other bits, the cost of repairs has been about 2 and a half grand spread over 4 and a half years (it was nearly 3 years old when I bought it). Obviously it would have been much higher if the gearbox had lasted a few more weeks and became a non warranty item. That 2 and a half grand excludes basic service charges but includes 2 pairs of brake discs. Spreading it over the years that's probably not too bad for what was a second hand van that is often loaded within 100kg of its payload if you think of it as 600 a year in repairs - some of which would be regarded as normal wear and tear anyway. Vans of this size generally do cost more to run than smaller vehicles. Mind you, it's now done 82,000 and I can't afford to replace so hopefully it will do for a few more years without costing too much more than that year on year.
omg think i may ov brought rashly :o :o :o
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lets hope its not a dc1 100 and it dont matter about reg all it will be is £££££££££££ trust me its happend to me and ongoing regards carl...
Mine's a dc100 LOL.
Apart from the gearbox that was replaced just inside the warranty, the costs have been acceptable. There was a big bill on one service but that included a cambelt change, steering pump, and engine mounting. Also, the clutch needed replacing around 75,000 miles for about £600 and recently, there was a bit of work needed on steering and suspension to get through the MOT.
Putting in perspective, with the stuff I've listed and a few other bits, the cost of repairs has been about 2 and a half grand spread over 4 and a half years (it was nearly 3 years old when I bought it). Obviously it would have been much higher if the gearbox had lasted a few more weeks and became a non warranty item. That 2 and a half grand excludes basic service charges but includes 2 pairs of brake discs. Spreading it over the years that's probably not too bad for what was a second hand van that is often loaded within 100kg of its payload if you think of it as 600 a year in repairs - some of which would be regarded as normal wear and tear anyway. Vans of this size generally do cost more to run than smaller vehicles. Mind you, it's now done 82,000 and I can't afford to replace so hopefully it will do for a few more years without costing too much more than that year on year.
omg think i may ov brought rashly :o :o :o
Not necessarily. £600 a year plus servicing isn't too terrible for a load carrier. Of course that average may increase if there are any large repairs looming. Bear in mind that clutch and cambelt are fiddly repairs on these vans so they do cost. I've had smaller vans and they did cost much less to run but they would have been too small for WFP.
Having said that, I doubt that I would buy another Trafic/Vivaro/Primastar. Even though the gearbox issue was meant to have been resolved around the 55 plate, I just don't have the trust in them that I would like to have. I guess that's what a gearbox failure in the first few weeks of ownership can do to you. Whenever the gearbox sounds a little whiney (usually when cold) or whenever it's a bit stiff getting it into 1st or reverse, I just wonder if it's about to fail soon. Just one reason why I would like my next van to be a new one - whatever the make.
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lets hope its not a dc1 100 and it dont matter about reg all it will be is £££££££££££ trust me its happend to me and ongoing regards carl...
Mine's a dc100 LOL.
Apart from the gearbox that was replaced just inside the warranty, the costs have been acceptable. There was a big bill on one service but that included a cambelt change, steering pump, and engine mounting. Also, the clutch needed replacing around 75,000 miles for about £600 and recently, there was a bit of work needed on steering and suspension to get through the MOT.
Putting in perspective, with the stuff I've listed and a few other bits, the cost of repairs has been about 2 and a half grand spread over 4 and a half years (it was nearly 3 years old when I bought it). Obviously it would have been much higher if the gearbox had lasted a few more weeks and became a non warranty item. That 2 and a half grand excludes basic service charges but includes 2 pairs of brake discs. Spreading it over the years that's probably not too bad for what was a second hand van that is often loaded within 100kg of its payload if you think of it as 600 a year in repairs - some of which would be regarded as normal wear and tear anyway. Vans of this size generally do cost more to run than smaller vehicles. Mind you, it's now done 82,000 and I can't afford to replace so hopefully it will do for a few more years without costing too much more than that year on year.
omg think i may ov brought rashly :o :o :o
cant you pull out of it lammy?
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gona get ma diesel fitter give it a gud going over m8
on his head be it lol lovely looking van though ::) ::)
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well iv bit the bullet lashed out 2.5k on a
2nd hand trafic swb low roof etc gonna av a tear
in ma eye when the corsa combo goes i can tell u
but hey more room better looking more professional
only hope its as reliable !!!!!!
if you had said there is a vauxhall dealer round the corner from me and he has got 55 plate vivaro and traffics 56/57/58 plates as well and he can not shift them hope yours go;s well if i was you go and see if you can get an top up on ya mortgage because you mite need it fella
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boys yr all seriously worring me now
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gona get ma diesel fitter give it a gud going over m8
on his head be it lol lovely looking van though ::) ::)
Scouse girls are mostly lovoely looking girls mate, but bugger me when they open there mouths they really do sound awfull ;D
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dem judies are sound lad :D :D
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boys yr all seriously worring me now
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sorry mate don;t want to worry you. i was going to get one and after so much research I'm glad i went for the tranny.
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Transits are the back bone of britain, mine is superb and i paid less than 2k for it. everything including my ladders fit inside it ;D
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i was looking at transit swb 03/05 got put off
starting to panick a bit now :( :(
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i got mine from the place next to richy's, lwb hi roof on a 52 plate for 1850. i test drove a sprinter with 95k on the clock and the transit with 150k on the clock was a much much better van
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boys yr all seriously worring me now
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sorry mate don;t want to worry you. i was going to get one and after so much research I'm glad i went for the tranny.
.......instead of a Scouse girl?
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boys yr all seriously worring me now
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sorry mate don;t want to worry you. i was going to get one and after so much research I'm glad i went for the tranny.
.......instead of a Scouse girl?
scouse girls love transits ;D
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boys yr all seriously worring me now
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sorry mate don;t want to worry you. i was going to get one and after so much research I'm glad i went for the tranny.
.......instead of a Scouse girl?
scouse girls love transits ;D
and Dave@S2none loves a tranny :o ;D
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boys yr all seriously worring me now
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sorry mate don;t want to worry you. i was going to get one and after so much research I'm glad i went for the tranny.
.......instead of a Scouse girl?
scouse girls love transits ;D
and Dave@S2none loves a tranny :o ;D
is dave a scouse girl then?????? :o ;D
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;D another thread that could get locked or deleted.
Better get back to worrying lammy.
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lammy in all honesty mate i would not buy a van without a inspection beng carried out on it, if you have not commited to it get it checked out first, in my opinion though you will not go wrong with a transit. they are extremely cheap to repair if anything does go wrong whereas french cars are notoriously unreliable
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To be honest you risk problems with ANY van for £2500.
But take no notice of the people talking crap about Trafics mate. I've had one for three years and it's been perfect, and everyone I know with one has been very pleased too.
Jealous load of toilet written on here. ::)
Great drive, fast, good on fuel...take it over a Transit any day of the week mate. ;)
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now we're talking nice positive reply thanks pal ;D
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now we're talking nice positive reply thanks pal ;D
lammy don;t take our word for it just google (vauxhall vivaro reviews) and make up your own mind. dave
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boys yr all seriously worring me now
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sorry mate don;t want to worry you. i was going to get one and after so much research I'm glad i went for the tranny.
.......instead of a Scouse girl?
scouse girls love transits ;D
and Dave@S2none loves a tranny :o ;D
ha ha ha thanks guys just fell off me chair.
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could of been worse lammy :( could of got a caddy like i had :o
hope everything works out ok with it m8 ;)
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i ad a caddy the 1.9 d was a gr8 van just too small
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i ad a caddy the 1.9 d was a gr8 van just too small
mine was a dog! got it from van monster :o happy with me astra now ;D
did u get ur doc martins m8 ;D ;) yes its me :D
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got two pairs bruv wot went on lad ;D ;D
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got two pairs bruv wot went on lad ;D ;D
it was my undoing m8 ::) thats all i can say ;D but i is fine bruv... honest ;)
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all gud then lad lol as long as its sortd hitster ;) ;) ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D HAPPY DAYS M8 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Had my Trafic, a pre-registered 54 from April 2005 it had done 80 miles, now on 55,000 and no probs (touch wood).
Replaced back door lock at 20,000 replaced brake pads at 38,000 and replaced belts at 52,000 cos it was 5 years old then.
Some good uns and some bad uns. Though I must admit I was worried too when I first bought it.
Steve a
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cheers ste ;D ;D
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here you go lammy
http://www.usedvanexpert.co.uk/vans.aspx?numModel=631
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tidy ste will tell mechanic thanks pal
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tidy ste will tell mechanic thanks pal
what does your mechanic look like?
just seen on the news that there is a fella threatening to jump off the runcorn bridge, he just keeps on shouting no more renaults pleeeeeeaaaaase at the top of his voice ??? ;D
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pmsl lad go one lol ;D ;D
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I love my trafic, just been through mot and it needed 2 tyres,
It was recently in a accident and I got a brand new transit while mine being fixed, I couldnt stand the thing, I saw a 2 year old transit the other weekend and I couldnt believe the rust, All vans have there problems hers a few posts I just found on a transit review site.
why are these vans not undersealed as standard? my van is washed nearly every week, unfortunately the sills and arches, front and rear are rusting! new gearbox at 56k, new drive shafts76k ,engine mounts,power steering pump 100k.
on the plus, great load space, copes well with a heavy load, fuel economy is very good, turning circle is unbelievable, you can spin on a sixpence.
Ford Transit 260 SWB 1998 LWB Mid roof 2.5 diesel turbo Van. Cheaply made and engineered to fail prematurely by use of sub-standard parts. Have spent £5k in repairs and replacements in the last 4 1/2 years and the van is only 10 years old!!! I have never had so much fail in a vehicle before in 35 years of driving. Ford customer service? What is that? Why are Ford allowed to sell these?
I bought a Ford Transit 260 SWB with 100000 miles on the clock, and a week after the fuel pump went at the cost of £1200. 18 months later and less than 10,000 miles same thing happened again. Seemingly the pump has a guarantee period of 12 months. The pump was fitted at one of Fords main dealers didn't seem to be interested. I phoned Ford customer service, and I found them also not to be very interested. The funny thing is they would have done something about it had the van been you ...
Ford Transit 260 75ps
Do yourself a favour and stay away from this model!
Ford used to make good reliable vans. What happened? They now appear to be, well, a bit troublesome and very badly finished. Its not as if I have just been unfortunate as I know courier drivers whos transits have all suffered from the majority of the aforementioned faults. Well ITS SPRINTER TIME FOR ME.In my opinion If you value your business stay well clear of it.
After owning a Ford Transit 260 for just over a year I have gone from running a fairly successful business to being almost bankrupt due to it constantly being in the workshop. The main dealers quality of work is poor, Ford customer relationship centre is a joke. Take my advice and steer well clear of any Ford vehicle.
Having driven transits in various guises for years, I have had a "y" plate and an "03" plate Ford Transit 260 75bhp SWB Van and I am thoroughly un-impressed. Both vans had to have brake discs fitted every 30k, the y plate had the n/s/r hub fall off completely at 82k,it needed an alternator by 85k and the central locking "plip" was un-reliable. My 03 reg van has 33,500 miles and is seldom out of the dealer. Again discs by 20k, loss of power due to chafed under-bonnet wiring, a dubious rattle from ...
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bloody hell you have owned loads of transits looking at what you posted there, youve had a good few problems as well, i would of stayed away after the first one but you just went back for more, take my advice next time and get a trafic, there the best thing to come out of france since gerrard houlier (well that was till he had the heart attack and then lost the plot totally) ;D
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;) cheers RWC we no best dont we lol ;D ;D
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;) cheers RWC we no best dont we lol ;D ;D
Certainly do! See what I mean...? ;)
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As a mechanic for 15 years and half of that spent working on French cars/vans i can safely say that all vans have there problems!!!! I must admit i never enjoyed woking on Renaults but as a whole they are decent vans as long as they have been and are looked after!!!!
At the end of the day you cant go wrong for that sort of money for a van of that size!!! If you do ever get any probs i am more than happy to answer any questions if i can ;)
Cheers
Alan
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thanks alan thats reasurring as iv said a gud m8s a diesel fitter/mechanic
n he says ok il no more wen he gets there thursday
fingers crossed its a gud un lol
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well its here at m8s garage till i get a roof rack
to all the doubters its a minter sl27 dci80 swb will it do the job
answer it sure will roof rack nxt followed by sign writers
boys you bin warned il now be eating up the tarmac to get
more n more done so ste m in liverpool lol im on ya case lol ;D ;D ;D
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Had a swb high roof years ago, think it was a L reg, never had many problems and it was nice and low to the ground so getting in and out is good, only thing i didnt like was the pedals were very close together, new ones look nice though.
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cheers lad thats wot i wanna hear ;D
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well its here at m8s garage till i get a roof rack
to all the doubters its a minter sl27 dci80 swb will it do the job
answer it sure will roof rack nxt followed by sign writers
boys you bin warned il now be eating up the tarmac to get
more n more done so ste m in liverpool lol im on ya case lol ;D ;D ;D
your more than welcome to come and join me lammy, saves me searchin for you to warn you off my patches ;D
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well its here at m8s garage till i get a roof rack
to all the doubters its a minter sl27 dci80 swb will it do the job
answer it sure will roof rack nxt followed by sign writers
boys you bin warned il now be eating up the tarmac to get
more n more done so ste m in liverpool lol im on ya case lol ;D ;D ;D
your more than welcome to come and join me lammy, saves me searchin for you to warn you off my patches ;D
dont u think id be an asset to u stevie boy lol
fully kitted out van professional outlook hard working
complete winda cleaner me lad lol ;D ;D
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well its here at m8s garage till i get a roof rack
to all the doubters its a minter sl27 dci80 swb will it do the job
answer it sure will roof rack nxt followed by sign writers
boys you bin warned il now be eating up the tarmac to get
more n more done so ste m in liverpool lol im on ya case lol ;D ;D ;D
your more than welcome to come and join me lammy, saves me searchin for you to warn you off my patches ;D
dont u think id be an asset to u stevie boy lol
fully kitted out van professional outlook hard working
complete winda cleaner me lad lol ;D ;D
i think you would mate, i need someone to do all the council work, they appreciate it more if they think there helping someone who is worse off than them ;D
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;D ;D ;D il give you hand no danger lad ow did u get on wiv tescos
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;D ;D ;D il give you hand no danger lad ow did u get on wiv tescos
tescos ?
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soz ste after i typed it new it was sum one else lad
tescos in dreyesbrook lane ;D
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think that was dave ward wasnt it? id stay well away from tesco after what i have heard on here
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yeah m8 rememberd now lol
ok r tescos m8 i used to graft for capitol n/w fr heswall they ad em all
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i cant be arsed with them mate, i hate it when people cut your money like they do. it would get my back up big time
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yhats big firms 4ya :( y do u think they get so big :(
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firms wiv money always squeeze the budget
always :( :( :(
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the thing is is that they know if you got the contract that you would more than likely have to employ people to do that particular work, they then let you do that and after x amount of months turn around an cut the payments, then your up the creek without a paddle as you either
a. take it on the chin and make a loss
b. tell your lad his wages are bein cut
c. cut your losses and tell tesco to sod off
Also when do you actually clean these stores? the one by me is open 24 hours and i dont think the shop or customers would be happy with me cleaning wfp as there walking inside
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lol most tescos av two up done every wk in /out
the rest is done every quater lol mostly at night lol
gud money ste :D :D :D
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do you do any then lammy? how much is good? the one by me is bloody huge, how do you find out who cleans them?
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which one by u ste
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ste 40 quid 2up every wk 1 hours work
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whats that for? outside only? the one by me would take you more than 1 hour 2 up, trust me mate, its just been extended
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get it on street view
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whats that for? outside only? the one by me would take you more than 1 hour 2 up, trust me mate, its just been extended
only bout 60 panes or used to be in /out looks bigger
fly it trad
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meant my house lad lol ;D
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well its here at m8s garage till i get a roof rack
to all the doubters its a minter sl27 dci80 swb will it do the job
answer it sure will roof rack nxt followed by sign writers
boys you bin warned il now be eating up the tarmac to get
more n more done so ste m in liverpool lol im on ya case lol ;D ;D ;D
your more than welcome to come and join me lammy, saves me searchin for you to warn you off my patches ;D
ste who diod u get fr anfield m8
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i dont clean in anfield (yet) its one of my neighbours who is now a customer ;D he is a manager there and said he deals with a lot of the tenders ;D