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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Best way to buy a new van
« Last post by Scottish Cleaning Service on Today at 01:15:43 pm »
I must be making a grand a week and I have bought everything I need bar another PF hosereel because they are bomb proof. The work is coming in thick and fast now so I have decided to save as much as I can this year and try and buy cash. May need to get a £10k loan to top the balance up. There is a VIP event at my local VW dealer next week so I might as well pop along and eat all their biscuits and discuss it. The only thing; they are sick of the sight of me, as I always pop in for parts and then mention a new van.

Anyhow, picked up 2 new customers yesterday and one today without trying. If I can focus on saving all my income then I will have the funds in place before the year is out. watch this space.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Best way to buy a new van
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on Today at 12:32:04 pm »
Quote from: NBwcs on Today at 09:45:15 am
Personally I would never consider a brand new van, which ever method of purchase was available. I look at ex BT vans when the time comes, very well looked after and way cheaper.

I would consider brand new if I planned on running it in to the ground ten to fifteen years later.

If I needed to buy with less than 5 anticipated years working life left in me I would buy something about 5 years old that seemed in good nick for its age.

If I wanted to keep up to date (I wouldn't) I would buy at 2 years old and sell at 5.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Best way to buy a new van
« Last post by Splash and dash on Today at 11:26:23 am »
Quote from: NBwcs on Today at 09:45:15 am
Personally I would never consider a brand new van, which ever method of purchase was available. I look at ex BT vans when the time comes, very well looked after and way cheaper.

Depends what you are earning if a small or part time income then yes older secondhand vans are the way to go to save money , but if earnings are much higher it’s a no brainer to have new vans as far more tax effective and also the VAT can be claimed back .
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Best way to buy a new van
« Last post by NBwcs on Today at 09:45:15 am »
Personally I would never consider a brand new van, which ever method of purchase was available. I look at ex BT vans when the time comes, very well looked after and way cheaper.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Gutter Cleaning Job
« Last post by EandM on Yesterday at 09:11:30 pm »
Bit out of my depth on this one: Just had a very good, regular customer ask me to clean the gutters at their site.

It works out at 378m of reasonably straightforward access and it's mostly not that high.

As it's fairly compact and not horrendously full of rubbish, what do you think I should be charging per m?

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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Best way to buy a new van
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on Yesterday at 08:51:24 pm »
I paid cash for my iload brand new in 2012 for £16,500.

In 2023 I got £6250 from a no fault accident payout and kept the salvage and got it repaired.

It's a Cat S worth low £1000's I guess.

Only being on 86,000 miles means it should see me out.

My son-in-law had 17 plate Transit Custom from about 2022. Unfortunately it has had issue after issue ending with a dead engine.

He bought a '10 plate iload to tide him over. I went with him to look at it as it's pretty much the same as mine. He got it on 212,000 miles for £1800!

He had the cam chain changed immediately and it's running like a good 'un.

The previous owner had it for five years as he rescues dogs. We went to his small terrace house to pay for the van - and had to negotiate seven - yes seven massive huskies in great condition!



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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Best way to buy a new van
« Last post by ֍Winp®oClean֍ on Yesterday at 07:56:25 pm »
My previous van I bought for £3750, ran it for 5 years and traded it in getting 2k part ex. New van was 5.5k (3.5k less 2k part ex). I've run this current van for 6 years trouble free and it's still worth 2/2.5k. It's a work tool, the less money I   spend on it, the more of the money it/I earn 'I' get to keep! 👍
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Best way to buy a new van
« Last post by Tam1872 on Yesterday at 07:32:25 pm »
Really depends on how long your planning on keeping it for. If you plan to keep it 6 years plus. Then the best and cheapest option is buying it outright.

If you plan on changing it every 3 or 4 years then leasing is your best option.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: HALFORDS........issues with tank/van?
« Last post by Bungle on Yesterday at 06:47:05 pm »
Most employees who work there are a bit thick. I bought a pair of premium axle stands for the price of the cheap ones because they were on the wrong shelf 👀
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Best way to buy a new van
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 06:30:37 pm »
Just get a business finance lease over 5 years and hand the van back after with no balloon payment to pay. You pay around 3 months rental upfront and you ll have a brand new van on your drive within a month. All monthly rentals are tax deductable. If you want to keep it after 5 years just keep paying the monthly rental. No mileage allowances on this type of lease.

Or would you rather pay 40k all at once?....
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