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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: HALFORDS........issues with tank/van?
« Last post by Scottish Cleaning Service on Yesterday at 02:47:19 pm »Halfords is good for wheel alinement, that's where I got mine done after new rods and ball joints.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: HALFORDS........issues with tank/van?
« Last post by The Jester of Wibbly on Yesterday at 02:22:28 pm »For battery replacements, I would just go to your garage that replaces your tyres, as long as it's not Halfords.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: HALFORDS........issues with tank/van?
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 01:37:28 pm »Van in for MOT today at my former local garage. Passed no problem and no issues with the small amount of water in my tank. Only advisory was a slight leak from fuel line going into my diesel tank that runs my diesel heater so im gonna get my van booked in for a full service(including fuel filter) at another garage and ask them to have a look at it and fix if possible.
No idea why I had the problem with Halfords but I would never book my van in for an MOT with them ever again!😃👍
No idea why I had the problem with Halfords but I would never book my van in for an MOT with them ever again!😃👍
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Best way to buy a new van
« Last post by Scottish Cleaning Service on Yesterday at 08:29:52 am »That's what I did bar buy it. Will save up and pay cash but an interesting thing happened yesterday when I went to TPS for a bolt to pick up. A new van dealer called Maxus has opened up. Seen a few driving about and their place is next to Merc vans Glasgow.
A new Maxus Deliver 9 (diesel) comes with a comprehensive 5-year or 125,000-mile (whichever comes first) manufacturer warranty. This package includes 5 years of roadside assistance, a 3-year paint warranty, and a 10-year anti-corrosion warranty.
Penny beginning to drop why I'm seeing more Maxus vans on the road, you can lease for less than £300.
VW was saying they now give a 5 year warranty on their wet belt transporter. Now Merc and VW have competition, so if you are incharge of your companies van fleet then swapping to Maxus makes alot of sense. Run them for 5 years and then trade them in for new ones. 🤔
A new Maxus Deliver 9 (diesel) comes with a comprehensive 5-year or 125,000-mile (whichever comes first) manufacturer warranty. This package includes 5 years of roadside assistance, a 3-year paint warranty, and a 10-year anti-corrosion warranty.
Penny beginning to drop why I'm seeing more Maxus vans on the road, you can lease for less than £300.
VW was saying they now give a 5 year warranty on their wet belt transporter. Now Merc and VW have competition, so if you are incharge of your companies van fleet then swapping to Maxus makes alot of sense. Run them for 5 years and then trade them in for new ones. 🤔
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Glass half full?
« Last post by Slacky on Yesterday at 12:45:07 am »Sure. You’ll love it, but you know that anyway.
I got my PR before I moved here but will be enquiring about getting a Canadian passport when we get back from Cuba. It’s something like you have to have 1095 days of residency, not counting days out of the country. So I’m nearly halfway there already.
I got my PR before I moved here but will be enquiring about getting a Canadian passport when we get back from Cuba. It’s something like you have to have 1095 days of residency, not counting days out of the country. So I’m nearly halfway there already.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: buying a Category S or similar van
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on January 28, 2026, 11:02:24 pm »My Van is Cat S. My wife's car is too.
But it was me driving when the little scrote pulled across in front of me and wrote it off.
That was July 2023.
Insurance (with Howdens/A-Plan) no different.
But. I know what happened. If I didn't then I would want to be very sure it was thoroughly checked over by a competent person and try to find how it happened.
I also have a Cat S VW Touran! Saw the Transit slowly reverse into it and crease the front wing. As it was 19 years old it was written off.
Got paid £1300 after buying the salvage for £300. Got a pre-painted new pattern wing for £150 and paid Dan the Man £300 to fit it.
But. Again - I saw it happen in 2025.
Cat s is structural damage and or suspension damage so a dent only in a wing isn’t cat s
That's what I said to the insurance company. They insisted it was because it was a significant dent and 'might' have caused damage to the inner wing and/or suspension (it didn't but I didn't definitely know until the wing came off) the value of damage exceeded the value to repair.
It’s very easy to assess if the inner wing and chassis leg are damaged by simply lifting the bonnet and taking a look the crumple zones will clearly be damaged, to check quickly and simply if there is suspension damage just measure the wheel centres both sides of the car that will show up anything untoward in a couple of muinits , I was a sprayer / panel beater years ago and we used to do the assessments for several insurance companies
Because in insurance terms it wasn't worth their effort with a payout of around £1000. So they asked me to take photos for them to assess from.
Initially they even said the front wheel was damaged. It wasn't touched in the prang at all.
They insisted on writing it off and it being categorised Cat S. At the end of the day it's a 20 year old car.
Just gone through its MOT and going well.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Glass half full?
« Last post by markymark on January 28, 2026, 10:39:21 pm »Are you emigrating out here eventually?
In the words of Flowered Up - It's On! No definite date as there's still things ongoing this side for the next 2 years and they have to buy a house with scope for us to either rent their suite or potentially stick a sips building on perhaps. But yeah, Victoria is the target. Saanich to Esquimalt area. Might tap you up on the practicalities of a big move closer to the time
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Best way to buy a new van
« Last post by james peters on January 28, 2026, 08:06:41 pm »The best way to buy a van ... is to see the van you like , take it for a test drive , and if you like it pay for it with money
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Best way to buy a new van
« Last post by Splash and dash on January 28, 2026, 08:00:57 pm »Went up to VW in Glasgow, they had a VIP event to sell vans. Ordered a suspension bolt that fell out when I didn't tighten it enough. £16 for 110mm bolt so nothing seems to be cheap now. Took a test drive on the new Crafter, it was great but everything seems to be on the screen like adjusting the heating. There is a button to start the van rather than a key. All in all that's the way forward but it still has a dry belt and made in Germany so I will need to save up.
Think you will find they are made in Poland that’s there main van plant for crafters and MAN TGE
Think you are correct, maybe she thought it would sway me to buy one. They had 60 vans but most were LWB and the demand is for MWB ones. The way the economy is going they will find it hard to shift them all.
Most will probably be sold for camper van conversions that’s why they have LWB
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Glass half full?
« Last post by Slacky on January 28, 2026, 07:37:34 pm »Are you emigrating out here eventually?