[j.h]

Hello im looking to start carpet cleaning as a bolt on to window cleaning i will be starting with a portable machine probably prochem can any one recomend a van not sure what size to get. i would like a ford connect but not sure which one swb or lwb thanks for your help jamie.

[M.Acorn]

You can buy my really reliable astravan if you like  :

[Joe H]

Nice one Mark - get in there quick

[clinton]

Mark

Dont sell

[M.Acorn]

Ha Ha 

[richy27]

mark does it have all its original parts. LOL

[M.Acorn]

No but surley that`s got to be a good thing ! it`s 1996,most of the original stuff has been replaced 

[clinton]

Least you seing the funnier side  mark

Good on ya

[M.Acorn]

Yeah no point getting down about it,i paid just over £900 getting on for 4 years ago,prob done about 35 thou miles in it,so i think even with what i have spent on it it`s still worked out pretty good,mostly service parts really + clutch,tyres,turbo, rear shocks, 3 x heaters,1 x rad fan,1 x matrix .

[Neil Williams]

Has it had any welding done to it yet?
Perhsps I shouldn't have asked
I once had an astra van where you could watch the road going past right under your feet

[M.Acorn]

Nope not yet ! but i have 2 welders ,a clarke 90 amp and a sealy 140 amp,so i got that covered  Rust around rear arches ,but i think only surface,not dared poke about though

[carpetfitta]

i had a fred flintstone style vauxhall viva back in the day, huge hole in the floor, terribly draughty, but the rugs in the back were really clean!!!

[M.Acorn]

Loved my vaux viva,guess what it was messed about with,had the chevette hsr 1.8 enging,big webber carbs issuzu piazza alloys,stainless stell dash,buckets mad paint job,jesus that used to go round corners like nothing on this earth,4 wheel slides rond corners 

[richy27]

No but surley that`s got to be a good thing ! it`s 1996,most of the original stuff has been replaced 

you have good sense of humour buddy at least you know you could get 2 k of a new one with the scrapage scheme

[clinton]

Mark

Richards right on the time is now for a scrapage deal on your van and dont think it will last

[murky]

Marc,

Every time I listen to Sally Traffic on Radio 2 (cos I'm that old) and there is a hold up on the A14 because something has broken down, I just think 'I wonder if thats errr'  No couldnt be could it?

By the way, whats a Matrix?

Apart from a film.

Murky

[Simon@arenaclean]

By the way, whats a Matrix?

Apart from a film.

Murky

It's like a small radiator that water from the engine passes through, it's inside the heater box. If the water is blocked by by a knackered matrix it does not return to the main radiator to be cooled. This will cause your engine to over heat.

[M.Acorn]

Or if the van overheats because the matrix has burst,sending boiling hot water and steam out the screen vents ! Not much fun when doing 70 down the A14,could not see diddly out the screen !