[johnny bravo]

Any good deals out there on buying a New Van on Tick   Good monthly Payments

[Stoots]

Waste of money, dont give in to temptation.

I sold my van last year, lost £14k on it in 3 years from new.

Never again, once the novelty wears off its just a workhorse.... i love the fact i can bash my old van about and not care. Knocked a wheelie bin out the way the other day zero f***s given

[Tam1872]

Depends if your someone who changes vans every few years, if that's the case then avoid and go for one 3 to 5 years old. If your planning on keeping it around 8 years then it does make sense getting a brand new one.

[dustee]

Depreciation is savage , so stick with what you've got or go for 3 / 5 year old

[johnny bravo]

just got full mot on my dispatch.      gives me chance to look about .   retirement age in 4 years    so looking for something with no hassle to take me into the next 4/10 years
treat myself going into retirement.   wont stop the windows.  moneys too easy to make.    not like its hard manual work

[KS Cleaning]

Any good deals out there on buying a New Van on Tick   Good monthly Payments

Good monthly payments mean nothing, you sound like a salesman’s dream. What you have to look at is the overall cost.

[Klean07]

Just buy a one owner with fsh like i did with my 11 plate Citroen Dispatch I brought it in 2015. It had 128,00 on clock then but now has 170,000 still going strong today. Doesn't owe me anything.

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

That's the reason I like my old 2007 VW Crafter. No worries if I scratch it or bump it, it owes me nothing. I think I would go for a pre registered one or like the last time I went for a van that was 18 months old. I would stay clear of transits because my customer is manager of their commercial garage. He has 10 vans in, waiting for new engines because wet belt broke.  Once he puts in a new engine then its not under warranty because you don't get warranty under warranty. What it means is, if the wet belt or engine breaks again then it will cost you £5k even if its under 3 years old. Many companies only find out the second time and it's costly.

[dd]

just got full mot on my dispatch.      gives me chance to look about .   retirement age in 4 years    so looking for something with no hassle to take me into the next 4/10 years
treat myself going into retirement.   wont stop the windows.  moneys too easy to make.    not like its hard manual work

Could you not keep it another 4 years?
If it does not have adblue definitely worth considering.
My dispatch is coming up for 20 years old. I have considered changing several times over the years but very glad I held onto it.

[dazmond]

Waste of money, dont give in to temptation.

I sold my van last year, lost £14k on it in 3 years from new.

Never again, once the novelty wears off its just a workhorse.... i love the fact i can bash my old van about and not care. Knocked a wheelie bin out the way the other day zero f***s given

I don't regret getting a new van at all....mines 8 years old now with 26k on the clock. I'll get at least another 8 years out of it before getting another  brand new van.

Most second hand vans have usually been knocked about and run ragged. I know exactly how my vans been looked after and is well maintained/regularly serviced,etc. I also don't have to keep taking my hot water system out of my van every few years!

It's one of the best decisions I've made in window cleaning as well as getting a diesel heater fitted.

The only reason you hated yours is because you bought a van far too large for your day to day cleaning.

[windowswashed]

Wouldn't dream of buying another van.
Part time worker on a pension  and will make do with my merc vito, should last the duration  until full time retirement.
Put aside extra for my older van bills being higher I've had seven years now but still cheaper than buying newish again.
Would hate to buy a newish van, prices are ridiculously high compered to before covid and interest rates are double now.
Rather invest that money towards my pension, priorities change approaching retirement.

[KS Cleaning]

That's the reason I like my old 2007 VW Crafter. No worries if I scratch it or bump it, it owes me nothing. I think I would go for a pre registered one or like the last time I went for a van that was 18 months old. I would stay clear of transits because my customer is manager of their commercial garage. He has 10 vans in, waiting for new engines because wet belt broke.  Once he puts in a new engine then its not under warranty because you don't get warranty under warranty. What it means is, if the wet belt or engine breaks again then it will cost you £5k even if its under 3 years old. Many companies only find out the second time and it's costly.

Another long tall story! 10 vans in awaiting a new engine😂

[dazmond]

Wouldn't dream of buying another van.
Part time worker on a pension  and will make do with my merc vito, should last the duration  until full time retirement.
Put aside extra for my older van bills being higher I've had seven years now but still cheaper than buying newish again.
Would hate to buy a newish van, prices are ridiculously high compered to before covid and interest rates are double now.
Rather invest that money towards my pension, priorities change approaching retirement.

Fair enough if your close to retirement but if your planning to stay in the cleaning game for at least another 20 years like me then i think it's better to have a new one and keep it for many years with regular servicing