[johnson]

hi all
      Pease can you help stop all the fights in my house??as we can not agree on this am just starting out and will be doing office cleans/windows/domestic cleans and can not decide wheather to get a estate car to start with or a van as i what to look as proffesional as pos but the car is cheaper than the van but will it look unprofesional sorry if this is daft question.   

[nick p]

hi

i personally would go for the van as you say more professional and more romm as you grow

cheers nick

[Timmy Boy]

I would go for a van but a nicely signwritten estate car would work (must be white, and just keep the sign writing to the doors.)

[need a cleaner]

Hi, i dont know what prices have you been looking at but we just got a 2003 combo crew van for £3600 inc VAT,its just a case of looking around for the best deal and be willing to travel to pick it up,i do preffer a van aswell as give you the space to grow.

[richyvezy]

I would agree and say a van. It's something we are going to have to look at now as well.

[DREAM CLEAN]

a van full tax benifit

[mxg]

As most have already said - a van looks the part

BUT

when we had 2 vans going in different directions ie different jobs there were and still occasions where you need more than 2 people and don't need/want to tie up 2 drivers ie you need >2 people at one job at same time = estate but they are still not as good as a van fpr storing bits and pieces

Mick

[need a cleaner]

thats why i got a vauxhall combo crew van ,ready for any situation

[pdl]

We were in exactly the same situation when we started 4 years ago.  We started with a Vauxhall Combo Crew Van which could seat 5 people and still have plenty of room in the back, then as we grew, we bought 2 renault Kangoo 2 seater vans, then a Vauxhall estate car which could seat 5 staff and lastly last year bought a renault Kangoo 5 seater MPV, this also has loads of room in the rear for equipment.  All the vehicle are fitted with roof racks for ladders.  With the vehicles we have now we have a huge amount of flexibility.

Yes, I would start off with a smart van with Graphics.

[ccwc1988]

Van van van van van van van van van van van van  van is an earner cars for taking thr kids to school 

[Billy Russell]

i agree with need a cleaner combi crew vans are the best!!! we have 2 now and as are other vans and cars go back we will be replacing all of them with crew vans!!!

[ronaldo]

Personally i use a 4 door pick up, loads of room in the back especially with a truckman top fitted it also carrys a 1000kg with ease and has room for 5 adults to sit in comfort.
So all in all its a great muli purpose vehicle for both work and as a family car.

[*Chris Browne]

Because you are doing window cleans as well, i would say van.


chris

[andrew chrysler]

Van, looks good signwritten.

However, a signwritten estate car can be more eye-catching in some circumstances......

If you are carrying lots of valuable gear a van stops people seeing what's on board, but for office cleans an estate car will carry more people....

First choice would be a Ford Focus estate, in white, nicely signwritten...

If you're self-employed, there's no tax advantage to a van... if you are an employee then a company car hits you with more tax than a van.

[domestic bliss]

i have a Citroen berlingo which is a cross between a car and a van.   Lots of storage, large boot and extra seats if you have to take passengers.  I also have mine sign written  it has silver bodywork with purple sign writing ,very eyecatching.   Clients feel better knowing you are a professional if your vehicle looks the part.

[Bizzie Lizzie]

Hi I have an Astra estate and an Astravan - I want seats in my van now!  I should have had 2 esates I think.

Although the van does look the part as the sign writing looks great!