[luther1]

I've seen nice Berlingos for £1500 or so and surely a 400ltr diy system can be done for under a grand. I know its nice to have a decent van etc but at the end of the day they all do the same thing.
The days of finding georgian windows and leaded ones a nuisance(especially when they are wet) will be a thing of the past.
Go for it Dazmond and like most are saying, you'll wish you did it sooner.

[Mike 108]

I've seen nice Berlingos for £1500 or so and surely a 400ltr diy system can be done for under a grand. I know its nice to have a decent van etc but at the end of the day they all do the same thing.

Correct.

A cleaner who recently asked me about WFP has just shown me his van (Berlingo) which he bought for £1500 and 250 litre 'set up' (Di only) which he bought and fitted for £900.

[dazmond]

thanks again guys.a cheap van is false economy IMO.i dont want a cheap van if im transporting a weight of water in the back.also i want it to last me about 5 yrs so im not changing vans all the time!

[MopTop]

My 1st van was a berlingo, superb workhorse. The better ones will handle 800kg payload too.

[chopsie]

Dazmond,I was at the auctions the other week and Berlingo's were going for around £2000 on a 58 plate with low milage, Renault Kangoo's were even less,£1500-£1800 for same year and low milage,If I did not need to get the kids in the back I would of defo gone for one of these,probably the Berlingo,There is a big commercial auction in/near Manchester at Belle Vue,go along and have a look and just get a feel for the prices,Its on Wednesdays if its going to be a bad day your not losing anything(Then again it always raining in Manchester!I have done a fair bit of work there and I can safely say I believe it is the wettest place in the country!!!) I too would of loved a connect,just the right size,but once seats were fitted in the rear there would of been no room for anything else.Its amazing how much kids cost you,even in areas of life you would never expect  But they are worth it 

[dazmond]

thanks chopsie yeh could go to an auction for a van but u never know what ur buying!i know our kids bought a few cars from auction and there have ALL been dodgy.driveshafts botched up etc.i suppose its looking at them as best as u can.ive no experience with auctions but i did buy a cheap sierra estate off a mate that was from an auction and it was mint!had it 6 yrs till i blew the head gasket! :

[Gleaming windows]

Where are you Daz?

[dazmond]

salford,manchester.THE JEWEL OF THE NORTH!!

[Gleaming windows]

A cheaper van isnt necessarily false economy mate. It will enable you for a short period to increase your income dramatically helping you to save for the all important permanent system. I first went down the trolley route, lot more inconvenient than van mount but enabled me to increse my earnings by about 80%.

I worked out of a car with that too, thought about a hatchback? £600 for a motor, £1,000 for a trolley system, there you go, already youre earning shed loads more due to increased output, and getting to save lets say £150 a week?

[dazmond]

i can save £150 a week most weeks now just trad.prices go up in april so thatll add another couple of hundred a month.ive finished paying debts off.(what a great feelling!).so havent got that to pay plus no council tax till april as all paid up for this year.(never done that before!).ive also earned roughly 5 grand more this year than last year TRAD by gaining better paying work and working harder!!so i should have no probs savin up.at least ive got a plan now!this forum has helped immensely over the last 9 months!!