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Old 06-11-2007, 09:16 AM
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Default Best place to get a CHEAP! van?

I need a van for one journey, so as long as it has a few months MOT left I don't really care what the condition is. It needs to make it about 1500 miles though so I don't want one with a fcuked clutch etc

Where is the cheapest place to pick one up, like I say if it does the 1500 miles (legally) and with what I put in the back still in the back after that journey then thats all I'll ask of it.

Ebay looks to be shit for cheap deals, nothing under £500 I've found yet Autotrader looks better, but any other tips?

Car auction a good bet? Theres a BCA at Blackbushe airport and they seem to do LOADS of different auctions, from just light commercial to things like royal mail, so would probably have to go to a few different days. any other places to look?
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Surely will be cheaper to rent one for few days? A transit size van with insurance is only £45 per day and all you have to pay on top is fuel?
Old 06-11-2007, 09:25 AM
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Yep hire vans are pretty cheap now due to the number of people at it. What size van do you need?
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rental is cheap

try www.sixt.co.uk

thats who i use

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I knew I'd forget something!
Renting isn't really an option as I will be driving it to Spain and not coming back in it. One-way hire is £100 per day which isn't bad, but you need to be 27+.
I'm 23 so thats out the window

I need a transit size
Old 06-11-2007, 09:31 AM
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You will personally pay approximately a £160 indemnity at BCA on top of any vehicle you buy under £500 so there's really no point in my opinion as you will be buying a piece of shit, stuck in by a trader because.... well because it's a piece of shit.

Rent one from Farnborough Van and truck hire you tight cunt.
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I wouldnt want to be going to spain in a £500 shitter mate. Id go for the one way hire and put it in someone elses name.

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so your just gonna buy one drive it to spain, then dump it when you have made the delivery???

why not just pay for whatever's being delivered to be stuck on pallet and get a courier company to do tha donkey work for you???

unless its not entirely legit
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It's nothing dodgy mate lol, we're just moving down there with a few bits of furniture.
Will be selling it or scrapping it in Spain hence wanting a shitter!

Even a £200 transit would get us down there I reckon, okay it might fail its next MOT on rust or whatever but the mechanicals go on and on?
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Originally Posted by ballin
It's nothing dodgy mate lol, we're just moving down there with a few bits of furniture.
Mate! When are you going and is it permanent? Where to as well??

What are you doing for work when you get there???

Good for you Rich
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Cheapest place.............................the breakers


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Buy a shitter and aa if it breaks down u got free petrol !!
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Originally Posted by Paddy
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It's nothing dodgy mate lol, we're just moving down there with a few bits of furniture.
Mate! When are you going and is it permanent? Where to as well??

What are you doing for work when you get there???

Good for you Rich
Oh! I'm your fucking mate now am I???! I was a tight cunt 10 mins ago

It's permanent yeah, down to the Costa Del Sol, place is called La Alcaidesa. Staying in IT, system administration down there
Thats the reason for not renting anyway mate, age is the problem which only really leaves buying a van
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Originally Posted by ballin
Oh! I'm your fucking mate now am I???! I was a tight cunt 10 mins ago

It's permanent yeah, down to the Costa Del Sol, place is called La Alcaidesa. Staying in IT, system administration down there
Thats the reason for not renting anyway mate, age is the problem which only really leaves buying a van
Sounds like you got it all sorted mate [you're my mate now you're moving somewhere warm I may visit.. you're still a tight cunt though ].

I don't get you wrong Rich, moving away from this piss hole My uncle lives quite a bit East from where you're going in Mojacar [other side of almeria from you] and he loves it. He gets loads of poontang out there too [not bad for a 60 year old ] but I spose you're going with the missus

I'll keep an ear out for a cheap tranny mate, scour the yellow ads but let's be honest.... you'll be viewing them in static caravan parks with dags tied up by rope.....
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Deffo come and stay mate, makes a fucking cheap holiday!! Flights are like £60 return and then its just food and drink

To be honest I don't fucking care where I get the van from as it will probably end up at the bottom of the mediterranean anyway
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Originally Posted by ballin
To be honest I don't fucking care where I get the van from as it will probably end up at the bottom of the mediterranean anyway


Here you go mate, perfect:

http://motoring.friday-ad.co.uk/AdRe...lAdDetails.asp
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Nice one, but its only got a cassette player. Wanted CD really.





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Originally Posted by ballin
I knew I'd forget something!
Renting isn't really an option as I will be driving it to Spain and not coming back in it. One-way hire is £100 per day which isn't bad, but you need to be 27+.
I'm 23 so thats out the window

I need a transit size
I go in January as discussed pal. How about we cut costs and share ? Would save me the £580 it is costing me to bring my bulldog as well.

I'm 28

I will add ou to MSN tomorow and tell me what you hink. Sorry i have not yet but been in bed with man flu
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Originally Posted by ballin
Deffo come and stay mate, makes a fucking cheap holiday!! Flights are like £60 return and then its just food and drink

To be honest I don't fucking care where I get the van from as it will probably end up at the bottom of the mediterranean anyway
My trip next month to sort the house out has cost me 77 p
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