Looking to start a new business venture and need a cheap reliable van. Looking at ford transit and vw transporter. Max to spend 1.5k Not much i know but want to keep costs down til i get established. Must be a clean looking van as want to put over a nice image so battered builders van pretty much out Lol Wot to look out for please on both mentioned or any other you think might fit the bill.

Cheers for any info or maybe even some info on ones for sale

 

If you don't mind putting up with its looks, you can get the Citroen C15's at little money. On second thoughts, that might be too small for what you want it for ...

 

Yeh would prefer something a little bigger than them.

 

You can get a Merc Vito for proper cheap money mate

Whats the new venture?????

 

Where tiff ??? and wot to look out for on them.

 

I looked at some when i got my Transit and there were a few for around the £1800 mark.....

Heard the managment can be full of gremlins though

BUT....if you get a good one it will deffo give a nice image imho........"Oh..he has a Mercedes"

 

Gonna try kitchen/bathroom fitting mate and got tiling course to do in few weeks so even more scope to earn just need a van now to get tools around etc etc. Will put merc on list of maybes as well then but others are cheaper and seem to work well. Just need to find a tidy one for senseble money.

 

Good luck fella........... you will be ok

I got a Y plate new shape transit for £2800.......... Superb van and looks ok too

 

Thanks tiff much appreciated mate. Hope it all works out just got to get out there now and gain the experience as i done the courses so just putting into practise now.

Rob said about the new shape transits and said around 3k would get me one but with buying tools etc dont really want to spend that much not yet anyway.

 

the older vito's aren't a patch on the newer ones

but the newer ones you really need to get soemthing like a 54 plater as the early ones had loads of faults with them

you can pick up 3 year old connects for around the £4500 mark but the vito'#s will be a bit more than that

vans tend to hold their vaule so unless someone is ditching one or it's a dog you are limiting your search with a low budget