Daihatsu Hiject 16V EFI LPG

hethmar

Right, can I have opinions on the above van as a first van for youngest son please?

We bought other kids first car but he wants a van so he can do odd jobs and earn extra cash.

Have seen this in an auction near me and the auctioneer reckons about £500 - £800 for it. 2002,1300 cc - has LPG and petrol, done 70k, MOT for a year.

Is it a good vehicle, is it naff for a young man, will LPG cost more to insure ?

Theres also a veauxhall como 1700 di likely to go for c£1400 2003, 57 k warranted miles, only 3 months MOT though?

mikey72

hethmar wrote: »

Right, can I have opinions on the above van as a first van for youngest son please?

We bought other kids first car but he wants a van so he can do odd jobs and earn extra cash.

Have seen this in an auction near me and the auctioneer reckons about £500 - £800 for it. 2002,1300 cc - has LPG and petrol, done 70k, MOT for a year.

Is it a good vehicle, is it naff for a young man, will LPG cost more to insure ?

Theres also a veauxhall como 1700 di likely to go for c£1400 2003, 57 k warranted miles, only 3 months MOT though?

I'd get insurance quotes first, (quote with a full licence, not a provisional)

somech

hi-jets a bit of sooty and sweep van but reliable

combo drives better and parts are more avaliable

hethmar

mikey on a provisional, the Vauxhall is fully comp is £950 and tpff is £802. Do you think it will be a lot more on a full licence?

I tried to get a price for the Daihatsu but I couldnt find an LPG option ?

somech, I loved the shape and he is a great fan of the old VW campers and it reminded me of a smaller version of that, but I dont want to buy it for his birthday and he says Oh its cr*p -

somech

as he's a young lad the hi-jet has no cred endlessly reliable but his mates may laugh.

the combo if its clean and straight could be a good buy (and can be boyed up with wheels and so on)

mikey72

hethmar wrote: »

mikey on a provisional, the Vauxhall is fully comp is £950 and tpff is £802. Do you think it will be a lot more on a full licence?

I tried to get a price for the Daihatsu but I couldnt find an LPG option ?

somech, I loved the shape and he is a great fan of the old VW campers and it reminded me of a smaller version of that, but I dont want to buy it for his birthday and he says Oh its cr*p -

Short answer yes
My kids went up 50 to 100%.
Get a quote for full, and use the straight petrol for a comparison.

hethmar

Just tried on both full and provo and apparently you do enter petrol if you have the LPG. Both came out roughly the same at about £700.

Bit concerned about the mates laughing though -although to be honest he often surprises me how he doesnt think things are naff that I imagine he will. I think he would have been a hippy had he been born when I was

I guess the surprise is off the cards - Ill send him a photo of it which I took on my camera when I was there. Its yellow too, which may or may not be a problem for him.

Actually, I was thinking if it were cheap enough I may buy it for us and use it when we take the dogs out and the rubbish to the tip, rather than ruining our new car.

mikey72

hethmar wrote: »

Just tried on both full and provo and apparently you do enter petrol if you have the LPG. Both came out roughly the same at about £700.

Bit concerned about the mates laughing though -although to be honest he often surprises me how he doesnt think things are naff that I imagine he will. I think he would have been a hippy had he been born when I was

I guess the surprise is off the cards - Ill send him a photo of it which I took on my camera when I was there. Its yellow too, which may or may not be a problem for him.

Actually, I was thinking if it were cheap enough I may buy it for us and use it when we take the dogs out and the rubbish to the tip, rather than ruining our new car.

That's an impressive quote, most have been over £1200 for a 17 year old with a full licence. (and that's tpft)

somech

could fit some black stripes and pretend its a bumble bee:)

wise move letting him decide (my parents had really bad taste)

hethmar

He is 21 mikey - a late learner

mikey72

Still a good quote compared to a few recently, for things like saxos and fiestas, maybe you've found the secret to the car that all new drivers should be going for.