best van type car but not a van

londonTiger

i think i am going to go for an audi avant. ive seen the storage space with rear seats folded down and its huge, plus its the vest looking estate i can find. all the others just look rubbish. the avant really look like a stretched out, good looking hatchback

Norman_Castle

Don't bother measuring what you need to carry and seeing if it fits. Just buy whatever looks best.

londonTiger

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Don't bother measuring what you need to carry and seeing if it fits. Just buy whatever looks best.

Well looks are important, I dont carry goods around every day of the week. In fact it's ususally a once a week affair so I can't buy a MPV or a van and run around in it for all my personal travels as well. An estate is probably best suited and is sufficiently spaced out for my use too.

I am up to my limit carrying goods in my golf hatchback, I think just an extra foot of space in a estate will do for now.

londonTiger

Just saw a trailer the other day used by someone else in the industry. He was driving a range rover and had a box trailer (ones with roof and doors). I poked around on autotrader and these boxes ususally sell from 1.5K-2K which are reasonably sized.

Wondering if that is a viable option so I can buy the car I really want (a s2000) and just use a trailer for large orders that I want to order.

Now I understand these trainers are a real bloody headache to manouvre around in a built up residential area (especially if you make a wrong move). Was wondering if these are a realistic option or if I'm making a lot of work for myself. I could rent out a garage to store it when not in use or just store it at the car park of my storage facility which has space for vehicles.

Importantly, is a s2000 Ok to shift a trailer around with? ITrailer will have at most 200kg worth of goods in it.

arcon5

greatgimpo wrote: »

Whatever you buy, your accountant will tell you to get one with emissions lower than 156gms for tax purposes.

Then the account would more than likely be short sighted and ready to retire and join the ranks of those who think car leasing is most cost effective because of the tax benefits.

arcon5

How about something like a Zafira B?

arcon5

How about something like a Zafira B?

RichardD1970

londonTiger wrote: »

Just saw a trailer the other day used by someone else in the industry. He was driving a range rover and had a box trailer (ones with roof and doors). I poked around on autotrader and these boxes ususally sell from 1.5K-2K which are reasonably sized.

Wondering if that is a viable option so I can buy the car I really want (a s2000) and just use a trailer for large orders that I want to order.

Now I understand these trainers are a real bloody headache to manouvre around in a built up residential area (especially if you make a wrong move). Was wondering if these are a realistic option or if I'm making a lot of work for myself. I could rent out a garage to store it when not in use or just store it at the car park of my storage facility which has space for vehicles.

Importantly, is a s2000 Ok to shift a trailer around with? ITrailer will have at most 200kg worth of goods in it.

If your after a trailer check out eBay, I bought one last year, 1.7m Long 1.1m Wide x 1.2m Tall for £300, metal body with double doors at back.

paddedjohn

There are some nice Mazda Bongo's out there that will look the part and have plenty of room in the back.

bigjl

Towing with an S2000?

Not my idea of fun

Or a good image to portray in business

Why not go for an ex NHS rrv from Merthr Motor Auctions

Lots of well serviced CR-Vs for silly money and they are the hardy 2.2 diesel

They have a few Vectras and Astra estates with manual boxes so shouldn't be "blessed" with a dpf.

The 1.9 diesel lump in those is ok if you service it regularly and it has no dpf. Though there will still be alternator failures and egr problems. But an egr blank should help

Your competitor will project a strong image as they will turn up with the 4x4 on most jobs and only use the trailer on larger jobs as a top up to the 4x4s capacity. Or at least that is what i would.

Turning up every time in an S2000 will look plain silly no matter how much fun you are having

And when your S2000 is your business tool you will slowly start to get no enjoyment from driving it

I really enjoyed driving my XJ for the first few weeks

Now it is somewhere to sit whilst working

All the fun has gone