best van type car but not a van

AdrianC

Rent a van when required...?

Herzlos

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.

You can get pretty decent little box trailers that'll take your load fine and still be big enough to manouvre. In general, the longer the trailer is the easier it is to reverse with (my 6ft is easy to reverse with than my 4ft), particularly in relation to the wheelbase of the car.

If you're only carry about 200kg, then you could get a single axle 6x4 which you should be able to reverse with fine, but is still light enough to detach and push if you get stuck.

If you only carry stuff occasionally, especially if it's the same kit, I'd go for the trailer route, as you can detach it when needed and store in a garage or something.

However, I wouldn't be looking at towing anything with an S2000. You'd probably want to get a larger petrol or a diesel hatchback.

When did you pass your test?

Herzlos

For example, if you're only carrying about 200kg, you could get something like this, which weights 500kg and you can tow with just about anything on any license and pull about by hand.

If you've got a pre-97 license or B+E* and need a bit more space, you can try something like this which is a lot bigger and will carry about a ton. It should still be small enough to manhandle but it'll be a lot harder.

*You might find some combinations where you can use it on a post-97 'B' license, but you'd need to find a car with a GVW of under 2100kg and a GVW or nearly 3500kg (towing capacity of at least 1400kg).

timbotambo

I've got a Volvo XC60 2.4d (2wd) and it's HUGE with the seats folded down. I even got two oak doors in there the other day which were 200cm long x 0.84cm wide. Seats can be folded with one hand too.

I also got a sofa bed in there once, just.