Van

JuneBow

I am after a small van. About the height of a car. So not a transit.
It needs to be around 6'6" inside. (ie from the back of the drivers seat to the back door)
Are there any vans like that?

londonTiger

vans will always have the height. perhaps an estate would fit the bill.

JuneBow

I don't mind if its slightly higher than a car. But not the height of a transit.
Small van height if that makes sense.

Spicy_McHaggis

Car derived van then, something like an Astra?

You obviously have to check the length.

londonTiger

JuneBow wrote: »

I don't mind if its slightly higher than a car. But not the height of a transit.
Small van height if that makes sense.

caddy type van - not sure the name of the category.

look up vw caddy & ford transit connect.

Johnmcl7

Depending on what you're wanting to do it's worth bearing in mind that even some of the smaller vans like the VW Caddy and the Ford Transit Connect come under the van speed limits not car speed limits as their laden weight is over 2000KG. There are slightly smaller car derived vans that are under this limit (the smaller Citroen Berlingo/Peugeot Partner (comes in larger sizes as well) and the Fiat Fioreno/Peugeot Bipper/Citroen Nemo) but they're a legal minefield at the moment with speed limits as there's no accepted definition of car derived vans.

John

londonTiger

Johnmcl7 wrote: »

Depending on what you're wanting to do it's worth bearing in mind that even some of the smaller vans like the VW Caddy and the Ford Transit Connect come under the van speed limits not car speed limits as their laden weight is over 2000KG. There are slightly smaller car derived vans that are under this limit (the smaller Citroen Berlingo/Peugeot Partner (comes in larger sizes as well) and the Fiat Fioreno/Peugeot Bipper/Citroen Nemo) but they're a legal minefield at the moment with speed limits as there's no accepted definition of car derived vans.

John

the speed limit only applies to carriageways though. most busy carriageways have reduced 40,50 speed limits anyway so the van specific limit exceeds that in any case.

Tilt

Fiat Fiorino's load space isn't quite 6.5 ft long but the Doblo is. Plus the Royal Mail in our area is using them so they must be ok.

http://www.fiatprofessional.co.uk/uk/Models/Doblo_Cargo

phill99

If yiu need a 6'6" load length, the Transit connect maybe youbest option. The back of the passengers seat drops completely flat and the bulk head behing the passenger swings forward so you can get a good 6'6" plus load in.

IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

londonTiger wrote: »

the speed limit only applies to carriageways though. most busy carriageways have reduced 40,50 speed limits anyway so the van specific limit exceeds that in any case.

Not forgetting dual carriageways where the limit is 60, not that you'd know it on say the A42 which most vans drive as if it is still motorway. If you are really taking it, Sprinter style, that 10mph difference can turn a speeding ticket into a court appearance.

londonTiger

IanMSpencer wrote: »

Not forgetting dual carriageways where the limit is 60, not that you'd know it on say the A42 which most vans drive as if it is still motorway. If you are really taking it, Sprinter style, that 10mph difference can turn a speeding ticket into a court appearance.

dual carriageway speed limit is 70, single carriageway is 60.

vans: 10mph reduced for both