morcus
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| posted on 16/8/12 at 08:12 PM |
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Renting, Big car versus small van?
I'm moving house next month to Bristol and I've got too much stuff to fit in the Eunos so I've got to rent something. I think it
would all fit in a largish estate car or MPV, or something like a Transit Connect. I'm going to talk to my prefered rental outlet tommorrow, I
want to do this myself which requires finding something with an autobox, but if that isn't feasable I've got to rope someone else in to
help, which shouldn't be too much of a problem.
I'd rather do it in a van because the space will be better but is there anything else to consider as presumably a car will drive better, and be
easier to get hold of with the auto box.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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JoelP
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| posted on 16/8/12 at 08:26 PM |
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car might be more economical but van will be much more useful, as the car might prove too small. I guess your choice is limited by what vehicles the
hire company has - not seen many autos for hire.
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austin man
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| posted on 16/8/12 at 09:29 PM |
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VW transporter can return 40mpg if its not thrashed, just like driving a car Ask me how I Know T5 Owner and loving it
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 16/8/12 at 09:41 PM |
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If you can get someone else to help why not get them to drive the van? Then you don't have to give a hoot how it drives and you don't have
to run around looking for an auto one (with the extra "rocking horse poo" option  )
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morcus
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| posted on 16/8/12 at 11:00 PM |
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True, but it's a two day trip, which means getting someone to help is going to cost me money.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 16/8/12 at 11:04 PM |
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Buy a big volvo estate, then flog it when finished 
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morcus
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| posted on 17/8/12 at 12:35 AM |
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I was just on Gumtree and actually thinking that, quite a few estates for £500 with some tax and test, If my insurance company can do something for me
I could probably empty the car at Bristol and just weigh it in and have saved money. That does have the inherent risk of it breaking down.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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Nickp
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| posted on 17/8/12 at 05:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus That does have the inherent risk of it breaking down.
Which just adds to the excitement  If you buy wisely you could even make a few quid
Something like this?
1999 Mercedes-Benz C 200 Estate 1998cc Petrol | eBay
Alternatively if you do have to hire something, the big MPVs (Ford Galaxy etc) often come as autos and are pretty vanlike with the seats removed
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garyo
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| posted on 17/8/12 at 06:07 AM |
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Someone like daysure.com will insure you for a day for £15 for an average £3k banger, so that needed be a consideration. Very easy to do, bang in the
reg no and you're done. Seems cheap at £15 but annualises to a £5500 policy !!
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morcus
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| posted on 17/8/12 at 04:50 PM |
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I thought the vehicle needed to be insured with someone else for day insurance to be legal?
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 17/8/12 at 05:02 PM |
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No you can short term insure a vehicle you own or anybody else's vehicle with the owners permission.
With some short term policies you can even road tax the vehicle.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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gazza285
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| posted on 20/8/12 at 12:23 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by garyo
Someone like daysure.com will insure you for a day for £15 for an average £3k banger, so that needed be a consideration. Very easy to do, bang in the
reg no and you're done. Seems cheap at £15 but annualises to a £5500 policy !!
3K is not a banger!
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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