Any tradesmen on here work from a pickup instead of a pannel van?
If so how does it compare? Especially In terms of loading capacity and accessibility of loaded items with no side doors etc?
I seem to be working in ever increasingly remote areas of late.and I also currently can't afford to run a car,a van and a single seat race car.
The race car and trailer is staying, and thought I could possibly kill 2 birds with one stone as I'm currently using the van as a car as well.
Van for me. I had a Mitty L200 and now have a Doblo and despite it looking smaller I can get a lot more stuff inside. Record is 16 pallets that I
couldn't get in the l200...
Plus no fannying on to tie them down.
Guy over the road, landscape gardener, bought a mitzy warrior as his family car, to go with a transit van and Vauxhall movano twin cab pick up, the
idea being he'd also use it for work occasionally, also for tax breaks,
The transit and Vauxhall twin cab were always his first choices.
All depends what it is you do. Gardener, lawn mowers Strimmer's and chainsaws will go in the back of a pick up no problem.
Joiner, do you really want all your mains power tool rolling about a pick up on a wet winters day?
But then would you put grass cuttings in a van?
Depends on how dry stuff needs to be kept, and how smelly it is really
I have a Vw t5 I use for work, it's as nice to drive as a car so it's the best of both worlds! A pickup is only usefully if you pickup sand etc and can dump it straight in the back. Saying that my t5 has barn doors at the back, and I've had a dumpy bag forklifted in the back a couple of times. Those 4x4 pickups are pretty sad on fuel too!
It would have to have a proper high level rear to make it van like!
How about best of both worlds.... Im selling a 110 defender.... Plenty of length inside and there's few places it would struggle to get to
Can I get 100% tax relief on a 3 year hp agreement
i use a defender 110. made an up and over rear door for the back. load capacity is plenty, roof rack helps a lot! and would pull house down if you let it!
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Originally posted by coozer
Van for me. I had a Mitty L200 and now have a Doblo and despite it looking smaller I can get a lot more stuff inside. Record is 16 pallets that I couldn't get in the l200...
Plus no fannying on to tie them down.
I currently run a 60 plate VW caddy lwb maxi which is fine as a van,if a little small and underpowered for towing (104 bhp)
It's not so good if your going to a fancy wedding or similar!
I've got a twin cab '62 plate Hilux. Drives really well, not quite car like but best of the 4x4's I've driven by a long chalk.
Best you can expect is about 30mpg on a run (usually get 4-450miles to a tank).
Access into the back is an issue if you have a hard top where you can only get in via the tailgate area. However, mine has 2 flap up sides so is much
much better. Depending on the 'back' 2 of you can lift it off to move longer / bigger loads, like the Haynes chassis I had strapped onto my
old Ranger
I went from a 2013 Ranger to a 2014 Transit Custom. Just changed to a 2015 L200!
The Transit was great but I didn't need all that space. The heaviest thing I carried was our labrador!
The L200 is more economical than the Transit (extra urban is quoted at around 42).
Most of my 'trade' work is repairs / maintenance / electrical with the occasional refurb (we have a new build planned for next year).
I find the pickup much more useful as an every day car.
Loading/unloading of tools etc with a hard top can be a bit of a pain but I use an old piece of carpet on top of the bed liner and this can be used as
a sliding 'tray'. The tailgates / beds are quite high too.
Regards
Wyn
Thanks guys! About what I expected really.im an electrician,so can fit a roof rack with a pipe for trunking/conduits and ladders,then it's just a case of power tools and electrical gear really
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Originally posted by daniel mason
Thanks guys! About what I expected really.im an electrician,so can fit a roof rack with a pipe for trunking/conduits and ladders,then it's just a case of power tools and electrical gear really
My dad never locked his, that way you don't get the back window smashed in by people looking for tools, that and you could just pull it open even when it was locked.
A plumber friend of mine had a Nissan Nivara as his work/leisure vehicle. Great for comfort, thirsty on fuel, difficult to access with hard top on and he had to empty of tools at night. I myself use a transit connect and car for leisure. I find that compromise is not worth it for money I save.