Van HELL!!! Any advice very welcome - going to buy a new one.

[michael c]

bloody hell it does exist

 

[Destroyer2813]

The myth is broken

 

[Dannypipe]

I've taken some new photos today, as the original ones I took just looked too perfect!!

I've now been working out the van for a week or two. I don't intend to drive the pipe freezer and transformer around with me but I have been as it's handy.

I haven't had a chance to label the boxes yet....I will eventually.

I think this van is the perfect size. I can get in the back and grab what I need no problems but I'm not driving around in some huge, LWB monster!

It's so fast too!

The roof rack, pipe rack and ply racking cost me £640 fitted. Which I think is a bargain.

 

[vern]

Nice one Danny too busy to wash it then like me!

 

[SafeGasInstall]

danny good choice ,
just like my but I have the van Vault bolted down to the floor ,
also get secondary locks fitted

 

[mfgs]

That racking does look very good. Makes my attempt at doing mine look awful lol.

 

[vern]

Rhino delta bars and pipe rack with ply lining etc a steal at £640!

 

[Leo21]

Looks half empty to me, mines full to the roof. Nice van, I fancy one of these next.

 

[Dannypipe]

HA!!

Anyway to explain briefly my 'system'.

The big box at the back has loose power tools. (it's screwed to the ply floor).

The F&E tank next to it is also screwed to the floor. That's got tubes of silicon and gas, etc in it.
Against that I normally have my tote bag full of tools I take in on the job. (It was on the job when I took this photo!).

Then is my 'engineers' box. Which has all sorts of crap that I don't use often, like smoke pellets, pressure gauges, glass fuses, water finding paste, the list goes on.

Then I have my 'hop up'.

Then I have my tool box full of hand tools I don't often use.

Then I have my pipe freezer.

On the left hand side racking is useful things like hose adapters, jubilee clips, tape, etc. On the right hand side I have my large plastic tubs. Filled with waste fittings, comp fittings, pumps, valves ect.

Then I have my Makita cordless drills in one box.

Then I have drill bits, jigsaw, crimpers, and all manner of tools. Then on the back I have my benders, formers, hose pipe, cable, kitchen roll, U gauge and the like.

I love working out this van. compared to the old one, my stress level has less than halved!

 

[SafeGasInstall]

go for merc Leo21

 

[TBServices]

go for merc Leo21

Hahaha, he couldn't afford one

Very nice Danny

 

[SafeGasInstall]

ist T30 1.9 tdi 140 bhp ?

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Tom is not personal mate

 

[Dannypipe]

I don't want to tempt fate, but a van vault hopefully won't be needed. I've not had a van broken into and I've had a van since I started at this as a spotty lad!

I am insured for the tools too...but would rather keep them than have the money!

Yes I need to clean it. I NEVER cleaned the inside of my old van. Not once. I don't know if I ever cleaned the inside of the one before that either!

I actually had to ask a mate what he cleans the inside of his van with as I have no idea (warm soapy water is good apparently!).

I will try to clean the outside. My next thing is the sign write it, but I'm skint. Which is ironic as I've been working my butt off. Just need to knuckle down to invoicing. I'm too addicted to this forum!!

 

[Dannypipe]

Don't know what the BHP is, all I know is, it's rapid!!

It's got 6 gears and flies. Easily the fastest van I've ever had. On the motor way you look down and go "oh I'm doing a 100mph how did that happen!!?"

Just does it so easily.

 

[Gerard17]

Would like to see ur van T.B, or is it a estate

 

[Leo21]

Hahaha, he couldn't afford one

Very nice Danny

Cheeky git, course I can. I'd rather spend money on my cars than a van.

 

[PlumbersMate]

Looks the bees knees mate. Would defo get a van vault, especially after listing everything on here

 

[Dannypipe]

Yeah, perhaps I shouldn't have listed everything on here. I trust you lot, but I'm sure there are prying eyes from pikeys on here!! Maybe admin can move this into the arms??

 

[SafeGasInstall]

transporter rules

 

[PlumbersMate]

Yeah, perhaps I shouldn't have listed everything on here. I trust you lot, but I'm sure there are prying eyes from pikeys on here!! Maybe admin can move this into the arms??

Danny didn't you forget to mention its guarded by 2 Rottweilers 24 hours a day with motion sensor lasers and gun wielding guards with a nervous twitch

 

[Dannypipe]

I do have a rocket launcher in the bedside cabinet. Just in case. Pity as it will also vapourise the van, but that's a small price to pay to kill off a scummy tool thief.

Right, I'm off to finish some invoicing. Got to try and pay for this lil beaut!

 

[mutley racers]

Nice. Well done. Looks great

 

[TBServices]

Would like to see ur van T.B, or is it a estate

Van:

There you go Gerard. There's a picture of my van, which is not an estate but needs a wash, and my car, which is an estate and doesn't need a wash.

 

[Gerard17]

Shame about the colour

 

[SafeGasInstall]

That is a nice van Tom ist a VW transporter
just more wind up ........ Can not help it !
looks nice , no signs on yet ?

 

[TBServices]

Shame about the colour

Agreed. But it gets me noticed

 

[Gerard17]

Is that a good thing ?

 

[SimonG]

Very nice Danny, was beginning to think you'd bought yourself a Unicorn

 

[SafeGasInstall]

It's a nice van and you enjoy it Tom , no matter what we all say ! Some will say negative things cos they can not even afford one , some others will be negative cos they drive little **** vans and there will be me who is just pullin ur leg

 

[Mike Jackson]

But they're not Land Rovers so they can't be nice.

 

[cr0ft]

Hi OP. My brother used to work in the motor trade and he said they sold more new transit parts than old ones so my advice on that would be to avoid the new-shape transits.

I've owned my VW Crafter for nearly 2 years now. It's 6 years old now and still running perfect. It's cost me nothing in repair bills over the last 2 years. Even the oil lasts for 2 years (that's the service intervals). Quality vehicles and I think when you look a the cost of ownership they are cheaper to own than transits etc. VW's last for years and years so they work out quite cheap. They also keep their value very well and as we all know depreciation is the biggest cost of owning a vehicle.

 

[cr0ft]

The MWB version of the Crafter is perfect too, it's long enough so you can also fit all the copper tube you want inside the van plus soil pipes, ladders, chipboard flooring whatever you want. I've got the Hi-Roof version because I'm a lanky ******* and I like to be able to stand up in the back without hitting my head!

 

[cr0ft]

LOL just read the thread and realised you've bought a van and there's no way to delete my posts - oops!

 

[TBServices]

Is that a good thing ?

Yes, I get nice friendly waves from all my colleagues and my happy customers. They never forget "that friendly young plumber with his shiny red van"