Vans

[plumben]

So my insurance is up in April and I've had my current van 2.5 years, it's done me great and still going strong but I could do with more room in the back as its a bit short on space and I end up climbing over everything even though its racked out very well, so my question is what do you guys drive and manage with?
currently got a traffic swb was thinking of looking at either a lwb vivarro/traffic or LWB high top

 

[thereisawizza]

Got a SWB VW T5, only just big enough but fits parking spaces well. Vivaro perfect size for more install based stuff tho

 

[ShaunCorbs]

vivarro lwb and still run out of space for my liking (bigger van = more crap you can carry)

 

[AMW]

had a Nissan primastar swb when I was employed but now have a trafic lwb and definitely wouldn't go back to a swb version

 

[Paulplumb]

I bought a brand new Lwb vivaro in September and it has a nasty gear box. It has been back 5 times now. They keep trying to repair it instead of replacing it. Won't be long before i park it in the show room. Got it racked out nice though. It is a good size.

 

[AMW]

Think the high tops look a bit strange as though it was an afterthought when they made them

 

[plumben]

I was thinking Lwb vivaro/traffic for the added room, but currently I've got all my gear racked out and still end up with buckets of random crap, pipe, sand and cement, screwboxs, saw horses, ladders and power tools that don't fit in the van vault on the floor which just ends up in a big pile if I have to pick anything up for a job and I'm not carrying the stock that i'd like to

 

[Phil]

I manage with a small van and a garage to keep most of my stuff it, I work local always and just fill it with what I need for the day and if I need anything else I just nip home its a system that works for me.

A lot of my customers live in places where a huge LWB coach just wouldn't park.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Citroen relay, new shape, loads of room

 

[Old Account]

What do you think about the ex British Gas ones ? Are they good I've seen some online pic that they are not really spacious as they have installed shelfs

 

[Leo21]

I've got a lwb Toyota hiace, I regret the length. It doesn't fit in many spaces.

 

[plumben]

I've got a lwb Toyota hiace, I regret the length. It doesn't fit in many spaces.

That's one thing I was wondering about is parking as you can get a Lwb high top or a Swb high top but I don't know if the high top would give me much more room

 

[Leo21]

That's one thing I was wondering about is parking as you can get a Lwb high top or a Swb high top but I don't know if the high top would give me much more room

The problem with high tops is ladder and tube storage.

 

[plumben]

Yeah that's true but ladders wouldn't be too much trouble I'd just have to spend good money on a rack and ladder, and tube would fit inside the van in a high top which would be a plus
But it's only a possibility at the moment