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swb or lwb van

  • 19-06-2009 9:41pm
    #1
    Cissor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭


    hi all,

    I am going buying a van:D. and without getting pros and cons of manufactures, i want pros and cons of short wheel base vs long wheel base.

    I can only think of,

    long wheel if you need more floor space rather than height,

    short wheel is possibly easier in car parks. .

    would appreciate any other points, I guess you long term van drivers have a few more, and probably more valid points.

    cheers,
    cissor.


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    do you need to carry 8*4 sheets in the back?
    will you need to carry lengths of timber/pipes etc inside the van?
    will it fit on your driveway?
    will you be reversing a trailer with it?
    will you be using it around town?
    will you expect to park it in a car parking space?


  • #3
    Cissor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭Cissor


    do you need to carry 8*4 sheets in the back? well, not really, i assume this will fit them if i needed them??
    will you need to carry lengths of timber/pipes etc inside the van? yes? building my home.
    will it fit on your driveway? yes
    will you be reversing a trailer with it? no
    will you be using it around town?well, wont be going to tescos if thats what you mean
    will you expect to park it in a car parking space? well, i know it wont fit, so i wont try to fit it. .lol

    great points..

    to be honest, , my 2 friends have just moved into their homes, and im just starting, they have wished, and i see it, that they bought a cheap van for construction. . all the messin has their cars wrecked . ..

    so im going building, and i have nothing to loose, i can use the van for work also. .

    cissor


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    just make sure an 8*4 sheet fits, for example, it will fit in a LWB Hiace, but not a SWB.


  • #5
    Cissor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭Cissor


    will do, thanks ever so much for quick reply


  • #6
    bruno77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭bruno77


    lwb, usually less than 500mm difference (hiace,transporter,traffic,etc)
    between each but reckon its better to have that extra space rather than to be lookin for it!


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  • #7
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭pred racer


    if you are thinking of a hiace/transporter/h100 etc I would get the LWb, believe me you need to be able to carry an 8x4 sheet. If its a transit/trafic/ducato then a SWB is plenty. all of these vans can be parked in a town (once you dont have a trailer on;))


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