Looking for a recovery truck ( Advise needed )

david....

Hello
Im looking to buy a recovery truck i can drive on a B1 licence,
Im just after applying for my c1 too so it will be got after a while.
The budget is 4000 euro max

The main thing i want is reliability and good on diesel

which do ye think would fill out them 2 the best out of all of these

1996-2000 transit 2.5
2000 onwards of the transits
1998 Daf
Mitsubishi canter
isuzu NPR
Mercedes sprinter
iveco

To be honest i am not too up on commercials so all advise would be appreciated
Thanks

Renegade Mechanic

david.... wrote: »

Hello
Im looking to buy a recovery truck i can drive on a B1 licence,
Im just after applying for my c1 too so it will be got after a while.
The budget is 4000 euro max

The main thing i want is reliability and good on diesel

which do ye think would fill out them 2 the best out of all of these

1996-2000 transit 2.5
2000 onwards of the transits
1998 Daf
Mitsubishi canter
isuzu NPR
Mercedes sprinter
iveco

To be honest i am not too up on commercials so all advise would be appreciated
Thanks

The first two on your list are just vans modified for use. The rest on the list are more "Truck like" and while theyll be heavier on fuel, they will be much more at ease and reliable. If youre going into a career of recovery I dont think a van will meet your demands. If youre just buying to ad to your garages capabilities then at one recovery a week or so a van might suit. Commercial vehicles arent my strong suit but Transits 2001 on iirc have a famous thirst for diesel with people in ordinary unladen vans getting 27ish mpg. Give gearbox trouble (FWD) and are fond of fuel pumps too. With an extra tonne of steel body on board your fuel consumption might actually end up as that of a small truck. Though I stand to be corrected.

david....

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

The first two on your list are just vans modified for use. The rest on the list are more "Truck like" and while theyll be heavier on fuel, they will be much more at ease and reliable. If youre going into a career of recovery I dont think a van will meet your demands. If youre just buying to ad to your garages capabilities then at one recovery a week or so a van might suit. Commercial vehicles arent my strong suit but Transits 2001 on iirc have a famous thirst for diesel with people in ordinary unladen vans getting 27ish mpg. Give gearbox trouble (FWD) and are fond of fuel pumps too. With an extra tonne of steel body on board your fuel consumption might actually end up as that of a small truck. Though I stand to be corrected.

It will be for a garage, once a week would be about it at the most but i could end up driving 300 miles even. i dont like them 2001 type transits either, the older versions were meant to be far better

jayok

david.... wrote: »

Hello
Im looking to buy a recovery truck i can drive on a B1 licence,

I'm not sure you'll be licensed to tow something as heavy as a car (if that's what you're recovering with a B1 license. I reckon you'll need a C1 regardless.

knifey_spoonie

You can forget about the likes of 3.5t NPR or Canter, There unladen weights are massive, you would be over weight with half a car on the back.

The likes of a transit are a lighter chassis, so have a higher payload, The older transits are pretty bullet proof, I have driven one to Mongolia and it was great. But the fact that most now look tatty you are more likely to be pulled and weighed.

I have a Dyna with an aluminum body which leaves me with about 1350kg of payload. Its hard to find anything with that kind of payload in your budget.