HELP! NEED TO BUY A VAN......& HAVN'T A CLUE!

TheHappyChappy

Hi Guys, I need to buy a van, I'll be doing lot of motorway miles, I won't be carrying a lot of weight but would like something with LWB & maybe hi-roof? what would I have to spend to expect not to be buying trouble? & what should I spend it on?
Thanks in advance:)

colm_mcm

Do you have a budget in mind?

What exactly will you be carrying, what length/height do you need. Will you be carrying a passenger. Is a fixed bulkhead (the wall that divides the cargo space from the front seats) necessary?

240 Robert

Have a look at Watchdog at 8pm on BBC1 tonight, they are reporting on a fault with some vans (not stated what make) that may cost the van owners thousands of pounds.

TheHappyChappy

colm_mcm wrote: »

Do you have a budget in mind?

What exactly will you be carrying, what length/height do you need. Will you be carrying a passenger. Is a fixed bulkhead (the wall that divides the cargo space from the front seats) necessary?

I'm bit confused with Q will I be carrying a passenger? do some van's have single seat & longer loading with no bulkhead?

TheHappyChappy

240 Robert wrote: »

Have a look at Watchdog at 8pm on BBC1 tonight, they are reporting on a fault with some vans (not stated what make) that may cost the van owners thousands of pounds.

Definitely worth a look!

I wonder if it's more on the injector problems with some makes or something completely new?

240 Robert

Won't know any more till the program tonight, no more info in the tv guide.

colm_mcm

TheHappyChappy wrote: »

I'm bit confused with Q will I be carrying a passenger? do some van's have single seat & longer loading with no bulkhead?

In some vans you can fold down the drivers seat to make the cargo space longer.

TheHappyChappy

colm_mcm wrote: »

In some vans you can fold down the drivers seat to make the cargo space longer.

More confused - fold down drivers seat? do you mean passenger seat?
& from your original Q are you saying I can get a van with no passenger seating + have the extra length?

colm_mcm

Oops. yes the passenger seat!

http://www.carinfobase.com/photos/2011/02/Kangoo_Maxi_ZE_4.jpg

Original point was, if you need to carry long stuff and don't have passengers, then a smaller van with this feature might do you.

So anyway, what are you spending, how much space do you actually need?

Bpmull

As colm said its hard to give suggestion without knowing a budget and a rough size you want or what you will be carrying. A lwb hi roof van gives no real description of what size you need as you can get a lwb hi roof transit connect, Renault trafic, for transit, Mercedes sprinter to name a few and there all completely different size vans.