Recommend me a van

5500

Hey Guy's
Looking for some recommendations for a van, that will be able to carry a water tank/cleaning supplies onboard, on a budget of about 4k. Not worried about year's or make's in particular, just something that's daily reliable.

I was recommended a caddy by a mate, but I reckon it'd be too small for the tank, swb transit was another mention but is there any particular engine model ect to look for?

Any help appreciated!

colm_mcm

How big is the tank?

Duke O Smiley

A Hiace, if you don't care for the connotations that generally come attached

Or a 1.9 Transporter

5500

4 or 500 litre tank, although a bigger tank may be needed. Is it worth throwing the eye at auctions for something or trawl donedeal

selectamatic

5500 wrote: »

4 or 500 litre tank, although a bigger tank may be needed. Is it worth throwing the eye at auctions for something or trawl donedeal

I'd steer clear of the auctions with that sorta budget there'd be a lot of tired and well used vans going through. The auctions are alright for buying near new commercials but after that its a real lottery.

A clean hiace thats spent most of its life in an urban setting would be a good shout.

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/commercials-for-sale/2002-toyota-hiace/21723225



If you don't mind a spin up to Donegal this looks like a nice example well under budget.

What is the D4D like compared to the older 2.4?

Squidgy Black

5500 wrote: »

4 or 500 litre tank, although a bigger tank may be needed. Is it worth throwing the eye at auctions for something or trawl donedeal

Cousin does powerwashing and has a similar setup, 600L tank, he's had an Opel Vivaro for the last 3 years and it hasn't missed a beat.

colm_mcm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/commercials-for-sale/2002-toyota-hiace/21723225



If you don't mind a spin up to Donegal this looks like a nice example well under budget.

What is the D4D like compared to the older 2.4?

Still quite slow, less refined than the 2.4 and more complex.
Has electric windows though.

bazz26

A Hyundai H1 is worth looking at too.

listermint

Traffic. Vivaro or primastar.

All same base engine and very reliable.

colm_mcm

listermint wrote: »

Traffic. Vivaro or primastar.

All same base engine and very reliable.

Price range would be the older ones. Weren’t they notoriously endependable?

bazz26

Chocolate gearboxes apparently.

5500

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Cousin does powerwashing and has a similar setup, 600L tank, he's had an Opel Vivaro for the last 3 years and it hasn't missed a beat.

Vivaro seems a fair size for similar work, could do 5k 5.5k at a stretch if it would bring the years up to something better. Is there a particular engine in the vivaro/traffic to be looking at ie 1.9 or 2.0

bazz26

This looks tidy from the one miserable photo:

https://www.donedeal.ie/commercials-for-sale/hyundai-h100-h1-2-5-diesel/21828248