Some positive news for once and what van to buy?

General vending talk
Vendition Ltd
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Machines Used: bulk tower - tubz vending/salysol and pringles
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Location: Sussex

Some positive news for once and what van to buy?

Post by Vendition Ltd »

Just thought I would let everyone know I have now gone full time in the vending game and given up my full time job which was great for 10 years. Turning down a guaranteed £2000 a month has been the hardest decision of my life and hope it pays off. I now operate towers, toy machines, skill fruit machines and pool tables so have diversified a little.

Due to my accident my transit van was written off and am now looking into getting a new set of wheels. What's everyone's reccommendation? I was thinking of a Ford Transit HIGH ROOF medium wheel base because I could then stand up inside the van saving my back a lot of strain and also the fruit machines could stand upright rather than lying flat taking up a load of space. The problem is I live in my van and a high top restricts you in where you can park/ places you can enter which is a big negative for me as I like my Mcdonalds drive throughs :rofl: :rofl:

What's everyones thoughts?

Cheers

Ross
Ade
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Location: tamworth & b`ham + surrounding areas

Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?

Post by Ade »

mercedes sprinter all day mate, roomy and reliable :thumbup:

Ade
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Machines Used: tower
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Location: wolverhampton,dudley,walsall

Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?

Post by sadler2886 »

Ade wrote:mercedes sprinter all day mate, roomy and reliable :thumbup:

Ade
Surely there too big and expensive?
Ade
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?

Post by Ade »

sadler2886 wrote:
Ade wrote:mercedes sprinter all day mate, roomy and reliable :thumbup:

Ade
Surely there too big and expensive?

i got a short wheel base 02, works for me

ade
mikeholness
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Area Covered: STOKE/CREWE/WARRINGTON/CHESTER
Machines Used: tower and pringles
Referred by?: rob from salysol gb
Location: Cheshire, Stoke, Chester, Wirral, Stockport

Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?

Post by mikeholness »

I have got a high roof transit.
Best van I have bought had 18 months.Very reliable van.
Had a vuaxhall vivaro before this and it was a pain with fualts.

High roof is great as you say as you can stand up in it.
I get in maccys drive thru no problems.


Mike Holness
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Vendition Ltd wrote:Just thought I would let everyone know I have now gone full time in the vending game and given up my full time job which was great for 10 years. Turning down a guaranteed £2000 a month has been the hardest decision of my life and hope it pays off. I now operate towers, toy machines, skill fruit machines and pool tables so have diversified a little.

Due to my accident my transit van was written off and am now looking into getting a new set of wheels. What's everyone's reccommendation? I was thinking of a Ford Transit HIGH ROOF medium wheel base because I could then stand up inside the van saving my back a lot of strain and also the fruit machines could stand upright rather than lying flat taking up a load of space. The problem is I live in my van and a high top restricts you in where you can park/ places you can enter which is a big negative for me as I like my Mcdonalds drive throughs :rofl: :rofl:

What's everyones thoughts?

Cheers

Ross
Ade
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?

Post by Ade »

i had a vivaro mike and i share your pain, i added up my repair bills over a 2 year period, £5500!!!! avoid vivaros


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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?

Post by Coin Operated Group »

Anyone know anything about a movano? looking at a MWB Hi top??
Regards Matt

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FlintVending
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Area Covered: Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge
Machines Used: Bulk, Tower, Pringle, rings and pills, lighters
Location: Norfolk, suffolk

Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?

Post by FlintVending »

Hi Matt
Curious about choice of your nifty avatar.
is it suppossed to represent anything about this industry, ie fighting on against overwhelming odds? lol
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?

Post by Coin Operated Group »

Things aint that bad in sunny norfolk are they?? :thumbup:
Regards Matt

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PGBrew
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Machines Used: Bulk, Tower, Pringles & various toys
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Location: London & Home Counties North of Thames

Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?

Post by PGBrew »

I can't stand unreliability, I needed something that was economic to run, 45-50 mpg, as I do 30-35k a year. must be able to squeeze into small spaces and be used for personnel as well as business. I went for a new Peuget Partner Professional. people my say, with some justification, it's a bit cramped but it does meet the criteria above and is perfect for the daily restocking of machines and I've just paid the final loan installment. Additionally if I have big machine movement or I'm collecting 4/500 trays of Pringles I have a 1.5 ton capacity trailer.

Pete
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