Some positive news for once and what van to buy?
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Some positive news for once and what van to buy?
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
What's everyones thoughts?
Cheers
Ross
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
What's everyones thoughts?
Cheers
Ross
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?
mercedes sprinter all day mate, roomy and reliable
Ade
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?
Surely there too big and expensive?Ade wrote:mercedes sprinter all day mate, roomy and reliable
Ade
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?
sadler2886 wrote:Surely there too big and expensive?Ade wrote:mercedes sprinter all day mate, roomy and reliable
Ade
i got a short wheel base 02, works for me
ade
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?
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
Topvend
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
Topvend
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
What's everyones thoughts?
Cheers
Ross
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?
i had a vivaro mike and i share your pain, i added up my repair bills over a 2 year period, £5500!!!! avoid vivaros
Ade
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?
Anyone know anything about a movano? looking at a MWB Hi top??
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?
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
Curious about choice of your nifty avatar.
is it suppossed to represent anything about this industry, ie fighting on against overwhelming odds? lol
- Coin Operated Group
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?
Things aint that bad in sunny norfolk are they??
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Re: Some positive news for once and what van to buy?
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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