would you buy a van from London?

chric · Post by **chric** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:48 pm

As title seen a van in London but would you trust them?
that's not a dig at you southern softies though.
few people up north said no

Watty · Post by **Watty** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:58 pm

Tbh mate you can be ripped off anywhere

monkeymatt · Post by **monkeymatt** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:59 pm

I suppose it's the same as buying anywhere else ...prices appear a bit cheaper in London areas as demand isn't as High as more vehicles than say up north but depends on where and who your buying from .
I've brought vehicles from London as they were cheaper and would do again tbh wouldn't buy from Scotland tho as normally full of rust but that's my opinion .

chric · Post by **chric** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:09 pm

Yeah its private seller though and just shy of 5grand so bit of a risk to start with.
ill link it after xfactor see what you think.
yeah ive noticed up north movanos are going for silly cash lately

chric · Post by **chric** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:13 pm

http://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/2009-vaux ... 1085270126
if that works

chric · Post by **chric** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:19 pm

Address as changed since earlier

monkeymatt · Post by **monkeymatt** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:40 pm

Nice looking clean van .
Only thing I would have a good look at on the movano,master and nissan interstar vans are turbos and gearboxes. Some are great some are rubbish . Some may disagree with that but being in the industry I see quite a lot of them dead

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Low mileage for a workhorse .
On Gumtree I've also noticed the location changes I think it's something to do with search criteria and radius etc so a more central location =better coverage on searches but I could be wrong

geodude · Post by **geodude** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:53 pm

chric wrote:As title seen a van in London but would you trust them?
that's not a dig at you southern softies though.
few people up north said no

Just checked MID

YES FE09 ALO IS showing as insured on the Motor Insurance Database today.

Do a vehicle check. For a £5k van, it would be worth it.

Something like;
http://www.theaa.com/car-data-checks/index.html

Vehicle Details
Registration Number
FE09ALO
Make
VAUXHALL
Model
MOVANO 3500 CDTI LWB
Year of manufacture
2009
Engine size (cc)
2464

bigtwinthing · Post by **bigtwinthing** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:56 pm

VW Transporter or Caddy imho nowt else compares

Watty · Post by **Watty** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:31 pm

bigtwinthing wrote:VW Transporter or Caddy imho nowt else compares

Nowt compares to the cost though

Watty · Post by **Watty** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:33 pm

monkeymatt wrote:Nice looking clean van .
Only thing I would have a good look at on the movano,master and nissan interstar vans are turbos and gearboxes. Some are great some are rubbish . Some may disagree with that but being in the industry I see quite a lot of them dead .
Low mileage for a workhorse .
On Gumtree I've also noticed the location changes I think it's something to do with search criteria and radius etc so a more central location =better coverage on searches but I could be wrong

Agree on turbo and gearbox problems

Post by **sirch345** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:46 pm

geodude wrote:
Do a vehicle check. For a £5k van, it would be worth it.

Something like;
http://www.theaa.com/car-data-checks/index.html

Very good advice from Geo. "LogBook loans" seem to be something to check for. I heard of a guy who bought a car without knowing a Logbook loan had been taken out on it, he ended up paying off the loan, other-wise they would have taken the car, so be careful.

https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/e ... book-loans

Chris.

lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:26 pm

monkeymatt wrote:Nice looking clean van .
Only thing I would have a good look at on the movano,master and nissan interstar vans are turbos and gearboxes. Some are great some are rubbish . Some may disagree with that but being in the industry I see quite a lot of them dead .
Low mileage for a workhorse .
On Gumtree I've also noticed the location changes I think it's something to do with search criteria and radius etc so a more central location =better coverage on searches but I could be wrong

clean ? its got birdshit all over the bonnet

if its been in London all its life it will have done a lot of stop start stuff I guess?

good luck with it all.

chric · Post by **chric** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:45 pm

turbos gearbox what makes you say that just on the 6 speed movano i have a movano now but 5 speed with 230000 on but in need of a lwb as mine is only a mwb.
But i have had my current van fron only 32000 on the clock
personaly i wont touch owt german its all you see broke down on motorways all the time

chric · Post by **chric** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:48 pm

geodude wrote:
chric wrote:As title seen a van in London but would you trust them?
that's not a dig at you southern softies though.
few people up north said no
Just checked MID

YES FE09 ALO IS showing as insured on the Motor Insurance Database today.

Do a vehicle check. For a £5k van, it would be worth it.

Something like;
http://www.theaa.com/car-data-checks/index.html

Vehicle Details
Registration Number
FE09ALO
Make
VAUXHALL
Model
MOVANO 3500 CDTI LWB
Year of manufacture
2009
Engine size (cc)
2464

thanks i will do that going to have a good talk with him tommorow over phone

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