New van

[windmill man]

Brett,

Ever heard the saying

"Never judge a book by its cover"

Dont look at his car, look at the tools. They dont have to be festool but they do have to be in good order, clean and cared for. Thats a better judge of if a guy can do his job.

John

 

[Dan1210]

Windmill man, yeh it does have some great write ups and deservedly so, im a little worried what it may be worth after 5yrs tho, as we all know the transporters hold their money extremely well, as for the t5s i think the problems are mainly from 03-07 apparently many engine issues, the brand new transporter is awesome but for a comparable model to the hyundai your talking big bucks, my budget really is about 12k and that 5 yr warranty is great piece of mind, what would you do?

 

[neth27]

JMB, for some  the familys are  more important than a van, days out, shopping etc than carrying £10,000 worth of tools around in a van. Site joiners can easily get away with just a car you dont need a mass of tools.. What would you do if there was a power cut on site? go home as you cant use hand tools??

John

 

[windmill man]

Dan ,

Thought about lease, 100% tax write off? Depending on lease type no maintenance, tyres or tax.

John

 

[Dan1210]

Oh oh im so glad i came accross this thread! Im in the market for a new van as my t4 is great but i need something newer, im looking at the dare i say it hyundai iload, has a 5 yr warranty,170 horses,aircon, leccy winduz, i test drove one last week and i like it, ive been looking at t5s but everyone i know has had issues with them and dropped big bucks on repairs, i think my minds made up, has anyone else got the hyundai if not check it out its a sexy looking van!

Jmb ill send you a pic of my audi i sold last year was a dream but couldnt afford it when the work dried up  [crying]

Is it bang Tidy?   Is it on your facebook?  Cus I got a crappy phone!

I just put it back on i deleted it when i sold it but yeh you can view it on there

JMB

 

[woodguy7]

Location is a slight problem for me.

You see Brett, i have a wife also so with my 2 boys that makes, emm, think now, no its 4  [big grin]  Traffic has 3 seats so someone cant come.  We live about .5 mile from town & no buss service out our way.  Train station about 1 mile away & airport about 3 miles away  [tongue]  We have a harbour also but no ferries.  

Dean, if you could experience our weather in wintertime then you would understand why we need a car  [crying]

 

[mouppe]

Here's my van. I can just about fit my MFT 800 inside the trunk/ boot! Not really recommended for professional contractors!

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[Dan1210]

Windmill man, 100% of 20% people seem to think they can write their whole tax bill if they lease a van...my budget is £200 per month with 4k down, dont want to be paying £250-300 for the transporter on lease really,

 

[jmbfestool]

Windmill man, yeh it does have some great write ups and deservedly so, im a little worried what it may be worth after 5yrs tho, as we all know the transporters hold their money extremely well, as for the t5s i think the problems are mainly from 03-07 apparently many engine issues, the brand new transporter is awesome but for a comparable model to the hyundai your talking big bucks, my budget really is about 12k and that 5 yr warranty is great piece of mind, what would you do?

Hey get a crappy fiat lol. I paid £11200 for my van so well with in your budget

Jmb

 

[woodguy7]

Fiat, that's basically a Ferrari then yea  [big grin]

I'm outta here cos the last time so many posts were made in a short time my thread got deleted, think there is a rule against that  [blink]

Richard, nice looking van    What is it ?

 

[windmill man]

Dan,

Leasing is like van rental. it is a direct overhead, its totally tax deductable. Inc the Vat element

John

Should have perhaps said lease purchase.

 

[jmbfestool]

JMB, for some  the familys are  more important than a van, days out, shopping etc than carrying £10,000 worth of tools around in a van. Site joiners can easily get away with just a car you dont need a mass of tools.. What would you do if there was a power cut on site? go home as you cant use hand tools??

John

I can use hand tools but it slower and does not make you money seen as der is power 99% of the time I think one day of work if der was no power is no problem and every one would be in the same boat..  Apart from this one car joiner who just has hand tools well he can have the 1 day of glory or I get my generator out of my VAN.

You say families and shopping is more important  well no money you cnt do them things any way.

Jmb

 

[jmbfestool]

Fiat, that's basically a Ferrari then yea  [big grin]

I'm outta here cos the last time so many posts were made in a short time my thread got deleted, think there is a rule against that  [blink]

Richard, nice looking van    What is it ?

Haahaa lol.

 

[Dan1210]

Dan,

Leasing is like van rental. it is a direct overhead, its totally tax deductable. Inc the Vat element

John

Should have perhaps said lease purchase.

20% is tax deductable as i understand it

 

[neth27]

All the lads i worked with a few years ago made money on sites just using a car. Me and my mate shared his car to get to the site, with a few power tools and hand tools. You only need basic power tools on site, i think i only ever used, mitre saw, cordless drill, circular saw, jigsaw and nail guns.. Which will fit in the back of a car.

 

[mouppe]

Richard, nice looking van    What is it ?

It's a BMW convertible. When you want to put the roof down you have to lower a partition in the boot and the top collapses on top of it. Basically there is no boot when the roof is down.

But, I should remember to take a photo the next time I am doing 70 mph on the highway with the roof down and a couple of 10 foot planks sticking up in the air from behind the driver's seat!

Seriously the MFT 800 is perfect for the little jobs. I wish I had bought more than one in the recon sale.

 

[Dan1210]

About 7-8 yrs ago before i went self employed i used to drive my honda civic type r to work and i got nothing but grief from the foreman on site who were jealous, couldnt do without my van now tho no way! I used to get loads in my honda even took half a stable door back to the workshop on the back seat once, i remember driving back with sawdust and crap all over the interior thinkin damn i need a van lol!

 

[neth27]

One of the joiners on a site i was on (he was a agency worker) turned up for a couple of days in a Porche 911  [scared]

 

[jmbfestool]

Umm type r

 

[Dan1210]

Yeh you know of it?