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Im good-to-go for buying a van ! yeeha ! i think i dont need 2 cars.. ok ones a 2-seater so it defo stays..the other a peugeot 406 estate has served its purpose but i reckon a van would suit better.

id like a "midi-sized" van for travelling back and forth to the mainland. the midi stays in a price-band almost like a car on the ferrys and to be honest i dont need a big van. do any of you own a Fiat Scudo...Peugeot Expert..or a simialr van ?

whats your opinions. do you know of any near you for sale as im prepared to fly over and drive back ?

john....whos dogs are reading through AUTOTRADER which the monkey-dog stole from the newsagent. :(

(shes getting worse)
 
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I used to have a fiat scudo van & it was brill for the dogs,& plenty of room for sleeping in too :thumbsup:

Only problem was that it wasn't the turbo diesel,& therfore way way too slow on acceleration.....i'd got no chance of overtaking anything doing 50mph unless i could see a mile ahead :eek: :blink:

You'd better keep an eye on that monkey dog of yours before she gets you into big trouble :- " :lol:
 
No help whatsoever because it's probably way too big but we had a Renault Trafic van which drove better than a lot of cars!! 6 speed gearbox, my mum (at nearly 70 :blink: ) drove it from Northumberland to Milton Keynes and loved it! Don't know how the Kangoo compares but it was great.
 
Found one John....just perfect for you... :thumbsup: :- "

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I had a Vauxhall Combo that was great!

OH has a Ford Transit Connect .... its ok, but terrible on fuel!!

Good luck with the search.

also John if you are planning on doing the back out with travel Cages my uncle gets them well cheap :)
 
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my OH has a peugeot partner (diesal) which he loves. It's been very reliable and useful. The dogs like it too :- )
 
That ex police dog van is great !! (w00t) I wouldn`t mind one myself for my lot and the rats and piggies too !!! Just the thing for popping to the vets or zoo !!! :teehee: That would do you a treat John...Ideal for Ferry crossings across the Irish Sea :x
 
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That ex police dog van is great !!  (w00t)   I wouldn`t mind one myself for my lot and the rats and piggies too !!! Just the thing for popping to the vets or zoo !!! :teehee:   That would do you a treat John...Ideal for Ferry crossings across the Irish Sea  :x
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yup jill. the fact that i can leave them safely in a van speaks volumes. over here never mind england i dont trust anyone at shows and gamefairs...

in a van outve sight should keep them cool calm and collected before racing 8)
 
Dont buy a ford connect we bought 2 brand new ones and they spent more time in the work shop than out on the job!!!! (w00t)

They lasted a year before being replaced by merc sprinters :thumbsup:
 
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Dont buy a ford connect we bought 2 brand new ones and they spent more time in the work shop than out on the job!!!! (w00t) They lasted a year before being replaced by merc sprinters :thumbsup:

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cripes thats bad. i liked them then went off them as i didnt like then inside. defo not liking them now !

john....with 2 dogs of which one lies down and the monkey-dog who throws litter out the window... :(
 
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Stormy - we have a Citroen Berlingo car, but we've taken the seats out of the back - obviously you could go for the van type, but they don't always have side loading doors, and the back doors open like doors in the house - you know swing out. We put a lot of thought into this car - we bought it new, and had the windows tinted dark - on reflection I would have gone for the darkest tint - but you can just see through ours. We would have loved a nice colour, but went for white to reflect the sun and heat, and it's brilliant. They don't do the same engine as ours anymore, but have only stopped in the last couple of years I think. Ours is 2 litre turbo diesel - and not bad on fuel either. It tows our caravan a treat too! Going back to the rear doors - the car has an up and over door (is that what you call it :wacko: ) and when it's raining you can stand underneath it :thumbsup:

Just a thought though - the 1.9 diesel isn't very good - so don't go for one of those.

Friend of ours has a Fiat Scudo, and she's been thrilled with it too, but she had the swing open doors at the back, and in the end didn't use them at all - she had cages fitted in the back facing into the van, and got to them quite easily through the twin side loading doors.

Previous to the Berlingo, we had a Mitsubishi L300 van - a small van, and one of the only ones with twin side loading doors - (invaluable with dogs). If you were ever in an accident - the more doors that open, the more chance you have of getting your dogs out :thumbsup: The Mitsubishi was brilliant, and we only parted with it because the seat in the front was a bit too hard for my delicate bottom :b I felt after years of travelling thousands of miles to opens - I needed a bit of comfort - and warmth I have to add.

While I'm on the subject of warmth - some of the vans with the cab closed off are awful for dogs, as most don't have any heating in the back - no good for my pampered pooches :teehee:

We put a lot of thought into the Berlingo, and it's paid off 'cos it's brill :p
 
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Get thissen a reliant robin John :lol: low tax and insurance, 10 bob in tank take you fer miles (w00t)
 
can't beat the ford transit allways been happy with mine SWB side loading door

mine is 2ltr turbo diesel tows my 24ft twin wheeler like a dream
 
Last September we brought a Toyota Yaris.You can either take the back seats out or they go into the floor,i,ve got two big cages in there.Cheap on petrol and low tax :D :D We got the estate version of the Yaris and not the hatchback.
 
Sounds like you need something similar to a little 3.5T horsebox with living and cab access!!!

Ideal :thumbsup:

You can sleep in it, cook and wash in it, keep the dogs in it and drive it - what more could you want :teehee:
 
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