Best farming van

_Brian

Reggie. wrote: »

You need either a vat no or a herd number

Or some counties a letter from employer stating the need is enough. No real consistency from council to council.
I have a friend who got a van taxed last year in Cavan with a letter from his employer.

fastrac

Insurance will be the big problem from now on.They are going to town on the fine print . I cant see how taking children to a match will be covered by a commercial policy. They are cracking down on named drivers being the main user of vehicles too. If you only have a commercial policy you have no NCB when you go back to insure a car. The good is going out of the small van which is a pity.

Reggie.

_Brian wrote: »

Or some counties a letter from employer stating the need is enough. No real consistency from council to council.
I have a friend who got a van taxed last year in Cavan with a letter from his employer.

I'm on about insurance not the tax Brian. Insurance require one or the other for a quote

Reggie.

fastrac wrote: »

Insurance will be the big problem from now on.They are going to town on the fine print . I cant see how taking children to a match will be covered by a commercial policy. They are cracking down on named drivers being the main user of vehicles too. If you only have a commercial policy you have no NCB when you go back to insure a car. The good is going out of the small van which is a pity.

Van still allowed to be used for pleasure purpose but it's upto you to check. I've a good broker which helps

farmertipp

fanmanad wrote: »

Was in your position just over a year ago. Went looking for a 12 or 13 van but couldn't find a good tidy van for reasonable price. Ended up buying a new caddy on 0% finance for 3 years. Best move I ever made!!

Just wondering is it 4wd?

Cattlepen

I used always be a jeep man and had a few serious cars in my time. Last year I bought a bog standard 1.6 caddy and have never been happier with a vehicle in my life. The jeep is only ever used for pulling the Ifor Williams and nothing else. When I think of all the money wasted on diesel with the jeep over the years I cringe. I think the 4wd caddy a are overkill and they are very expensive. I also don't know if the 2. 0 would be worth the extra money. The 1.6 pulls away with the back full of bags of meal no problem. I wouldn't go back to driving any thing else. Mpg €63 1000kms

Who2

Cattlepen wrote: »

I used always be a jeep man and had a few serious cars in my time. Last year I bought a bog standard 1.6 caddy and have never been happier with a vehicle in my life. The jeep is only ever used for pulling the Ifor Williams and nothing else. When I think of all the money wasted on diesel with the jeep over the years I cringe. I think the 4wd caddy a are overkill and they are very expensive. I also don't know if the 2. 0 would be worth the extra money. The 1.6 pulls away with the back full of bags of meal no problem. I wouldn't go back to driving any thing else. Mpg €63 1000kms

Don't be sickening me. I bought a hilux a couple of weeks ago and the price of diesel for a couple of the jobs has nearly doubled. I think il be moving it on fairly fast.

MF290

Cattlepen wrote: »

Mpg €63 1000kms

That's fair going. What kind of driving were you doing to get that? I heard the 1.6 caddy were a bit underpowered and thirsty as a result? 1.6 berlingo did about 46.5mpg on the last fill, there was a bit of motorway driving there though and you can seeing the needle moving on front of you then.

Reggie.

MF290 wrote: »

That's fair going. What kind of driving were you doing to get that? I heard the 1.6 caddy were a bit underpowered and thirsty as a result? 1.6 berlingo did about 46.5mpg on the last fill, there was a bit of motorway driving there though and you can seeing the needle moving on front of you then.

How much to fill tank and what miles per tank full?

MF290

Reggie. wrote: »

How much to fill tank and what miles per tank full?

Reserve light had just come on and it took €58.63/49 or 50l, 827 km

king_m

I have a 03 hilux the last few years. I get 400 to 450 miles a fill. It has a 60 litre tank.

Cattlepen

MF290 wrote: »

That's fair going. What kind of driving were you doing to get that? I heard the 1.6 caddy were a bit underpowered and thirsty as a result? 1.6 berlingo did about 46.5mpg on the last fill, there was a bit of motorway driving there though and you can seeing the needle moving on front of you then.

That's mixed driving but if you cane it on the motorway you won't get that. I don't have a tow bar on it but it's well able to scoot along with the cargo area full of meal and an assortment of junk, tools and other crap I seem to be able to accumulate in no time

pedigree 6

Who2 wrote: »

Don't be sickening me. I bought a hilux a couple of weeks ago and the price of diesel for a couple of the jobs has nearly doubled. I think il be moving it on fairly fast.

Put this in first and see what it's like.
There's other brands of the same stuff as well.
I need to do the tractor myself with it as well.
I'll put it in with the diesel in the tractor when I'll fill up next.
Put it in the pick up and drive in 3rd gear down the motorway.:D

http://www.micksgarage.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=4798729

tractorporn

Reggie. wrote:

How much to fill tank and what miles per tank full?

I've a 141 berlingo van for work and it roughly takes 60 yo yo to fill her and she does 900 kms to the tank. I do very little motorway driving mostly back roads round the 80k mark.

I would have one in the morning for the but I wouldn't be expecting it to tow anything.

CloughCasey1

Ive a kangoo 11 from new 240k not a days trouble from it. Drives nicer than partner/berlingo but not as nice as a car/van. Miser on diesel and plenty of rear space.

Who2

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Put this in first and see what it's like.
There's other brands of the same stuff as well.
I need to do the tractor myself with it as well.
I'll put it in with the diesel in the tractor when I'll fill up next.
Put it in the pick up and drive in 3rd gear down the motorway.:D

http://www.micksgarage.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=4798729

ive a lad organised to terraclean it. i do drive the stones out of yolks though and i wouldnt be the best man to give reviews on mpg for that reason alone. ive spent the last hour reviewing vans and 40-44 seems to be the best for a bigger van in the new models, now to decide if i want the headache of looking after a new one or just buy another auld one to wreck.

massey woman

The thing that wrecks my head most about vans and particularly newer ones is the lack of rear view mirror and back windows
Neighbour has a Citroen and I just hate it hes 76 and finds it impossible to reverse particularly with trailer
Did the deal for a new model without having a spin in it first
I tell him its an accountants van all costs stripped out
Does anyone else feel similar

davidk1394

Reggie. wrote: »

Just mainly driving about and the odd but if meal in the trailer. Always thought the caddys were a bit overpriced? Am I wrong?

There pretty pricey but you'd buy a good 08 09 van for 5k or so. But they are very comfortable and nice to drive. Use our one for heading up and down to Dublin, doing fencing, rounding up sheep and the occasional bitta trailer work. Looked at the new transit connect and berlingo van and I'd still prefer the caddy we have now with regards comfort.

davidk1394

MF290 wrote: »

Reserve light had just come on and it took €58.63/49 or 50l, 827 km

That's not too bad. Our trooper costs €90 to fill and it'll do 450miles

Reggie.

davidk1394 wrote: »

There pretty pricey but you'd buy a good 08 09 van for 5k or so. But they are very comfortable and nice to drive. Use our one for heading up and down to Dublin, doing fencing, rounding up sheep and the occasional bitta trailer work. Looked at the new transit connect and berlingo van and I'd still prefer the caddy we have now with regards comfort.

Only thing that puts me off the caddy is the 2 seats. The 3 seats in the berlingo is handy

lakill Farm

Reggie. wrote: »

Only thing that puts me off the caddy is the 2 seats. The 3 seats in the berlingo is handy

I think the Peugeot expert is 3 seats. The fiat/Citreon/Peugeot use to have the same shell. the same way the traffic/primastar and vivaro are

davidk1394

Reggie. wrote: »

Only thing that puts me off the caddy is the 2 seats. The 3 seats in the berlingo is handy

It's a bit of a put off but I wouldn't leave it stop me from looking at one. Would your van be taxed as a commercial or privately?

Reggie.

davidk1394 wrote: »

It's a bit of a put off but I wouldn't leave it stop me from looking at one. Would your van be taxed as a commercial or privately?

Commercial but it would be handy to bring the two girls on my many trips. Two seats would stop that.

I said

Reggie. wrote: »

Commercial but it would be handy to bring the two girls on my many trips. Two seats would stop that.

Are ya finished making more

Mooooo

Thinking of similar here, car only gets destroyed in winter. Would putting a decent set of tyres on it make up somewhat for lack of 4wd? i wouldnt be doing the road work that you would be doing reggie more up and down to coop odd trip of maybe 30 miles if needed but when feeding calves id drive along the small farm roadway alright. dont need massive towing ability anyway and a roof rack could go towards carrying anything with a bit of length.

selectamatic

lakill Farm wrote: »

I think the Peugeot expert is 3 seats. The fiat/Citreon/Peugeot use to have the same shell. the same way the traffic/primastar and vivaro are

They do but my God they're uncomfortable compared to a newer partner/berlingo.
Great for hacking round though and the 2.0 hdi engine is pretty robust
I'd be a big fan of older yokes meself, simpler and cheaper to fix when they go wrong and cheaper to buy in the first place. Ya need to be vigilant buying older vans though

_Brian

Reggie. wrote: »

Commercial but it would be handy to bring the two girls on my many trips. Two seats would stop that.

The whole commercial van private usage put me off as I bring girls about most days, I changed to a Tiguan, €58 last fill and it did 850kms, 2.0 4wd.

whisky_galore

massey woman wrote: »

The thing that wrecks my head most about vans and particularly newer ones is the lack of rear view mirror and back windows
Neighbour has a Citroen and I just hate it hes 76 and finds it impossible to reverse particularly with trailer
Did the deal for a new model without having a spin in it first
I tell him its an accountants van all costs stripped out
Does anyone else feel similar

Takes getting used to. I don't miss the mirror or the fact I can't look back through rear windows at all now. Pulling out of some skewed side roads needs some forethought.

Reversing with a trailer is touch and go at times, sometimes I can do it, other times I just give up.

Reggie.

_Brian wrote: »

The whole commercial van private usage put me off as I bring girls about most days, I changed to a Tiguan, €58 last fill and it did 850kms, 2.0 4wd.

I checked that with the army travelling and was told I was ok

selectamatic

Can't see the issue with insurance meself either especially with farming it's so ambiguous I really can't see how an insurance company would go about disputing a claim or voiding a policy. Guards have zero issue with it either (here in the west anyways)