Ok people I know we get this all the time but its time for a vehicle change, looking at Peugeots, partner or expert anyone care to give me their thoughts, do you own on? Have you owned one and wouldn't touch one again, MPG, best spec etc
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Hopkins Direct
1701See if you can get extended test drives in each from a dealer - couple of days so you can see what they're like. Usually demo vans will have all the bells and whistles too so you can see which would be useful and where you can save on options you won't use. I know Renault in Willenhall do it as I had a 3 day test drive in a Traffic years ago.
Hopkins Direct
1701Good call, cheers
Lewis Haulage
2250Depends on your work, I love my Partner but Expert can manage Two pallets.
Thorpe & Sons
5507Im in a 14plate partner, and I have to say its a good van for what I use it for. I had a 500kg pallet in it last week and still drove like it was empty. Experts are good vans for the extra loading space. Its like [name] says, all depends on what kind of you do. No point getting the expert if you never fill it.
Hopkins Direct
1701Thanks [name] and [name]. What sort of mpg are you getting, I am hoping to start quoting for larger loads and maybe euro work that's the plan anyway so maybe the larger van makes sense. As it stands at the moment since the caddy went tits up I have been using the estate car but lots of people don't take you seriously they want to see a van.
Thorpe & Sons
5507On avg about 45mpg I think. I done a job from manchester to heathrow, then onto slough then to liverpool then back to manchester, doing on avg 70 mph, filled back up at manchester cost me £58 in deisel.
Thorpe & Sons
5507Hopkins Direct said:
Thanks [name] and [name]. What sort of mpg are you getting, I am hoping to start quoting for larger loads and maybe euro work that's the plan anyway so maybe the larger van makes sense. As it stands at the moment since the caddy went tits up I have been using the estate car but lots of people don't take you seriously they want to see a van.
I think total mileage was approx 480miles for that journey
Smith Direct
928What contract price do you get of [business] [name]
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