well... it's here... at last... a few of you might have guessed... a few of you knew, but I didn't want to say anything till I actually had it
after many months of searching high and low for the 'right' van at the 'right' price we finally came up trumps by the looks of things...
I had muchos spec for this as I knew what I wanted for the business, something spacious and very clean and tidy.. ie. no whacking great dents but something that I could valet up into something very good that would look smart for my customers.
also had a VW in mind as well... I like em, you lot like em... and I didn't fancy turning up to meets or shows in a transit!
so... settled on a VW caddy and after much searching at a lower budget with no joy and only finding sheds and toilets from hell I upped the budget and Mr Chuff, Mr Jord and Mr Horne and I set to work keeping an eye out for the 'right' one.
I can't remember if Mr Chuff or I found it one evening... I think I did then consulted Mr Chuff. I found it on the Wednesday and went to view it with Chuff on the Thursday evening. It hadn't even hit the autotrader paper so the bloke was surprised to get a call.
So here it is...
73k on the clock... new brakes and tyres not long ago, full ply lined and full bulkhead, twin side loading doors and from what Chuff and I can see its as straight as a die... but the good news is... its a TDi
thank you to Chuff for being so patient with me and for the trips to various hell holes
thank you to Jord for the auction advice and for showing me about bidding etc... it didn't happen but it is worth knowing about
thanks also to those of you that were keeping an eye out and sending me links to various forms of vans... all were much appreciated