Practically Classics Forum

Blimey, aren't vans expensive over there If you do go for a Peugeot or Citroen, I recommend that you get the diagnostic kit. It's called the PP2000 or the Lexia, respectively, but the one box does both. I bought mine on the Bay of Evil for £85, it's a Chinese knock-off of dubious provenance but it works and you can do everything a main dealer can do, and is essential for a vehicle with a common rail diesel or multiplexed wiring. You need a laptop with Windows XP and USB2.0 to run it.

all second hand vehicles are expensive here. im thinking of getting another van from blighty & filling it with essentials (loose leaf tea) for the return trip

Is that what they call it these days??

you cant get better than a nice cup of miles westcountry tea

Really? What sort of hit do you get from a short one made with that type of "tea"?

a real buzz. i can go for hours after a pot

My Father in Law loves Tea. At a few family do`s he`s convinced the Mother in law that he`s only drinking Tea.

Preferably in a pint pot....

Traditional English Ale I think is its full name.....

I agree with him its far better than that stuff with milk in.... But then I don`t drink that leaf infused stuff... Urrrgh!

Mmmmmm Coffee!

megadethmaniac wrote:But then I don`t drink that leaf infused stuff... Urrrgh!

Hmm, someone has never worked hard in hot weather then!?

When I was a spotty youth, I used to prefer coffee. However, when I worked on my friend's farm (from about eight years old), the best thing about hay or harvest time was the tea breaks! It's far more refreshing than coffee when you're hot and sweaty. One farmer's wife used to put milk and sugar in the tea before sending it to the field. I haven't had sugar in tea since I was about eleven (and stopped using it in coffee about thirty years ago) and it was always far too milky. However, when it went cold (it was in a can, not a flask), it was like nectar after an hour of stooking bales in the hot sun!

Now I'm aged, I have about three cups of coffee a day - and four or five mugs of tea (I prefer Yorkshire). The only time I prefer coffee is when I am at friend's houses where they have that China stuff - or put the milk in first - about half a cup of the stuff (if you can't see the bottom of the mug, there's too much milk).

Thinking of vans, a teacher I worked with wanted to convert a van to a camper van and, being a cautious fellow, spent months searching the web before concluding Toyota vans were the best (fewest complaints from users). I pointed out that there would be a lot less Toyota vans in the UK than Transits, so there should be fewer complaints - and that people never bother to say how good something is. So he went to see three or four "good" Toyota vans and only found "wrecks" just like similarly aged Transits etc!

My Transit-owning friend did a lot of research and test driving before buying the 2004 van and nearly bought a Renault, having quite liked the van and being offered a good deal. However, when he started getting serious, the salesman started "it's only at that price today" and other pressure-selling techniques and annoyed my friend so much, he stayed with Fords. I was "pushing" Transits on the theory that he knows the vans good and bad points and everyone has worked on a Tranny - a bit like a Mini: just about any garage could repair a Mini as they were so common. It's certainly held true for him - the local garage has always looked after his vans and he's had no complaints about them (unlike his experiences with the main dealers).

off to see the bank for a loan today..

Rich, your search is over, I've sorted it for you.

You want one of these:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C295868

They're sold all over the world, so I'm sure you can get a LHD one. C'mon mate, you can't call yourself a classic car buff unless you drive something suitable!

Not tax exempt unfortunately, but other than that, what's not to like?



Sorted!