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dontknowitall
Apologies if this is in the wrong section ... and sorry for long post!
I'm on the hunt for a new Ford Transit. I'm not interested in other makes. I have an ex builder's 53 plate Transit Connect with around 75,000 miles and hope to get £2,500 for it (maybe £3,000). I can pay around £7,000 towards newer van so total budget is about £9,500 + VAT (£11,200 in total).
Once I've bought it I'll be adding racking and signage approx £1,000 as I have a vehicle wrap photograph as my logo.
I'm "upgrading" to a Transit 260 SWB or 280 SWB 115ps or 140ps and as I'm getting old I want comfort - ie heated windscreen (for winter) and air conditioning (for summer) which means I should look for an older LX or GLX or newer Trend with aircon option or Limited (which is the bees knees). Heated seats would be nice but they're not available!! I'm also keen on metallic blue as opposed to white and feel this would help when I come to sell.
I want a very clean van with few/no scratches as I look after my possessions meticulously. [cough - my stillsons are kept in their plastic bags and I only chucked out the packaging for my blow torch last month - I'm a bit sad on that front!!!]
I want to keep the van for many years.
Here are the options:
Brand new ones cost £16-19k plus vat and upwards so this is out of the question. (They retail at well over £20k.)
I can buy an 09 plate demo (around 5,000 miles) for about £12,500 plus VAT but by the time I add racking and signage this is pushing my limit too much for comfort.
The next option seems to be a 07/57 plate which has about 60,000 miles on the clock and these cost about £10,000 plus VAT but mileage is huge (van probably driven fast and hard for much of that distance).
And the question, if you've not fallen asleep yet:
Is it worth buying an ex demo, paying around £7,000 deposit and taking out remaining sum as a loan/hire purchase/lease agreement?
Is it better to grit my teeth and pay in full now, and having a higher rate of depreciation on a newer vehicle but no loan to worry about?
In my position, which of the above options would you choose?
Or have you another suggestion?
I'm on the hunt for a new Ford Transit. I'm not interested in other makes. I have an ex builder's 53 plate Transit Connect with around 75,000 miles and hope to get £2,500 for it (maybe £3,000). I can pay around £7,000 towards newer van so total budget is about £9,500 + VAT (£11,200 in total).
Once I've bought it I'll be adding racking and signage approx £1,000 as I have a vehicle wrap photograph as my logo.
I'm "upgrading" to a Transit 260 SWB or 280 SWB 115ps or 140ps and as I'm getting old I want comfort - ie heated windscreen (for winter) and air conditioning (for summer) which means I should look for an older LX or GLX or newer Trend with aircon option or Limited (which is the bees knees). Heated seats would be nice but they're not available!! I'm also keen on metallic blue as opposed to white and feel this would help when I come to sell.
I want a very clean van with few/no scratches as I look after my possessions meticulously. [cough - my stillsons are kept in their plastic bags and I only chucked out the packaging for my blow torch last month - I'm a bit sad on that front!!!]
I want to keep the van for many years.
Here are the options:
Brand new ones cost £16-19k plus vat and upwards so this is out of the question. (They retail at well over £20k.)
I can buy an 09 plate demo (around 5,000 miles) for about £12,500 plus VAT but by the time I add racking and signage this is pushing my limit too much for comfort.
The next option seems to be a 07/57 plate which has about 60,000 miles on the clock and these cost about £10,000 plus VAT but mileage is huge (van probably driven fast and hard for much of that distance).
And the question, if you've not fallen asleep yet:
Is it worth buying an ex demo, paying around £7,000 deposit and taking out remaining sum as a loan/hire purchase/lease agreement?
Is it better to grit my teeth and pay in full now, and having a higher rate of depreciation on a newer vehicle but no loan to worry about?
In my position, which of the above options would you choose?
Or have you another suggestion?