New van, lease or buy?

[Hellmooth]

Looking to get a new van, still unsure whether to go new or just spend around £5000-£8000 second hand, also if buying is the best bet or leasing, never done anything like that before so don't know the ins and outs, any info would be appreciated!

 

[shanky887614]

I think how quickly you go through a roll is an indication or gauge of 'busyness', you get quite low then before you remember to buy more there's only a short length left [the plastic bag will be long gone by now] which has found its way into your toolbox, closely followed by digging around for a little bit to finish a job, usually hiding down the bottom of your tools and quite grubby- then you get a new roll.:redface:

go for a drum, much better than a bag of sleeving

 

[Dave OCD]

And isn't the quality of sleeving generally rubbish these days - often really thin and it always kinks - I use 3mm bore 95% of the time, the nicest stuff I've found recently is from Screwfix.

 

[shanky887614]

And isn't the quality of sleeving generally rubbish these days - often really thin and it always kinks - I use 3mm bore 95% of the time, the nicest stuff I've found recently is from Screwfix.

your stuff kinks?

never have that problem with the stuff we get on a drum.

 

[Leesparkykent]

go for a drum, much better than a bag of sleeving

I hate hanks of sleeving. Always try and get a drum if I can.

 

[shanky887614]

I hate hanks of sleeving. Always try and get a drum if I can.

the boss doesnt but it anymore because we all just cut sections off it instead of finding the end to annoy him XD.

 

[Dave OCD]

I hate hanks of sleeving. Always try and get a drum if I can.

The challenge is to only have two ends to it throughout its service life. :laugh3:

 

[ruston]

The challenge is to only have two ends to it throughout its service life. :laugh3:

There is two ends on the bits I cut off.:smile5:

 

[Dave OCD]

There is two ends on the bits I cut off.:smile5:

:smilielol5:

 

[gutterball]

make a plywood H to wind it on with a hole of about the same size as the sleeving to put the loose end in

 

[amlu]

new vans are not worth the money.... wont be more reliable than something second hand with 50k miles on the clock and looked after.
don't have to cry a lot when you scratch the bodywork too

for sleeving i cut mine into a toolbag length pieces and bunch it up with a rubber band.

 

[infinity]

How will a 50k van be more reliable than A new one?" Ridiculous

 

[shanky887614]

How will a 50k van be more reliable than A new one?" Ridiculous

what he is saying is a brand new factory van isnt necessarily a lot more reliable than an ex lease that has done 20-50k

 

[ruston]

what he is saying is a brand new factory van isnt necessarily a lot more reliable than an ex lease that has done 20-50k

And usually if it is a new model all the built in gremlins have been sorted out.
You only have to look at the recall list on a lot if new vehicles.