7.5T Truck for racing car transport
Discussion
Currently we transport our racing car using an estate car and an open trailer. It would be nice to keep most of the tools and spares in a truck with the car either being in the garage or in the back of the truck (if parked securely).
Now, I've seen loads of 7.5T Trucks that look suitable but I have no idea about the ongoing costs!
Say we buy a truck for £3k that's got mega miles on it and going forward, we'd only be putting low miles on it.
Naively, I'm looking at this like a car but I realise that I'm definitely going to be missing something!
I appreciate this might have been asked before so I'll happily accept a pointer to a useful thread.
cheers
Now, I've seen loads of 7.5T Trucks that look suitable but I have no idea about the ongoing costs!
Say we buy a truck for £3k that's got mega miles on it and going forward, we'd only be putting low miles on it.
Naively, I'm looking at this like a car but I realise that I'm definitely going to be missing something!
I appreciate this might have been asked before so I'll happily accept a pointer to a useful thread.
cheers
Are there any alternatives that I should consider? Luton box vans tend to be too small and also comparatively more expensive than a 7.5T. There is no way I need the full 7.5T (as nice as it would be!) but something that was a Luton but with a 4.5m-5m container would maybe be a better option?
matlockscot said:
We use a converted Mercedes Sprinter for carrying ff1600's. It was a former Walkers Crisp van so hadn't had to haul a lot of weight.
Photos on the website www.gt-rt.com
That looks superb. Funny that vans are so much more expensive than trucks though. I guess it's the hassle of owning one?Photos on the website www.gt-rt.com
Unfortunately your van is over budget really
Fast Bug said:
Good bits of kit, but you're limited to 3.5t GVW so that may or may not be enough depending on the weight of your race car.
They're built by Trucksmith for Renault, they did do a slightly larger version as a special order but they are few and far between. If you do look at these, avoid the Quickshift auto gearbox. There's also a version buit on the Vauxhall Movano called the 'Kneehigh', it's exactly the same van.
They're very expensive though, which is a shame. I guess they're just limited and in demandThey're built by Trucksmith for Renault, they did do a slightly larger version as a special order but they are few and far between. If you do look at these, avoid the Quickshift auto gearbox. There's also a version buit on the Vauxhall Movano called the 'Kneehigh', it's exactly the same van.
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