Which car for DIY project at home?

[Mr Obertshaw]

I got an old ford cmax which has been perfect for a house renovation. The rear seats are removable and it has a high roof line compared with most estates. It quite comfortably fits a bathroom inside. Infact I've yet to find anything I couldn't get in or on it.

[soprano]

Jeep Cherokee. Mines been great for multiple trips to B and Q and the tip when doing my patio and bathroom.

[MrDan]

I have a E39 525D touring for this, Its great.

[Hard-Drive]

MX-5...

[foliedouce]

Defender Utility Wagon. You do need a licence for the tip but this is free (certainly in Bucks where I live anyway) and each licence last 90 days

[smn159]

My solution to a similar problem was a series 2a soft top Land Rover, which I bought for £1500. OK it did need a new engine, but since then just a handfull of minor repairs costing pence in the 8 years that I've owned it.

I've had 8 x 4 sheets of plasterboard on the roof, but it's more suited to the smaller sheets which lie across the rear tub. Benefits for me are;
- No road tax
- £50 or so insurance
- Cheap to maintain - a brake master cylinder was about £15 last year and (apart from oil and a filter) was all that I spent on it
- Carries all sorts of crap / rubble without complaint
- easy to sweep out / keep clean
- doubles up as dog transport

No issues for me at the local dump either - don't even need a permit (Bucks)

[dazwalsh]

I used a citroen berlingo MPV for a similar task, was so useful i kept it for work and got rid of my van. Tips dont bat an eyelid with it being an MPV rather tha. A van, and sliding doors and high roofline nake access easy

You can fit an unreal amoubt of crap in it too.

[Etretat]

Before you discount a white van check with the local council as to whether they let private vans with non commercial waste in. My local one at Ashford in Kent did on two days a week, was good for me. Had an old Pug Boxer LWB hi top, could fit anything in there including ton bags of ballast etc not worried about damage to the old beast