What car for a gardener?
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Hi guys
My brother in law, for several childcare related reasons has quit his job at a local plant nursery in order to look after his kids. He is hoping to pick up some regular gardening work and the odd bigger gardening job, basic landscaping etc. He urgently runs an Audi A3, but needs ideally to get something a bit more useful to him.
His max budget is £3k. He has no preference on petrol or diesel but the car must have a reputation for reliability.
His day will now look like this:-
One further complication is they live in terraced housing so a trailer is a no go as it ant be secured anywhere.
My brother in law, for several childcare related reasons has quit his job at a local plant nursery in order to look after his kids. He is hoping to pick up some regular gardening work and the odd bigger gardening job, basic landscaping etc. He urgently runs an Audi A3, but needs ideally to get something a bit more useful to him.
His max budget is £3k. He has no preference on petrol or diesel but the car must have a reputation for reliability.
His day will now look like this:-
- drop two kids at school (one in a booster, on a baby seat)
- drive to houses, cut grass, trim hedges etc
- collect kids from school
One further complication is they live in terraced housing so a trailer is a no go as it ant be secured anywhere.
doogz said:
Isuzu or Mitsubishi crew cab pickup?
If he can really only have one vehicle and no trailer, and doesn't want his kids arriving at school smelling like compost, it's not a bad plan. Not saying there bad to drive, just different.
And bad.
This was my first suggestion, but his main concern is being able to secure the stuff in there overnight and of course fitting it in under a flat load cover. If he can really only have one vehicle and no trailer, and doesn't want his kids arriving at school smelling like compost, it's not a bad plan. Not saying there bad to drive, just different.
And bad.
eltax91 said:
doogz said:
Isuzu or Mitsubishi crew cab pickup?
If he can really only have one vehicle and no trailer, and doesn't want his kids arriving at school smelling like compost, it's not a bad plan. Not saying there bad to drive, just different.
And bad.
This was my first suggestion, but his main concern is being able to secure the stuff in there overnight and of course fitting it in under a flat load cover. If he can really only have one vehicle and no trailer, and doesn't want his kids arriving at school smelling like compost, it's not a bad plan. Not saying there bad to drive, just different.
And bad.
For a 3k budget, he would be able to get a tidy Ford Ranger and go for one that has a lockable canopy on the back.
With the crew cab, he'll have a load area that is completely separate from the cab area, so no horrible rotting gardening smells will get into the passenger area- unlike a car and/or small van.
I have had a couple of Rangers over the years and they're generally tough as old boots.
With the crew cab, he'll have a load area that is completely separate from the cab area, so no horrible rotting gardening smells will get into the passenger area- unlike a car and/or small van.
I have had a couple of Rangers over the years and they're generally tough as old boots.
jayemm89 said:
One of many many flavours of MPV available? They usually have cavernous boot space, and often can have dog cages installed etc... to protect the little ones from flying gardening kit in the event of an accident
^exactly my thinking, get something reliable in budget, remove last row of seats and fit cage.Alternatively a minibus with the last row of seats out can be useful, my dad used VW microbusses this way long before it was lifestyle or cool, problem is for £3k you're probably looking at tired examples or crap like LDV's
crewcabs are all well and good but will cost more to buy and run, less practical in the real world away from cowboy fantasies and at 17-18' are often a PITA parking wise
hairyben said:
jayemm89 said:
One of many many flavours of MPV available? They usually have cavernous boot space, and often can have dog cages installed etc... to protect the little ones from flying gardening kit in the event of an accident
^exactly my thinking, get something reliable in budget, remove last row of seats and fit cage.Alternatively a minibus with the last row of seats out can be useful, my dad used VW microbusses this way long before it was lifestyle or cool, problem is for £3k you're probably looking at tired examples or crap like LDV's
crewcabs are all well and good but will cost more to buy and run, less practical in the real world away from cowboy fantasies and at 17-18' are often a PITA parking wise
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