Chinese LDV vans in uk
Discussion
MRPULLHARD said:
The importer is not big into marketing - I think they should be sponsoring the likes of football clubs and advertising in tabloid papers - to get the attention of white van man.
If the product was good enough they'd do a deal with a big fleet (like, a utility company, or a delivery outfit). If it's not, then they won't succeed no matter what price the vans are.Signing up a single big customer would be advertising in itself.
CraigyMc said:
If the product was good enough they'd do a deal with a big fleet (like, a utility company, or a delivery outfit). If it's not, then they won't succeed no matter what price the vans are.
Signing up a single big customer would be advertising in itself.
It’s a rehashed Maxus, of course the product isn’t good enough Signing up a single big customer would be advertising in itself.
I don’t think any big fleets will want such a small dealer network etc
As per my reply on page 1, this is why they won't ever sell -
Contract Hire with Maintenance
Deposit 1230.00 Plus VAT
36 x 410.00 Plus VAT
Mileage 20,000 Per Annum
I've been leasing VW T26 Transporters for £259 inc vat and maintenance with 15k mileage.
Edit - sorry, £259 +vat
Contract Hire with Maintenance
Deposit 1230.00 Plus VAT
36 x 410.00 Plus VAT
Mileage 20,000 Per Annum
I've been leasing VW T26 Transporters for £259 inc vat and maintenance with 15k mileage.
Edit - sorry, £259 +vat
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 18th January 16:05
Coin Slot. said:
As per my reply on page 1, this is why they won't ever sell -
Contract Hire with Maintenance
Deposit 1230.00 Plus VAT
36 x 410.00 Plus VAT
Mileage 20,000 Per Annum
I've been leasing VW T26 Transporters for £259 inc vat and maintenance with 15k mileage.
I thought that was for all 3 Contract Hire with Maintenance
Deposit 1230.00 Plus VAT
36 x 410.00 Plus VAT
Mileage 20,000 Per Annum
I've been leasing VW T26 Transporters for £259 inc vat and maintenance with 15k mileage.
Mr2Mike said:
Fast Bug said:
It wasn't as good as the competition when it was launched first time round, no large fleet will buy it now
Does "as good" include the significantly lower purchase price?The Maxus was only cheap if you bought a pack deal of (usually overage) units. It was made of the thinnest steel out there and dented if you farted near it. It was so poorly built it was comical the state some of them were delivered to us in.
Fast Bug said:
I worked for a Fiat and LDV dealership and I would show both to a customer with the Ducato £1000 more expensive.
£1000 is nothing, not surprised people went for the more established brand. From the chap who bought one a few posts up it sounded like he'd nade a much larger saving.Mr2Mike said:
Fast Bug said:
I worked for a Fiat and LDV dealership and I would show both to a customer with the Ducato £1000 more expensive.
£1000 is nothing, not surprised people went for the more established brand. From the chap who bought one a few posts up it sounded like he'd nade a much larger saving.TooMany2cvs said:
Mr2Mike said:
Fast Bug said:
I worked for a Fiat and LDV dealership and I would show both to a customer with the Ducato £1000 more expensive.
£1000 is nothing, not surprised people went for the more established brand. From the chap who bought one a few posts up it sounded like he'd nade a much larger saving.Mr2Mike said:
£1000 is nothing, not surprised people went for the more established brand. From the chap who bought one a few posts up it sounded like he'd nade a much larger saving.
The guy that paid £13500 for one?Arnold Clark have lwb Vivaro for the same money, length wise it's a bit shorter and not as high but it'll have a value when it's 6 months old unlike the Maxus. Spend a bit more at £16500 gets a longer high roof Movano from Arnie. You'd probably find something cheaper elsewhere with more effort than my 2 minute Google
No worries about parts availability either as even if PSA decided to pull the plug on them, they're Renaults anyway. I know last time round LDV went pop and people were stuck for certain parts which effectively rendered their vans as scrap, or trying to find them in breakers yards to get the parts to keep them running
Digga said:
Hey! Revamped ste using the name of previous revamped ste, LDV originally being, basically, British Leyland Sherpas.
Nah, the Maxus wasn't/isn't another Sherpa life-support machine - it was LDV/Direwoo fresh ste, jointly-developed back in the late 90s. It just didn't get launched until 2004, years after it was designed, because of Direwoo going tits in 2000 leaving LDV to stumble along with it alone.TooMany2cvs said:
Digga said:
Hey! Revamped ste using the name of previous revamped ste, LDV originally being, basically, British Leyland Sherpas.
Nah, the Maxus wasn't/isn't another Sherpa life-support machine - it was LDV/Direwoo fresh ste, jointly-developed back in the late 90s. It just didn't get launched until 2004, years after it was designed, because of Direwoo going tits in 2000 leaving LDV to stumble along with it alone.Digga said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Digga said:
Hey! Revamped ste using the name of previous revamped ste, LDV originally being, basically, British Leyland Sherpas.
Nah, the Maxus wasn't/isn't another Sherpa life-support machine - it was LDV/Direwoo fresh ste, jointly-developed back in the late 90s. It just didn't get launched until 2004, years after it was designed, because of Direwoo going tits in 2000 leaving LDV to stumble along with it alone.Remind me again why there's no British-owned motor industry any more? Oh, wait. I'm just sooo negative and unpatriotic, and there was nothing whatsoever wrong...
TooMany2cvs said:
Digga said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Digga said:
Hey! Revamped ste using the name of previous revamped ste, LDV originally being, basically, British Leyland Sherpas.
Nah, the Maxus wasn't/isn't another Sherpa life-support machine - it was LDV/Direwoo fresh ste, jointly-developed back in the late 90s. It just didn't get launched until 2004, years after it was designed, because of Direwoo going tits in 2000 leaving LDV to stumble along with it alone.Remind me again why there's no British-owned motor industry any more? Oh, wait. I'm just sooo negative and unpatriotic, and there was nothing whatsoever wrong...
We ran 10 or so Convoys on our fleet a few years back, the older ones with the Transit banana engines were okish, then some of them had Peugeot engines and I think in the end they went back to Transit engines that had ecu's and were difficult to fix once LDV went tits up.
Who in their right mind would pay more for a 'new' LDV on lease rather than a Tranny or VW? I know you could buy them rather than lease, but lease suits most people and businesses these days.
Who in their right mind would pay more for a 'new' LDV on lease rather than a Tranny or VW? I know you could buy them rather than lease, but lease suits most people and businesses these days.
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