went to buy a van today!!!!!

[firemanSimon]

£33,726.00 is the cost i was quoted for a Transit custom with the spec i wanted.Wow the price of vans have taken a jump have they not?

[Eighteeteewhy]

Drive past a VW commercial place the other day, there was a van for £38k!

[firemanSimon]

Eighteeteewhy said:

Drive past a VW commercial place the other day, there was a van for £38k!

crazy!

[pingu393]

firemanSimon said:

£33,726.00...

Is that with the full RAC recovery kit, or a fully fitted chip shop / ice cream?

[sherman]

Even just playing on the Ford configurator I managed to spec one with some normal kit to over £30,000

http://www.ford.co.uk/SBE/ConfigureYourVehicle/Con...

[philmh]

Lwb vivaro, 6 months old in 2008, £15k! Are you looking at gold plated vans lol?

[firemanSimon]

This was the spec of the van i inquired about
Base price
£25,445.00

Selected options
Race Red
Full steel bulkhead with glass window £60.00
Ice Pack 11 (Radio/CD, Nav, & DAB, w/SYNC) ILO Ice Pack 5 £690.00
Rear auxiliary power point socket £30.00
Power Converter (230V / 150W) £30.00
Liftgate Unglazed £250.00
Roof Rack - Integrated Stowable £350.00
Dual Side Load Door £300.00
First Aid Kit £25.00
95L Fuel Tank £100.00
Starter Equipment (-29°C) £75.00
Fuel Filler Neck With Misfuel Inhibit £30.00
Visibility Pack £175.00
Total price (excl. VAT)
£27,710.00
VAT
£5,542.00
Total price
£33,102.00!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by firemanSimon on Friday 22 February 11:25

[tleefox]

Brother in law just dropped circa £40k on a new Transporter Kombi.

Mad money!

[Cledus Snow]

firemanSimon said:

Liftgate Unglazed £250.00
Transmission Linked Rear Wash / Wipe £150.00

I may be being stupid but, A rear door without a window and rear wash/wipe?

[skene]

Just going by your options list, if its a work van, there's easily a bit of saving you can do.

[northwest monkey]

Cledus Snow said:

firemanSimon said:

Liftgate Unglazed £250.00
Transmission Linked Rear Wash / Wipe £150.00

I may be being stupid but, A rear door without a window and rear wash/wipe?

I noticed that

[cptsideways]

I'd try the sync before paying that for it!! it only does what your phone does but worse.

150w inverter is about as useful as a fart in a wind tunnel

[firemanSimon]

skene said:

Just going by your options list, if its a work van, there's easily a bit of saving you can do.

its a work van i spend a lot of time in. 5 days a week 8-10 hours a day, away from home. I like ford, but may have to look elsewhere TBH

[funkyrobot]

firemanSimon said:

Visibility Pack £175.00

Is that a pack of light bulbs?

Christ on a bike! It's as if you have to spec equipment now that used to be standard items on vehicles.

[firemanSimon]

doogz said:

cptsideways said:

I'd try the sync before paying that for it!! it only does what your phone does but worse.

150w inverter is about as useful as a fart in a wind tunnel

Depends what he needs it for, doesn't it?

You can run an inspection lamp or charge a laptop/ipad with that.

laptop!

[Tuvra]

You won't pay list price though, very very far from it, try drive the deal etc

The RRP has always been mental on vans compared to what you actually pay.

[McSam]

firemanSimon said:

This was the spec of the van i inquired about
Base price
£25,445.00

Selected options
Race Red
Full steel bulkhead with glass window £60.00
Ice Pack 11 (Radio/CD, Nav, & DAB, w/SYNC) ILO Ice Pack 5 £690.00 Can be done at Halfords for £300 or elsewhere for less
Rear auxiliary power point socket £30.00 See below
Power Converter (230V / 150W) £30.00 As someone mentioned, weedy power output, buy a 300WRMS one online and wire yourself - £25
Liftgate Unglazed £250.00
Roof Rack - Integrated Stowable £350.00 Again, vastly cheaper elsewhere, £200 absolute maximum
Dual Side Load Door £300.00
First Aid Kit £25.00 Seriously?
95L Fuel Tank £100.00 - Think whether this is totally necessary?
Starter Equipment (-29°C) £75.00 - Also think whether this is totally necessary?
Fuel Filler Neck With Misfuel Inhibit £30.00 I'm sure you can manage this yourself.
Visibility Pack £175.00 What's this even for?
Total price (excl. VAT)
£27,710.00
VAT
£5,542.00
Total price
£33,102.00!!!!!!!!!!

Saved you over £700 already..

But then, if the thing lists at £25k excluding VAT, how big is it, and does it need to be that big?!

[Valgar]

Bring back LDV!

[firemanSimon]

McSam said:

firemanSimon said:

This was the spec of the van i inquired about
Base price
£25,445.00

Selected options
Race Red
Full steel bulkhead with glass window £60.00
Ice Pack 11 (Radio/CD, Nav, & DAB, w/SYNC) ILO Ice Pack 5 £690.00 Can be done at Halfords for £300 or elsewhere for less
Rear auxiliary power point socket £30.00 See below
Power Converter (230V / 150W) £30.00 As someone mentioned, weedy power output, buy a 500WRMS one online and wire yourself - £40
Liftgate Unglazed £250.00
Roof Rack - Integrated Stowable £350.00 Again, vastly cheaper elsewhere, £200 absolute maximum
Dual Side Load Door £300.00
First Aid Kit £25.00 Seriously?
95L Fuel Tank £100.00 - Think whether this is totally necessary?
Starter Equipment (-29°C) £75.00 - Also think whether this is totally necessary?
Fuel Filler Neck With Misfuel Inhibit £30.00 I'm sure you can manage this yourself.
Visibility Pack £175.00 What's this even for?
Total price (excl. VAT)
£27,710.00
VAT
£5,542.00
Total price
£33,102.00!!!!!!!!!!

Saved you £700 already..

But then, if the thing already cost £25k excluding VAT, how big is it, and does it need to be that big?!

]Roof Rack - Integrated Stowable £350.00[/-] Again, vastly cheaper elsewhere, £200 absolute maximum
but this one fold back into the roof

[Mr2Mike]

cptsideways said:

150w inverter is about as useful as a fart in a wind tunnel

I was just thinking that, quite a cheap option but what on earth could you use it for?