Anyone run a lorry on here?

[Flipatron]

I'm after something to transport my racing Mini around the country next year, sick of using a trailer TBH. Not sure what to go for, don't know what they cost to run, is road tax and insurance expensive??

I've been told I need a 7.5 Ton, anyone had any experience with one?

[stimps]

Wouldn't you need a HGV license?

[Jem0911]

When did you take your car test?

[iva cosworth]

I drive ,not own , a 12 Tonne ,but i would reckon a Transit size with a recovery rear body would be sufficient for a mini carrier

[7mike]

Why not have a chat with the seller of this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2173314.htm

and you need cat C1 on your licence (passed pre Jan 97 or need to do a separate test)

[Flipatron]

Passed in 1985 so I can drive a 7.5t.

Really after a lorry, somewhere to work on the car when the weather's bad. I can also build a sleeping/kitchen area, that's the plan anyway.

This is on the back of a disaster of a weekend at Snetterton. Freezing cold, sleeping in a tent under a knackered gazibo, having to drive 200 miles at 50mph and to top it all the trailer got a puncture. Oh and I finished last

Oh and my budget is 2k

Edited by Flipatron on Thursday 28th October 18:32

Edited by Flipatron on Thursday 28th October 18:33

[teen_cerbera]

£2k will easily buy you a decent lorry. I run two 7.5 tonne lorries, a tipper and a beavertail. The latter is an old (93) Leyland Daf "Roadrunner" 165bhp, bought her on Ebay for around £900 two three ago without a body, fabricated a custom back for it, still running it to this day, only things that has gone wrong is a few split water pipes, floor boards on the body and a rear shock absorber, havnt even put a tyre on it as they were new. Its a better, more comfortable truck to drive than the Newer Iveco we have.