What do you look for in a van?
Side loading doors, low load height, sat nav, folding passenger seats, cheap price, free extras? What do you look for when buying your next new van?
We all use our vans for different purposes. Some of us simply sell them, some of us carry our livelihoods in in them. But whatever you use your van for, let us know what you look for. All van purchasing comments are welcome.
Floor collapses!
OK, so this isn’t van related but I couldn’t resist. The following article was published by the Times today - the true nature of human catastrophe isn’t exactly captured and, I’m ashamed to say I had to laugh, but it does neatly en-capture the post festive season blues.
A floor collapsed beneath a group of about 20 members of Weight Watchers as they gathered to compare how many pounds they had shed over Christmas.
Amarok - hunting lone hunters
What’s in a name? A lot if you consider how much energy the car and van makers of this world put into it. The Volkswagen Amarok hits the British van market in 2010 and let’s face it, the name will mean nothing to you unless you’re hot on Inuit mythology - apparently Amarok is a mythological wolf that hunts and devours those stupid enough to hunt alone at night!
What would Santa drive instead of the sleigh?
…an Aston Martin or a Bentley I think. You must remember that Santa is a superstar. The jolly red-suited man is up there with James Bond and Superman. But this wouldn’t provide the load capacity needed. He must surely demand a mode of transport fit for such an iconic figure… a mode of transport that provides comfort for that belly like a bowl full of jelly….but one that can lug that sack of his.
Vansdirect to make cheap vans easier to find
Vansdirect has gone to the drawing board again to make a cheap van search even easier.
The UKs largest independent van retailer has decided to revamp its already successful website in a bid to improve the van buyers’ experience.
The new Vansdirect site design will provide more van information including greater search results, more van deals per page and up to date van news.
I’ve neglected the Vansdirect.co.uk blog yet again… it’s been a month since my last post yet so much has happened in the van world. Lord Mandelson has extended the scrappage scheme and, what’s more, for vans he’s reduced the age of the qualifying old banger from 10 to 8 years - good news for those manufacturers who are in the merde - perhaps not such great news for independent van retailer everywhere.
Has the government thought this scrappage scheme through I wonder? It forces used car and van prices up - precluding those who can’t get finance from buying the standard of car or van they once could for a meagre fee.
Smooth Move
It’s true. The move of Vansdirect.co.uk to Cardiff went with relative ease. To move any office over a weekend is challenging, but to move an office without disrupting the sales process is incredible. It would seem that we addressed every cheap van sale enquiry in a reasonable time despite the computer and telephone systems being nonoperational for over 48 hours.
There have been a few teething problems admittedly, but nothing too serious. The Vansdirect staff were without water for a while and we’ve just run out of coffee - but we continued to market our cheap vans to buy and continued to sell vans by the ‘van load’! That’s why we’re the UK’s largest independent van retailer!
The Vansdirect.co.uk office has finally been relocated to St Mellons, Cardiff. Several days and about 8 van
loads of equipment and files later, and the staff of Vansdirect.co.uk will be able to settle in on Monday.
It’s a notable step in the history of Vansdirect to be moving office. The old site could house almost 200 of our cheap vans for sale whilst the new site will house none. Vansdirect will now keep all of its vans for sale at compounds around the country in a bid to ensure your new van is delivered direct to your door quicker than ever possible before.
The original and still the best!
I wouldn’t usually use this site for my own private end, but I have to advise all readers of Vansdirectnews.com and all the customers of Vansdirect.co.uk not to watch the new Transformers movie. If you value your time, sanity, humour and money - do not go. It’s not suitable for children and it’s certainly not suitable for an adult with a reasonable level of intelligence.
Vansdirect.co.uk is on the move
Vansdirect.co.uk - the UK’s largest independet van retailer & the best place to find cheap new vans for sale on the internet - is relocating from to new offices in the slightly more sunny Cardiff in the next couple of weeks. If you’ve ever moved house, you probably have some idea of what the poor Vansdirect staff are going through. However, moving the Vansdirect.co.uk office and its operations is more difficult again.
Vansdirect are the UK's leading supplier of new vans and commercial vehicles. With a choice of over fifteen manufacturers you are sure to be able to find the perfect van, pick-up or car to suit you. Vansdirect have over 2000 vans in stock and with every new van Vansdirect offer free delivery across mainland Britain. Vansdirect can also supply a range of accessories for your van and can also offer you fantastic deals on van insurance. In addition, we are able to take your current van in part exchange for your new van!
