Van problems how do you overcome them.

[Andy Allen]

What do you do about work when your van brakes down...?
Not go to work.... Hire a van..... Sit at home sulking....
Must of happened to most of us at some point..

 

[WetSaw]

Use the wife's car, although that normally ends up costing more than hiring a van in the long run...

Why don't you start a "What new van should I get and how shall I finance it?" thread?

 

[Dumbo]

Used to hire a van . But at the moment we got a 53 plate freelander sat on the drive for taking stuff to the dump and van back up .

 

[John Benton]

My battery packed in a couple of weeks ago, just completely dead, wouldn't even power the dash clock. Managed to bump start and get to garage 3 miles away. My plumber came with me and then took me back to pick it up at 5.

I've been pretty lucky though, only ever had one serious problem when the engine management failed on my last van, so I sold it to a guy who exports vans to Africa and they fix them out there, and I just got a new one.

 

[Qwerty]

A few years ago I had to borrow my dear old mother's car to get to a wet room job I was working on when 2 of my Vivaro injectors decided to die. Luckily nearly all of my kit was already at the job. Fitting a DeWalt D24000 and 6 bags of addy into a 5 door Mitsubishi colt should really be one of those adverts you used to see in the 80's.

 

[Blunt Tool]

Use your motorbike! I served my time carrying my tools and cutter on a Vespa, mind you it was only a ts40!

 

[Andy Allen]

Use your motorbike! I served my time carrying my tools and cutter on a Vespa, mind you it was only a ts40!

Been there when I was 17.....
In them days you could fit your entire tool kit in a back pack.

 

[Andy Allen]

I'm going to have to pile my kit into the wife's ford focus tomorrow.
Then drop the van at the garage..
Then drop her off at work..
Then go to my job....
Then go back to the van to get the one piece of kit that you need and left on there...(it always happens).
Then finish my job....
Then Pile everything back in the focus....
Then Pick the wife up...
Then get the van... If ready.... If not then repeat again...

Really is a nightmare...... It's like loosing your legs...

 

[Andy Allen]

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[Flintstone]

It’s always a pain, but depending on the job and situation with carrying tools etc. I usually just take the camper van, plenty of room in there

 

[Andy Allen]

My battery packed in a couple of weeks ago, just completely dead, wouldn't even power the dash clock. Managed to bump start and get to garage 3 miles away. My plumber came with me and then took me back to pick it up at 5.

I've been pretty lucky though, only ever had one serious problem when the engine management failed on my last van, so I sold it to a guy who exports vans to Africa and they fix them out there, and I just got a new one.

You can Just chuck your kit in the back of that nice shiny BMW of yours John...

 

[John Benton]

Its gone Andy

 

[Andy Allen]

Its gone Andy

Really...... What you got now....?

 

[John Benton]

You'll have to ask @3_fall I don't like to talk about it

 

[Andy Allen]

Not a chelsea tractor is it...

 

[John Benton]

Nah it's this greedy bar steward

 

[Andy Allen]

Nah it's this greedy bar steward

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Nice...... Get plenty of kit in there..

 

[John Benton]

Can even get kitchen plinths in with the lid down

 

[Old Mod]

You'll have to ask @3_fall I don't like to talk about it

See you held out well John!

 

[John Benton]

2 minutes Marc

 

[One Day]

I've hired a small van from a local firm for £25 a day. Much easier than messing around with the family car.
Not had any days off with my connect since getting it over 3yrs ago though.

 

[Andy Allen]

I've hired a small van from a local firm for £25 a day. Much easier than messing around with the family car.
Not had any days off with my connect since getting it over 3yrs ago though.

It will brake down now....

 

[One Day]

It will brake down now....

I thought the same thing the moment I clicked "post reply"

 

[Andy Allen]

turns out it was a small metal pipe, part of the cooling system, it had corroded and split....... Bad news is to get to it they have had to strip down the entire front end of the van....bumper, radiator, power steering pump.... Etc, just to replace a £30 part, I'm going to end up with a £350 to £400 bill..

 

[Andy Allen]

And I still haven't got the van back, the part is Ment to be coming tomorrow...

 

[LM]

turns out it was a small metal pipe, part of the cooling system, it had corroded and split....... Bad news is to get to it they have had to strip down the entire front end of the van....bumper, radiator, power steering pump.... Etc, just to replace a £30 part, I'm going to end up with a £350 to £400 bill..

I liked that out of sympathy Andy

 

[WetSaw]

turns out it was a small metal pipe, part of the cooling system, it had corroded and split....... Bad news is to get to it they have had to strip down the entire front end of the van....bumper, radiator, power steering pump.... Etc, just to replace a £30 part, I'm going to end up with a £350 to £400 bill..

Crikey, you might have to start working 5 days a week to pay for it...

 

[Italy]

regarding the question.
I do not know answer, it is not never happened.
if the van is in warranty,
I go to the dealer and gives me a replacement machine.
if it is not in warranty, my mechanical friend,
She comes to my house with a car
in replacement and goes with my van.
otherwise, the fastest solution is
give fire to the van that does not work.

 

[Andy Allen]

Crikey, you might have to start working 5 days a week to pay for it...

Steady........ I'm not that desperate..

 

[Andy Allen]

regarding the question.
I do not know answer, it is not never happened.
if the van is in warranty,
I go to the dealer and gives me a replacement machine.
if it is not in warranty, my mechanical friend,
She comes to my house with a car
in replacement and goes with my van.
otherwise, the fastest solution is
give fire to the van that does not work.

I do feel like setting fire to it sometimes.!!
You get to a point where I've spent so much on it you have to stick with it, I could spend 4k on another van and have exactly the same problem in 6 months time...... At least I know the things I've done so far...