£5k which small van for 2 months? Or rent one?

[Frimley111R]

As above, never bought a van before. I assume the same things apply to buying a van as they do for a car.

We only want it for a couple of months and if/when our new starter (electrician) works out we'll get a leased new one.

Which ones should I avoid/go for, if any? Diesel?

I'm wondering if we can just rent one for now....

[Vincecj]

I've had my VW Caddy since 2007. It's still going strong. 1.9 diesel.

[Venisonpie]

Frimley111R said:

As above, never bought a van before. I assume the same things apply to buying a van as they do for a car.

We only want it for a couple of months and if/when our new starter (electrician) works out we'll get a leased new one.

Which ones should I avoid/go for, if any? Diesel?

I'm wondering if we can just rent one for now....

Rent.

Used market v strong so you could buy trouble at 5k.

As for make when you lease - I'd head Japanese for warranty.

[Muzzer79]

See if you can get a short term lease from the same provider that will do the long term lease if your man works out.

As for which one, if it's a larger van then there's a reason why there's so many Mercedes Sprinters around.

Smaller vans, take your pick from the usual players - much of a muchness. For the long term lease, involve the guy who's going to drive it all day.

[A500leroy]

Berlingo , or rent from Arnold clark

[powerstroke]

Venisonpie said:

Frimley111R said:

As above, never bought a van before. I assume the same things apply to buying a van as they do for a car.

We only want it for a couple of months and if/when our new starter (electrician) works out we'll get a leased new one.

Which ones should I avoid/go for, if any? Diesel?

I'm wondering if we can just rent one for now....

Rent.

Used market v strong so you could buy trouble at 5k.

As for make when you lease - I'd head Japanese for warranty.

Don’t think there is any Japanese vans imported anymore even the Nissan nv200 is built in Europe with a Renault engine ..

[WarrenB]

I'd say long term rental in your case. Buying used you could end up with a lemon and have two months worth of hassle. At least a rental will be relatively new and if there's any problems they won't be yours to solve.

[Frimley111R]

Going to go for long term rental up to 3 months. About £300+VAT p/m for a nice Peugeot small van. Lease one after that.

[Venisonpie]

Frimley111R said:

Going to go for long term rental up to 3 months. About £300+VAT p/m for a nice Peugeot small van. Lease one after that.

Sounds good, where did you go for the deal?

[A500leroy]

powerstroke said:

Venisonpie said:

Frimley111R said:

As above, never bought a van before. I assume the same things apply to buying a van as they do for a car.

We only want it for a couple of months and if/when our new starter (electrician) works out we'll get a leased new one.

Which ones should I avoid/go for, if any? Diesel?

I'm wondering if we can just rent one for now....

Rent.

Used market v strong so you could buy trouble at 5k.

As for make when you lease - I'd head Japanese for warranty.

Don’t think there is any Japanese vans imported anymore even the Nissan nv200 is built in Europe with a Renault engine ..

Theres the Toyota Pro ace City, but its a rebadged Berlingo