vans

how big a van will I need to get an RGV250 in? Newer transits look a
bit small.

Also, any suggestions for cheap van hire in North London/Enfield?

 

darsy wrote in

has Cane's been repossessed then?

 

The new SWB transit (ie the smallest one) has a max load length of 8.4 feet,
so unless you've chopped your RGV you will be ok.

 

I'd hesitate to ask for the loan of a commercial van on a Saturday
morning.

 

Can't you look up the internal dimensions of the new Transits, and
compare that with the external dimensions of an RGV250?

A Cheap Van Hire Company?

 

5.7 feet high.

"Max payload 1393kg, max load length 2582mm, max load width 1762mm, max
space load floor to roof 1745mm, width between wheel arches 1390mm"

Its an RGV250, two of you could pick the fucker. Otherwise you need a
scaffolding plank, ask at the hire company, steal/borrow from building site,
buy at B&Q, park van next to seesaw at playground.

 

I was thinking of height - they look like Fusions with no windows.

Also, and this is a semi-serious question - where can I get a plank
that will be strong enough to push a bike up into the back of a van? I
can't think of anywhere I could just 1/2-inch one from...

 

I rented a Mercedes Sprinter from some place in an 0208 telephone
area, but an 0870 phone number (iyswim) and took it to Portugal. They
delivered it *and* it was the cheapest I found.

Had a website. With an unmemorable URL. <googles>

http://www.car-hire-van-rental.co.uk/prices.htm

 

I'm sure it would *fit* - as I said to Flash, I'm concered about the
height - I don't think you could stand up in the back of one, and so
it might be tricky to get the bike in and out.

very helpful, ta.

 

That's the Transit Connect. Replacement for the Fiesta Courier.

What you need is a bog-standard SWB / low-top Transit. New ones are FWD
and go quite nicely in 300TDi form. (125bhp, ISTR).

Scaffold plank. Should be able to pick one up from your local builders
merchant.

 

BTW, the cheapest I found for a large van was online with these
people. phoning the branch direct was more expensive by £80 for the
same hire.

http://www.thrifty.co.uk


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that might be tall enough. In any case, I'll probably end up hiring
some skanky old Renault or something - whatever the **** is cheapest.

doh - of course.

I can't think of any building sites near me.

 

cheers, mate.

 

thanks, Adie.

 

That's what happened when I helped Ivan move from Barnet to Uxbridge.
His is an RG250, which must weight about the same.

Don't forget Ivan's a right weedy old fucker.

It's a doddle.

 

I'm turning into a bit of a googling king. More by luck than
judgement, I'm sure.

 

Put it in backwards and then leap it out StreetHawk style.

 

Well, reading down the thread, I see that the "new transit" seems to
be the old escort van, or similar. But even so, something as small as
an RGV would go in at a squeeze. For a 'proper' transit, the SWB
version will swallow a bike without any trouble.

And, as others have said, a scafffolding plank is the common choice
for a ramp.

 

it's more getting it out of the van at the other end. The larger sprog
is easily strong enough, but he's cack-handed and likely to just drop
it.

 

I'm doubtful - the small transit thing is a fiesta van sized thing.

just need to find one.