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  Geoff Norfolk September 17, 2015 at 10:15pm

  Isn't it easier just to park the van on the road?
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  DigBandit September 17, 2015 at 10:25pm

  At least one of my clients has a pavered drive,at the end of a private narrow gravely road,50 yards from a busy main road.

  Also, my own drive/garage is annoyingly a rented property, so every time I park here I have to get a sheet of cardboard out to shove under the engine - I think on balance, getting shot of leaky van is better
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  Seth Burgess September 17, 2015 at 10:29pm

  What is the cause of the oil leak? Could it not just be fixed?
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  Andrew Watts September 17, 2015 at 10:42pm

  I have a Ranger, and find it's too restrictive to work from compared to a van. Great for quoting and driving around and doing a bit of spraying or fertilising, but hard work when any machinery or large tools required eg mowers / stimmers. It's too high for loading, and with a hardtop needed for security, machine handles are too long, or you're always folding.

  If I had to have dual use I'd go for a crew cab vivaro or transit custom and avoid trailer.

  With a trailer you'll end up parking on thje street a lot anyway due to limited turning / access, so you'll be no better off in reality. Plus it or contents likely to go walkies at some point.

  If you stick with pick-up truck, defender 130 with hi-top canopy good, but latest Ranger is very nice.
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  DigBandit September 17, 2015 at 10:42pm

       I don't know, I took it in for that purpose and that's what I was hoping, but he said it would be OK as I'm not doing hundreds of miles -he did not think it was serious - he is good and very well trusted.

  But the leak is just one factor to be honest the other being the 2 vehicle/baby thing. Having them parked 40 miles apart etc - becoming costly,time consuming and irksome.
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  DigBandit September 17, 2015 at 10:44pm

  Funny you mention the crew cab Viv , I was just this minute looking at LWB versions
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    Richard Gadsby > DigBandit September 17, 2015 at 10:55pm

    I've just had a new navara and love it with all the open back problems I'm lucky that most of my clients are either on long drives/electric gates or just miw and go jobs if at a street address I just have to take it all off the truck if there for any period of time. <br />
    One plus is it makes you put all stuff away safe at night as you can't leave it like a van.<br />
    I have it so I don't have to have 3 cars. 1 for my work 1 for wife to get to work(Citroenc1) and something big enough for family trips
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  DigBandit September 17, 2015 at 11:04pm

  I do have access to lots of storage for things I'm not using regular ( like the Chipper,Leaf Collector,Scarifier,Danarm,and my Fencing kit ) - So I do tend to travel light - for e.g. I have Honda Versatool, with edger,strimmer, brush cutter,hedge trimmer and pole ext. I carry far more than I need at times....loads of tool boxes for one and a big ol Pick Axe....cos you just never know.
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  Mitchel ingham September 29, 2015 at 12:31am

  all depends on budget i guess? what budget do you have?

  i have this and another 4x4 as a back up vehicle will be getting a transit tipper next year to.

  

  
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  Andy September 29, 2015 at 9:39am

  I use a little combo van, and a toy car (four seater convertible) I have a low mileage insurance on the car as it only really gets used at weekends. I tried a twin cab pickup which I loved but theft and trailer insurance was a bugger. It works out (just) cheaper to run as I am than having one multi purpose vehicle. Also o got fed up with having to clean it out every time we went anywhere non work related! It's amazing the amount of crap that appears in the cab! I swear it's not all mine, there's a litter fairy somewhere filling my cab with old coffee mugs, receipts and general debris!