Gone are the days that if you wanted something to your spec. you just made your own then.
I was thinking more aline the lines of a class 5 showpiece not a class 7 workhorse anyhow and I've already a couple of insurers who might be willing.
I was thinking that a custom 5/6mm box chassis would reduce load height too, not too worried about losing 500kg+ payload. I don't want to be a wannabe trucker or carry much weight with it - that is what Ivecos and Scanias are for - I'II use it for the lighter, bulkier, greener stuff, making myself feel good and creating warmer wetter winters. The problem is whenever you mention a custom commercial to any garage, VOSA inspector, insurance company or anyone it immediately gets their backs up and with good reason I suppose and the worst of it is they immediately assume you have some irrational mental disorder which is also probably true.
I like some things Ford do, other things I think that, for my purposes, I could improve on. Of course I haven't got the luxury of 20 custom transits to crash test and I guess that without this I am just going to have a hard time. I will look further into this, even it it means that the result is a class 5 3000kg gross vehicle with a shitty payload. Hell, its only one more class above a kit car afterall. I suppose the rational is that as long as the custom vehicle disintergrates on impact, without any ill effect or momentum carried through to other road users or pedestrians that VOSA'll be a bit more tolerant of you.
To be honest I am thinking of using Iveco or F350 running gear anyhow. OK so what is an SVA test?
Looked up the Single Vehicle Approval Scheme - doesn't look so bad or expensive. This is an oddball dream not a slick rational commercial maneuver anyhow. Thanks for the grounded advice though eh!
My Mk5 was biodegradable and disintegrated with time.
Ford. Committed to the Environment
Finally entered the 21st Century and bought a MK7. Oh Dear.
