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What do you do with yours?

Postby chipv8 » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:32 pm

Just wonderin what everyone does with there vans? I know some of you camp, some are for work what do yo do with yours.

I had been using mine for work as a kitchen fitter altough I originally brought it to convert for camping. It broke down so I got something else down i'm thinking of upgading to a mk6 though I mite keep and do it up now its no longer my daily.
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby Guy88 » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:33 pm

mines a camper and a toy really
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby FredTransit » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:37 pm

work, of one kind or another.
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby chipv8 » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:44 pm

FredTransit wrote:work, of one kind or another.

Mk2 still working for a living??? Just shows what a tough old barge transits are!! I kinda assumed all the MK2's were show queens or scrappers (no Offence intended)
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby FredTransit » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:51 pm

Was out till 10 last night closing an exhibition, and do exhibition work in Paris four times a year with em.

And it would be pointless taking a Mk6 on set of a production that's set in 1986......
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby Altransit » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:55 pm

Mine was bought primarily as family transport for seven people and their luggage, but being a solid commercial vehicle, has been used also as a (spare) delivery van, removal lorry, tow truck, and many other things too numerous to recall :D

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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby SLIPPY » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:58 pm

Mine are just toys , however i do not own or drive anything other than transits , one is for kicking ass over merc sprinters & the other is for all the guff i carry to do up my house :lol:
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby chipv8 » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:58 pm

FredTransit wrote:Was out till 10 last night closing an exhibition, and do exhibition work in Paris four times a year with em.

And it would be pointless taking a Mk6 on set of a production that's set in 1986......


didn't mean any offence the show queen scrapper comment was my misconception (Apologies) was actually trying to compliment.....

1986? i was only 6 !!!
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby FredTransit » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:30 am

Oh dear, we have vans 8 years older than you.....
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby Muttley » Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:13 pm

It works well hard for its living, It has well passed the 250,000 mile mark and is still up for it!! It does take some work to keep it on the road though :wink:
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby FredTransit » Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:15 pm

One of our Mk2s just went passed 108,000 recently. I suspect that could be the first time cos the van stood as storage for about 8 years.
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby intransit89 » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:20 pm

cant realy say about mine its a on going project maybe just a toy tho :lol: only thing in my life i got to look forward to :oops: :wink:
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby Paul 1 » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:34 pm

Mine is used for my work ( self employed groundsmaintance/ property maintance contractor)

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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby pinback2001 » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:40 am

Mine is used for driving to & from work - I'm a Microbiology biomedical scientist at the local hospital
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Re: What do you do with yours?

Postby duncr » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:16 am

My old Mk2 Diesel is still out working and providing daily transport...though its of the road as of last night as the Drag link end I was supplied was the wrong one and not sure when I'll get the right one from the factors :( :( also just bought a turbo kit for it a swell 8)
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