Hi
I am in the process of doing a load (and I mean load) of clearence from my sisters and my garden as well as dismataliing about 150 yards of fencing and posts which is about a million years old. I estimate about 50 skip loads in the next year of trash from both gardens. A solution would be a small van to take a few bags of stuff a day to the tip ( I pass tip everyday). That way , I can do a bit of wiork every evening and leave weekends to myself
I have looked at a N reg Escort 1.8D which is in the Part Ex to Clear yard of a commercials dealer. It looks in pretty good nick , very little rust , all locks in place and unwrittien. It has done 90k and serviced up to 75k.
I am happy with the vehicle and just need to know the going rate for a van of this age and reasonable to good condition. What are the week points on this type of vehicle. It will be doing 100 mile a week tops and will as stated be used to take stuff to the tip on way to work. I assume taht it will be cheaper on fuel then my Rover 618 being a diesel.
The price on screen is £1500 but I was hoping not to spend more than £1000 and keep it for a year before selling on.