Anyone used a VW Caddy or similar to move a bike?

Originally Posted by monkey

He he. I also called Lozzo Kizzy! We're hiring a transit which isn't such bad news as we have to move another first.

I'm interested too. Davies reckons he's seen a bike in a Berlingo but I think he must've been smoking something. From my measurements the SV definately wouldn't go in the Caddy in one piece with the doors shut.

My Kawasaki KR-1 used to fit corner to corner in a Vauxhall Combo van (old shape) if I removed the top fairing and number plate. That bike was so unreliable I always used to turn my van round on the drive and put a loading ramp in the back so my ex could drive straight out to come and do breakdown recovery whenever I went out for a ride on it - she couldn't reverse the van up our drive.

Originally Posted by Ricerocket

Out of interest what year caddy are you talking about?

'09

Originally Posted by Ricerocket

Caddy maxi

http://www.businessvans.co.uk/roadtests.asp?id=212

Still a bit pricey though as they're only a couple of years old.

Originally Posted by monkey

Still a bit pricey though as they're only a couple of years old.

2007/2008 I think they came out. Best small van on the road

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

They fitted much easier in my car

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

SH the smallest practical would be a SWB transit or Iveco

Nah you can use a smaller van than a SWB Transit. I used to have a 1996 Peugeot Expert van which at somepoint has had pointy and curvy SVs and a Raptor 1000 in the back (although obviously not all at the same time) and they fit in with loads of room to spare.

One just like this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peugeot-Expert...item19c5b154cf

theyre pretty cheap to buy now, better on fuel than an older (upto 2000) transit, a fair bit quicker and a fair bit quieter

(But they're French!)

I used to have one as a company vehicle and loved it but was advised against buying one because of repairs and maintenance.

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Nah you can use a smaller an than a SWB Transit. I used to have a 1996 Peugeot Expert van which at somepoint has had pointy and curvy SVs and a Raptor 1000 in the back (although obviously not all at the same time) and they fit in with loads of room to spare.

One just like this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peugeot-Expert...item19c5b154cf

theyre pretty cheap to buy now, better on fuel than an older (upto 2000) transit, a fair bit quicker and a fair bit quieter

DD had my race paddock head on.
Being honest, I've had 2 armchairs in the back of a Transit Connect or 40 archive boxes (which was good fun when one came forward when a reversed up a 1:4 ramp)

[squirrel_hunter]

Cheers DD, very interesting...

Any other suggestions on other suitable vans?

And anybody know if its possible to insure a van and a car on the same policy?

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by monkey

(But they're French!)

I used to have one as a company vehicle and loved it but was advised against buying one because of repairs and maintenance.

French or Italian I suppose as the citreon dispatch and fiat scudo are the same. The parts aren't that more expensive than any other vehicle I reckon especially if you get pattern parts.

Originally Posted by squirrel_hunter

Cheers DD, very interesting...

Any other suggestions on other suitable vans?

And anybody know if its possible to insure a van and a car on the same policy?

I reckon you'd be very hard pushed to get a van and car insured on one policy what you could do though is buy one of the ones that's set up as a people carrier with seats and windows in the back as that's then technically a car. Just rip out the rear seats and black the windows out so no one can see in.

[dirtydog]

Here you go SH. I reckon this would be classed as a car/mpv
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peugeot-Expert...#ht_1886wt_187