Kiltox 16422 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Say you have a considerable amount of household rubbish to shift and need a suitable vehicle for doing so Consider also that if your perfectly capacious MWB van was used, you’d end up on some kind of shit list with the council very quickly because the Tip Nazis are very hot on that kind of thing What do you buy that qualifies as “AN CAR” but can shift a small nation? I’d imagine a Volvo 940 is getting quite “OMG CLASSIC” for this purpose Load space is the name of the game. Enough test and capable of forward motion for long enough to complete the task. Carlosfandango 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Kiltox 16422 Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 Oh and it’s well established that a less insane man would just hire an actual skip Bamboocarman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Iamgroot 497 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 B5 Passat I reckon, cheap as chips now, big and should last a while Link to post Share on other sites
sierraman 15318 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Mondeo Mk3 Diesel estate. Then leave the fucker at the tip. Carlosfandango, Vince70, Kiltox and 10 others 13 Link to post Share on other sites
Skizzer 26456 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 BMW X5? BorniteIdentity, Nibblet, pilninggas and 6 others 9 Link to post Share on other sites
Lacquer Peel 16802 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Berlingo Multispace? When I used my Inca van to dump stuff I had to sign a sheet of paper to say what the waste was, i.e. household not trade waste, no charges. Obviously councils vary. skoda_fan and txe4 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Tamworthbay 16272 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 V70, loads about cheap. Old accord estates are thinner on the ground but enormous inside. Amishtat 1 Link to post Share on other sites
pshome 12562 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 keweseki tobyd, Bamboocarman, Dave_Q and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Brodders 3151 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Omega estate? That's what mine is being used for right now and it is doing the job admirably. Carlosfandango and Ohdearme 2 Link to post Share on other sites
J-T 1314 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I did exactly this with a Volvo 850 a few years back when I was renovating a house. Must have been to the tip 20 times in it and never got questioned. It cost £156, was wholly and utterly abused by me for 6 months and my stepdad has it now, still going! Bamboocarman, mrbenn, eddyramrod and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
angle 3988 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Picasso. Find one with crumbly sills and 6 weeks MOT for just above scrap money and take all the seats out (they unclip). I got a sofa to the tip in one, no bother. Scruffy Bodger, Lacquer Peel, eddyramrod and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_Q 10022 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 chodweaver's grand voyager, berlingo, eurovan I (806/Ulysse/Synergie) or II (807/C8/Ulysse) Flat4, chodweaver, Cavcraft and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Iamgroot 497 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Picasso. Find one with crumbly sills and 6 weeks MOT for just above scrap money and take all the seats out (they unclip). I got a sofa to the tip in one, no bother.Actually, that's a great shout! loserone 1 Link to post Share on other sites
clayts450 7495 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 PT Cruiser is a good bet for a 'nearly out of ticket, m8' skip if you get the seats out too Bamboocarman and The Moog 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Doctormop 1261 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Do Kia Sedonas sometimes fall into just above scrap territory anymore?I'd imagine the carrying capacity is better than some vans with the seats taken out.https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201903015449153?price-to=1500&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&postcode=la97et&model=SEDONA&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=distance&radius=100&make=KIA&page=1Cheapest I could find within 100 miles but haven't dared to look on Gumtree. Flat4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tayne 13295 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I currently have an e46 touring filling this role.It was only £600 due to flywheel rattle and low* mileage. Link to post Share on other sites
Landy Mann 266 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Another vote for the Picasso, 1 large heavy 2 seater sofa with foot rest fitted no problem in ours. Link to post Share on other sites
txe4 372 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 +1 for Berlingo Multispace / Partner Tepee. You can get a fucked-but-still-running multispace for buttons, especially if pez, and it "looks" like a car (windows all round) so doesn't trigger the tip nazis. With the seats folded back (or removed entirely) it holds as much shit as the van version. Taller than an estate so much easier to load. Still miss mine. skoda_fan and Bamboocarman 2 Link to post Share on other sites
loserone 12363 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I was so hoping that was going to be a suggestion of a model S Scruffy Bodger, txe4 and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Dead_E23 1202 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I'd imagine a Picasso/PT Cruiser/Sedona/Berlingo would be cheaper to insure than a van too. (Is insuring a van for private use still as difficult and/or expensive as I have been led to believe?) Link to post Share on other sites
Crispian_J_Hotson 3504 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 BMW 3 series touring. You can fit 21 meters of turf comfortably in it or 22 lengths of 2.4m 3x2 and shut the boot... And change gear... Or a locker unit of 10 lockers, a tea urn, a printer (in it's box) and bags of shit, shutting all doors and driving 70 miles. Edit, ooh and full sized floor boarding, close, but it goes! Need a spare sock tho to protect the corners from stabbing the dash. Wait... Where can such a machine be obtained though??? mrbenn, paulplom and Flat4 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Cavcraft 101880 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Berlingo or Kangoo absolutely ideal. skoda_fan and Bamboocarman 2 Link to post Share on other sites
skoda_fan 352 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 +Another for Berlingo/Partner. My previous "ideal" vehicle for this was my Felicia Fun....except it wasn't...even with the Truckman top on it was refused entry for being a "commercial vehicle". I paid only £750 for my well-used Partner as it was too good to miss. It has the load capacity of a small shed (OK, it IS a small shed!) and qualifies as a private car. I bought it for practical purposes without expecting to like it. It's actually quite amusing to drive. Bamboocarman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
catsinthewelder 7780 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Mk3 Astra estate is the best car I've used for this, noticably more useful than the 405 particularly as it was impossible to ruin. The Moog 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Shirley Knott 2076 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 There still seem to be plenty of cheap/battered 940's doing the rounds TBF... Otherwise perhaps Mk1 Octavia Estate? Lots about, fairly reliable, Mk4 Golf platform so plentiful parts and huge space available with the back seats down. Link to post Share on other sites
Timewaster 10410 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Galaxy, Zafira, picasso. Infact if you fill a Zafira up with crap for the tip, just leave it there and walk home. paulscavalier, chodweaver and Flat4 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Steve79 2513 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Citroen C5 estate Bamboocarman 1 Link to post Share on other sites
txe4 372 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Berlingo or Kangoo absolutely ideal. Are Roomsters shite yet? It looks like probably not, the cheapest ones on autotrader being £1300? If the rubbish isn't too filthy you could probably do OK buying a scabby Roomster, using it, then selling on - but that's probably not really what the OP intended. The Roomster feels a lot more solid than the old Berlingo did but for some reason I've never really bonded with it, it's just a tool. Silly attitude as the Roomster has been faultless and bits were always falling off the Berlingo... Link to post Share on other sites
busmansholiday 5065 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Around here you need a permit for any vehicle to use the local tip. It's because we're between Sheffield, Donny, Rotherham and West Yorkshire so if any of them are on strike or shut people just bob over the border and use the tips in the next council area (obviously, I haven't* done that)..... Link to post Share on other sites
83C 3209 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 TD5 Discovery? I have one with 4 weeks test for £875. Skizzer 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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