Hi all, haven't been on this forum for a while, but always had some great responses, hope you can help me out again.

I am a removal man badly in need of another luton van so i can expand a bit. Buying new is gonna relieve me of all my savings, and I don't really do high miles, but I dread buying used, even though I have always done so. I know a good mechanic who can accompany me to any viewings, but obviously they can't guarantee anything. Am I being too careful here? I really don;t want to drop £30K at the minute, but every time I look at used vans and then call the dealer they always put me off, they seem to have a knack of talking a non stop stream of b******s. Every time I look at a van I think how did the dealer acquire it? Why did the original owner sell it? I've seen a 2018 plate Renault Master with less than 40K at £18K with no vat, he's got two of them, one still with 1 year main dealership warranty, but I still think there must be some catch, then I look at sellers feedback and it always has some bad or some obviously fake! A new van would be nice in terms of comfort and pleasure of ownership, but a decent used model at say £15K with or without VAT could suffice. Its just that £15- £18K is still alot of money with virtually no guaratees. I should note that credit is not possible for me, so its strictly cash only.

Edited by mikeandvan on 06/04/2021 at 23:20