Another sea kayak plus a couple of new bicycles
or a second-hand Ford Transit Connect that I could store/carry my sea kayak and bicycles in (and any more that I end up owning in the future).

(where is 'over here'? the PPL courses at my local aero club cost circa 5 grand, but getting a civilian/commercial licence & becoming a pro pilot will cost you at least 50 grand)
( custard, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:50, archived)

I thought if you were into watersports (hur hur)
you had to own an old Bedford CF or a Commer PB or *shudder* a Volkswagen. Transits just aren't cool enough, unless it's a twin-axle LWB Mk II.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:52, archived)

VW Transporters seem to be the van of choice for the sea kayaking crowd
with the posher folk going for long wheelbase Defenders (although that chap does like to do things like drive from Morocco to South Africa via the West coast) and Mercedes Vitos.

I want a Transit Connect because they reasonably compact and are possibly the best van in their class (being designed from scratch instead of being some mutated car platform).
( custard, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:58, archived)

LDV Maxus

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 10:59, archived)

You could buy a couple of thousand and the factory for £2.50.

( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:01, archived)

let's do it!
that would be awesome.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:02, archived)

It would still be a rip off.
What the fuck are we going to do with a couple of thousand shit vans which no one wants and a factory to make shit vans that no one wants?
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:07, archived)

they're not shit vans

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:10, archived)

They're ugly, expensive, use too juch fuel and have too small payloads.
That's why they've gone bust.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:12, archived)

All vans are ugly.
The reason they went bust is that they're British.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:14, archived)

Weren't they owned by some Russian oligarch?
(and did they ever get the bridging loan that they were hassling the govt. for?)
( custard, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:19, archived)

GAZ bought them, apparently,
but they don't seem to have done much.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:26, archived)

too big for me
I just want a van with a 2 metre load length capacity (with the front seat collapsed) that isn't much bigger/wider than a car.

T230
( custard, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:07, archived)