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Van Hire for Kit Collection


Andrew O Byrne White - Ireland AO

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Can you not get someone else to hire the van and go with you.

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Can you not get someone else to hire the van and go with you.

 

Looks like I may have to do that.  I'm from Ireland though so no family over here to call on!  Does anyone have the measurements of the mazda sdv tub?  If I got a roof rack I might be able to take the chassis on the roof and bodywork in the car.

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Looks like I may have to do that. I'm from Ireland though so no family over here to call on! Does anyone have the measurements of the mazda sdv tub? If I got a roof rack I might be able to take the chassis on the roof and bodywork in the car.

http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic/93131-how-wide-how-narrow-will-it-fit-whats-the-width-or-length/

You wont get a ZK body tub to fit in a car

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If you don't have far to go then how about a few trips using an inflatable roof rack? About 50 quid on Amazon. I've carried 4 x 6ft fence panels on mine no problem

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Cheers all for the advice.  I don't particularly fancy strapping bodywork onto the roof to be honest so unless I manage to find somewhere for a half decent price, I'll go with Buttercup's idea and see if I can get someone to drive for me.  Really looking forward to getting started now!

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Bloomin Heck.

 

That's a first.

 

Me giving advice on a car forum and it been followed.

 

Bless your heart young man.

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Sorry Buttercup, I may have to skip your advice!  Someone just sent me this:

 

http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_GB/service-offer/van-hire/

 

Looks like they'll hire to anyone over 21 and it seems cheaper than anyone else... too good to be true?

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Price seems very good. Is the van flat packed ;-)

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Good practice before getting the Westie I suppose!

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My first kit collection (used MK - note fully stripped Sierra and MK bodywork inside the car!) and then my Westy:

 

MK-on-roof.jpg

 

in-van.jpg

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Price seems very good. Is the van flat packed ;-)

 

No, but one of the wheels is missing :d

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Worth checking the excess - hire co's usually whack a big excess on and then scare you into paying over the odds for more insurance. I used this site (nttwm) and got better cover for a lot less.

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For anyone who's interested in the future, it's not quite as advertised.  The service Ikea have is Hertz 24/7 and the prices are not as described on their website.  For one thing they don't actually offer LWB vans any more.

 

Hertz 24/7 operate out of Ikea, B&Q, Costco and Homebase though.  B&Q appear to be the only ones with LWB transits.  The price for at a weekend is £70 for 24 hours plus what appears to be 30p per mile although I can't actually find that detail on the website to confirm that. 

 

So in summary, yes, they hire to younger drivers, but it is not the cheapest option if you are 25.

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