Dirty diesel Kangoo

[Big Steve - Raider]

By the sound of it the old Valeting business is taking off Chris?? Pleased to hear mate..

 

[Chris Smith]

By the sound of it the old Valeting business is taking off Chris?? Pleased to hear mate..

Yep it's going very well, some commercial contract work in the pipeline aswell.. already do 11 basic valets for the company, could be 44 soon...does mean some traveling and odd overnight stay, but they are willing to give me a good price per car or cover expenses.. (going to try both)...i know the estates manager and she is very keen for me to do them, as then she can forget about them being cleaned and just pay me.

 

[andybond]

Yep it's going very well, some commercial contract work in the pipeline aswell.. already do 11 basic valets for the company, could be 44 soon...does mean some traveling and odd overnight stay, but they are willing to give me a good price per car or cover expenses.. (going to try both)...i know the estates manager and she is very keen for me to do them, as then she can forget about them being cleaned and just pay me.

You know expenses cant be taxed, right? Factor that into your equation.

 

[Chris Smith]

Slight change of plan, Kangoo maybe staying as a 2nd van/back up...

I have been given a Mercedes Vito 3.0 v6 diesel, it's my bro in law's, but wants a new truck, the van had new suspension, wishbones, disc and pads all around, new tyres, full fluids changed less than a month ago....oh and a reversing camera, full deadlock system installed, android head unit... I can't complain as it's a freebie haha.

It's the long wheel base version, with a massive payload and large towing capacity.

 

[gordini stu]

Had a 5 seat LWB 115 Vito on a 06 plate Cracking vans prefer it to the VW all day long . It will be spot on for the job , good luck with it .

 

[Chris Smith]

So I collected the Vito last night... First impressions are it's going to be a very nice work van, some TLC is needed, but nothing major.

As for the Kangoo, going to keep it for now, will keep it as a back up... but the urge to kit it out as a mirco camper is strong.

 

[DaveL485]

Thats a sweet freebie!

 

[Chris Smith]

Thats a sweet freebie!

Yep... I owe a few car cleans to repay it haha

 

[gordini stu]

Nice truck .some get all the luck . But I suppose nothing is ever for free.

 

[Chris Smith]

Nice truck .some get all the luck . But I suppose nothing is ever for free.

Yeh I am not complaining, saved me getting into debt with a brand new van... This Mercedes will do me well.

 

[Chris Smith]

The battery on the Kangoo went flat, and the door lock just spins around... Leaving me with a van I couldn't get into...

Roll forward 2 months and still no joy haha, me being a tight a*se I decided to buy one if the door opening kits of amazon (forgot to skim link)..

I can confirm I can now break into a car within 3 mins causing no visible damage.

 

[Chris Smith]

The kangoo is back home, having a good clean up inside.. got it's MOT next week, and then it's back out on the road, have somebody working for me now doing the crap jobs I don't want to do...love the little kangoo van, drove it for the first time in ages today, a good little van for what I paid for it

 

[andybond]

What went on in the last image @Chris Smith ?

 

[Chris Smith]

What went on in the last image @Chris Smith ?

I was being lazy and left the generator running inside the van with the doors open... Wind caught the door and exhaust was putting out hot gas and melted it

I rarely use the generator, and in the big van I won't be offering the generator service...

 

[Chris Smith]

MOT time for the kangoo (actually was due in April - but as it wasn't being used I didn't bother).

Failed - windscreen wipers - Easy fix - passed.

Comment and rear wiring for rear light - reverse light, but passed anyway - was good enough for the 2 previous MOTs, just not a standard way to wire up a reverse light...but hey ho



Hadn't done massive amount of miles in the time I had it.... Whilst I was at the MOT garage I checked when the Vito runs out... - this Sunday, it will fail (rear brake light passenger side not working - wiring issue), bonnet catch stuck,no windscreen washer, oil leak.. spent 15mins working on the bonnet catch, Lucy held the light for me, catch all cleaned and lubed up and working correctly, however cable is snapped - new genuine one to be fitted, have new rear light connection to fit tomorrow, windscreen wash topped up.....next to find the source of the oil leak.

 

[Chris Smith]

Vito passed its MOT today, needed a new bonnet catch, and earth points on the rear lights needed cleaning up .. job done

 

[Chris Smith]

Tomorrow will be a sad day, the kangoo will go to a new home.

Total cost to me over the 2.5 years (excluding fuel etc), just shy of £3,500… sold for £3k. Not bad at all, earned £4K in rental since July last year aswell

It’s been a great little van.

 

[Chris Smith]

Had the fun of removing the graphics today.. came off pretty easy compared to others I have done.

Then at mid day, the new owner came, gave me some cash and off he went.