New bus - Literally
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New bus - Literally
For the last year or so since having the 406 I bought about 3 years ago originally back I've been looking to replace it.
I've never liked since I fetched it, but not unlike the Mondeo I've been struggling to come up with a plan. I should add that while the car lives here and is in my name my brother shares it's use and upkeep, as he's been taking his bike on track days and uses the 406 for towing his trailer.
A couple of Saturdays back after going on a track day at Mallory Park at which it absolutely tipped it down he suggested replacing the 406 and buying a van of some sort so he could put his bike in that.
Sounded like a good plan as I've been doing a lot of alterations to my garage and yard lately so the extra carrying capacity would be nice without using trailers.
So after a very short search on ebay I found this and we fetched it from London the next day.
It's a bit rough and ready and as you can see it's a minibus rather than a van which we wouldn't have picked but it has an underslung tail lift which will be handy for my brother and his bike, plus any bulkier loads.
It's very very slow though, but I guess for the carrying capacity it can be forgiven for that? Time will tell.
I've never liked since I fetched it, but not unlike the Mondeo I've been struggling to come up with a plan. I should add that while the car lives here and is in my name my brother shares it's use and upkeep, as he's been taking his bike on track days and uses the 406 for towing his trailer.
A couple of Saturdays back after going on a track day at Mallory Park at which it absolutely tipped it down he suggested replacing the 406 and buying a van of some sort so he could put his bike in that.
Sounded like a good plan as I've been doing a lot of alterations to my garage and yard lately so the extra carrying capacity would be nice without using trailers.
So after a very short search on ebay I found this and we fetched it from London the next day.
It's a bit rough and ready and as you can see it's a minibus rather than a van which we wouldn't have picked but it has an underslung tail lift which will be handy for my brother and his bike, plus any bulkier loads.
It's very very slow though, but I guess for the carrying capacity it can be forgiven for that? Time will tell.
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Don't forget the Disabled and Ambulance signage.
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Re: New bus - Literally
Nice. Have always wanted to get myself a proper van.
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Re: New bus - Literally
I've had vans in the past, if you can warrant the cost of an extra vehicle they're handy to have.
Though if it were becoming daily transport I'd want a much newer and more powerful one.
For £600 we can't complain though, see how long it lasts.
Though if it were becoming daily transport I'd want a much newer and more powerful one.
For £600 we can't complain though, see how long it lasts.
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My drag racing mate bought a disabled access bus too!
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Small world
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Re: New bus - Literally
Looks a bit bigger than this one?
We'd need to take a test to drive that if it is bigger. Not looking to go down that road.
We'd need to take a test to drive that if it is bigger. Not looking to go down that road.
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Seems a bargain for £600
You might get a small chunk of it back when you rip the seats n stuff out of the back.
You might get a small chunk of it back when you rip the seats n stuff out of the back.
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Re: New bus - Literally
Yeah possibly, I don't think we'll lose much whatever happens really.
Shame we can't fit a towbar, a Transit trailer would be quite spacious.
Shame we can't fit a towbar, a Transit trailer would be quite spacious.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd5IcN3yjsg
Absolutely not related to any form of bus purchase but the steering knuckle on an Accord looks remarkably like the one on an 800. So it's a how to for a bottom ball joint.
Absolutely not related to any form of bus purchase but the steering knuckle on an Accord looks remarkably like the one on an 800. So it's a how to for a bottom ball joint.
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Not sure if it is the same part or not but the method is pretty much the same.BlueRover wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd5IcN3yjsg
Absolutely not related to any form of bus purchase but the steering knuckle on an Accord looks remarkably like the one on an 800. So it's a how to for a bottom ball joint.
Chris - is that the basic (think it was 85PS) non-turbo diseasel engine or is it the 125 TDCi in that Transit? The 85s were hopeless but the 125s were a lot better! Drove a few of the 125s including one beaver-tailed jobby - incredibly light on the back end but keep it in a straight line and it went like stink!
You might also find that being a minisub, it's been restricted to either 90 or 100km/h, remove the restrictor and you should get some half decent movement out of it, even if it won't outdrag Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone!
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Re: New bus - Literally
Honestly no idea on that.
There's no markings anywhere on it as we were asked by the insurance company.
It can't be a lot or it's very broken.
It's definitely not restricted, though it does seem to over read when it's at speed. Wondering if the axle has been swapped?
There's no markings anywhere on it as we were asked by the insurance company.
It can't be a lot or it's very broken.
It's definitely not restricted, though it does seem to over read when it's at speed. Wondering if the axle has been swapped?
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You may be able to find out more about what model/engine it is by contacting the supplying dealer Chris. Looking at the number plate and knowing what i know of Ford dealers in the area it came from originally, i'd make an educated guess it was supplied originally by this lot :
http://www.dealers-ford.co.uk/Ford/Hamp ... tleigh/206
Silly question - is the speedo calibrated in km/h? There was a time that for some stupid reason, minibuses had to have a km/h speedo so that might be the cause of the over reading.
http://www.dealers-ford.co.uk/Ford/Hamp ... tleigh/206
Silly question - is the speedo calibrated in km/h? There was a time that for some stupid reason, minibuses had to have a km/h speedo so that might be the cause of the over reading.
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It is an X reg so its possible, but I wouldn't bother to find out.
Ignorence is a cheaper insurance quote if it wasn't done by you and you're not expected to know are you
Ignorence is a cheaper insurance quote if it wasn't done by you and you're not expected to know are you
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The speedo is definitely a MPH setup.
I have found a Tranist forum where a guy on there is offering to check a database for users and get details. So I might try joining there and ask them.
I have found a Tranist forum where a guy on there is offering to check a database for users and get details. So I might try joining there and ask them.
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Got to be worth a try Chris
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