So, apparenlty I need to look into a new vehicle of some sort before the end of the financial year (since there are funds at the moment, but next year is looking like it may be a little Spartan - and given my car is looking tired after 3 years....)
What I need is something with reasonable luggage/lugging capacity for filthy engineering stuff, and something very tax efficient. 4x4 would be useful, but perhaps not essential.
The current shortlist is:
Mercedes Vito Sport (150)
Isuzu Rodeo (not convinced but think I will have a look since I am passing the garage tomorrow)
Ford Ranger (also remain to be convinced, but it is just down the road)
Toyota Hilux (I suspect it will be too big)
That is the tax efficient stuff from the point of view of being commercial, but I think they may be physically too large to park in my parking space! On road parking is very limited so would like to utilise my space.
On the car front I am thinking about estates (Skoda Octavia/Octavia 4x4), MPVs (Citroen C3 or C4 Picasso perhaps... trying to avoid the Berlingo as the last one I tried to drive was a nightmare with my size 12s!) and 4x4s, since I do actually drive off road of occasion, would be things like the Citroen C Crosser, Skoda Yeti and perhaps some of the other cross overs.
So any thoughts, recommendations, comments or general slagging off since I have very little time to put together a short list and that is all I have come up with this evening
Budget around £24k maximum, less is better, and commercial vehicles can be up to that plus VAT!
VW Transporters are too big
Oh - and it will double as a family car/mountain biking vehicle!

