A closer look at the Doblo Cargo XL and the Scudo reveal some interesting differences
Comparing the Doblo Cargo XL with the Scudo
- Both have the same five cubic metre loadspace
- Doblo Cargo costs £400 less and returns 47.1mpg compared to the Scudo’s 40.9mpg
- Over the course of 100,000 miles, this means the Doblo wil use 321 gallons of fuel less than the Scudo
The other goods news is that as manufacturers churn out ever more complicated model ranges, many smaller vans are now as big as their larger counterparts.
Take Fiat for example. The Doblo Cargo XL has a loadspace of five cubic metres – exactly the same as that offered in the smallest Scudo, which is technically in the next sector above.
But the XL costs roughly £400 less to buy and is stated to return 47.1mpg on the combined cycle as opposed to 40.9mpg for the Scudo.
That means over the course of a 100,000-mile life the Doblo will use 321 gallons of fuel less than the Scudo, so at today’s prices and including the front-end cost saving, that’s a whopping £2,555.
The other possible problem with downsizing you may have is if you occasionally need to carry bigger loads.
Don’t despair, for here daily rental can come to the rescue. We hired a Citroen Relay 3.5-tonne Luton the other week from Steve’s Self Hire in Southend, Essex, for £62 a day, so bearing in mind the cost saving mentioned above, you can hire the bigger vehicle on quite a few occasions and still be quids in.
And there’s one added bonus to downsizing – you can then go to your customers boasting about your green credentials – and that means a lot to certain people you may do business with, especially local councils.
A smaller van means fewer of the earth’s resources have been used to make it, it will emit fewer harmful gases during its life and when it goes to the scrapyard, there will be less metal to get rid of.
A little bit of thought when you’re buying a new van can really save you a fortune – and help save the planet too.
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