Ford Transit Custom piles up accolades with Irish Van of Year award

By |2012-11-23T17:02:04+00:00November 23rd, 2012|Van News|

Story: COLIN DAWSON The Continental Irish Van of the Year award is presented to Ciaran McMahon of Ford Ireland by Paddy Murphy of award sponsors Continental Tyres Ireland IT’S been Britain’s favourite van for years and it’s popularity looks set to continue. Ford’s Transit continues to pile up accolades with the Transit Custom voted Continental Irish Van of [...]

Dakar-ready D-Max from Isuzu is a dream machine

By |2012-11-21T12:28:22+00:00November 21st, 2012|Van News|

Story: COLIN DAWSON IF you run a pick-up for your business, how do you fancy one like this? It would certainly attract attention to your trade, that’s for sure. It’s been produced by the Australia-based Isuzu Motorsports International Off-Road Race Team for the 2013 Dakar Rally and is the most powerful D-Max pick-up ever to take on the [...]

An easy new way to get into bed from Auto Styling Truckman

By |2012-11-19T13:49:21+00:00November 19th, 2012|Van News|

Story: COLIN DAWSON FED up with crawling around the bed of your pick-up trying to retrieve equipment, tools or parts that are out of reach? Wouldn’t it be handy if you could slide out the pick-up bed for easier access? Well, now you can. UK 4x4 and pick-up accessory manufacturer and distributor Auto Styling Truckman has introduced the [...]

Volkswagen donates first German-built Amarok in UK to help RSPCA save animals

By |2012-11-15T16:38:18+00:00November 15th, 2012|Van News|

Story: COLIN DAWSON ANIMAL welfare charity the RSPCA is set to benefit from the donation by Volkswagen of the first right-hand drive Amarok pick-up to come off the line since production began in Hanover. The RSPCA will be using the latest Amarok pick-up, which is equipped with a 2.0 BiTDI engine producing 180hp and an eight-speed automatic gearbox [...]

Ford Ranger beats the competition in International Pick-Up Award 2013

By |2012-11-08T12:37:29+00:00November 8th, 2012|Van News|

Ranger beats the competition in the Inernational Pick-up Awards 2013 Story: COLIN DAWSON IF a pick-up meets your business commercial vehicle needs, the choice has never been broader, with single, extended and double-cab models available from a range of manufacturers. Ford’s new Ranger has just come out top of the crop in the International Pick-Up Award 2013, with [...]

Fire service trials Toyota Hilux for rapid response use

By |2012-10-25T18:44:31+01:00October 25th, 2012|Van News|

Story: COLIN DAWSON IT takes more than a fleet of familiar red fire tenders for a brigade to run an effective fire and rescue service – especially if your response area covers 350 square miles and includes a population of more than 270 million people. With such a broad ‘beat’ it’s certain there’ll be the need for a [...]

SsangYong reveals prices and spec for new Korando Sports 4×4 pick-up

By |2012-10-15T19:14:51+01:00October 15th, 2012|Van News|

Story: COLIN DAWSON SSANGYONG’s striking new Korando Sports double-cab 4x4 pick-up will be available in two model grades – the SX and the EX. And prices start at £14,621 ex-VAT (£18,295 on the road), rising to £17,079 ex-VAT (£21,245 on the road) for the EX automatic. Both versions are powered by SsangYong’s latest e-XDi diesel engine. This new [...]

Mitsubishi L200 now offered with longest warranty of any pick-up in the market

By |2012-10-02T15:11:14+01:00October 2nd, 2012|Van management, Van News|

L200's new warranty will provide peace of mind for five years/125,000 miles, says Mitsubishi Story: COLIN DAWSON Buying a van or pick-up for your business represents a considerable investment. Reliability is an important consideration and the vehicle warranty plays a major part in this. So it could be comforting to know that Mitsubishi Motors is now offering the [...]

Pick-up buyers can test new Isuzu D-Max on Shrewsbury dealer’s off-road course

By |2012-08-29T19:03:46+01:00August 29th, 2012|Van News|

Story: COLIN DAWSON If you’re in the market for a pick-up and based within striking distance of Shrewsbury, Isuzu has extended its West Midlands dealer network with the appointment of Shukers Ltd, at Bayston Hill in Shropshire. Tradesmen and small businesses with a requirement for pick-ups, such as farmers, forestry workers and landscapers, will be able to test [...]

Isuzu D-Max will produce minimum depreciation

By |2012-07-20T15:58:02+01:00July 20th, 2012|Isuzu, Van News|

  Author: ROBIN ROBERTS It’s D-Max by name but not depreciation if you buy a new Isuzu pickup because D-epreciation is predicted to be low. It has some of the lowest running costs of any pick-up in the UK thanks to competitive pricing, low insurance costs and impressive fuel economy and now it is projected to benefit from [...]

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