Crew vans (also known as combi vans) are commercial vehicles that have an extra row of seats in the back of the van. They are very popular in the London area as the seats can be folded down to form a normal van, but when necessary the vehicle can transport extra people in the back. In Londo, these smaller vans can be easier to park in tight spaces. In some factory-made crew vans the seats don’t fold down and the vehicle is always used to transport 5 or 6 staff aswell as carrying equipment in the back of the vehicle. Businesses like crew vans because they have the professional look of a van that can be sign-written as well as acting in a similar capacity to a car in terms of the number of people that can fit in it.
Common crew vans include the VW Caddy, Mercedes Citan, Renault Trafic, Vauxhall Vivaro, Citroen Berlingo, Peugeot Partner, Peugeot Expert and Citroen Dispatch. Some crew vans are designed as per the manufacturer to have the extra seats, but sometimes the seats are added at a later date by the owner. If you are adding the extra seats yourself, it is important to notify this to DVLA and to obey laws around seatbelt installation. If you don’t correctly register your vehicle as a crew van, this could have ramifications on the validity of your insurance if you were to have a crash.
The most popular and desirable type of crew van in the London area is the VW Caddy. Both the 1.6 and the 2.0L engines are reliable, the shape of the vehicle is ergonomic, the interior is designed to a high standard and they are pleasant vehicles to drive. Lots of people choose to customise these vehicles with lowered wheels, bodykits and stickers.
Despite being reliable, these vehicles do have common faults. If you are thinking of buying a VW Caddy, make sure to check for any clutch and flywheel noises, as well as making sure the engine runs perfectly smooth with no misfires. The most common cause of misfires in the VW Caddy are injector problems which can be expensive to repair. If you are in the process of repairing your VW Caddy with an injector problem, be sure to replace all 4 injectors at once, not just the one that is faulty. If one is faulty now, it is likely that the others will break in the near future. If you do have a VW Caddy crew van with an injector problem, and you don’t wish to repair it, sell it to us instead at sellthevan.co.uk.
Whether you have a running or broken crew / combi van, here at sellthevan.co.uk we buy all types of commercial vehicle and will offer a fair for your unwanted used crew van. Click one of the links above for a same-day quotation.