Catering Car

k12chu · Post by **k12chu** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:02 pm

need to buy a small car next month. (mainly used for the catering business).

requirement -
price band around £5000
nothing more than 5 yrs old
prefer 3 door type
should seat 2 and enough space to fit in a decent amount of luggage (smart fortwo out of the question)
good fuel efficiency
low insurance band
low maintainence
white / black / orange / red

i was thinking of Citroen C2 (1.1) or Fiat Stilo

jj · Post by jj » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:03 pm

If its going to be a business car would it make more sense to get a commercial version of a corsa or something (thinking taxation angle) ?

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:07 pm

jj wrote:If its going to be a business car would it make more sense to get a commercial version of a corsa or something (thinking taxation angle) ?

Or Fiesta van.

DDtB had a very nice fezza van; alloys aircon, leather etc (no stripes thou)

neil · Post by **neil** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:07 pm

jj wrote:If its going to be a business car would it make more sense to get a commercial version of a corsa or something (thinking taxation angle) ?

I'd go for a Peugeot 206 van

jj · Post by jj » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:10 pm

Who you boys calling stupid?

/takes bow

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:11 pm

jj wrote:Who you boys calling stupid?

Some guy called JJ

.... it's not that difficult, the sign has an arrow... unless you're .....

.... stupid

TAMBO · Post by **TAMBO** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:12 pm

I can do cheap Kangoo's on contract hire

neil · Post by **neil** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:12 pm

If the cap fits...

jj · Post by jj » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:14 pm

Also thinking from a business presentation point of view - I know you said that you guys do outside catering, so would look very professional turning up in a "company van" as opposed to in a car with the seats folded flat.

When I changed our van last year we went for a pimped out black version, and its been amazing how many clients have made comments about it looking neat.

k12chu · Post by **k12chu** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:16 pm

not a business vehicle. since the business is very small, accountant has advised me to buy a personal car and claim expense. so am looking for a small passenger car.

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:19 pm

MGZR ? they also did a van

woody · Post by **woody** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:51 pm

Focus TDCi.

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:21 am

k12chu wrote:not a business vehicle. since the business is very small, accountant has advised me to buy a personal car and claim expense. so am looking for a small passenger car.

You can claim expenses on a van too. If you are VAT registered you'll also be able to claim back the VAT on a van.

You should still be able to put through some expenses for your own personal car too.

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:02 am

Want to buy my wife's low mileage Modus diesel?

Titanium S1 111S (gla) · Post by **Titanium S1 111S (gla)** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:30 am

Difficult to beat a brand new Corsa for the money, crap car but itâ€™ll be cheep to run, reliable etc.

2p