cabstars vs canter

[moorcrofttreesurgery]

ive had a y reg cabstar total shed i might of just got a bad one single axle really hairy with no weight in the back ending up going round a roundabout lost the back end staight into a tree.a mate of mine had a 57 plate one hes just got rid and got a toyota dyna he rekons the quality is much better.looked into buying a canter and the parts are real expensive when they go wrong.stick with a pikey transit i say......

[Peter]

Are you buying new or secondhand?

 

Secondhand, I would look for a cabstar with the 3 litre turbo engine, lightweight and pulls like a train, only major downside is the tiny cab. I think they made them around 2004-2005.

 

Canters are nice trucks, but heavy and thirsty, as they are really 7.5 tonners in 3.5 tonne disguise.

[Andy Collins]

Just stick an IW tipper trailer on the back of the pick-up, be cheaper than running 2 trucks.

[Stephen Blair]

Just stick an IW tipper trailer on the back of the pick-up, be cheaper than running 2 trucks.

 

thats what i would do steve, that lovely navara, all the comforts. trailers dont need road tax or mot's.

[Steve Bullman]

then what will i use for my tescos vehicle?

[bob]

then what will i use for my tescos vehicle?

 

like the rest of us

a shopping trolley

[Dionysus]

we have 2 canters at the company i work for, ive never experienced the cabstar or driven either, the only thing id say about the canter is the rear can be very light without a load on, ours have gotten stuck a few times on gravel driveways etc and were terrible in the snow, the boxes are a nice convenient design, easily enough to fit in signs cones hedgetrimmer 2 ground saws 020 climbing kits and more we have 2 types of body on our 2 one with high sides and just a rear tailgate, and the other with full doors (good for hiding how large your load is hehe) both have ladder racks on top and we pull a timberwolf 190 and a full load without problems on hills. anyway this is just my experience from working in one not driving, i much much prefer them over a transit anyday.

[Steve Bullman]

thats the one thing thats putting me off the jap trucks, they all seem terrible off road. ive taken my ldv through loads of places the jap trucks would never go.

 

i wonder what they'd be like with nobbly tyres on?

[Tully]

yeah i got a navara, but my ldv has just been condemned so i need a new 3.5t pronto

 

 

ah ha ha.

It sounded like it was headed that way.

at least you might be able to get some seat belts that work...

[Dionysus]

to be honest with a nice load on they are great but empty they are a nightmare on slippery grass or deepish gravel