Vans for all seasons
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Both supply and demand have grown recently in the used
panel van sector, and Glass's Guide chief commercial vehicle editor George Alexander reviews the winners and losers.
Surprisingly, George Alexander of Glass's Guide reports, the panel van sector has been the busiest of all used markets in recent months.
"Although the number of used vans on offer has grown close to a point that could overwhelm the marketplace, the number of active buyers has just about kept pace with any increase," he says.
As usual, it's all about condition. Clean Iveco Dailys and Ford Transits, in particular T260s,T280s and T350s, are doing well and matching Glass's Guide trade prices while poorer examples are struggling.
Late-year facelifted Renault/Citroen/ Nissan hybrids at 3.5 tonnes are performing well, putting their predecessors in its place. The same is true of late-year high-bodied Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 311s and 316s and their older stablemates.
Alexander says the outgoing LT from Volkswagen is "a no-nonsense. good-value van and sells best when offered in its longest and highest form with bucketioads of power.
dropsiders, tippers and boxes are selling well wherever the right combination of condition, wheelbase and power is in evidence." he says.
• See pages 68-9 for the latest on van prices at auction