Hello!
I'm a new artist breaking into the art show business and I am looking at cargo vans. Does anybody here have any experience with this? Anything that you wish you would have known before you bought the van? Is there a certain max mileage that I should avoid? I see lots for sale under $6000 but they all have 150,000+ mileage... I really don't know what I'm doing so I don't know if that's bad...
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Thanks a bunch everyone! I'll keep these tips in mind during my search!
Great suggestions, Alison and Diane.
There was an extended discussion on here not long ago Ford vs Chevy vans. But I wanted to tell you also that you need not necessarily be considered about high mileage. We recently had our 1995 Ford Cargo Van E250 in for servicing, 160,000+ miles, and the whole service team came to admire it and were amazed at what great shape it was in. Therefore, if you buy from a private buyer find out what kind of driving it has been used for and the maintenance records, of course.
Alison is right - definitely consider Enterprise sales. The cars they sell were actually fleet vehicles that they have maintained - not their rental vehicles. I bought my mini van from Enterprise and have been very pleased. I know others who have also purchased through enterprise and have been equally pleased. Their cars are late models but they do have set prices - no haggling. That suits me fine but some people love the haggling stage.
Look at Enterprise. They not only sell their retired vans but also take trade-ins on them which they also sell. I got a nice E350 extended length with 80,000 miles for around $8000.