Beddie wanted for organic fruit-based desserts mobile business

[Marishka]

quote by Rogue= Maybe but re-read the comments above. No mechanical knowledge and Marty let's be honest, when it comes to DIY you're a man on a mission.

 

point taken , your right Rogue,   (p.s. thanx for the compliment)
if a bedford is mechanically sound and everything has been renewed or checked ok, than they are awsome.
but if your buying something that hasnt seen services or the owners/owner hasnt cared and just driven it into the ground than expect drama,s , and some little some BIG.
 
after the rhs balljoint popped out  anything that i seen that didnt look alright got replaced,
i wasnt taking any chances anymore,
and when the rear wheel brake cylinder spat the dummy anything that i couldnt see got replaced as well,
my van wasnt the best lookin van but i know she was ready for travel without any hickups.
anyway she sold on ebay  for $3,500 and is now going to travel down to VIC this sat.

i will miss her but ive got a nice little bedford cf poptop in my sights,
will be better for my traveling adventures,   

[Rothu]

Poor Ying!

Coming to this site and being told in no uncertain terms NOT to get a Bedford! 
But I agree, I've had mine for 5 years and it gave me constant grief for 4 of those! And I was PAID to remove it from a mates garage.
Now that I've replaced everything (especially the electrics!) I can only now state with confidence that it is 100% reliable!

So unless you want to be trying to sell your stuff from random places on the side of the road while it's on a tow-truck, you'd be better off getting ANYTHING else than a Bedford!

Especially if you don't have any mechanical knowledge...

[ben]

I don't know what the problem is. If you do them up properly they are very reliable. I have done in excess of 320,000km in mine & it has not stranded me as yet.
Rocket.

rocket is right.

spend the money up front and you wont have a drama. replace everything! you really dont know whats been modifyed (stub axels rothu)

dont ask rocket how much he spent on his to get his reliable thou..

i have operated a business driving a beddy around doing 60,000kms a year in it. and i never spent anything on it if it wasnt broken but i used to leave 1 days grace incase something went wrong which it did every so oftern. but im a bit of a bush mechanic and can usually get myself out of trouble with a bit of phone assistance from friends.. (rocket)

i doubt you could have a reliable vehicle for less than 6 - 7k but what can you get in a transit equivalent seriously?

ben

[Jeff]

I was looking at buying a transit for work recently, but the more I looked into it, the more I found disgruntled owners who were appalled at what it cost them in repairs.
In fairness, some had a good run, but most did not.
Better I thought, to put the money into a Beddie, and get that reliable.

[John Abbott]

Yep that sounds about right Jeff. We have a 2006 transit at work it did a deisel pump at 40,000km an alternator at 48,000 and had a fuse box shit itself at 52,000kms. Keeping fingers crossed still.

[rossie]

So bedfords are money pits, rust buckets and are not reliable in any way . That sucks .. Ling get a good mechanic to check it before you buy and dont be scared to pay a bit extra for a realy good one or you will end up with one of there lemons... they are there and all best with your yuppie ice cream

[Bedfordcrazy]

Or you can do what i have done, the body is the only beddy thing left, when i get back on the road my van should be as reliable as any late model vehicle on the road, yes it is time consuming, but i dont have the luxury of being able to stop and fix it everytime i leave home, so i am building a reliable van, as reliable as any vehicle can be. Also i want to put one more beddy back on the road for years to come.

If i was going to use a beddy for a business, well i would do what i am doing now or if i really want the beddy as an image for the business, then i would just drop the beddy van body onto a 2010 chassis, last thing you want is to keep missing work because of breakdowns, mine is 35yrs old, of course they are going to breakdown from time to time.

Beddy's still rule. 
george.

[Marishka]

i am after a bedford to convert into a mobile ice cream van. it's Not going to be a mr whippy van! i want to paint it up really cool and sell healthy natural home made ice cream and other sweet treats ...
i don't know much about cars and their bits so don't get too technical on me. i just want one that looks nice and drives good and is going to be a reliable trusty van.
can anyone help?

i recon a bedford van is a must to sell healthy home made ice cream and fruit drinks etc,

id love to have thought my van would have been a home made ice cream van,:
but she,s gunna be a beer delivery van so i guess thats just as good, lol.

[wendyh]

OOOHHHH yeah definetly way cooler than a transit van      .....have u seen the two Mr whippy vans on ebay in north QLD? ther are set up ready to go ..just a quick change of logos...on ya too for going organic...where r u by the way? Wendy