Introducing... me

[Marishka]

your in smelb,
your in the right place to find a good beddy then,
 there seems to be heaps in melb.
must be the breeding ground for the species, lol,

[ISNTONLINE]

your in smelb,
your in the right place to find a good beddy then,
 there seems to be heaps in melb.
must be the breeding ground for the species, lol,

Like this one?
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/st-albans/van-ute/bedford-cf-van-has-rust-resto-or-good-for-parts-1000-ono/1001158700

[ISNTONLINE]

Welcome Kate, once you get a beddy you will be hooked.

george

Thanks for the welcome.  Hubby's already hooked!

[Bedfordcrazy]

Depends kate, do you have someone, or a mechanic that can do the body and mechanicals. I guess if it is for work than it should be tax deductable. Try our mate benny, he is in your neck of the woods, he has his own beddy car yard  he may have something. Depends on how much work you plan on doing.

george

[Warren]

Welcome to the site Kate.

As for getting a beddy, well that depends on a lot of things.

Do you (or a freind/family member) have mechanical and metalworking skills.

What is your budget.

These two are most important as they set the framework for your decision.

If you have no skill and a good budget, then buying a good "expensive" running registered car can be the easiest way to get started because if you have to pay someone to work on your van, the bills can quickly add up.

if you have the skills and a good budget then buying one cheaper, but requiring some work can make your money go further and get one to your liking

if you have no skills and a no budget then your stuffed

Remeber that these vehicles are 30 to 40 years old and as such most have rust issues and can have done may hundreds of thousands of kilometers so the chances of getting a good one is getting harder, there there but you need to be patient and look carefully.

Warren

[Marishka]

warren pretty much hit the nail on the head,
thats the best advise you could get.

[Rogue Trooper]

Actually that's not strictly correct. If you have no skills and no budget then you could just wait till he's not looking and steal Mezzmo's!  

[ISNTONLINE]

Welcome to the site Kate.

As for getting a beddy, well that depends on a lot of things.

Do you (or a freind/family member) have mechanical and metalworking skills.

What is your budget.

These two are most important as they set the framework for your decision.

If you have no skill and a good budget, then buying a good "expensive" running registered car can be the easiest way to get started because if you have to pay someone to work on your van, the bills can quickly add up.

if you have the skills and a good budget then buying one cheaper, but requiring some work can make your money go further and get one to your liking

if you have no skills and a no budget then your stuffed

Remeber that these vehicles are 30 to 40 years old and as such most have rust issues and can have done may hundreds of thousands of kilometers so the chances of getting a good one is getting harder, there there but you need to be patient and look carefully.

Warren

Cheers Warren,

Yes I am aware of the issues with cars these age - but its been years since i had a really old car so I may be being a little naive about it, though our newer cars seems to always cost us a fortune too.  Hubby has his heart set on one, I've been changing my mind.

We don't have skills, apart from Hubby - lets call him Mr Kate- Mr Kate can spray paint.

We do have some money, and the lovely govt are offering a rebate to small businesses for work vehicles... and our understanding is it can be any vehicle.  We have been looking for Bedfords since January and have seen quite a few we were interested in be sold simply because I was saying we needed to wait till July to buy.  Mr Kate has not been happy about this.  The Innocents van was one we were very interested in, but the colours didn't suit & it seems wrong to get a vehicle like that and change it.

I am happy to buy a decent one and spend money on getting it sweet, as long as I can find someone I trust to do the work. My experience as a teenager with dodgey mechanics has left me weary.  My budget... well that depends what I'd be getting but up to $15k but I'd want something totally mechanically sound & completely beautiful for that

Actually that's not strictly correct. If you have no skills and no budget then you could just wait till he's not looking and steal Mezzmo's!  

Who is this Mezzmo? Where can he be found?  What colour is his Beddy? hahaha

[ISNTONLINE]

I guess if it is for work than it should be tax deductable. Try our mate benny, he is in your neck of the woods, he has his own beddy car yard  he may have something. Depends on how much work you plan on doing.

Will look him up. And yes will all be a tax deduction- I just have to earn enough to make sure I get a deduction

[Rogue Trooper]

Who is this Mezzmo? Where can he be found?  What colour is his Beddy? hahaha

Here's Mezzmo's. I love it when it doesn't have all the graphics over it.

http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=7074&g2_page=6