3.5t lorries- are there any around?!

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I am putting feelers out in order to see if there are any around.

I would be aiming to buy one October time but have started looking in order to gain knowledge of the market. (I also need to relocate to another area of the country with my horse before I worry about buying new things!)

There doesn't seem to be any around that would suit my needs.

I have just one horse who is 15 hands and therefore I am not fussy about height or width particularly. Although she does not enjoy the newer side loading renaults particularly.

A good payload would be a bonus however not essential as it would be just her travelling. She is 570kg. If I could bring a pony sized companion along occasionally it would be a benefit although not essential!

I want a mechanically sound lorry that does not resemble a garden shed on wheels and look like it will fall apart on the way home or the floor give way as soon as my horse sets foot in it!

I also do not want a lorry that is older than me!!! My ka was younger than a fair few lorries and fell apart due to its aging engine and parts.

I'd have an approximate (give or take) budget of £4500 with the aim of having something built 1998 or earlier.

Where do I look for these lorries (if they exist)?

Am I being unreasonable with my criteria?

I often look through an advert's pictures and automatically dismiss on the fact it looks like a rusty old shed on wheels.
 
* earlier should be after.

Did you buy one off of ebay? Did you view first then buy on ebay?

I prefer the idea of viewing and buying/paying deposit there and then rather than entering a bidding war.
Surely if you viewed one advertised on ebay then it would be pointless if you were to be outbid at the last minute and therefore a complete waste of time?
 
Yes I have bought from adds on ebay, 1st box went down to bristol 1.5 hours away, the box was on the bidding system, offered what he had started the bidding at, no one had put a bid on, so he sold it to me. we drove it home that g
day.
hubby wrote that one off! (no horses involved)
so went on the hunt again, one on ebay auction went about 45 mins away to view, bidding had started on this one, he didnt want to take an offer so did bid on it, but didnt get it.
next one was on ebay but classified add, agin about 45 mins drive away, went and had a look, liked left deposit, and went back the next day to pay and collect.

it depends on how far you want to travel to view, further you travel, the more choice you have.
there was box a couple of miles from me, but going by what i was looking at, she was asking way too much for it.:)
 
We will have a lovely one for sale in about a month. It's N Reg tho - so don't know if that counts as too old. But is in good condition.
 
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