Stick sided lorries?

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OK quick post as to whether anyone knows the pros and cons of stick sided lorries versus the nice flat type?

There seems to be quite a few companies knocking relatively cheap ones out and I wondered whether there was a reason that you should not consider these?
 
don;t look quite so nice?

Mines been going strong now for 16 years - just about to put it on a new chassis

Bonus is you can see how much structure there is with smooth side already built you can't - a friend bought a lorry that had been box van converted (looked like a new build) and all it had was a metal strut in each corner - luckily she found out when a large box fell when she was moving house and popped out the whole side wall
 
The stick sided ones are fine - asked a coachbuilder recently. He said only prob is that if they get scratched, they corrode easily. Also, the panels sometimes come loose.

I had one previously and it was great.

Coachbuilt is prob best in terms of holding value. Converted box vans/GRP are best avoided as dont last as long.
 
Stick sided are easier to repair (say scratches etc) as the chances are only one panel will need doing but can also rust where the water sits in the bottom so that is a prob. Because they haven't got the layer over them to make them smooth they are lighter so often have v good payloads. They just dont look so smart but i have one frm PRB and its a smart little lorry and weighs 6.1 with 1 horse on and full water tank (and full living!) so can easily carry 2 or 3.
 
I have one and love it, its a good workmanlike truck in my opinion. The only thing I would change would be to have ali "sticks" as opposed to steel because they don't rust.
 
Aluminium (stick sided) lorries tend to be lighter in weight.
Although the main weight difference will be the length of the box. I have a 16ft GRP box and it only weights 5T so I can easily carry 3.
The main difference is the look.
Hunter boxes tend to look older as the GRP box is the most common nowadays.
 
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