The dealership selling the van says that they run all of their vehicles through a thorough inspection. Plus, I can have my own mechanic look at it.

The Boxxer machine is actually brand new. There is a convention tomorrow here in Denver where a number of companies are bringing their machines to do hour long demonstrations per company.

They are offering $200 of chemicals, a $100 gas card, free oil changes for a year, a $2300 portable, a 2 year parts and labor warranty, and $1000 cash back all for free as an incentive to purchase a Boxxer truckmount. Then, they will also be offering some other discounts tomorrow that I don't even know about yet.

I have been doing alot of referral-based marketing. And I've got some insurance agencies and other places that are willing to use me and to refer me out to others as soon as I get a truckmount.

So it would be an opportunity to expand my business into places that I simply cannot get into right now. With a 10-15% down payment on both the van and the machine, I can get the payments down to $330/month. And that payment is all that I can afford right now.

The dealership has a number of vans that fit this description. Here is a link to one of them.
http://www.familytrucksandvans.com/display.cfm?page=vehicle&vehicleID=271986


Thanks for the advice.

good luck with your decision rick. stick to your guns with your payment. if that is what you feel comfortable with stay with it. the boxxer is a great investment and the van can last you several years. the van will more than likely go before the tm but you can always swap vans.

Thanks guys,

I went ahead and put the deposit down. I also asked them to throw in Howard Partridge's marketing module. So they are letting me have my choice of one of the modules. I'm debating between getting the referral module, the marketing and advertising module, or the pricing module.

My payments are going to be just a little bit more than what I told you guys earlier because I added a dri-master upholstery tool and some extra hoses. I'm pretty excited to see it all come together. Thanks again.

$333.00 per month... great low payments, I ran portables for 23 years, they are good and get the job done very well, however, I would not trade my truck mount for a full time portable now. I have boosted production through efficiency Ie; More heat, pressure, vacuum also not having to lug buckets of water, or find a water source and no more popped breakers or blown fuses, my life is easier on the job taking all the stress from above mentioned I can concentrate on pre - inspections with the customer more and also have more time to clean baseboards edges and so forth and also know the carpets and upholstery are going to dry fast too. The Boxxer 318 is all the truck mount you need to get the job done, and done very well. Good luck to you.

$90 per week is a great investment. You already have work lined up and you will be more productive on the work you already have. Good decision to buy what you need without going deep into debt to look good. That van looks very profesional to boot. I would buy some full cover hubcaps for it. The kind that ford made late 90s. They are available everywhere aftermarket. They look great. I buffed out my van, bought new hubcaps and I've been asked a lot if I bought a new van, and my van is a 97.

Spray the back of that van with rino liner befor you put in the truck mount
you'll be happy you did later on

Keith I just did my Sprinter's brakes not to long ago, 600 bucks in parts!!! I got the Bosch brake pads though because that is what it came with.

The boxer 318 will be just fine .

Great investment it seems like a good deal and plus that drimaster will make cleaning upholstery a breeze. Good luck.

GOOD LUCK!

When I originally started this thread, I posted the link to the van that I was going to buy. But then when I called to set up the appointment that afternoon, the van had just sold. So I took the next month or so to save up and pay for this van in cash. It's a Ford E-350 with 114,000 miles on it. I bought it for $3200. And they installed new rotors and brake pads yesterday. Plus, my mechanic neighbor is willing to do any other needed work on it for free in exchange for free carpet cleaning.

I'm cleaning out the back today, and putting Herculiner in it based on recommendations from some of the guys on TMF.

looks good man your on your way :AddEmoticons0423

Nice truck I predict 250K miles of use. Take good care and keep out of debt. It's what got the USA into the trouble we're in now. You don't have to beg for work or low ball just to work. Keep a fair price for good work and you will have referrals working for you in no time.

Today's the big day where I sign all of the paperwork to have the unit installed on Monday and Tuesday.

I've already got $5800 of work lined up for the remainder of next week. So it's going to be put to good use right away.

These next few days are going to take forever though!

To comment on the Boxer 318. My father in-laws business is repacing all his direct drive Hydramasters with boxxer 427's but did put a 318 in one and decicded it's just fine and is now going with the 318's. He's been doing this for over 30yrs so I figure he knows what he's talking about. He did say he was originally going to the El Diablo but the salesmen never called him back. To bad cause that's 10vans worth or business.

He did say he was originally going to the El Diablo but the salesmen never called him back. To bad cause that's 10vans worth or business.

WOW ......