Volkswagen Crafter Bakwagen kopen

What to look out for with a Crafter box truck

When buying a used box truck, always check the payload capacity against the load volume: a tall, long box body is only useful if the chassis retains sufficient payload after deducting its own weight. Check the condition of the box floor and walls for moisture and rust damage, especially with box trucks that have been kept outdoors. Check whether the doors and any tailgate function smoothly and without play, and ask for the maintenance history of both the chassis and the body, as these are often supplied by two different companies. For a gross vehicle weight above 3,500 kg, a category C driving licence and possibly a tachograph requirement also apply, so match this to who will be driving.

Box truck with or without tailgate

A tailgate is almost essential if you regularly need to load and unload heavy or full pallets on your own, for example in construction, wholesale or furniture transport. Without a tailgate you save weight and load floor height, which in turn provides room for extra load volume or lower fuel consumption, and is often sufficient if you work with a pallet truck at a level loading dock. When choosing a tailgate, pay attention to the maximum load capacity in kilograms and whether it has been recently inspected, as repairing a faulty tailgate is a costly expense down the line.

Comparing the Volkswagen Crafter box truck with the Sprinter and Transit

Until 2017, the Volkswagen Crafter shared its platform with the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, meaning older examples are very similar in terms of technology and parts; since the generation launched after 2017, the Crafter has had its own platform, shared with the MAN TGE. For box trucks, this means that, just as with the Sprinter and Ford Transit, you can choose from several wheelbases and roof heights onto which a bodybuilder mounts a box body. Compare the year of manufacture, payload and the brand of the box body between models, as the quality of the body build often determines the resale value just as much as the underlying chassis.

Buying a box truck or taking out financial lease

Buying with cash makes you the immediate owner, allowing you to use or resell the box truck freely, which is beneficial if you can depreciate it for tax purposes or don't want long-term commitments. Financial lease is attractive if you want to keep capital free for your business operations: at Tatev Auto, financial lease up to 100% is available, including for start-ups and sole traders, with terms of up to 72 months, whereby you become the economic owner and depreciate the box truck on your balance sheet. With either option, be sure to ask about the terms for trading in your current commercial vehicle.

Volkswagen Crafter Bakwagen kopen: what to look for?

When buying a used commercial vehicle you want clarity fast: is the vehicle in stock, what does it cost, is financial lease available and does the configuration suit your daily work? That is why this page directly shows current vehicles with photo, price and specifications.

At Tatev Auto in Mijdrecht we help business owners with targeted advice on load space, fuel, mileage, body type and total cost of use. You can trade in your current vehicle and finance almost any vehicle through financial lease.

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