A panel van (or panelvan) is a form of van A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting goods or groups of people. It is usually a box-shaped vehicle on four wheels, about the same width and length as a large automobile, but taller and usually higher off the ground, also referred to as a light commercial vehicle or LCV. However, in North America, the term may be used to refer to any; in some national usages it is distinct from a purpose-designed van in that it is based on a family car An automobile, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the chassis A chassis (pronounced /ˈʃæsi, ˈtʃæsi/) consists of a framework that supports a man-made object, analogous to an animal's skeleton, for example in a motor vehicle or a firearm; elsewhere in the world it applies to any solid (rigid-bodied, non-articulated) van, smaller than a lorry or truck (although the latter is also a vague definition), without rear side windows — in this usage the term is fairly interchangeable with simply "van". Indeed, in this latter case it tends to imply a vehicle larger than one based on a passenger car.
Panel vans are widely used in many parts of the world for transporting cargo. In places where they are distinct from a "van" per se, they have less cargo space but better agility and maneuverability, making them particularly suited for cities with narrow streets and/or heavy traffic. Every major European Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma-Manych Depression), and the Black Sea to the southeast. Europe is bordered car manufacturer has a panel van in their line-up; these models used to be modified versions of existing passenger cars, such as the Citroën Visa The Citroën Visa is a supermini that was produced by the French car marque Citroën from 1978 to 1988-based Citroën C15 The Citroën C15 is a panel van produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1984 until 2005. It was the successor the Citroen 2cv and Citroen Dyane vans that pioneered the box van format from the 1950s to the 1980s or the SEAT Ibiza The SEAT Ibiza is a car constructed and marketed in the European supermini class, sold under the Spanish SEAT marque-based SEAT Inca The SEAT Inca is a panel van, manufactured between 1995 and 2003. It was designed and assembled in Spain by SEAT, S.A., and based upon the SEAT Ibiza Mk2 , with which it shared its chassis and front body panels. Its VW stablemate was badge-engineered with the name Volkswagen Caddy, and was identical in every respect apart from some (easily. This format was pioneered from the 1950s by the Citroen 2cv The Citroën 2CV was an economy car produced by the French automaker Citroën from 1948 to 1990. It was technologically advanced and innovative, but with extremely utilitarian and deceptively simple Bauhaus inspired bodywork, that belied the sheer quality of its underlying engineering. It was designed to move the French peasantry on from horses Camionette and the Morris Minor The Morris Minor is a popular British motor car aimed at the family market. It was the work of a team led by Alec Issigonis, who would go on to design the successful Mini. The Minor was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show, London, on 20 September 1948. The prototype had been known as the Morris Mosquito, and some later models were called Morris.
However, since the introduction of the Citroën Berlingo in 1996, it has become common for these vehicles to have a specific styling and structure, even if they may share chassis, powertrain or other components with passenger cars of the same brand. Examples of this new wave of panel vans are the Renault Kangoo The Renault Kangoo and Kangoo Express are panel van and leisure activity vehicle produced by French automaker Renault since 1997. The Kangoo is manufactured in the MCA plant in Maubeuge, France, and in Santa Isabel, Argentina. It is also sold by Nissan in Latin America and Europe as the Kubistar (1997), the Fiat Doblò The Fiat Doblò is a panel van and leisure activity vehicle produced by Italian automaker Fiat since 2001. It was first launched to the public in Holland, and received the "2006 International Van of the Year" award by an international jury from 19 countries. In Singapore, a 1.4-litre LAV variant is marketed as the Fiat Panorama in 5 and 7 (2001), (Opel) Holden Combo The Combo is a panel van and leisure activity vehicle from General Motors, which is branded as Opel, Vauxhall, Holden and Chevrolet, depending on the market. A pickup truck variant, designed in Brazil is available in South America and southern Africa, but not Europe or Australia (2001), Ford Transit Connect The Ford Transit Connect is a compact panel van developed by Ford Otosan, designed by Peter Horbury and introduced by American carmaker Ford in 2002 to replace the older Ford Escort van range, which had ceased production in the same year (2003) or the Volkswagen Caddy Released in 1980, the first Volkswagen Caddy is a light pickup truck, and van based on the Volkswagen Group A1 platform, shared with the small family car Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (2004). They are also purpose designed to be utilitarian base model MPVs / people carriers, for a range of such vehicles.
Panel vans were also especially popular with younger car buyers in Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent (the world's smallest), the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.N4 Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, during the 1970s.
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Author: eatcustard Subject: Considering buying an '81 . Panelvan. Posted: 30 Jul 09 at 08:12 700 for the . van. (thats the max I would pay for it)
Q. Can fit flat blade wipers like on golfs to a T5 2007 Transporter Trendline Panel van?
Asked by JULI-JUAN - Wed Jun 11 15:51:00 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I take it you mean the 'rubber strip' like blades? I'm pretty sure you can retro-fit these, but be warned...They're expensive! I'm surprised your van doesn't already have these.
Answered by whitaxle - Wed Jun 11 17:10:06 2008
