{"id":7634,"date":"2015-07-22T15:49:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T15:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=7634"},"modified":"2015-07-22T15:49:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T15:49:13","slug":"after-250000-miles-in-3-years-its-same-again-for-minibus-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/7634","title":{"rendered":"After 250,000 miles in 3 years, it’s same again for minibus firm"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ArnaldNo recommendation is more powerful than personal experience, and Dunstable-based private hire firm Arnald Cars didn’t hesitate when it came time to replace their 3-year old Mercedes-Benz Vito Traveliner, which had done 250,000 miles\u00a0in just three years.<\/p>\n

According to Arnald boss Colin Hall, the outgoing model was\u00a0“impressively reliable and robust”<\/em>, so Mr Hall and his wife Teresa had no doubts about replacing it with one of the first new model Vito Tourers to hit UK roads.<\/p>\n

The Halls’ new Vito is a 9-seater, extra-long wheelbase 119 BlueTEC model, with optional rear-wheel drive and a Euro 6 2.1-litre, 190 hp diesel engine. Connecting wheels to engine is\u00a0Mercedes’\u00a07G-Tronic Plus transmission, the world\u2019s only automatic gearbox for vans with a torque converter and seven gears. <\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the van’s size, however,\u00a0a series of fuel-saving enhancements including alternator management, improved underbody aerodynamics and the ECO start\/stop function, mean it should offer\u00a0fuel\u00a0economy of up to 47.1 mpg on the combined cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Hall says that\u00a0Mercedes quality and brand image are an ideal complement to the ethos of his business:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe pride ourselves on the quality of our friendly and reliable executive service, which explains why all of our drivers are CRB-checked, first aid-trained and fully licensed. The New Vito combines a stunning appearance with exemplary comfort levels, while the Mercedes-Benz brand image can only enhance customer perceptions of our business.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Halls’ new Vito is fully specced up for a high quality luxury taxi service. On the outside, the vehicle is smartly finished in metallic brilliant silver with colour-coded bumpers and 16-inch 10-spoke alloy wheels, to which the customer added optional roof rails and fog lamps.<\/p>\n

Inside, passengers don’t need to worry about summer heatwaves. The van’s range-topping\u00a0SELECT specification includes comfort seating, TEMPMATIC air conditioning, and a carpeted passenger compartment, as well as a lighting package.<\/p>\n

The driver will benefit from automatic Headlamp Assist function and a rain sensor which controls windscreen wiper frequency, along with an optional\u00a0Parking Package and electric sliding doors.<\/p>\n

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Dunstable-based private hire firm Arnald Cars has taken a new Euro 6 Vito Tourer onto its fleet to replace a 3-year old, 250,000 mile Vito Traveliner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1891],"tags":[1744,1887,855],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7634"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7634"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7636,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7634\/revisions\/7636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}