2002 FIAT SCUDO 2.0JTD 6 SEATER WHEELCHAIR ADAPTED VEHICLE FOR DISABLED (WAV)

WHEELCHAIR ADAPTED
FIAT SCUDO 2.0JTD 6 SEATER
REGISTERED 2002
5 SPEED MANUAL BOX
MOT TO SEPTEMBER 2016
FULLY SERVICED LAST SEPTEMBER
LESS THAN 90,000 MILES GENUINE (see description)
GENUINE REASON FOR SALE
MECHANICALLY SOUND
COSMETICALLY CHALLENGED BUT NOTHING MAJOR
EX OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
REGISTERED AS A DISABLED PASSENGER VEHICLE SO FREE TAX
PROFESSIONALLY ADAPTED BY GM COACHWORK SPECIALIST VEHICLES
2 SLIDING DOORS TO SIDES
STEP ON NEAR SIDE WORKS MANUALLY NOT ELECTRONICALLY
NO STEP ON OFFSIDE
BARN DOORS AND RAMP TO REAR
HEATED REAR WINDOWS
AIR CONDITIONING
ELECTRIC WINCH TO ASSIST LOADING OF WHEELCHAIR OR SCOOTER
SECURING STRAPS AND SEATBELTS FOR WHEELCHAIR
WATERTIGHT AND EASY CLEANED FLOOR FOR WHEELCHAIR
6 SEATS- INCLUDES 2 FRONT, 2 BEHIND, 1 SWIVEL AT REAR PLUS WHEELCHAIR
PRIVATE PLATE WILL BE SOLD WITH VAN
PREVIOUS PLATE WAS GY52 OLX
NEW ALTERNATOR AND BELTS
BATTERY REPLACED 2015
REPLACED BLOWER UNIT
RADIO IS AN FM RADIO WITH CD PLAYER. I CANT GET MUCH FROM IT APART FROM THE CD THAT WORKS JUST FINE, IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME BUT YOU MAY WANT TO CHANGE THE UNIT.
TYRES WITH GOOD TREAD AND PLENTY OF LIFE
WHEEL TRIMS ARE A BIT BATTERED
STAINLESS STEEL THROUGH EXHAUST WITH A LIFETIME GUARANTEE
(ALL EXHAUST PROBLEMS RECTIFIED FOR FREE ON RETURN TO NUNEATON)
CRACKING MPG. AROUND TOWN IS ABOUT 35mpg, A LONG TRIP AND IT IS 50-52mpg
BACK SEATS CAN EASILY BE FOLDED OUT OF THE WAY OR REMOVED WITHOUT TOOLS
PLENTY OF STORAGE ON SHELF ABOVE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEADS OR GLOVEBOX OR DOOR POCKETS
GLOVEBOX HAS TO BE OPENED CAREFULLY OR THE DOOR DROPS OFF, COULD BE AN EASY FIX BUT NEVER BOTHERED ME
THIS VAN HAS BEEN MY ALLY FOR THE LAST 20 MONTHS, ORIGINALLY WHEN MY CONDITION WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED I WAS ON ONE CANE AND ABLE TO WALK BUT AS MY CONDITION WORSENED I INVESTED IN A MOBILITY SCOOTER AND THEN NEEDED AN EASY WAY TO TRANSPORT THIS ABOUT WITH ME AND I TOOK A LOOK AROUND THE MARKET AND FOUND OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL HAD 3 OF THESE FOR SALE. I SAW THE COUNCILS MECHANICAL RECORD FOR ALL 3 BUT DUE TO STRICT DATA CONFIDENTIALITY I WAS UNABLE TO GET A COPY. HOWEVER, I SAW THIS WAS BOUGHT BY THE COUNCIL FROM NEW AS AN MPV, IT WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER COUNCIL DEPT AND THAT DEPARTMENT BECAME A COST CENTRE AND FINALLY IN 2004 THE COUNCIL HAD IT ADAPTED AND IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THEIR INTEGRATED TRANSPORT UNIT AND WAS AVAILABLE ACROSS THE COUNCIL AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO TRANSPORT WHEELCHAIR USERS. NOT USED EVERY DAY AND NOT FOR LONG DISTANCES. MECHANICALLY IT WAS JUMPED UPON AS SOON AS THEY RECEIVED A REPORT OF SOMETHING BEING WRONG. THE COUNCILS POLICY WAS TO REPLACE BROKEN PARTS AND NOT FIX AS THEY NEEDED THE VEHICLE AVAILABLE IN GOOD CONDITION AT ALL TIMES. AS IS USUAL, WITH THESE, THEY CHANGED THE SPEEDO UNIT AT APPROX. 58,000 AND IT HAS DONE 31,000 SINCE THEN, A TOTAL OF 89,000 IN 13 YEARS SO WELL BELOW AVERAGE AND I DID 18,000 OF THAT IN THE LAST 20 MONTHS. ALL I HAVE HAD GO WRONG IS THE HEATER BLOWER AND THE EXHAUST DROPPED OFF. IT NEEDED A CUSTOM BUILT EXHAUST SO I WENT FOR STAINLESS STEEL WITH A LIFETIME GUARANTEE.
I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IN THIS VAN, IT AFFORDED ME INDEPENDANCE AND A LIFE THAT WITHOUT IT, AND MY MOBILITY SCOOTER, I WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE HAD. IN 2014 I WENT TO SCOTLAND IN IT AND REPEATED THAT IN 2015, ALSO TO THE LAKES IN 2015, SEVERAL TRIPS TO LIVERPOOL, A WEEKS HOLIDAY IN THE NEW FOREST, A TRIP TO KENT. I JUMP INTO THE DRIVING SEAT AND KNOW IT WILL DO WHAT I ASK, A REALLY RELIABLE FRIEND AND AIDE. SO WHY THE SALE? THE DRIVER SEAT IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN IS COMFORTABLE FOR ME TO GET IN AND OUT OF NOW, IN FACT IT HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE. THE PAIN GETTING IN AND OUT IS INTENSE AND AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF SUFFERING I BIT THE BULLET AND ORDERED A MOTABILITY VEHICLE AND THIS ARRIVED JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
THE SCUDO HAS REASONABLE POWER, WILL ACCELERATE FROM TROUBLE AND AT THE END OF THE DAY IT DOESNT DRINK THE FUEL. IT ISNT SUPERFAST BUT IS HAPPY CHUGGING AWAY AT LEGAL SPEED ON MAIN ROADS AND HAPPY STICKING TO THE ROAD ON THE COUNTRY LANES GIVING A REAL FEELING OF SAFETY. ON ONE TRIP TO SCOTLAND, STICKING TO SPEED LIMITS I AVERAGED 52mpg, INCLUDING THE TRIP UP AND BACK AND DRIVING AROUND THE HIGHLANDS FOR SEVERAL DAYS, CLIMBING MOUNTAIN PASSES AND WINDY ROADS, LIKE A MOUNTAIN GOAT SHE PERFORMED JUST GREAT. I DON'T THINK MY CADDY WILL BE AS GOOD AND IT ALREADY DRINKS DIESEL.
THE BODYWORK HAS A COUPLE OF SCUFFS, ONE NOTICEABLE ON THE REAR OFFSIDE, THERE ARE SOME SCRATCHES, THE LACQUER IS PEELING TO THE FRONT, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RUST. THE COUNCIL WONT SPEND MONEY ON COSMETIC WORK BUT THEY DID ON THE MECHANICS AND TO BE HONEST A COUPLE OF SCUFFS DONT BOTHER ME, IT WAS A WORKHORSE FOR ME.
SO TO USING IT. THERE IS CENTRAL LOCKING SO UNDO THE DRIVERS DOOR AND OPEN THE BARN DOORS TO THE REAR. FLICK THE SWITCH FOR THE WINCH AND AFFIX THE WINCH STRAPS TO THE FRONT OF THE WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY SCOOTER, USING THE CORDED REMOTE YOU CAN GUIDE THIS ONTO THE BACK OF THE VAN STOPPING IT WHEN IN POSITION. AFFIX THE STRAPS TO THE WHEELS AT THE REAR SO THE WHEELCHAIR CAN'T TIP UP AND THE SAFETY BELT FOR THE USER, TURN OFF THE WINCH SO IT LOCKS, LIFT THE RAMP AND CLOSE THE DOORS AND YOU ARE READY FOR THE OFF WITH THE WHEELCHAIR/SCOOTER LOCKED IN POSITION. EASY BUT YOU NEED SOMEONE WITH YOU IF YOU ARE A WHEELCHAIR USER. A SCOOTER USER CAN DO IT ALL ON THEIR OWN IF NEEDS MUST, I DO ON MOST OCCASIONS.
I HAVE 2 KEYS, MANUALS AND OLD PAPERWORK. THE VAN IS READY TO GO INTO IMMEDIATE SERVICE WITH 9 MONTHS MOT LEFT ON IT, I KNOW OF NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT THAT THAT I HAVE LISTED. eg BODYWORK, GLOVE BOX, RADIO ETC. SO COME AND LOOK AND IF YOU CAN SHOW YOU ARE INSURED PLEASE TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK FOR YOURSELVES, IT IS LISTED HERE TO SELL. IF YOU WIN IT AT A PRICE ON EBAY THAT IS THE PRICE AND NOT THE BEGINNING OF A DUTCH AUCTION, HOWEVER FEEL FREE TO MAKE AN OFFER AS PER THE AUCTION BUT PLEASE DO NOT INSULT ME.
I WONT LET THE VEHICLE LEAVE ME UNTIL I HAVE CLEARED FUNDS SO CASH IS THE BEST OPTION, PAYPAL IS NOT ACCEPTED FOR THE MAIN PAYMENT. HOWEVER WHEN YOU WIN IT I WOULD EXPECT YOU TO PAY A HOLDING DEPOSIT OF £100 WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE END OF THE AUCTION, THROUGH PAYPAL, WITH THE BALANCE BEING DUE IN CASH OR BANK TRANSFER ON COLLECTION.
I THINK I HAVE PROVIDED AN HONEST DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLE BUT TO SATISFY YOURSELF PLEASE COME AND VIEW IT AND TAKE A TEST DRIVE IF YOU CAN PROVE YOU ARE INSURED. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE EITHER IMPLIED OR GIVEN AND IS ENTIRELY BASED UPON SELLING AS SEEN AND TRIED.
ANY QUESTIONS DO PLEASE ASK AND I WILL ANSWER YOU OPENLY AND HONESTLY.
I AM NOT A TRADER, JUST A DISABLED PERSON THAT HAS NEEDED TO CHANGE HIS VEHICLE, COME AND SEE FOR YOUR SELF AND YOU WILL SEE I HAVE A MOTABILITY CADDY ON MY DRIVE TOO. I AM AN HONEST SELLER AND I HOPE I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AN HONEST BUYER.
HAPPY BIDDING!!!!!
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS COLLECTION ONLY. I CAN COLLECT YOU FROM A LOCAL RAILWAY STATION, (LONG BUCKBY, OR RUGBY) OR I COULD DELIVER WITHIN 100 MILES FOR A COST OF 42P PER DRIVENMILE (MINIMUM £20). IF YOU NEED IT DELIVERING PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I CAN PROVIDE A PRICE FOR YOU.

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