New van

I have just bought a new/ 2nd hand van, which I am very proud of. It's the unexpected things that please most. Power steering that is as light as a car's. A load area I can stand up in. A fully secure, alarmed load space, with neither visible locks, nor windows in which I can leave my tools in overnight. I think it is going to improve my working life enormously. No more aching shoulders at the end of a job, from the drive home. It even has electric windows and mirrors, which feel indispensable already. All my tools now have a home inside. And my name is emblazoned - albeit discreetly - on the side.

I bought it on eBay without even seeing it. Felt very rash, but have subsequently decided that I had just been discerning. The description looked and sounded honest, and so it proved to be. The bodywork looks great for a six year old vehicle.