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Mercedes Vito 112 CDi Red Dog Van in Reading, Hampshire for sale

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For sale is my 2002 Mercedes Vito Dog Walking van. Installed with four large Barjo cages (worth £2k). This is a fantastic van for a dog walker or someone who needs to transport a number of dogs in maximum comfort and safety. The cages can be accessed from both sides and the back. There are also safety hatches between the front and rear cages in case of emergency. There are loops for padlocks to enable you to lock the dogs in the cages but have the doors open whilst parked. What I really loved about this van is that there are windows in the sides and back which makes driving so much easier and safer than other vans where visibility is restricted to wing mirrors. The rear windows are very dark tinted so you cannot see the dogs inside but they can see out. This makes it much more pleasant for the dogs. The van is automatic and is quite nippy for such a large van. There are four large cages installed in the van, to get these made for any van would cost over £2000 and would involve the van being off the road for three days while it is measured, checked and fitted. You can easily get two labradors per cage, three smaller dogs are very comfortable in each one too. There is a very useful shelf at the back, which could easily be converted into another cage by adding a door. The van is 12 years old and has done over £110k miles so it is not in mint condition. I have had all the sign writing professionally taken off and the paintwork polished so there are no traces of the lettering and it is lovely and shiny. There are a number of dents, the worst one being on the nearside back door where my dog walker caught a gate post. There is also a minor dent on the back door due to me reversing very slowly into a metal gate. There are a few other small areas of paint missing and a patch of rust on the drivers door. I have tried to show these on the photos but I can send more if required. It has 9 months MOT. The only advisories were about 2 worn tyres (one of which is the spare) which are still within legal limits and the "nearside headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced". If it sells for the Buy it now price then the remaining road tax will be included. The air conditioning is not currently working as there is a leak but I didn't get round to getting it fixed, as a result the coil lamp comes on for about 20 seconds when you first start it up as a warning. The drivers seat is worn, I use a seat cover which makes it perfectly comfortable. There is a second row of seats which can be replaced by removing the middle cages however they have been in the garage for 5 years so I can't guarantee their condition as we have had mice in the garage and I think they got one of the headrests. The electronic key doesn't work as I accidentally left it in a pocket and it went in the washing machine but the central locking works manually. You may be able to get the key replaced from Mercedes. I also have a spare manual key. It is an absolutely brilliant dog walking van. I am selling it as I have had a baby so I am no longer dog walking myself and don't need it any more. I will be sad to see it go as it served me very well. If I was starting a new dog walking company now I would definitely recommend buying this van. It looks very striking especially when sign written in white as I had it. Viewings welcome. Van is advertised elsewhere. Cash on collection