Why GAZelle cargo so profitable for housing and interregional transport?

GAZelle – a truly unique car. The availability of spare parts and low maintenance make it one of the most popular light commercial truck in Russia. What is it good for small business and what are its advantages?

In most of the GAZelle truck is operated in urban areas. Without its participation does not pass any single apartment and office relocation. Thanks to its compact dimensions it can easily be deployed in small and narrow courtyards, crowded with other cars. Besides you can manage it with the category “In”, which are issued on passenger vehicles. All this makes the trucks GAZelle indispensable in urban transport. However, its benefits do not end.

In Addition to the compact dimensions, one of the main advantages of the ghazal is its carrying capacity. Initially, from the date of issue (1994) in the technical passport of the vehicle maximum load capacity – 1500 pounds. This is enough to make a office move or move all the furniture in one or two room apartments.

As for the amount of space the standard GAZel trucks are equipped with the new 9-18 kupovini bodies depending on the length of the chassis. So, a three-meter booth is able to accommodate 9 to 12 cubic metres of goods depending on the length. This value can range from 165 to 220 cm. The same applies to 4 and 4.2-metre Ghazals. Usually the volume of the body is from 16 to 18 cubic metres, again depending on the height of the cargo compartment.

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Engine Gazelles are certainly not as powerful and reliable as “Transit” or “Sprinter”, but still not forget about her price range, which simply does not allow them to be equipped with imported powerplants. Although, as you know, with the advent of a new series of cars GAZ 3302 “Business” buyers can choose not only the old ZMZ-shnye engines and new diesel "Cummins". Of course, the cost is also affected. Diesel GAZelle cargo is worth almost one million rubles. It's only 200-300 thousand rubles less than the cost of a new “Ford Transit”.

Basically, the level of comfort in the cabin and the fuel consumption is quite acceptable for urban conditions. On average, a car consumes 10 (diesel ‘Cammisa”) to 14-16 liters (130-strong ZMZ 406) of fuel per 100 kilometers.

For Those who want to purchase this car for interregional and international traffic, worry about the comfort too, not worth it, because in Russia there are a lot of stations where cargo GAZelle supplied with a sleeping bag on top of the cab. The most popular of them is the Czech «Pony Fantasy” (you can see in photo 3), while still performing the function of the spoiler. It can be bought for 40-60 thousand rubles. If you are transport off-season, that is year-round, should take care of the submarine as a standard stove is not in state all night to warm the cabin, and fuel consumption GAZelle cargo will not be normal. To buy and install so-called “hair dryer” can be for 800-1000 dollars.