This van beats all the others in the five ways that really count
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Z5OJU from BM(!
Here's the 250 JU—latest top-profit earner in the great BMC range of vans for all purposes. Up to 2.50 tons GVW—nominal payload up to 20 cwt. We've designed the JU to leave the opposition standing in the five ways that count most toward peak-profit performance for you — the operator. That means for
big carrying capacity, low running costs, long life, overall safety and complete driver comfort, JU win hands down. Go through JU's five big features one by one. See how BMC have produced a van that's sc far ahead of its class, it's in a class of its own.
Biggest carrying capacity
250 JU gives you a genuine zoo cu ft of usable load space. And its all where you want it —in the van body, behind the 3-man cab-area. Leave out JU's passenger seats and you get an extra zo Cu ft carrying bonus, making 220 Cu ft in all ! But we've kept JU really compact. Full forward control over underfloor engine pushes the cab area right to the front, leaving the whole van shell free for the greatest possible payload.
Ideal Loading Height JU's platform height — 264 in. from the ground — is perfect for fast, effortless loading and unloading. No bending. No stretching.
Side-Loading Too If you need to work from the side, you can get single or double sideloading doors on either or both sides of the van. Whatever the demands of your business, there's a JU to do the job the way you want it.
Easy Load Access Loading and unloading JU is easy. Whether you I I tackle it from the wide-swinging gate-size rear door or through the passenger door, you get at the items you want with the minimum of fuss and effort.
Lowest running costs
No other van in its class matches the JU for sheer economy of running. JU's 1622 cc petrol or II litre diesel engines have both logged millions of van-miles in our famous Jzs and J4s. So they're bug-free and utterly reliable. Fuel consumption ? The petrolpowered JU gives you up to zo ° o more mpg than its biggest competitor ! Petrol or diesel, in town or on the motorway, JU gives you the sort of savings in fuel costs you really notice.
Minimum Maintenance PJ servicing is cut to the bone. Steering joints are scaled for life, so forget them. Grease to just 5 points every 3,000 miles and a routine mechanical check every 3,000 is all the care the JU asks. If you do your own engine servicing, you can do it all under cover from the comfort of the driver's seat. A simple lift-off cowl reveals everything you need to get at for routine maintenance. If you leave all servicing to your dealer, you'll get your JU back quicker and the bill will be smaller.
Longest life
Mechanically, JU is built to outlast every otb van in its class. And we've given it bodywork to match. JU's pressed-steel shell is welded to a ribbed platform and an integral deep-sectio underframe, that's tough enough to stand up to all the stresses you or your drivers can hand out. But we've gone further than other manufacturers to make sure it stays that way. We've tackled the corrosion problem — and beaten it in an entirely new way.
JU's underframe members are full of stratcgi ally placed holes. So when the JU gets its 6-stage phosphate anti-rusting treatment, the bonderising solution penetrates inside the hollow sections. Then it moves on to the Rotodipping where paint penetrates the same holes to cover and protect every nook and cranny — inside and out. On the road, water pours into the chassis members — and is blown right out again. Park your JU after a wet day's work and all the water simply drains out. That's how FL7 beats corrosion, to last longer and depreciate slower than any other van on the market.
Unequalled safely
o other van rates with the JU for sheer 11-round safety — for you, your van and our load.
ligger Brakes Two to in. x 21 in. shoes on ach wheel give 173 sq in. total lining area — ir more than any competitive van. That means U pulls up faster with less effort, and with :ss tendency to fade, even after repeated raking. JU's brakes are self-adjusting too, you can rely on them to work at peak faiency at all times. Lining wear can be hecked in seconds through sealed inspection penings.
lail-Safe Braking JU's big powerful brakes re backed by a fail-safe divided system. ;eparate lines to front rid rear wheels, supported Y a mechanical handbrake, ake it virtually impossible r the whole system to break own at once. No other British n offers you this advanced ety feature as standard.
ini-Type Handling JU handles like no her van you've ever driven. That's because has a wheel at each corner — like a Mini, in ct. No bulky engine-snout, no heavy overhang the rear. The engine, the driver and the load e all set firmly between the wide track and ng wheelbase. In congested towns, on untry lanes or fast arterial roads, JU thandles any other van of its size — and ost smaller ones too.
Greatest-ever driver comfort
JU's cab sets new standards in easy, safe van-driving. Step-in access to flat floor, comfortable, adjustable driver's seat, slick remote control gear-shift, (automatic transmission available), car-type padded fascia with strip speedo and mileage indicator, easy-to-hand tumbler switches, pull-out fuse box, foot-operated screen washer, powerful non-lift wipers, big zone-toughened windscreen and lots of glass all-round for see-all vision, front and rear. JU's cab makes van-driving the easiest part of the job !
A big choice range
Vans Slide or swing cab doors, or one slide/one swing alternative; large single rear door; single or double side loading doors on either or both sides; swing cab door only when double side door is fitted.
Pick-ups Reinforced steel body with ribbcd sides, rigid cab corner fillets;
quick-release tail gate; detachable tilt cover and fittings for all weather protection optional; 91 cu ft capacity.
Coaches Luxury passenger transport for 13 including driver. Forward-facing seats, this version available with Certificate of Fitness for PSV use. 13 or 14 seater version with seats fitted longitudinally also available (one seat optional extra).
Plus Chassis with fully closed cab or open back cab for special body work.