Day 2 of ownership. 

Haven't been out driving, just checked a few things. Driving home yesterday a red light came on and I was concerned that the alternator had decided to pack up. If it was the alternator then would the battery manage to keep giving a spark enough to get me home? This morning I confirm that it is the handbrake warning, something I wondered about yesterday although previous vans did not have one. I had played around with the handbrake a few times yesterday to make sure it was fully off and still the light shone but this morning it worked as it should. If the light returns when driving then I might have to investigate more but for the moment it's OK.

I was wandering around the van while checking the various lights, full, dipped, fog etc. and noticed the rear near side tyre was low. Not completely flat and I know it was fine when I picked up the van yesterday so maybe a slow puncture. Looking for a positive side this tyre was the only advisory mentioned on the MOT that was done three days ago so would have been changed anyway. Pumped it up and after a couple of hours it still seems to be reasonable so hopefully it will get me to the tyre dealers on Monday without having to change a wheel.

A little more information about it. The engine is a 1.9 petrol which is nowhere near as economical as the diesels however it does have a Gasure LPG conversion and gas is almost half the price of petrol. Time will tell what that means to the running costs. The van has done just over 100,000 miles but had a new engine fitted at about 70,000 miles so should be good for a while if properly looked after.