The Cabstar has been around since 1968 as a replacement for the Datsun Cablight, with the latest variant, the NT400, reaching the market in 2011.
Glass’s praised its ability to carry a high payload, its particularly small turning circle and the many different body conversions available. It also pointed to the latest NT400 version that now comes with a five-year/100,000 miles warranty.
Andy Picton, senior commercial vehicle editor, said: “As a lightweight cab-over design, the Cabstar is pretty much unique, certainly in the UK commercial vehicle sector.
“However, it is this layout that makes it very popular, both as a standard drop side model and as the basis for a wide range of conversions.”
“Because of its uniqueness, values tend to hold well but, generally speaking, this is a well-built vehicle and even an older example should give trouble-free service.
“There are only really a couple of problem areas – one is potential rust under the driver’s seat and the other is that, compared to most modern vans, equipment is sparse.”
