Van ideas

[Dizzy_Maskell]

Guys looking at getting a small van transit connect size what are people views and reliability practicality etc of various vans and what do you use and recommend
Thanks

 

[gnselectricals]

Using a vivaro at the mo which iv had for last 4 years waiting for LWB transit custom this week. Would recommend vivaro or similar size if you do a lot of different stuff. I do maintenance for a few letting agents / call outs and domestic and commercial installs so carry quite a lot of stuff. Had a connect at last co. watch out for accelerator pedal arm made of chocolate which snapped just before Xmas ****up so missed most of it lol

 

[SS-2015]

I've currently got the new shape Citroen Dispatch - No problems yet. Very spacious for a van that is still considered a mid-sized van.

 

[telectrix]

2nd vote for the dispatch/sudo/expert. good van except for the fwd. what i like about my hiace is engine fitted right way round driving rear wheels. only drawback is it's useless on ice. drives like torville. and no bloody electronics to line main dealer's pockets with horrendous repair bills.

 

[SS-2015]

and....You get a free Sat-Nav and Tracker!

 

[telectrix]

my hiace has a sophisticated engine management system. loads of small interconnected bones, ligaments and tendons. all covered in skin. it's called my right foot.

 

[Marc Lajevardi]

if you can afford it anything VW will be your best bet, if not il second the Vivaro.

 

[Dizzy_Maskell]

Ok cheers guys stuff to look at the

 

[telectrix]

if you want all the mod. gear like elec windows, go for the VW. if you want reliability with no frills, the hiace fits.

 

[telectrix]

antyting that has front wheel drive will cause you problems. every mot is drive shaft joints/boots. not to mention the fragile gearboxes.

 

[Octopus]

if you can afford it anything VW will be your best bet, if not il second the Vivaro.

and if its a DIESEL??

 

[telectrix]

hmm. some german bombers in ww2 had diesel engines. didn't stop 20mm cannon shells though.

 

[Harni]

antyting that has front wheel drive will cause you problems. every mot is drive shaft joints/boots. not to mention the fragile gearboxes.

Sorry but that is complete rubbish. The majority of cars and vans on the road are front wheel drive and manage just fine.

 

[Marc Lajevardi]

and if its a DIESEL??

whats wrong with diesels?

 

[Harni]

whats wrong with diesels?

I think he was making reference to the fact VW have hardly been trustworthy with their diesels of late...

 

[Octopus]

I think he was making reference to the fact VW have hardly been trustworthy of late...

Corrected that for you!

Who would have thought that the squeaky clean Germans would do such a thing!

 

[telectrix]

Sorry but that is complete rubbish. The majority of cars and vans on the road are front wheel drive and manage just fine.

they manage perfectly well till the drive shafts wear out, the diffs clunk, and as for accessing things for repair - try changing a starter motor on a berlingo.

 

[Harni]

they manage perfectly well till the drive shafts wear out, the diffs clunk, and as for accessing things for repair - try changing a starter motor on a berlingo.

Funnily enough i did one on a Partner (same as a Belingo) about a month ago. Took me 20 minutes.
Driveshafts and diffs can still wear out on something RWD and its the same procedure to replace them as it is a FWD car. Only difference you'll probably find on a FWD vehicle is there is an intermediate bearing that needs removing on the OS drive shaft. Still just as easy.

 

[telectrix]

never had to replace a prop shaft in my life.

 

[Harni]

Maybe you've just had bad luck with FWD vehicles but from spending the majority of my younger working life around cars, I've never noticed more of an issue with either FWD or RWD. Only thing i will say is its usually easier to change a clutch on a RWD but then if you don't drive like a complete prat that shouldn't be a job needing to be done often!