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Dont get a small van, i done that, 6 months later i had to face the fact i need to get a bigger one and lost a few grand selling it to get a trafic
+1 for the transit custom, popped into a dealer in Leicester during the week as was working that way and he was taking orders now that may take until March to arrive!
New connect looks a really smart van too, can get 3 meter lengths in it too due to the load through flap thing in the bulkhead that goes under the passenger seat.
New connect looks a really smart van too, can get 3 meter lengths in it too due to the load through flap thing in the bulkhead that goes under the passenger seat.
Cheers all, the Vivaro does looks great but just out of my price range at the moment. £5000 absolute max, preferably £3-4K. Perhaps I'll take a look at the T4 (thanks Dskelton).
I think your all right! I probably would want a bigger van in another year :smile5:
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jimmymac
Until about 4 months ago I had and Escort 1.8D '98 van. It was slow because it was non-turbo but it always and I mean always started. I had it for about 5 years and I did about 50,000 miles in it but them the timing belt snapped and it did the whole engine so instead of paying to get it repaired I scrapped it. Now I've got a 2 year old French van which is quicker, it's a smoother drive and it's got all the mod cons but some how, it just doesn't compare to my old Escort.........moan over.
you need to remove the string of onions, bin the frogs legs, and blank off 3 of the 4 reverse gears.
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GMES
VW are nice vans but just so expensive a mate just bought a transporter but cost him 20k , don't know how they can justify that price. and it was only 3 months old and developed a fault which they say is not covered under warranty the bill is £ 2000.00 which he is not going to pay so he is stuck in a dispute with them at the moment. I can't fault my vivaro and will stick with it.
So what sort of fault isn't covered under warranty on a three month old van???
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jimmymac
I also get the feeling that this van thinks it's better at cooking than everybody else.
You can't beat a bit of light hearted racism on a Saturday morning......Is it still racism if it's direct at the French??
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GMES
Not sure Handy, will ask him when I see him he is usually fixing cranes or teaching mewps courses so don't see him very often, one thing I do know though is it was a demo model so I think he said he saved about 1500.00 on windscreen price
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GMES
No Jimmy the French are fair game.
Sorry, don't agree. I think you get what you pay for. My Transporter has run like a dream and serves me brilliantly. All racked out inside so stuff is easy to find. Only wish I'd bought a long wheel base model or even a crafter.
There's plenty of stories of Nissan/Vauxhall vans having problems and I appreciate that VW vans will also fail on occasion but any trade near me with any sense buys a VW because they are so good.
Hardly. This seems a good deal. Ex-BT so should have been looked after and already racked out!
http://vans.autotrader.co.uk/used-v...model/vivaro/price/min/4999/mileage/min/89999
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Fin170
I'm still waiting for Subaru to release a new version of the 1800 pick up with the flat diesel.....probably never going to happen but it's nice to dream
Until then it's an estate car with the seats down for me, cheaper and more comfortable....although I'd be inclined to lean towards a transit If I have to go back down that route
Until then it's an estate car with the seats down for me, cheaper and more comfortable....although I'd be inclined to lean towards a transit If I have to go back down that route
I'd never go back to an Estate now that I've driven the Galaxy.
for your price range you can pick a decent vivaro/trafic/primaster (all the same van) up, i was using a chrysler grand voyager and then got a vivaro, cheaper to insure, nearly twice as good on fuel so save all round ended up getting a vivaro 09 plate full service history 84k miles for just over 4k
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brman
no one has yet mentioned the older scudo/expert/dispatch. Much bigger inside than the partner etc, 3 seats accross the front but not much bigger than a family car outside.
Everyone is right, if you are upgrading then go for something bigger than the combo/partner etc.
Everyone is right, if you are upgrading then go for something bigger than the combo/partner etc.
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GMES
Bugger it just go for a lwb Mercedes sprinter, all the wholesalers can't be wrong
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dan86
nooo. don't go for a sprinter!
What he said. I swapped an Astra for Transporter and am very pleased 1 year on.
they're called sprinters because you have to be quick off the mark to catch all the rust dropping off.
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GMES
I was only joking about sprinters but you would get some serious gear in the back of one and they can motor for the size, but don't think I would like to fuel them every day .
Surprised at the recommendations for the vivaro. We've always had transits but bought a brand new vivaro last year. Just sold it after 12 months and got another transit. Really poor I thought, transits are twice the van IMO.
21 MPG when I was tanking down autobahn last year.
It doesnt need to be covered under warenty. Under the sales of goods act which states it needs to last a reasonable time.
No one can argue if the fault apears in less than a year
++ VW Transporter, got mine a few weeks ago and just going through ideas for storage racks etc. Probably bulkhead storage like Handysparks van, did like that
Got to keep it fairly empty for my nephew for lugging all his DJ gear, there's lots of it, until he gets his own van.
I know a guy that has a false floor in his
I ended up going for a Renault Trafic (Vivaro etc). I love it! Ex AA van, high mileage for year (08 plate - 137000miles), paid £4100. Getting it all racked out tomorrow. 
I love electrics!! I've spent 10 years being told what to do by poor quality managers and now I'm my own boss!! Giving serious thought to somehow becoming a proper electrician because I realise my huge limitations after only doing the 6 month course, but just cant work out how to juggle life.. 2 jobs and a single dad!!
Murdoch, Richard, Telectrix.... Fancy an apprentice?
I love electrics!! I've spent 10 years being told what to do by poor quality managers and now I'm my own boss!! Giving serious thought to somehow becoming a proper electrician because I realise my huge limitations after only doing the 6 month course, but just cant work out how to juggle life.. 2 jobs and a single dad!!
Murdoch, Richard, Telectrix.... Fancy an apprentice?
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Guest569
I recently got a new traffic sport...cracking. Only gripe is the other day I tried to lay a sheet of 8x2 gyproc flat in the back. The van was under 1" short of allowing the sheet in ! poor design or a ploy to sell more long wheel based vans ?...I dunno.
I wanted a new transit custom...but too expensive.
I wanted a new transit custom...but too expensive.
Surely you could afford one of each and have a chauffeur to drive you! :wink5:
Sorry JR, its all in good humour and I expect you'll get a bit more for a few months off all the chaps!
Couple of pictures for you George...
Like I said.. I really like it but I would have made the 12 small compartments smaller and had more of them. One thing I didn't say is that the racking is 12mm rather than the 15mm some companies offer. 12mm is absolutely fine, theres no play in it, its not sagging with weight on it and its less weight for the van to carry.
Yes.. I did use somewhere local Ply Lining | Van Ply Lining & Van Accessories so they may be no good for you.
I think all in it was about £430.. that was for the floor and sides plus a bulk head plus the racking.. all fitted, and it was done to a high standard. I was there for around 1.5 hrs whilst he fitted it. I guess you could save some money if you did it yourself, but the ply its self would have cost a fair bit, then (for me anyway) a couple of days to shape the ply and fit it (and not to as good a standard), so I was quite happy with £430.
Good luck.. Have a look at a few other examples though as you may see something that suits you better.
Like I said.. I really like it but I would have made the 12 small compartments smaller and had more of them. One thing I didn't say is that the racking is 12mm rather than the 15mm some companies offer. 12mm is absolutely fine, theres no play in it, its not sagging with weight on it and its less weight for the van to carry.
Yes.. I did use somewhere local Ply Lining | Van Ply Lining & Van Accessories so they may be no good for you.
I think all in it was about £430.. that was for the floor and sides plus a bulk head plus the racking.. all fitted, and it was done to a high standard. I was there for around 1.5 hrs whilst he fitted it. I guess you could save some money if you did it yourself, but the ply its self would have cost a fair bit, then (for me anyway) a couple of days to shape the ply and fit it (and not to as good a standard), so I was quite happy with £430.
Good luck.. Have a look at a few other examples though as you may see something that suits you better.
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Would only be xenophobia as the French aren't a different race. But they're fair game anyway, bit like Celtic supporters.
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