My transit is a 55 plate I bought it when it was just a year old with 15k on the clock, its paid for itself many times over, its now done just 85k and still runs like a dream, it gets serviced and mot'd every year which costs about £200, apart from tyres and pads I have never spent anything else on it. Very true, they do rust if they are not looked after, mines had a bit but its been treated. I have owned vauxhalls as 2nd and 3rd vans, no rust but loads of mechanical problems, so I will stay well clear.