[rycalshaw]

hi guys, i,m going to look at a 2007 vivaro swb 2.5 cdti, 13000miles with fsh, as anybody had any experience with them..cheers

[concept]

Mate of mine has a 2008 thats been off the road for about 6 weeks, turbo popped, and shagged the engine.

Just google them, and you will see the problems associated with them.

Transit all day long.

[steve rix]

Or Transporter

[supernova77]

Or Hiace

[rycalshaw]

transporter and hiace out of my price range 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

my vivaro as being superb 07
swb 2.0 cdti

[jarvy]

Had mine for 4 years,nothing has ever gone wrong.
Only had to buy tyres for it!
Saying that it has only covered 61000, not the 130000 that you are looking at.
I plan to sell mine and get another new 1 before i start getting problems,would rather have a hassle free work van.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

Mine now as 133000 on it
Runs like a train

[Dave Willis]

op said 13k miles 

[Avo]

Transporter or vito are bullet proof I'm looking at upgrading my caddy tdi for one of the two..
I no two mates of mine who have had loads of problems with there vivaro

[spudd]

hi guys, i,m going to look at a 2007 vivaro swb 2.5 cdti, 13000miles with fsh, as anybody had any experience with them..cheers

Dont wanna jinx it but got pretty much the van described but mines on 100000 so lil bit less but had it year and half and (touch wood) never let me down  good vans in my opinion/experience

[rycalshaw]

i was looking at the vito but someone told me they,re rust buckets

[Dave Willis]

Transporter or vito are bullet proof I'm looking at upgrading my caddy tdi for one of the two..
I no two mates of mine who have had loads of problems with there vivaro

They aren't - VW my son drives needs new engine at 67k ......... £6000+!!!!

[jarvy]

op said 13k miles 

Would have a guess that a zero is missing,cant really see a van being 5+ years old and having 13'000 on it

[Steve CM]

Mate of mine has a 2008 thats been off the road for about 6 weeks, turbo popped, and shagged the engine.

Just google them, and you will see the problems associated with them.

Transit all day long.

he must be gutted

[Dean Taberner]

A good thing about the 2.0 is that they don't need a cambelt as they have a timing chain.

Dean.

[rycalshaw]

this buying a van lark is a bl**dy nightmare, opinions it seems are so divided on every van, i may go with the transit, i really don,t like the look of em but i suppose spares and repairs would be cheaper than the vivaro 

[Slash]

this buying a van lark is a bl**dy nightmare, opinions it seems are so divided on every van, i may go with the transit, i really don,t like the look of em but i suppose spares and repairs would be cheaper than the vivaro 

I now have a Vivaro ,had it's first annual service today,great van so far,well it's only a year old so early days,I had a Transit T280 I think it was,very reliable and great work horses but rust became a big problem within a few years,it sets in around the wheel arches and ruins the whole look at the van but I was reluctant to buy another for this reason,superb vans and parts are cheap like you say but to me image is everything 

[steve m]

the hi ace is brilliant totally bullet proof.- a vito wont let you down but when it does the repair bill will be a mortgage payment- dito the transporter.- vivaro are ok, just a run of the mill van.

If I was going to buy a van I'd go for a toyota, as I said its bullet proof

[Richard60]

hi rycalshaw you didnt say how much u are paying for the van .let us know and we will have more advice for you .