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bombproff but thirsty on fuel. you can argue that you would spent at least an extra £1000 on fuel each year in a Hiace , over 5 yrs thats 5000 ,or the cost of a new gearbox /engine on the Renault trafic. .
Quote from: robertphil on August 01, 2013, 01:33:25 pmbombproff but thirsty on fuel. you can argue that you would spent at least an extra £1000 on fuel each year in a Hiace , over 5 yrs thats 5000 ,or the cost of a new gearbox /engine on the Renault trafic. . Yeah I have heard the only downside is how thirsty they can be and some can be fairly sluggish with it loaded but it never stops...what would you recommend? Reason i dont want to go with a traffic is after owning one i think they are poorly put together, always something small wrong with it, ive replaced alot of things on it and am forever in the motor factors handing over my hard earned, i havent had engine issues but had to replace gearbox, only I do all my own work on the van I would have put a match to it long time ago as at this stage you would be talking a couple of grand labour a mechanic would have charged for all the work...
Quote from: benny donnelly on August 01, 2013, 01:49:47 pmQuote from: robertphil on August 01, 2013, 01:33:25 pmbombproff but thirsty on fuel. you can argue that you would spent at least an extra £1000 on fuel each year in a Hiace , over 5 yrs thats 5000 ,or the cost of a new gearbox /engine on the Renault trafic. . Yeah I have heard the only downside is how thirsty they can be and some can be fairly sluggish with it loaded but it never stops...what would you recommend? Reason i dont want to go with a traffic is after owning one i think they are poorly put together, always something small wrong with it, ive replaced alot of things on it and am forever in the motor factors handing over my hard earned, i havent had engine issues but had to replace gearbox, only I do all my own work on the van I would have put a match to it long time ago as at this stage you would be talking a couple of grand labour a mechanic would have charged for all the work...There seems to be a re-occurring theme about the Renault Traffic, you sound like one of many unhappy owners.Shame because they look a decent van.Im thinking of buying a mid-range van (transit,vivaro,etc) but there seems to be a lot of crap for sale if over 3 or 4 years old.Finding a decent one with FULL service history is a hard task.
Really? Just how much do you spend on fuel? Do you drive a Hiace? Have you measured its fuel economy, or are your numbers just made up?I spent £1,197 on fuel last year for my Hiace. Please tell me what van I could have driven to allow me to drive the same distance for £197. I have a VERY full (and quite large) round, by the way.Vin
robertphil i always listen to your vehicle advise on here its always spot on, were you anything to do with motors in a previous career ?
i was just saying , the big tough vans such as Hiace, Vito and similar are never good on fuel economy and always higher cost to buy initially so you have to wager that into the equation you will spend a small fortune on fuel driving for example a Merc yet it will never break down,or you can drive a Citroen and thatll sip fuel by comparison but you run the risk of things breaking because its not so strongly built and might cost you in the pocket in a different way
Quote from: robertphil on August 01, 2013, 04:25:47 pmi was just saying , the big tough vans such as Hiace, Vito and similar are never good on fuel economy and always higher cost to buy initially so you have to wager that into the equation you will spend a small fortune on fuel driving for example a Merc yet it will never break down,or you can drive a Citroen and thatll sip fuel by comparison but you run the risk of things breaking because its not so strongly built and might cost you in the pocket in a different way Do you rate the transporters, t28 102?They don't import the Hiace anymore.Tony