[dazmond]

spruce the garage i take my cars and vans to  is cheap!a good bunch of guys!when your only doing 2500-3000 miles a year its not worth buying a new van.

my kangoo has done 140,000 miles!still going strong!

i would consider a van with up to 90,000 miles if the price was right with part service history and get cambelt changed straight away after purchase.


regards


dazmond

[Crystal-clear]

Thanks Spruce what mileage on a 230 would you recommend and what year basically best value my gut instinct was 05ish and 70-80k any newer or less mileage price would creep up!

[Spruce]

spruce the garage i take my cars and vans to  is cheap!a good bunch of guys!when your only doing 2500-3000 miles a year its not worth buying a new van.

my kangoo has done 140,000 miles!still going strong!

i would consider a van with up to 90,000 miles if the price was right with part service history and get cambelt changed straight away after purchase.


regards


dazmond

I would probably go with that provided you have evidence that it hasn't had a hard life. I also think you were fortunate with the Kangoo at that mileage TBH.

There are a few Forestry vans that have come onto the market recently which have been in mint condition, but the colour is awful.

[Spruce]

Thanks Spruce what mileage on a 230 would you recommend and what year basically best value my gut instinct was 05ish and 70-80k any newer or less mileage price would creep up!

I would try to go for something a bit younger if you can. They came out on a late 53 plate and it took a few years before Ford 'realised' that they had a couple of tweeks to do to the ECU program.

So I would look for an 06 or even 07 plate, at that mileage, and yes, they will be a bit more money, but you won't have the problems the first vans had. Remember, an 07 plate is now virtually 7 years old to you and already 7 years old to the dealer.

[Crystal-clear]

Cheers Im guessing on an 07 with 70-80k I should expect to pay £4.5k?