[FRESHER]

What has been the best and worst van you have owned over the last 5 years or so?
My best, 58 plate Astra van.  Worst 13 plate Peugeot Expert, been back at the dealers for months.

[duncan h]

x reg transit. Had it, I guess 5 years and only had new battery and exhaust

[Richard Stevenson]

Best van Renault traffic, worst Peugeot expert

[PoleKing]

Best: Current Renault Trafic.
Worst: 51 Citroën Relay. Absolutely dire but all i could afford at the time.

[Don Kee]

Best - current transit (06' , just ticked over 50k  solid underneath & waxyoiled)

Worst - previous transit (51plate, dont over 120k and had more holes than a golf course, had head gasket done, selector box done)

[Jonny 87]

I've only been self employed for 4 years now, and had two vans. A 56 plate vw caddy and now a 07 toyota hiace.

Both great vans, but my hiace wins hands down on reliability and working use. It's a great size.

[EandM]

Best: My current Ranger Supercab 4x4 - over engineered for my needs so hasn't missed a days work in three years, would easily carry twice as much as it does, 4wd gets me everywhere and enough room to take the kids to school

Worst: Probably my P100 that I loved dearly but consumed things like engines / gearboxes and clutches - note: 75 bhp from a 1.8 that needs 2,000 rpm to pull away on a hill with two tonnes isn't enough !

[the king]

best is a tie toyota haice an now a vauxhall vaviro my toyota was bonb prouf but sadly the rust started and the glow plugs snaped off in the head so i sold it my vivaro ive not had it long so early days

worst was my old fiat scudo every thing went rong on it glad to get shot lol electricks brakes were naff starter moter went cluch pedel went to the flore an wouldent wrk it leaked every were but the body was rust free an the 1.9d engine was prity solid slow but could take a good frashing

[Mick Kent]

Worst was my old ldv cub.
Best is my pug expert although old 2004 and on near 250k she doesnt ever miss a beat and just keeps on rolling.

[Clever Forum Name]

Worst has to be my vauxhall combo. It hit 66,666 miles on the Sunday. Monday the cam chain snapped.

[dd]

Have dispatch 2.0hdi (old shape) for 9 years from new. Only major expense so far was I just had new cam belt on recent service. Been very reliable.

[the king]

Worst has to be my vauxhall combo. It hit 66,666 miles on the Sunday. Monday the cam chain snapped.

them 1.3cdti engines run on fresh air but chain snapnig is common the 1.7dti is the one to get bomb prouf or the 1.7cdti

[david mark]

Combo crapiest van I've owned

[Elfyn]

Best - Fiat Ducato - I'm on my fifth one. I tend to change them at about 5 year old, but the third one went to 6yrs and 120k miles. Never had a problem with any one of them. 

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

best van merc sprinter 312 done million mile now on a 1999 same engine and box frist ever new van we bought

worst van 02 reg transit 2.4 utter rubbish

[Stoots]

owned 51 plate scudo and 02 plate berlingo both equal in poopness/goodness

[Mist A Bit]

Worst van was a Bedford rascal , wouldn't start in the cold , rusted to bits and the 900cc petrol engine had it at 60,000 , was a laugh tho. Best van is my iveco, mighty strong, proper commercial.

Had hiace , Astra van, escort van all did the job just fine

[Walter Mitty]

If we can only go back 5 years my current van is both best and worst on the basis that it's been my only van in that time - an '03 Renault Trafic.
My best one was quite some years ago when I was tradding.  It was a petrol powered Nissan Sunny van.  Nothing spectacular but for reliability it was superb.   I bought it with 28,000 on the clock and sold it ten years later with about 145,000 on it - and it was still running beautifully.  I had it serviced twice a year on the dot (shorter frequencies between services back then plus it was petrol).  When I sold it on after 145,000 miles, it still had the original clutch - mind you, I did need to change handbrake cable at some point (I start on handbrake rather than balancing pedals).  If I had kep it, it would have gone past a quater million by now and I bet it would still be running (though obviously too light for WFP).

[philip.parkin@talk21.com]

Worst vehicle I've ever owned was my 54 plate combo 1.7 CDTI 90000 miles and it died. Best Van My current dispatch 57 plate 1.6 16000 miles Love it. Cant fault it. Just a shame its french really.

[jk999]

Ldv pilot worst van could have walked faster even a push bike over took me lol best van 06 vivaro its like driving a car had it 7 years