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paulben

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Re: Best and worst van you have owned?
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2015, 07:01:17 am »
best hi-ace worst transit more holes than swiss cheese
Do not steal the government hates competition

peterrogers

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Re: Best and worst van you have owned?
« Reply #21 on: February 23, 2015, 01:10:59 am »
by far the worst opel vivaro 2002... electrical nightmare lol best van td is a 2002 transit easy o fix and no the problems u just have to watch out for the rust lol

Sean Dyer

  • Posts: 2947
Re: Best and worst van you have owned?
« Reply #22 on: February 23, 2015, 05:26:59 pm »
worst 04 vivaro
best 63 vw transporter
until the gritter ripped the front nearside off this weekend, been sat in on hold to insurance company all day fighting for a courtesy van with a roofrack

AuRavelling79

  • Posts: 25352
Re: Best and worst van you have owned?
« Reply #23 on: February 23, 2015, 05:38:53 pm »
Only had two vans - Doblo 1.3 '56 new - Dan the Man bought it from me in October and still uses it. On about 41k in 8 years. Starter motor went in warranty, a side door jammed shut just after and the electric window mechanism failed on the drivers side and was replaced for £90.

Hyundai iload 2.5 Comfort - just coming to three years old nothing has ever gone wrong but as it is still in its 5 year warranty and just on 16,000 from new I don't expect it to. 1st MOT due on Friday.

So both vans fine.
It's a game of three halves!

Amazin

  • Posts: 221
Re: Best and worst van you have owned?
« Reply #24 on: February 24, 2015, 11:21:26 pm »
omg, thank you so much OP. this is exactly what I need in order to know what to buy.

quick question: are 10 year old vans with over 150k milage bad?

paulben

  • Posts: 1041
Re: Best and worst van you have owned?
« Reply #25 on: February 26, 2015, 07:03:11 am »
I wouldn't worry about the mileage on a diesel all depends on how its been driven and looked after .I sold a petrol car a few years ago with 220 k on clock still went like s**t off a shovel
Do not steal the government hates competition

the king

  • Posts: 1437
Re: Best and worst van you have owned?
« Reply #26 on: February 26, 2015, 07:08:26 am »
omg, thank you so much OP. this is exactly what I need in order to know what to buy.

quick question: are 10 year old vans with over 150k milage bad?
older vans with high milege will probly have a few inggles but if it has full service history u shoukd b fine

Klean07

  • Posts: 3228
Re: Best and worst van you have owned?
« Reply #27 on: February 26, 2015, 09:29:42 am »
04 Connect for 8 years never let me down though only fitted alternator, throttle pedal, wiper blades and a few tyres here and there. Only had my dispatch a few weeks but no problems so far. Though driving is like driving  car!
kkleanwindowcleaning.co.uk

Mist A Bit

  • Posts: 1032
Re: Best and worst van you have owned?
« Reply #28 on: February 26, 2015, 02:13:58 pm »
I had an old van with 324,000 on the clock. Rotted away being a ford but that engine would of carried on, my latest van has the lowest milage I've ever had.  high milage on a desiel especially old diesel engines isn't a problem

eric star

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Re: Best and worst van you have owned?
« Reply #29 on: February 27, 2015, 12:33:14 pm »
Never had a van best car was a Nissan bluebird and my worse was Austin montego

Mist A Bit

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Re: Best and worst van you have owned?
« Reply #30 on: February 28, 2015, 08:24:28 am »
Best: ford escort, fiat scudo and vw transporter

worst: Iveco daily, Vauxhall astra & citroen
just shows the differece in experiences , my iveco has been faultless , my vauxhall was good and citroen soso
your best was my worse. escort van x 2 rusted beyond repair and first one snapped alternator belt and wrapped itself around the timing belt and ripped it off the sprockets, fiat gearbox went bang and the vw was a mass of engine managment problems and failing suspension, these not all vans but an experience with these particular brands