[Marko]

Need a new van pretty sharpish.

Seen this transit local to me on a 59plate with 1 owner, history and M.O.T

Company want £3k

Has 150k on the clock.
Is this expensive or OK for the price?

Any problems with these vans? (I'm used to my Trafic)

 Cheers all 👍

[Slash]

Rust buckets.

[dazmond]

Need a new van pretty sharpish.

Seen this transit local to me on a 59plate with 1 owner, history and M.O.T

Company want £3k

Has 150k on the clock.
Is this expensive or OK for the price?

Any problems with these vans? (I'm used to my Trafic)

 Cheers all 👍

do you really want a van with 150,000 miles on the clock?even in the days when i used to buy old vans for work i never bought one with over 100,000 miles on the clock....

[Marko]

Bodywork is in nice condition.

Any productive comments???

[P @ F]

They were pretty productive !
3k for 150k miles , you gotta be very desperate or mad !

[Marko]

Ok,
Sounds like it’s over the top price.

I need a decent van for about 4k-ish  -  any suggestions??
I’m used to a trafic but can’t find owt decent without the mileage

[Marko]

Even half decent vans around the 08 - 12 plates have to been to the moon & back !!

[zesty]

Even half decent vans around the 08 - 12 plates have to been to the moon & back !!

If you don’t need a massive van then try a long wheel base transit connect.

[Jonny 87]

I’d say 5 grand budget to get something decent.

Otherwise your buying something that is likely to cost you money in repairs.

Transit van with under 80,000 miles and that’s a good find.

[NWH]

Use the 3k for 14-15 months worth of payments on a brand new 1,I wouldn’t touch a van with 150000 unless I knew all its history or I’d owned it.

[Ooooooog]

I’d say 5 grand budget to get something decent.

Otherwise your buying something that is likely to cost you money in repairs.

Transit van with under 80,000 miles and that’s a good find.

This.
The old shape transits are a bargain now.

[Stoots]

Does it need to be transit sized ?

you would get a much newer/lower mileage van for your money if you could live with a smaller one, for example i saw a 13 plate combo with 80k miles recently for sale for £3000

[NWH]

80000 is still lots of miles my transporter has done a few miles now but I have spent money on it they all go wrong at some point and need money spending on them,this sort of mileage is when money sometimes needs to be spent.
I needed a new clutch at this mileage £1000,also parts needed for suspension that needed replacing all wear and tear of course but I’d never buy a van at this mileage,I keep mine on the road but I’d never purchase 1 at this point in its life.
Save your money and put it towards a new van if you are in it for the long haul don’t buy 1 at the point when you are going to have spend a fair bit on it you’ll kick yourself.

[dd]

80000 is still lots of miles my transporter has done a few miles now but I have spent money on it they all go wrong at some point and need money spending on them,this sort of mileage is when money sometimes needs to be spent.
I needed a new clutch at this mileage £1000,also parts needed for suspension that needed replacing all wear and tear of course but I’d never buy a van at this mileage,I keep mine on the road but I’d never purchase 1 at this point in its life.
Save your money and put it towards a new van if you are in it for the long haul don’t buy 1 at the point when you are going to have spend a fair bit on it you’ll kick yourself.

Not the best advert for VW. Seems like I have spent less on my 14 year old dispatch (it did have a new clutch at 110k).

[NWH]

That’s been my biggest bill 1000 for a clutch everything else is just wear and tear so I’m happy with that and it went almost bang on the mileage they say they’ll need replacing so I was expecting it,buying a van at that sort of mileage is crazy to me.
I had a brand new LWB connect never went wrong 105000 miles when I got rid,had this van since 10000 just a clutch and things that are bound to need replacing,if you buy any vehicle at 80000 miles on the clock you are buying problems unless you can be sure it’s been looked after.
I don’t care my vans done that sort of Miles because I know I’ve not thrashed it within an inch of its life and I’ve looked after it,80000 miles that’s a lot of journeys and wear and tear,the worse thing could be if it’s not needed anything done to it hardly up till now  because it will do in the not to distant if it hasn’t.

[Smudger]

Nigel -  did you wear the suspension out because you keep your wallet in the van ? 

Darran

[NWH]

Lol yeah wallet you didnt need to ask advice on any van with 80000 on the clock,the simple answer is things will start to go wrong or will do soon at that mileage that’s why it’s for sale.
Vans are like a new woman you get the best out of em in the first few years 😂

[dd]

Lol yeah wallet you didnt need to ask advice on any van with 80000 on the clock,the simple answer is things will start to go wrong or will do soon at that mileage that’s why it’s for sale.
Vans are like a new woman you get the best out of em in the first few years 😂

It is a lot cheaper to change your van than your wife, even if you go for top of range VW,

[EandM]

I work for a company that has a fleet of all 2.4 tdci Transits - simply because the fleet mechanic won't touch anything newer with the 2.2 diesel due to its appalling unreliability.

They currently have around 15 2.4 and are buying up all the good ones they can find.

[NWH]

Are you saying the 2.2 is the unreliable version,I know someone who’s just got 1.