[hotsteam]

Hi, While being at home, I've been thinking of vans, what are your opinions of your vans, please can you include load,passengers, handling, pulling off fully loaded, mpg urban/motorway  or mixed !

I assume the manufactures figures are from a 8 stone person driving a empty van !

Thanks for your help !   

[NWH]

I have a transporter it’s 180bhp has uprated springs all round so it’s sits perfectly level when full,I’ve put bigger wheels and tyres on it also drives lovely I’d happily drive it on long journeys if I had too.
You don’t want a van you’ve got to rev the nuts off to get it to move I can drive at very low speeds in a high gear through say a village as it has loads of torque no need to keep changing gears,you wouldn’t know it’s brimmed to the top in the back.
My advise to someone getting a van for WFP would be go for a medium sized one,1/2 ton in a small van day after day kills it suspension-brake pads-tyres  get eaten.

[AuRavelling79]

I bought a Hyundai iload comfort new in 2012. It is a soft tuned 116PS but 343nm torque rear wheel driven cam chain using 2500cc diesel with 1067kg payload.

It has done 47000 miles in 8 years. It averages 29mpg and I use it one up with a 650L filled to about 500L at the start of the day.

When my 8 stone daughter works with me I fill to 650. But that averages less than twice a month. In the first year Dan the man worked with me from it and we would add a couple of barrels and a backpack.

It is on its original battery and clutch and I use a relay to charge a leisure battery and have a home made 2 person system with immersion on board.

I plan to keep it till it falls apart but originally I thought I would plan for 12 years.

[simon w]

I bought a Hyundai iload comfort new in 2012. It is a soft tuned 116PS but 343nm torque rear wheel driven cam chain using 2500cc diesel with 1067kg payload.

It has done 47000 miles in 8 years. It averages 29mpg and I use it one up with a 650L filled to about 500L at the start of the day.

When my 8 stone daughter works with me I fill to 650. But that averages less than twice a month. In the first year Dan the man worked with me from it and we would add a couple of barrels and a backpack.

It is on its original battery and clutch and I use a relay to charge a leisure battery and have a home made 2 person system with immersion on board.

I plan to keep it till it falls apart but originally I thought I would plan for 12 years.

Was that you I saw working yesterday in Stoke Bishop Malc? Wearing a floppy white sun hat?

[Smudger]

I bought a Hyundai iload comfort new in 2012. It is a soft tuned 116PS but 343nm torque rear wheel driven cam chain using 2500cc diesel with 1067kg payload.

It has done 47000 miles in 8 years. It averages 29mpg and I use it one up with a 650L filled to about 500L at the start of the day.

When my 8 stone daughter works with me I fill to 650. But that averages less than twice a month. In the first year Dan the man worked with me from it and we would add a couple of barrels and a backpack.

It is on its original battery and clutch and I use a relay to charge a leisure battery and have a home made 2 person system with immersion on board.

I plan to keep it till it falls apart but originally I thought I would plan for 12 years.

I’m so glad you brought this up - there is an I load up for sale near me  im quite interested in it, but wondered about reliability - how do you find the glass panels in the Rear doors  ? And if I read correctly it has carpet in the cab area ?

Darran

[Smudger]

Btw,

I love the citroen relay and Peugeot boxer - both real reliable vans great turning circle and good to drive and even the L1H1 takes a tonne

Darran

[Dave Willis]

The mpg of my Toyota Hiace has been spectacular for the last three weeks. Not put a drop in.

[NBwcs]

I bought a Hyundai iload comfort new in 2012. It is a soft tuned 116PS but 343nm torque rear wheel driven cam chain using 2500cc diesel with 1067kg payload.

It has done 47000 miles in 8 years. It averages 29mpg and I use it one up with a 650L filled to about 500L at the start of the day.

When my 8 stone daughter works with me I fill to 650. But that averages less than twice a month. In the first year Dan the man worked with me from it and we would add a couple of barrels and a backpack.

It is on its original battery and clutch and I use a relay to charge a leisure battery and have a home made 2 person system with immersion on board.

I plan to keep it till it falls apart but originally I thought I would plan for 12 years.

I’m so glad you brought this up - there is an I load up for sale near me  im quite interested in it, but wondered about reliability - how do you find the glass panels in the Rear doors  ? And if I read correctly it has carpet in the cab area ?

Darran

Be careful with the iload, I was looking at them and the advise I read was that you must get the 13 plate onwards. Bit frustrating
 as I can't remember what the problem was but there's a fault in the predecessors which costs an arm a leg to put right. I'll try and find the info I was reading tonight, it was a little while ago I read it.

[NWH]

The mpg of my Toyota Hiace has been spectacular for the last three weeks. Not put a drop in.

Yeah well you’ve got to be careful at your age going out and about 🗣🤣

[Smudger]

Have seen early models have turbo trouble but not sure of years effected

Darran

[hotsteam]

Hi Darran,  How does the relay and boxer cope with full loads  as Iv'e seen the payloads, but was not sure if they could cope with full loads ? 

[johnny bravo]

Citroen Dispatch.       2 Side doors.       Park in driveway,     drivers side  ,  easy to fill tank / charge battery etc. 

[Smudger]

Really well, you’d hardly notice weight - if fact the boxer when empty can ‘bounce’ on rough roads but is a nice ride with a load on

Darran

[hotsteam]

Hi Darran, How does the relay cope with a full load ?

[AuRavelling79]

I bought a Hyundai iload comfort new in 2012. It is a soft tuned 116PS but 343nm torque rear wheel driven cam chain using 2500cc diesel with 1067kg payload.

It has done 47000 miles in 8 years. It averages 29mpg and I use it one up with a 650L filled to about 500L at the start of the day.

When my 8 stone daughter works with me I fill to 650. But that averages less than twice a month. In the first year Dan the man worked with me from it and we would add a couple of barrels and a backpack.

It is on its original battery and clutch and I use a relay to charge a leisure battery and have a home made 2 person system with immersion on board.

I plan to keep it till it falls apart but originally I thought I would plan for 12 years.

I’m so glad you brought this up - there is an I load up for sale near me  im quite interested in it, but wondered about reliability - how do you find the glass panels in the Rear doors  ? And if I read correctly it has carpet in the cab area ?

Darran

Be careful with the iload, I was looking at them and the advise I read was that you must get the 13 plate onwards. Bit frustrating
 as I can't remember what the problem was but there's a fault in the predecessors which costs an arm a leg to put right. I'll try and find the info I was reading tonight, it was a little while ago I read it.

I'm not sure what you meant to type with "predecessors".  Mine is a 12 plate and has no issues. I know that mine was one of the first of the six speeds as I was offered a 5 speed for about £800 less and I declined.

[AuRavelling79]

I bought a Hyundai iload comfort new in 2012. It is a soft tuned 116PS but 343nm torque rear wheel driven cam chain using 2500cc diesel with 1067kg payload.

It has done 47000 miles in 8 years. It averages 29mpg and I use it one up with a 650L filled to about 500L at the start of the day.

When my 8 stone daughter works with me I fill to 650. But that averages less than twice a month. In the first year Dan the man worked with me from it and we would add a couple of barrels and a backpack.

It is on its original battery and clutch and I use a relay to charge a leisure battery and have a home made 2 person system with immersion on board.

I plan to keep it till it falls apart but originally I thought I would plan for 12 years.

I’m so glad you brought this up - there is an I load up for sale near me  im quite interested in it, but wondered about reliability - how do you find the glass panels in the Rear doors  ? And if I read correctly it has carpet in the cab area ?

Darran

The glass panels in mine are smoked almost black. But later models offer no glass or tailgate.

Mine has had no issues except a side door handle replaced under warranty when I it snapped it off! I find that on hot days the rubber in the side doors seems to stick the door shut a bit but I have learned to gently open them and not yank them! Tyres, brakes and servicing and that's been it.

Having said that I think that the constant opening and closing of the rear doors has made the bit that keeps them open in the wind a little worn so I have put a hook and eye on one side.

I'm  very pleased with it. If the one you are looking at is less than 5 years old I believe you can have the remaining warranty transferred if it's under 100,000 miles.

[AuRavelling79]

I bought a Hyundai iload comfort new in 2012. It is a soft tuned 116PS but 343nm torque rear wheel driven cam chain using 2500cc diesel with 1067kg payload.

It has done 47000 miles in 8 years. It averages 29mpg and I use it one up with a 650L filled to about 500L at the start of the day.

When my 8 stone daughter works with me I fill to 650. But that averages less than twice a month. In the first year Dan the man worked with me from it and we would add a couple of barrels and a backpack.

It is on its original battery and clutch and I use a relay to charge a leisure battery and have a home made 2 person system with immersion on board.

I plan to keep it till it falls apart but originally I thought I would plan for 12 years.

Was that you I saw working yesterday in Stoke Bishop Malc? Wearing a floppy white sun hat?

Probably if it was Woodland Grove and a white iload with no signs on it. (iloads are rare at the best of times) The silly hat is more light khaki. But if I looked devilishly handsome and young for my years then no it wasn't me! 

[Smudger]

Cheers Malc...

The back doors always get hammered - most of the older ones no matter the make have needed stays to keep the doors flying about in the wind

Cheers
Darran

[mjm]

I like the env200   electric

[simon w]

I bought a Hyundai iload comfort new in 2012. It is a soft tuned 116PS but 343nm torque rear wheel driven cam chain using 2500cc diesel with 1067kg payload.

It has done 47000 miles in 8 years. It averages 29mpg and I use it one up with a 650L filled to about 500L at the start of the day.

When my 8 stone daughter works with me I fill to 650. But that averages less than twice a month. In the first year Dan the man worked with me from it and we would add a couple of barrels and a backpack.

It is on its original battery and clutch and I use a relay to charge a leisure battery and have a home made 2 person system with immersion on board.

I plan to keep it till it falls apart but originally I thought I would plan for 12 years.

Was that you I saw working yesterday in Stoke Bishop Malc? Wearing a floppy white sun hat?

Probably if it was Woodland Grove and a white iload with no signs on it. (iloads are rare at the best of times) The silly hat is more light khaki. But if I looked devilishly handsome and young for my years then no it wasn't me! 

I'll stop and say hello next time I see you out working Malc (keeping 2 metre distance obviously)