[jay moley]

I need a new van due to ULEZ.

I have a Ford Transit currently and was thinking of getting a Transit Custom but been told bad things by four people.

What are the other options?

Needs to be able to carry an 800 litre tank.

Also is there a year of manufacture that means a van is ULEZ compliant?

Cheers

[DJW]

Anything Euro 6 I think.


https://www.whatcar.com/advice/owning/ulez-compliant-vans-everything-you-need-to-know/n25325

[KS Cleaning]

I need a new van due to ULEZ.

I have a Ford Transit currently and was thinking of getting a Transit Custom but been told bad things by four people.

What are the other options?

Needs to be able to carry an 800 litre tank.

Also is there a year of manufacture that means a van is ULEZ compliant?

Cheers

IMO the Custom is the best van out there. I’ve had two and both have been great vans. There was an issue on 19 plate vans because of a batch of dodgy injectors and  I have heard of some issues with the wet belt. To carry an 800 litre tank you would probably need a minimum of a 320, but they will be like hens teeth as the most popular models ordered were280,290,300 and 310.

[NWH]

Funny thing is I had a Mechanic come to the house replace the condenser pipe and re gas the air con,he was telling me the Custom has been voted the worst most unreliable van on the market.

[KS Cleaning]

Funny thing is I had a Mechanic come to the house replace the condenser pipe and re gas the air con,he was telling me the Custom has been voted the worst most unreliable van on the market.

Thought you would be along soon😂😂

[NWH]

No genuine he was talking about all the vans that have a wet belt etc all being 💩 the Custom apparently is one of em,he said it was an organisation that review vans bit like “Which”.

[DJW]

VW’s suffer from air con problems apparently.

[NWH]

Yeah not for nearly 15 years though lol apart from re gassin it’s been working like new all that time,I had a Custom for a week on insurance I hated the thing it was like driving a boat the doors and interior  etc felt as cheap as chips.

[cgh window cleaning]

I have a custom had it since new.Other than injectors which were due to a faulty batch and replaced under warranty I’ve had no problems,
Its been a great van.

As for cheap interior the limited comes with heated seats,heated screen ,Ac,Apple car play and is a comfortable van.You need to spend decent money to get the VW equivalent.

I had one of Grippa tanks LWB Vivaros for a week I thought it was an awful van compared to the custom.

[Smudger]

No genuine he was talking about all the vans that have a wet belt etc all being 💩 the Custom apparently is one of em,he said it was an organisation that review vans bit like “Which”.

The only 💩 - is your posts Nigel
You never have any real experience to add to any thread - its always hearsay from your imaginary mate

Darran

[SB Cleaning]

I bought my 2015 swb Vivaro with 32k 6 years ago it's now on 80k, apart from.wear and tear tyres,pads, discs etc it's been a great van never let me down..I fully intend on keeping it another 5 years then i will probably buy a new  van.

[zesty]

The only transit custom with a wet belt will be the hybrid, and it’s a crap setup.

The diesel customs are great, and by far the best and most reliable engine is the older 2.2, the one I’ve got. No Add Blue nonsense, and absolutely bullet proof.

All in all they are good vans, just not the stupid hybrid. It has the eco boost 3 cylinder engine (wet belt) which is there only to charge the battery’s . It’s an awful system, a stupid design and only there to please the tree huggers.

[NWH]

No genuine he was talking about all the vans that have a wet belt etc all being 💩 the Custom apparently is one of em,he said it was an organisation that review vans bit like “Which”.

The only 💩 - is your posts Nigel
You never have any real experience to add to any thread - its always hearsay from your imaginary mate

Darran

He said it comes with a huge blanket of tarpaulin to hide a 1000ltr tank that used to have orange juice in it or polish 🤣🤣


Nigel.

[Lee GLS]

The only transit custom with a wet belt will be the hybrid, and it’s a crap setup.

The diesel customs are great, and by far the best and most reliable engine is the older 2.2, the one I’ve got. No Add Blue nonsense, and absolutely bullet proof.

All in all they are good vans, just not the stupid hybrid. It has the eco boost 3 cylinder engine (wet belt) which is there only to charge the battery’s . It’s an awful system, a stupid design and only there to please the tree huggers.

All the new transits and rangers have wet belts, 2.0 engine. They suffer from prematurely breaking, or the belts wear over time and the oil coolers get blocked up and cause oil starvation. A friend of mine has had the belt snap on his custom twice.

[NWH]

Yeah there was absolutely no point in me saying the above the guy told me the same it’s not just one model of them,they have a multitude of problems with them the guy used to work on them.

[jay moley]

Vauxhall Vivaro?

[tom20001]

I bought Vw transporter 5 years ago new and have to say ended up spending money every year after warranty ended and some before as warranty doesnt really seem to be worth paper its written on. Vw not as good as used to be imo.  Had a caddy before that also from new and was brilliant.  Transporter always starts etc, is good on the road and solid etc but went through a phase of bits going all the time.  That said I'm on a good run for the last year with it !

[tom20001]

The only transit custom with a wet belt will be the hybrid, and it’s a crap setup.

The diesel customs are great, and by far the best and most reliable engine is the older 2.2, the one I’ve got. No Add Blue nonsense, and absolutely bullet proof.

All in all they are good vans, just not the stupid hybrid. It has the eco boost 3 cylinder engine (wet belt) which is there only to charge the battery’s . It’s an awful system, a stupid design and only there to please the tree huggers.

Oh yes the ad blu is another thing that's very gammy in the transporters . I take back what I said about a good run for a year the ad blu is an ongoing pain

[NWH]

I bought Vw transporter 5 years ago new and have to say ended up spending money every year after warranty ended and some before as warranty doesnt really seem to be worth paper its written on. Vw not as good as used to be imo.  Had a caddy before that also from new and was brilliant.  Transporter always starts etc, is good on the road and solid etc but went through a phase of bits going all the time.  That said I'm on a good run for the last year with it !

Transporters after about 2014 I think is a different van altogether nothing like the PD 2.5 I have,they reckon the 2.0ltr ones are poope.

[G Griffin]

Yeah not for nearly 15 years though lol apart from re gassin it’s been working like new all that time,I had a Custom for a week on insurance I hated the thing it was like driving a boat the doors and interior  etc felt as cheap as chips.

If it's for an 800 litre tank, he's going to need a bigger boat.