August 29, 201016 yr I have a toyota hiace and is the best van ive ever owned. Never had to do anything to it in 4 years. Reliable and very solid.
August 29, 201016 yr I'd say personally, either the Nissan Primestar, Vauxhall Vivaro or Renault traffic... This may be worth a read; http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/index....c=27531&hl=
August 29, 201016 yr I'd say personally, either the Nissan Primestar, Vauxhall Vivaro or Renault traffic... This may be worth a read; http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/index....c=27531&hl= FWIW i wouldnt touch one with a bargepole. Got rid of mine as sick of all the electrical problems. Also know of other owners whove reported loads of electrical probs and gear selection problems.
August 29, 201016 yr FWIW i wouldnt touch one with a bargepole. Got rid of mine as sick of all the electrical problems. Also know of other owners whove reported loads of electrical probs and gear selection problems. Id second that ive got a 53 plate transit now and its much better. Edited August 29, 201016 yr by betabonkers
August 29, 201016 yr anyone tried the VW T5 ? i would like the long version double cab if i can put 3 bikes in the rear best regards bob
August 30, 201016 yr Id second that ive got a 53 plate transit now and its much better. its swings and roundabouts mate. i bought a 53 plate ford transit and since then I have spent more than what it cost to buy new in repairs! its now sat down the road waiting to be picked up (sold for 350 quid as a non runner). ive heard of alot of people either having no end of trouble with the transit or absolutely no trouble at all. the only ones you dont seem to hear going wrong are the merc vito and the VW. personally if I had to go for a smaller van I would buy a VW now. unfortunately i require a LWB high roof van and theres a significant price difference! Ive now steered away from the van route as none of them seem to do the job nearly as well as they should. ive bought a 5 x 12 x 6 box trailer and a Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian. all for business use though because at the moment I dont have a bike =( all the best Tom
August 30, 201016 yr Happy with my sprinter which replaced the nissan primastar. Then again after that experience anything would be an improvement
August 30, 201016 yr its swings and roundabouts mate. i bought a 53 plate ford transit and since then I have spent more than what it cost to buy new in repairs! its now sat down the road waiting to be picked up (sold for 350 quid as a non runner).ive heard of alot of people either having no end of trouble with the transit or absolutely no trouble at all. the only ones you dont seem to hear going wrong are the merc vito and the VW. personally if I had to go for a smaller van I would buy a VW now. unfortunately i require a LWB high roof van and theres a significant price difference! Ive now steered away from the van route as none of them seem to do the job nearly as well as they should. ive bought a 5 x 12 x 6 box trailer and a Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian. all for business use though because at the moment I dont have a bike =( all the best Tom my vw lost 4th gear at 100k, not the only one, only other trouble was turbo hose blowing off. Vito has been better and the 100k waranty the best. had a couple of erg valves a battery and rear light led cost nowt. its on 70k and feels like new. Will change for another sometime soon new front shape out in the next month or so the vw has gone backwards imho with the bi turbo the top models are miles apart now. Alot of brass mind you.
August 31, 201016 yr don't get an old shape vito they blow injector seals for fun been there done that! the seals are cheap but if yr not as lucky as me it's a new head and full set of injectors
August 31, 201016 yr don't get an old shape vito they blow injector seals for fun been there done that! the seals are cheap but if yr not as lucky as me it's a new head and full set of injectors
August 31, 201016 yr Done nearly 300k in old vitos never had one seal go. must be lucky then i know at least a dozen or so that have had at least one set go mine did two lots in 12 months
August 31, 201016 yr I have a toyota hiace and is the best van ive ever owned. Never had to do anything to it in 4 years. Reliable and very solid. Me too.............................Toyota are best vans built
September 1, 201016 yr Me too.............................Toyota are best vans built ....but not that nice to drive.
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