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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Brian www.mibservices.co.uk on November 24, 2011 at 21:58

Andy as JP says, better off with a Transit, LDV etc, least expensive to run and maintain. Personally I would have the VW myself, if I could afford one, having had a Golf TDI for personal use, but their vans are expensive to buy and run.

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on November 24, 2011 at 22:09

Nice 1 chaps that's the kind of essential feedback i need to know! :-)

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Paul McNulty on November 24, 2011 at 22:13

If a Transporter is the right size a LWB Hiace will be cheaper to run and more reliable. If you need to go bigger then Transit is the obvious choice.

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Permalink Reply by Simon Smith on November 24, 2011 at 22:26

My father has one from new in 94 and its still going strong they are great reliable vans but have a massively inflated price tag second hand and so i think there are better value 2nd buys

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Permalink Reply by chris nangle on November 25, 2011 at 7:26

i Have one  its a 97 pl,ate ,and the best van i have ever driven really nice and solid feel But not cheap too buy and not quite as big as a transit ,they hold there value very well so will have a good resale if you look after it

we get about 40 mpg from it so good on fuel

 

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Chris Auld on November 25, 2011 at 7:55

Come on jp, my mum could change a break lightbulb, you need to learn how to do these things yourself, saves you a fortune!

j.p grass roots said:

hi mate

as u know i had a volks caddy , a great little van but got to small.

the  only downsize to volkswagon is their expense ...£50 to change a break light bulb and other parts are expensive as well

so ive changed to a citreon dispatch

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on November 25, 2011 at 8:33

That's right jp it's got to be big enough to fit a pink settee in the back lol

j.p grass roots said:

mate will u be picking one with a pink interior to please the wife :)

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on November 25, 2011 at 8:35

That's good to know Chris thanks mate

chris nangle said:

i Have one  its a 97 pl,ate ,and the best van i have ever driven really nice and solid feel But not cheap too buy and not quite as big as a transit ,they hold there value very well so will have a good resale if you look after it

we get about 40 mpg from it so good on fuel

 

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on November 25, 2011 at 8:41

I have noticed they're not cheap vans! Thanks for the info Simon.

Simon Smith said:

My father has one from new in 94 and its still going strong they are great reliable vans but have a massively inflated price tag second hand and so i think there are better value 2nd buys

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Permalink Reply by Andy Lawrence on November 25, 2011 at 14:41

Hi Andrew,

Just to throw one in from left field have you considered a MWB Iveco Daily?

I know they are a bigger van, but that's a bonus in my book. Also like the look of transporter but too small for me as don't have a trailer and as mentioned, seem to go for big money.

Having said that here (Glasgow) I know the city council have put Transporters through the auctions with pretty low mileage.

Have spoken to two people in last few months who own Iveco Dailys  (one a gardener) who both recommended them as good, reliable vans. (apart from fragile door handles apparently). 

Might be worth considering, though you would have to do more research on them.

Cheers

Andy

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Permalink Reply by chris nangle on November 25, 2011 at 17:02

my delivery guy has an Iveco LWB its been a great van ,i drove up too scottland last year and it was a nice drive,my only gripe is the floor height for loading heavy stuff on and off,it makes it hard work .

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on November 25, 2011 at 19:06

I've not considered them Andy, i will have a look, Thanks,

Fragile door handles? one of the back doors on my van has to be opened with mole grips because i tore the handle off with my ape hand (by accident)  lol

Andy Lawrence said:

Hi Andrew,

Just to throw one in from left field have you considered a MWB Iveco Daily?

I know they are a bigger van, but that's a bonus in my book. Also like the look of transporter but too small for me as don't have a trailer and as mentioned, seem to go for big money.

Having said that here (Glasgow) I know the city council have put Transporters through the auctions with pretty low mileage.

Have spoken to two people in last few months who own Iveco Dailys  (one a gardener) who both recommended them as good, reliable vans. (apart from fragile door handles apparently). 

Might be worth considering, though you would have to do more research on them.

Cheers

Andy

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