grantc Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hi all, What type of vans do you use and do you find them reliable? Leased or owned? Most co's seem to use Berlingos or something French up here in Scotland. I assume cause they are cheap to run? Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Dispatch swb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Transit Connects mostly, we also have a Traffic, a kangoo and a Vito. We own them all, and two connects are due for replacement this year as theyve done starship mileage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantc Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 How have you found the Traffic Peter? Heard horror stories of gearbox issues on nearly new vans, perhaps they've sorted them out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHappy Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Say you want a mid sized van.. You can buy Renault with a Renault engine or a Nissan with a Renault engine or a Vauxhall with a Renault engine or a Fiat with a Renault engine or a Mercedes with a Renault engine If you not keen on Renault... There's a Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat, Toyota & a Ford with PSA engines If you don't really don't want french, either do your homework or go VW ? Quote Mr Veritas God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 31 minutes ago, grantc said: How have you found the Traffic Peter? Heard horror stories of gearbox issues on nearly new vans, perhaps they've sorted them out? So far no problem ours is restricted so dont know if that makes a difference, the kangoo on the other hand has had a new box, and that new box has been repaired again under warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjsturner Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 11 hours ago, MrHappy said: Say you want a mid sized van.. You can buy Renault with a Renault engine or a Nissan with a Renault engine or a Vauxhall with a Renault engine or a Fiat with a Renault engine or a Mercedes with a Renault engine If you not keen on Renault... There's a Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat, Toyota & a Ford with PSA engines If you don't really don't want french, either do your homework or go VW ? Lol, that’s right! the only one that is surprising is merc borrowing a Renault engine! Vivaro traffic primastar do have gearboxes supplies by Thornton’s apparently..... I’ve had 3 and never had an issue, they do get bad clutch judder sometimes when pulling away and that’s from brand new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-yeti Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 28 minutes ago, sjsturner said: Lol, that’s right! the only one that is surprising is merc borrowing a Renault engine! Vivaro traffic primastar do have gearboxes supplies by Thornton’s apparently..... I’ve had 3 and never had an issue, they do get bad clutch judder sometimes when pulling away and that’s from brand new! It's actually Renault-nissan for the mercs I think, on entry level cars , higher supposed to still have the Merc engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luggsey Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I've got a 15 plate Traffic, had several warranty jobs so far.... Broken down several times with dodgy electrics, used to turn its headlights on when left sometimes! Was leaking oil and now has a fault on the steering wheel, clicks like crazy sometimes, garage won't fix it as it doesn't do it all the time! 85k miles now. I would never spend my own money on such a **** vehicle! Quote ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Life is like a box of chocolates, some bugger always gets the nice ones! My Amateur Radio Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21ninja Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 VW SWB Transporter 100ps. Very nice van but only average 33 mpg. Due to adblue the diesel tank is 15 litres smaller so only do 350/380 out of a tank. Nearly 1.5 years old and only put 15k on it from new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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