Small Van Advise

[lurcherman 887 12,679]

Y not valshie

[walshie 2,804]

Y not valshie

 

I work in the transport industry and see a lot of vans come and go and the connects are without a doubt the least reliable small van that i've seen.

[BIGLURKS 874]

Well Citroen is out of the running based

I wouldn't touch a connect.

 

I know its not on your list but at that sort of age a Vauxhall Combo is always a good bet.

my mate had one and it was getting fixed a lot constant problem the list he gave me that he had too fix on it in 3 years was daft Edited August 6, 2015 by BIGLURKS

[walshie 2,804]

I've got an 03 plate combo 1.7 diesel and never had anything done to it. Just add fuel .

[mattyg 1,862]

I drive a caddy now and give anything to have my connect back. 53 plate, had it from new, never let me down, sold it with 183k on the clock as it got a bit tatty cosmetically..... My caddy is shite! 1.9 sdi wouldn't pull skin off custard. I bloody hate it!

Matt

[lurcherman 887 12,679]

I drive a caddy now and give anything to have my connect back. 53 plate, had it from new, never let me down, sold it with 183k on the clock as it got a bit tatty cosmetically..... My caddy is shite! 1.9 sdi wouldn't pull skin off custard. I bloody hate it!

Matt

 

Yep heard few say caddy coudlnt pull socks off a dead man lol

[lurcherman 887 12,679]

Combo always abs problems

[Lenmcharristar 9,180]

 

vw caddy for reliability, 1.9 is the better engines, citroen is good on fuel but watch out for real axel wear, ford well take a chance

how much better are the Citroen on fuel

 

the 1.6 hdi is doing around 55 mpg average, obviously depends on how heavy the load is

[Lenmcharristar 9,180]

the fords are rust buckets, same as the bigger transits. fecking ginger leperosy

[shepp 2,285]

I bought a 4 year old Connect and kept it for 6 years.

It never let me down, was good on fuel, cheap to service and didn't have a spec of rust on it.

[Truther 1,579]

I've got an old Berlingo 1.9.........i paid £450 for it 4 years ago, 2000 plate Starts first time no matter how cold, runs like a top, not bad on diesel, and only an odd spot of rust, you need arms like a gorilla parking it with no power steering, but that's the only thing i don't like about it, maybe a bit of a one off by the sound of it though?

[Lenmcharristar 9,180]

I've got an old Berlingo 1.9.........i paid £450 for it 4 years ago, 2000 plate Starts first time no matter how cold, runs like a top, not bad on diesel, and only an odd spot of rust, you need arms like a gorilla parking it with no power steering, but that's the only thing i don't like about it, maybe a bit of a one off by the sound of it though?

I had a 406 hdi, and it stopped with 286000 miles on it,

[nothernlite 18,027]

Would say get a we corsa van but seen the size of you caddy all the way wish toyota done small vans

[Truther 1,579]

 

I've got an old Berlingo 1.9.........i paid £450 for it 4 years ago, 2000 plate Starts first time no matter how cold, runs like a top, not bad on diesel, and only an odd spot of rust, you need arms like a gorilla parking it with no power steering, but that's the only thing i don't like about it, maybe a bit of a one off by the sound of it though?

I had a 406 hdi, and it stopped with 286000 miles on it,

 

 

I bought this one to put me on, never expected it to last, i've abused it a bit, never done an oil change, or even the fuel filter, i've never even washed it in 4 years, it just keeps going, just failed the MOT because a front coil springs snapped, but that's it... can't complain at all mate

[J Darcy 5,871]

Astra's are superb. Got 243,000 out of my last one. I've had citroen and I rate them, I think they're a great motor. The fords I wouldn't touch with a bargepole, I have had two and they were both crap! I guess our opinions all vary because cars vary and one man's 'good little runner' is the next mans 'money pit'...it's all a gamble....