View Full Version : looking for a van wtf
djbrowney
21-02-10, 06:18 PM
been looking around for a van to buy, unsure what to buy yet but wtf is this lol
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ESCARGO-VAN_W0QQitemZ110496776408QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomo biles_UK?hash=item19ba1f00d8
Get a Connect.
My local pharmacy use them little Nissan POS's.
General Baxter
21-02-10, 06:23 PM
iv got a VW transporter, the 180bhp 6 speed, oh what fun is that lol
iv got a VW transporter, the 180bhp 6 speed, oh what fun is that lol
thats a gay van......it keeps ar$ending cars
djbrowney
21-02-10, 06:25 PM
i was looking at a vauxhall vivaro but type that in ebay and it comes up with more replacment gearboxes than van lol
then though about a transit swb but there the same money as a combo/astra/connect it dont no what to buy lol
djbrowney
21-02-10, 06:26 PM
i wont be buy a transporter to much money lol
my work van atm is a transit lwb extra high top at the min, so do like the transit !
General Baxter
21-02-10, 06:27 PM
thats a gay van......it keeps ar$ending cars
meh, its in the bodyshop at the mo, getting repaird, im in a 105bhp 5 speed :(
i wont be buy a transporter to much money lol
if you have to buy they tyres nether would i,
i have to have a set every month lol
2nd a transporter, good resale market
bit on the smaller side tho
djbrowney
21-02-10, 06:39 PM
im unsure what to buy tbh, vw just to expenive to buy to start with !
what do you need to move about then?????
djbrowney
21-02-10, 06:44 PM
well im a chippy/builder so all my tools and if i buy a larger van it must be able to fit a sheet of 4 x 8 in the back !
sprinters are very good... but ask if the injectors have been done recently.. if no, then run, forrest, run.. they suffer with blow by & they get this tar like residue all over them & it costs a lot to fix cos you can wreck the injectors & the cam cover fixing it
General Baxter
21-02-10, 06:49 PM
a 1997 LDV convoy lol
baxter, he's not keeping poultry, he wants to drive it about
General Baxter
21-02-10, 06:53 PM
toot toot lol
djbrowney
21-02-10, 06:53 PM
^ what he said i have got to try and use this all the time lol
i take it the vivaro are prone to blowing the gearboxes up ?? any one had on of these 1.3 combo vans ???
djbrowney
21-02-10, 07:08 PM
i really want this lol
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160406624447&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
DJ, we are selling a van at work atm,
iveco thing, looks like a sprinter.
close to 300k miles lol.
swb transit, nice enough to drive and v reliable. sprinters arent too bad but prefer transits
djbrowney
21-02-10, 07:30 PM
im defo leaning more towards a transit !
cheers bmw156 but it can stay there, i have seen where you work lol
ROFLCOPTER.
the garage, i dont work there, or the paint shop lol.
and yeh 300k is rather high and its dented to fook lol
djbrowney
21-02-10, 07:34 PM
were do you work then, are you a rent boy ??? lol
lol just a bit around the corner, your just blind lol.
Yep stay away from vivaro/traffics/and whatever the nissan varient is. Our traffic is at 80k and is on its second gearbox. This one wont go into first whilst its moving... pain in the **** at junctions. IMHO theres alot to be said for an old transit!
^ As above they suffer from epic gearbox failure (80mph the gearbox died suddenly taking the clutch and flywheel with it), But it was replaced and its done many miles since, seems to be about 80-100k they fail.
They are cheap though, and they dont seem to fall apart, but people like to nick the centre caps off the wheels.
Novasport
21-02-10, 08:19 PM
Go retro...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bedford-cf-van_W0QQitemZ160406617050QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Com mercial_Trucks?hash=item2558fabbda
Dude they are funking awesome.
Auto with a bench seat in the front!
Means you can sit on the pass side with ya leg a cross and drive it.. I did. So much fun!
So of them have air ride too. Loads of fun on the bumps.
iv got a VW transporter, the 180bhp 6 speed, oh what fun is that lol
same here is it a sportline?
Transits fuel pumps **** their pants and its expensive,they rot badly aswell.
Vivaro/renault bollocks are good til the box go
Sprinters are fast rotboxes
LDV's are dog muck
djbrowney
21-02-10, 08:50 PM
well thats the vivaro out the window. so im left with transit connect, transit swb or a combo lol
what the combo like on fuel never driven one !
Avoid anything vauxhall like the plague imo! I worked for vauxhall for over 7 years, trust me they're shi*e! I'd go for a tranny or a high roof connect. My mate is a plasterer and can fit the big boards in his connect(sorry don't know the size) in with the pass front seat removed. 1.3 combo is a fiat engine, need i say more? 1.7 combo is the common rail isuzu engine, equally as shi*!
djbrowney
21-02-10, 08:57 PM
Avoid anything vauxhall like the plague imo! I worked for vauxhall for over 7 years, trust me they're shi*e! I'd go for a tranny or a high roof connect. My mate is a plasterer and can fit the big boards in his connect(sorry don't know the size) in with the pass front seat removed. 1.3 combo is a fiat engine, need i say more? 1.7 combo is the common rail isuzu engine, equally as shi*!
oh fook me, its looking transit transit transit then lol dont really wonna fook about removing the seat , are the combo really that bad havent hurd many bad things about them lol
auzzy2000
21-02-10, 09:01 PM
well ive got an 04 vivaro on 120000 miles and it hasnt had a gearbox yet!!put a new engine in tho as turbo went.i think its the early vivaros gearboxs that are s£ite
The combo is ok tbf, justthe engine let them down. the 1.3 is underpowered, eats egr valves, dual mass flywheels and clutches etc etc. The 1.7 is noisy and unrefined imo, leaks lots of oil too.
The pass seat on a connect just clips out, tis quite neat!
tbh, the old smiley face transit was, and will ever be the greatest workhorse of the lot.
1. big simple engine
2. tons of room
3. millions made so tons of spares..
just avoid one with a noisy diff.. it will need a replacement axle.
^ what he said i have got to try and use this all the time lol
i take it the vivaro are prone to blowing the gearboxes up ?? any one had on of these 1.3 combo vans ???
Vivaros boxs are **** as there just an F23 IIRC.
LDV's are notoroiusly poo an fuel.
Looks like its a transit van or Vito for you sir.
Avoid anything vauxhall like the plague imo! I worked for vauxhall for over 7 years, trust me they're shi*e! I'd go for a tranny or a high roof connect. My mate is a plasterer and can fit the big boards in his connect(sorry don't know the size) in with the pass front seat removed. 1.3 combo is a fiat engine, need i say more? 1.7 combo is the common rail isuzu engine, equally as shi*!
That be a T220, same as what we have.
The pass seats flips down an doubles as a coffee table too lol very reliable, 90PS engine, more then quick enough. Oh an ST rims fit on them a treat :cool:
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