Looking for a new van

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Jzinsky

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11 months

Monday 10th July 2023
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Hello everyone,

I'll be looking for a new van soon, and to be honest I might be looking for a mythical beast here.
So here's my requirements:

1. VW Caddy sized, roughly, a little bigger rather than a little smaller.
2. Reasonably economical, 60-65mpg on the motorway please.
3. Ac and rear parking sensors a must, along with a decent radio.
4. Here's the big kicker, I do about 80k miles a year for work. Thus I'm really looking for something that will be good for around half a million miles without a costly repair (like a new engine or battery pack etc.)

So yeah, I get the feeling nothing out there will tick box 4, but is there anything that can get close?

Thanks in advance

Jzinsky

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6 posts

11 months

Monday 10th July 2023
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To be fair when I say costly repairs I'm thinking of the £4k engine replacement I had to get a year ago

Jzinsky

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6 posts

11 months

Monday 10th July 2023
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Nickbrapp said:
None, get a discovery commercial or a Corolla commerical, or a big Estate car, what on earth are you doing in a caddy sized van to be doing 80k a year? How do you ever do any work?
I'm a courier, so I'm trundling down motorways most of the time.

Jzinsky

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6 posts

11 months

Wednesday 12th July 2023
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Lol I mentioned the Berlingo to my mechanic earlier and he made a face and just said "nooo...."