Vivaro timing belt disaster bad for business, What next?!

[Andyjc86]

Personally, I would chuck the money at it to get it fixed. Yes it's a pretty crap van, but you've spent good money on it so far. Another £800 or so should get it back on the road and you know all the new parts that are fitted.

Theirs nothing to say your new £700 estate won't break straight away.

[Josho]

Where abouts are you?

I'd be interested in it or even repairing it for you. As a sideline to my mechanical workshop, we'd like to buy and sell a few here and there!

[talksthetorque]

Toyota Picnic( is it an avensis verso too) /Previa.
Van space, car comfort. Jap reliability.
Or lease. Strainght from the first place I looked. Vito if you need the length for piping/timber/carpets - caddy if you don't.

[Charlie Croker mk2]

OP what was the outcome of this ?

[jke11y]

I spoke to vanarama before leasing a new Vivaro Sportive direct through Vauxhall, and there wasn't a single deal I called about on their website that was even remotely achievable. Standard low-price-reel-them-in tactics.

[nct001]

jke11y said:

I spoke to vanarama before leasing a new Vivaro Sportive direct through Vauxhall, and there wasn't a single deal I called about on their website that was even remotely achievable. Standard low-price-reel-them-in tactics.

Just buy a brand new trafic for 10995 plus vat on HP it will work out pennies - I bought three last year £10695 plus vat each - leasing was far too expensive.

[jke11y]

nct001 said:

Just buy a brand new trafic for 10995 plus vat on HP it will work out pennies - I bought three last year £10695 plus vat each - leasing was far too expensive.

I ended up doing exactly that; new Vivaro sportive and it was £12k+Vat from memory.

[hora]

How much would you get for it as spares or repair?

[Jaguar steve]

Just don't buy an old van. Very few Tradesmen change a van for fun, they work them long and hard hard and older high miler vans are almost always up for sale for a reason, and that reason will invariably not be good news for the next owner.

[hora]

Problem is new vans aren't cheap. Starting out, would you have £15k spare?