Transit Connect sized van..

[elephantstone]

6grand. 60,000miles tops...
What's the nicest to drive, vw caddy and the connect are the ones I've looked into, as much power as poss (diesel power).. And ofcourse reliable!

[elephantstone]

Can't be older than say 2003 aswell.. Got to look modern (van wise) as will have company on it.

Edited by elephantstone on Monday 5th December 17:48

[elephantstone]

BUMP

[v8will]

Berlingo 2.0 HDi worth a look, Caddy with the TDI is pretty decent too.

[fridgedoctor]

Be careful with the Gross Vehicle Weight here, if it's over 2000kgs ( and some are that you'd never suspect) then it's 50mph on single carriageways, 60 on duals.
I got three points by a scamera van, so you don't have to.


ETA
I now have a Kangoo, they're sooo cheap to buy and run.
Liking the new Berlingo with three front seats

Edited by fridgedoctor on Monday 5th December 22:49

Edited by fridgedoctor on Monday 5th December 22:50

[Piepiepie]

Corsa van?

[v8will]

fridgedoctor said:

Be careful with the Gross Vehicle Weight here, if it's over 2000kgs ( and some are that you'd never suspect) then it's 50mph on single carriageways, 60 on duals.
I got three points by a scamera van, so you don't have to.

Valid point, my cousin got snapped doing 60mph on a single carriageway in his Caddy. His previous Berlingo was 50kg under the weight limit apparently and he would have been OK.

[Camaro91]

We use Connects and Combo vans, the Connect is larger in the back and has a better turning circle than the Combo, but the Combo feels much nicer to drive, whereas the Connect is a bit cheap and nasty inside, and is also noisier and just generally feels harsh and slow. If I had to buy one, personally it would be the Vauxhall.

[caterhamboy]

I've got a 05 combo, it's hardly been serviced, had half a tank of unleaded in it and gets thrashed daily and only thing to go wrong is a new alternator. It's only the 1248cc diesel but goes ok and returns 48mpg.

[elephantstone]

Weve decided to go up a size and thinking of buying a transporter (8000ish) or contract hiring a brand new one. Wasnt aware of the speed restrictions... good to know! Although i prefer pootling around in vans rather than hammering them everywhere! i refused to be one of those van drivers haha!