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This is my beast after a lunch time gumtree browse resulted in an impulse BBQ buy.
1.6 petrol VW Caddy that is a brilliant little workhorse.
ETA I probably could have had it closer to the back but I was working at a music festival at the weekend and managed to smash the rear window on my supplied 12 seater
Didn't want to do two in a week.
1.6 petrol VW Caddy that is a brilliant little workhorse.
ETA I probably could have had it closer to the back but I was working at a music festival at the weekend and managed to smash the rear window on my supplied 12 seater
Didn't want to do two in a week.
Heres our's, a Transporter Sportline Kombi LWB. It has the 180 bi tdi engine with 300ft/lbs torque, which mated to the DSG box is sublime to drive. Leather everywhere, sat nav, cruise, 3 full size leather rear seats on quick release fixings, carpeted, insulated, and a massive loading area with a tail gate it really is everymans 'everything' van and we'd be lost without it now. Once you own a van as versatile as this its quite hard to imagine not owning one.. this replaced a 4.4 X5 previously.
Only gripes are the Kenwood system that comes with it is a complete annoyance and utter poo to use, and there is a bit too much plastic in places..but then I suppose it is based on a commercial vehicle after all. Being a LWB you have to reconsider parking in certain places at times but that's minor. Looks great in candy white with the black bits and very very menacing in one's rear view mirror! Will defo consider the T6 Sportline whenever its released.
Only gripes are the Kenwood system that comes with it is a complete annoyance and utter poo to use, and there is a bit too much plastic in places..but then I suppose it is based on a commercial vehicle after all. Being a LWB you have to reconsider parking in certain places at times but that's minor. Looks great in candy white with the black bits and very very menacing in one's rear view mirror! Will defo consider the T6 Sportline whenever its released.
GT6 Jonsey said:
My Renault Traffic office/workshop. Always bought French vans and love em, never had an issue with the mythical French unreliability touch wood
Good vans, I'm on my third since 1988 each one did 180K miles plus passed every MOT unlike others we have owned. My latest 10 reg LWB Sport has had a re-map and does 40+ MPG goes like a rocket despite being fully racked out inside.Had/have two vans in my life!
First one a 2002 Transit, scrubbed up quite nicely once we'd taken the vinyls off it (which as you will see, I had to after my friends made their own amendments!)
Got to 193,000 before needing a bigger one, engine was knocking too. Replaced with the current music bus, an absolute gem of an Iveco. Currently on 252,000, had quite a bit of work done to keep it going but shows no sign of stopping. Most of the time full of music gear ready for gigs!
First one a 2002 Transit, scrubbed up quite nicely once we'd taken the vinyls off it (which as you will see, I had to after my friends made their own amendments!)
Got to 193,000 before needing a bigger one, engine was knocking too. Replaced with the current music bus, an absolute gem of an Iveco. Currently on 252,000, had quite a bit of work done to keep it going but shows no sign of stopping. Most of the time full of music gear ready for gigs!
sunbeam alpine said:
Here's one of ours -
Had to get it decatted
That is hilarious. When I'm on site I always work out of the back of my van with the doors open and lost count the number of times I've had to remove an inquisitive kitty, I think a tradesmans van is like cat nip to some of them. Had to get it decatted
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