Best used van for wfp

[Skxawng]

Hi, I'm switching vans later this year. Thought I'd ask for recommendations for a £3000 budget. Looking for something that can handle pulling 600l daily, most importantly I'm trying to figure out which is likely to be the most reliable and easy to repair. Thinking towards the lines of vw t4 at moment.

Have you had a really good van that you'd buy again? Have a 2.0 citroen dispatch at moment.

Thanks!

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

I love Renault Trafics. Best thing is they have a 12 year anti corrosion warranty so if it start to rust they will sort it. Even if you aren't the original owner.

 

[richb77]

Trafic's also cheap to run and repair. My mechanic had one and not long ticked over 400k and still going strong!

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[Skxawng]

wow that's pretty impressive with the rust guarantee! That one that did 400k miles, which engine is it?

 

[robert mitchell]

The t4 is fantastic for reliability and very easy to repair . If you go for one make sure it's a 2.5 tdi as the 1.9 is gutless

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[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

VW and Vitos look like swiss cheese in no time.

 

[simon]

The t4 is fantastic for reliability and very easy to repair . If you go for one make sure it's a 2.5 tdi as the 1.9 is gutless

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been thinking about this myself and was told that while vw are dead reliable they're very expensive when something goes wrong , is that not the case ?

 

[tench0771]

for that price my choice would be a toyota hiace there solid vans just check the payload as some are 800 kilo

 

[robert mitchell]

been thinking about this myself and was told that while vw are dead reliable they're very expensive when something goes wrong , is that not the case ?

Not on a t4 no , very easy to get parts and they are cheap .

The only difficult job on them is changing the Cambelt .

They are expensive to buy for there age though as they are popular with surfers / camper conversions , the upside being they hold there value .

They are galvanised too .

The newer t5 and t6 are very different and are expensive to fix .

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[tench0771]

Not on a t4 no , very easy to get parts and they are cheap .
The only difficult job on them is changing the Cambelt .

They are expensive to buy for there age though as they are popular with surfers / camper conversions , the upside being they hold there value .

They are galvanised too .

The newer t5 and t6 are very different and are expensive to fix .

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dont forget checking the oil is a hard task as the dip stick is like 10 ft long /emoticons/biggrin.png:rofl:

 

[richb77]

wow that's pretty impressive with the rust guarantee! That one that did 400k miles, which engine is it?

Not sure which one but he said they are all very good

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