Leasing Vs Buying. What should i do?

[Nigel]

I wouldn’t touch Nissan with a barge pole after my experience. I had a Navara. And I shall say no more on the subject

I had a Navara for six years. Never missed a beat and done 120,000 miles in it.

 

[baldelectrician]

Big thing in van break ins is now door bending so you do 20mm hole in each top corners of each door and slot 1 inch stainless steel sold rod. Down the full length chop to size fill with expanding foam to stop any rattle then pop a 20mm blind gromet in the top and no ones the wiser even if it’s leased

Any info on this - i am only a simple spark...

 

[baldelectrician]

Big thing in van break ins is now door bending so you do 20mm hole in each top corners of each door and slot 1 inch stainless steel sold rod. Down the full length chop to size fill with expanding foam to stop any rattle then pop a 20mm blind gromet in the top and no ones the wiser even if it’s leased

Any info on this - i am only a simple spark...

 

[telectrix]

i'm just wondering how to get 1" steel rod down a 20mm hole.

 

[Yozza19]

must of been 3/4 inch

 

[richy3333]

I'm presently looking for a new van also and dismissed the Transit due to theft issues. Presently have a VW T6 LWB that has never missed a beat. Must be the 4th I've had now. Possibly looking at a Crafter instead (just so I can fill it with even more rubbish).

You made a final decision @MFS Electrical ?

 

[MFS Electrical]

I had a Navara for six years. Never missed a beat and done 120,000 miles in it.

I must say the engine was marvellous until I got rid of it at just over 54000 miles but the rest of it was junk- alternator at 40000miles numerous wheel bearings (OEM as well), UJs on the probshaft 4 times(OEM too), numerous spots on the paint that just kept on rusting even after being fixed by Nissan themselves repeatedly, 4 wheel drive packed in twice £700 of quid a pop and then the chassis decided it would prefer to look like Swiss cheese rotted from the inside out, never snapped though just the rear suspension hangers the diesel tank and the crossmember decided that they didn’t want to be attached anymore. Oh and if the back had a load on speedbumps and potholes made the back end smack into the cab. It wasn’t abused at all it was very well cared for but yet it was still a bucket of Sh*t, Don’t get me wrong though, I loved the thing but what a tremendous PITA it was.

 

[MFS Electrical]

I'm presently looking for a new van also and dismissed the Transit due to theft issues. Presently have a VW T6 LWB that has never missed a beat. Must be the 4th I've had now. Possibly looking at a Crafter instead (just so I can fill it with even more rubbish).

You made a final decision @MFS Electrical ?

I do like the VWs T6 is just too small but going To buy I think just waiting on a quote back from a few leasing companies and unless it’s massively cheaper buying will be the route for me. Decided that the L2h2 isn’t quite hard enough to park so going to go for the L3 H2 instead. Going the whole hog-Rhino expedition roof rack and Rhino safe stow 4 for the big ladders, leccy windows, sat nav and all the other toys I can get them to fit.

 

[Rpa07]

Big thing in van break ins is now door bending so you do 20mm hole in each top corners of each door and slot 1 inch stainless steel sold rod. Down the full length chop to size fill with expanding foam to stop any rattle then pop a 20mm blind gromet in the top and no ones the wiser even if it’s leased

If anyone needs a couple of 20 or 25mm blind grommets I’ve got 200 of them, sometimes I cut the insides out if I run out of open grommets!
Is it not easier to move to a nicer area!

 

[richy3333]

Sounds like one sweet ride

 

[Moley]

Why have so many got a downer on Transits? We've, I think, 6 Transit custom vans. A mix of normal and lwb. Mine is a '65 and I've done 96k miles without a problem apart from one of the reverse sensors playing up. The locks have been changed for these - Locks 4 Vans - Slam Locks, Van Slam locks, Slamlocks for Vans and Commercial Vehicles - http://www.locks4vans.co.uk/products_locks_slamlocks.html and the obd port moved. I'm always parked overnight in various hotels around the country and still have my spare wheel! It's a great drive in fact I prefer it to my car (volvo v40). Don't go for the basic though, you have to have all the toys especialy DAB. I couldn't do the traveling without Planet Rock keeping me going.

 

[diditrain]

What`s it like for the dreaded rust Moley. This is what puts me off of them.

 

[Moley]

I've got no problem with rust so far. I have really looked after the van. I've washed it once a year even if it didn't need it I have had one problem with the van that I had forgotten about. A rear brake pad disintegrated so I was braking with a metal pad on metal disk but that was down to Evans Halshaw not picking up the pad wear during a service. I think they are great vans and if my wife could reach the pedals I would have one instead of a car.

 

[diditrain]

Once a year, I thought I was bad.

 

[telectrix]

had a nissan once. outrigger dinitegrated when jacked for tyre change. worst of it was, it had already been patched when only 6 years old. yet the van before ( identical model from 1998) had had no rot at 12 years old.