Time for A Bigger Van

[johnthesparky]

what did you get in the end?

 

[Dale200bhp]

I Have a 2006 VW Transporter T5 LWB 2.5 130ps which has just done 90k miles and it has cost me a fortune since the warranty ran out.
1st of all the water pump broke, this is oil cooled so it puts that mayonaise stuff on your oil cap making it look like your head gasket has gone: Cost £ 850
Then the twin mast fly wheel broke which are now all made in china makes is impossible to drive it: Cost £ 1250
Now the camshaft has snapped in half smashing the head to bits, its in the garrage as I type: Cost £ 2500 +
Plus I have had two drive shafts due to them popping out the gearbox at diffrent times: Cost: £ 1000
:banghead:
These are all apparantly common faults that VW know about and would have done if thay had gone under warranty!

I had a Vauxhall Vivaro before which had a new gearbox done under warranty even when it was just out of warranty because vauxhall accepted it was a known fault.

Im buying another vivaro next as they are a good van at a good price

 

[Amp David]

The moral of this story is to stick to the 1.9 or 2.0 tdis as they seem to be very reliable