What do you drive?

[Cirrus]

Well, my FTO is up for sale now (see pics above) and this is my new ride

 

[flukey]

ive got a 2007 transit lwb high roof and it spends more time with the dealer than it does with me.
its the latest transit that won van of the year 2007!!
gearbox packed up after 6 weeks and spent 3 weeks with dealer before they could get a new box. steering wheel is ****ed even after being adjusted 4 times by dealer and eats front tyres, remote keys packed up and needs a new turbo at the moment.
had transits for the last twenty years and they aint what they used to be now theyre made in turkey!!

 

[montybaber]

ive got a 2007 transit lwb high roof and it spends more time with the dealer than it does with me.
its the latest transit that won van of the year 2007!!
gearbox packed up after 6 weeks and spent 3 weeks with dealer before they could get a new box. steering wheel is ****ed even after being adjusted 4 times by dealer and eats front tyres, remote keys packed up and needs a new turbo at the moment.
had transits for the last twenty years and they aint what they used to be now theyre made in turkey!!

Im really suprised at that, mine feels and has proved to be solid as a rock! maybe I wont upgrade to the new model, prob a good thing saw a racey one the other day with st alloys and viper stripes

 

[flukey]

hi monty
every transit ive had before this one has been ultra reliable.
mate of mine runs 8 of the turkish transits for his company and has also had a nightmare with them.
1 had 2 new engines in the warranty period and hadnt even covered 100k!!!
he is in the process of replacing them with the new fiat ducato which seems a good van. only time will tell.
ford customer services is now run by a non ford company whose goal must be to save money at any cost.
i would advise any prospective purchaser to steer clear of the turkish built transits as their quality seems far inferior to transits of old.

 

[montybaber]

Thanks for the info will stick with mine I think you may not have realised but you probably have saved me masses of cash...ta

 

[Cirrus]

I have a 54 plate tranny and thoroughly despise it. Ugly interior, noisy, harsh and too much like a 'builders' van. Gimme me Caddy anyday!

 

[flukey]

no problem. looks like im stuck with mine for a while as it owes me an absolute fortune.
still, ford wont be getting any more of my hard earned cash after this episode
best of luck with whatever you decide

 

[montybaber]

Im not really in the market (ploughed a lot into getting mine sorted as I like it) but I always hankered over the new model due to driving one once and it felt very nice.

But vans have to be reliable

 

[wayne]

you know ,the odd post i dont read proves to be enlightening
monty, nice van tell me about the dogs .
cirrus ,awesome

 

[flukey]

heres my van on one of the rare occasions it spends the weekend with me instead of on the operating tabel lol!!
its awaiting its next fix which is a new turbo. its now a year old. cant wait to see what the next year will bring

 

[montybaber]

you know ,the odd post i dont read proves to be enlightening
monty, nice van tell me about the dogs .
cirrus ,awesome

Dont get me started! just spent a very frustrating day at Bournemouth championship dogshow...did not go well

 

[Alexbrown012]

Audi RS5.

 

[Geordie Spark]

A Toyota 1995 MR2 with a 3 litre V6 (currently off the road), a 1990 Toyota Celica 4 wheel steer convertible and a 2002 Mazda 626 GSI.

 

[tidyboiler]

A 2012 Mini Countryman 1.6. German engineering at it's best. :driving:

 

[danzor]

This thread makes me cry!

5 years old and I still have the same van, don't get married! You can buy a new house for what it cost!