Which Van is best for an electrical contractor?

[w88rdy]

I have the swb vw t5 sportline 174 ps its awesome to drive and gets my gear in and my bike on a weekend.

 

[cheeky_blue]

not a berlingo there useless can hardly fit anything in them

I agree!

 

[slocm3105]

I have the swb vw t5 sportline 174 ps its awesome to drive and gets my gear in and my bike on a weekend.

If only we could all afford these, would be my choice n all

 

[DHES-LTD]

I have a vw transporter and a vauxhall combo.

 

[w88rdy]

If only we could all afford these, would be my choice n all

Here is a pic if it works

 

[Spudnik]

Have to say i do like the Sportlines, although im not sure i could justify the price of a new one!

 

[flukey]

i have a lwb high top transit, bought new in may 07 and it spends more time with my local ford dealer than it does with me

i also have a lwb connect that is a 2004 model that has never missed a beat in its 76000 mile life

 

[jboy1888]

Hi Flukey

What sort of problems have you had with you transit ?

 

[bazza2541]

I started off with a Mitsubishi L400 swb, it was a proper flying machine but highly unreliable, then I bought 2 new Hi-Aces brilliant vans especially the 102 bhp model with twin side doors. And then added an escort and a peugeot partner and a kangoo, decided I didn't like having all the pressures of a boss, so cut the whole lot back to nothing and bought myself a Vauxhall Brava crew cab pickup from Royal Mail, excellent job ran that for 3 years and now I have a LWB trooper and love it.

 

[flukey]

Hi Flukey

What sort of problems have you had with you transit ?

had it 6 weeks (4500 miles) and the gearbox went. took 5 weeks to repair and for the frist couple of weeks i had to hire an alternative van.
its had 2 turbochargers.
its had 2 turbo charger gaskets
its had an egr valve
i paid £400 for the phone and cradle upgrade that has been absolutely useless, been back atleast a dozen times for that and i cant be arsed to take it back anymore as they want it for a day at a time.
eats front tyres (rear wheel drive van)
theres other bits but list will go on.
summary is i had to sue ford motor company through small claims court for loss of use/earnings and vehicle hire as their after sales is completely non existent now and is actually run by contractors.
glad to say i won.
they wont be getting any more of my hard earned anymore

 

[Modernelectric]

Ive currently got a renault kangoo 865, gear box went on it last week but i was able to swap it myself. It runs nice, its small but i'm a sole trader so i dont need to get loads into it, parts for it are cheap, its good on fuel and the body work is immaculate (y reg).

I had a ford transit 110hp new shape on hire for a while and it was by far the best van ive had. tonnes of room, powerful motor and a nice drive. I had a mercedes vito which was also pretty nice but parts arent cheap.

my friend had a renault traffic and all the bolts in the engine kept coming loose, now i'm not a mechanic but that doesnt sound too good to me!

 

[Benn Asger]

Vivaros, Traffics or the Nissan thats the same as the other two. These are total rubbish. Will guarantee they will eat gearboxes..

Can't agree with you mate, I've had my Vivaro for 3 years, it had 14k on the clock when i got it and has now just passed 100k. It's never missed a beat and i get nearly 600 miles to a full tank.

Can't fault it, although i have heard the gearbox rumour before. I know other people with Vivaro / Trafic vans and the only fault i've heard of is a reversing sensor which mine doesn't have!

 

[philip langley]

Hi

i have had a vivaro for the last five years good all rounder never let me down it won van of the year
go for it but shop around i got mine from derbyshire cheaper and more value for money

good luck

rgds phil

 

[dragon-av]

Hi I was considering a Vivaro and noticed that there seems to be a decent choice and good package here Used Commercial Vehicle Dealer in Surrey - Leatherhead Commercials - Stocklist the 2 year warranty looks good and under £6k + VAT (the EX sky ones are very nicely racked out too)

 

[albi]

had a citron relay from new in 2000 never any problems with it but like all of us it got old and a bit tatty so traded it in for a movano mwb high roof its drives well and even gets past 65mph up banks ok on fual to