stef Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 well after having a vivvaro swb for the last 5 years, going to get a transit mwb m roof crew, not had a transit before so looking forward to the change hoping they are a good van Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I am changing jobs at the moment - had to take a driving assesment on Monday in a spanking new transit. Have to say I was well impressed, so car like and plenty of power - the last transit I had driven prior to that was 10/15 years ago and it was terrible They have come on leaps and bounds and felt like quality to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonk69 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 i have a 59 plate transit, (courtesy of my boss) AND I MUST SAY THEY ARE THE BEST MID RANGE VAN IN MY OPINION,and i have driven most of them, cheers matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snap Cap Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 They are just like driving a car now, no rattles and everything works, the trouble is with Ford they have not kept up with the likes of Merc or even Fiat. The Sprinter is faster. The LWB sprinter is longer than the transit jumbo and can carry more weight. 1100kgs compared to a mere 900 kgs in the transit jumbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiemonsterandmerlin. Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I thought we where in hard times in UK still amazed at the amount of new vechiles hitting the roads. Cheers OTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 good luck been there done it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 my brother runs a courier firm and he loves transits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 driven a transit for years prefer it to my car the only problem with them is for some strange reason ford decided to move the washer bottle from inside the engine compartment to the wheel arch so its been frozen since well before christmas had same problem for most of last winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 driven a transit for years prefer it to my car the only problem with them is for some strange reason ford decided to move the washer bottle from inside the engine compartment to the wheel arch so its been frozen since well before christmas had same problem for most of last winter same prob with the vauxhall cheers for the reply`s guys,one good thing i can keep all my pigeon shooting gear in this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 i have a 59 plate transit, (courtesy of my boss) AND I MUST SAY THEY ARE THE BEST MID RANGE VAN IN MY OPINION,and i have driven most of them, cheers matt HAHA, but your van is the dogging mobile! hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbbingfinger Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I've driven the new transit and it's quite a nice drive. I don't have a van anymore I have a company car but it sucks for shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 with the price of fuel good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 we have loads of Mk7 transits at work and they are the most unreliable vans we've ever used. Fuel pumps, injectors, bottom ends, dual mass flywheels, sensor faults, blowing core plugs and headgaskets. Most of the vans have had one or more of these faults, a particular 56 plate with 70K miles on has had all of them, some more than once. Not a chance I'd buy one, thats for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Enjoy it! Nothing like the smell of a new vehicle. I've had 3 VW Transporters and will be going for my 4th in the Spring. Was going to replace it back in the Autumn until I heard we were heading for a hard winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Had Vivaro's for the last 4 years or so and bought a new transit MWB M roof this April and have so far done 27K with no problems at all unlike J@mes. Had mine chipped and get 36MPG. Much better van than the Vivaro by a long way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-B Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I have just gone from a vivaro to a citroen dispatch, the citroen is the worst thing I have ever driven in my life and i hate every single thing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPV4 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Our company has loads of them, I used to have one for work, medium wheelbase semi high top, excellent van The only advice I would give is make sure you have it undersealed or you wax-oil it every year. When our company purchased ours they didn't have them undersealed, apparently this is an option on ford commercial vehicles, and after about 4-5 years they are showing signs of rust in the lower bodywork :blink: This is even thought they are well maintained, washed each week and inspected every 2-3 months and serviced regularly by our own workshops Hope you enjoy you new vehicle, I'm sure you will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 we have loads of Mk7 transits at work and they are the most unreliable vans we've ever used. Fuel pumps, injectors, bottom ends, dual mass flywheels, sensor faults, blowing core plugs and headgaskets. Most of the vans have had one or more of these faults, a particular 56 plate with 70K miles on has had all of them, some more than once. Not a chance I'd buy one, thats for sure! Snap.They have one of the new Transits at work and its off the road again having a second engine fitted.This particular van has been problamatic since the day it was delivered. My Vivaro on the other hand has been problem free and it drives better too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_0787 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I was supposed to be getting a Transit connect but I've been ordered a 2011 VW Caddy. Quite like the front end on the new ones so hope I dont end up with the pre facelift model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulf Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I drive a MK6 curently and have driven the MK7, good comfortable vans and parts are relativly cheap. Hard to fault really, always hated the Vivaro dash board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 with the price of fuel good luck with it. My lwb hicube does 40mpg whilst carrying 1 tonne of cargo. Can't be bad It's a 51 plate with 140k on the clock. Can't fault it. 2.4 duratorq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claygone Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 My lwb hicube does 40mpg whilst carrying 1 tonne of cargo. Can't be bad It's a 51 plate with 140k on the clock. Can't fault it. 2.4 duratorq I used to drive for a friend of mine who owns a courier business, he had a LWB 3.5t and i used to get 45 mpg from that on a good run fully loaded, also had 4.5t LWB high top twin wheeler drove that to Manchester and back and got 42 mpg. Both vans had covered in excess of 170k miles and only ever had routine servicing etc....ohh and both went like stink as they both had the biggest engine Ford did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 I have just gone from a vivaro to a citroen dispatch, the citroen is the worst thing I have ever driven in my life and i hate every single thing about it. You might want to wear asbestos pants-i've had two Dispatchs burst into flames (this is not a joke!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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