aga man Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 hi all. currently in the process of buy another second hand van and have arranged to look at a transit connect with 70000 miles on it. it is a 55reg t200 1.8 diesel any experience of them good or bad. i have always ran citroens and renaults but can't find any decent ones locally. any advice appreciated. aga man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 (edited) No personal experience but a client of mine run 15 of them and rate them over the citreon/Peugeot vans they replaced purely from a cost perspective.Some of these vans do 400miles a day 365 days a year Edited April 27, 2013 by Rupert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 thanks for the input Rupert. sounds positive so far i have always been happy with the mpg on the citroen vans and was unsure about the engines in these fords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 not a bad wee van,bit underpowered i thought.... days and nights in front of the crappy vauxhall combo i drive now after moving job lol.... connect had much better comfort,visibility and felt stronger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Mpg is likely to be a fair bit less than your current vans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy bingo Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 (edited) transit connect is a good van try and get 90bhp or above my mates does mid 40s to the gallon and he loves them Edited April 28, 2013 by foxy bingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanj Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 only prob I am aware of is with fly by wire throttle, get a warranty with it and you should be OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richie223 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 They do suffer from injector leak around 100k.80./. It's injector fault only but have replaced engines due to injectors washing the bores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikemad24 Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 if you think of how many transit connects are on the road you will find horror stories. from what i found is that the parts are very cheap, they are generally very reliable. We run all fiat vans in work doblos, ducatos, scudos and i think they are the biggest pile of **** ever. we have 3 transits that have done well over 200000 mls and apart from a clutch they still feel like new. I would never buy a ford car but id only have a ford van. that's my opinion anyway. (diesel mech 10 years) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 They seem like OK vans. Everyone I know who has one complains about the fuel consumption though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 They seem like OK vans. Everyone I know who has one complains about the fuel consumption though. Snap no where near mid 50's more like 40 if you are lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjm Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 very sore on drive shafts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del T Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 If you do get one,make sure you get some good security.Im sure these are the vans where they pull the rear light out and mess with the wires which then opens the doors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 I just had my 04 dispatch emptied by baddies. The locks on them are stupid and the barrel pops out if you put a screwdriver down the side. Just spent £250 for some new barrels that are supposed to be more secure as they have a bolt going through the side rather than just spring clips. Hope it keeps the villains out as I've got to buy another £2.5K of stuff to replace what they nicked. Might have to keep the van plugged into the mains in future! Whatever van you get, make sure you upgrade the security as van manufacturers seem to be idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Snap no where near mid 50's more like 40 if you are lucky yes they like a drink 30 if your lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
796 Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Look out for oil leaks they can be a pain to stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Owl Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 my company van is a 05 Connect, 172000 on the clock. It has just started to use a bit of oil, and the usual consumables, 1 wheel bearing, discs, brake drums, etc. It has never let me down, and that goes for the other 2 on the firm. The Boss has tried the French and Italian offerings , thats why our small fleet of six commercials are Ford Transits of various shapes and sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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