Which Van is best for an electrical contractor?

[egginyourface]

theres so many bad reviews for transporters and vivaros

its recking my brain choosing!!!

 

[davelerave]

are you doing big mileage

 

[IQ Electrical]

Just taken a Mitsubishi Barbarian for a test drive this morning and i'm blown away with it, every extra imaginable and a brilliant drive too!

Looks like I'll be going for it and I can't wait now!

 

[SPARTYKUS]

transporter??

Nope, Transit

 

[egginyourface]

i do a couple hundred a miles a week and the odd drive from london to yorkshire

 

[jenions]

gaffer just got a 54 transit from an auction 1600 quid, 120,000 on the clock, all tht it needed was 2 wheel bearings. trouble is with vivaros after 70,000 the gearbox tends to go

 

[lucus]

Transit all the way for me got a 2004 85ps T280 does the job.

 

[SirKit Breaker]

anything jap is good as long as it's not made in france

anything is good as long as it isnt made in France

 

[morph]

also in the market for a new small van

have vauxhall astra 1.7td been good as gold for 6 years passed every mot without a penny, had two tyres a starter and a battery thats it ,

thinking of another astra but lack of side door is putting me of
thinking of caddy seem to have a good reputation
and as a wild card thinking of Bipper diesel 60 mpg being the main reason just worried it will be to fragile

 

[sythai]

Just gone from an Astra sportive to a Transporter T5 (2008).... drives like a dream, no turbolag whatsoever, comfy as, loads of room - solid bit of German engineering
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[Gravid]

I need bigger now, mainly need something with 3 seats in the front, been looking at SWB Hi Ace's last few weeks. Firm i used to work for had one went for ever with hardly any myther, a few mechanics i've asked say they're the bees knees as well. Any one else had one ? What do you reckon?

 

[hopkins85]

I need bigger now, mainly need something with 3 seats in the front, been looking at SWB Hi Ace's last few weeks. Firm i used to work for had one went for ever with hardly any myther, a few mechanics i've asked say they're the bees knees as well. Any one else had one ? What do you reckon?

Solid! hold there value and not over hyped like the transporters.

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[davelerave]

ya hiace has a great rep

 

[Simmo_]

Driven an 05 Vito-compact, for a few years. Great van to drive (Nippy, tiny turn circle), good size back and front. Has some major con's though. Loves the rust, like it's old shape and as already mentioned, loves a good drink.

 

[Ponty Massive]

I've got an 04 transit connect. 120K FSH and runs like a dream.

 

[Dunc]

anything is good as long as it isnt made in France

Looks like i'm in trouble then! lol Got a 3 year old Dispatch. So far nothing's gone wrong but i've not had it a year yet so there's plenty of time. Really like it compared to my old Transit Connect. Plenty of room in the back and it'll carry a tonne. Not bad on economy either so long as you don't drive like you're on fire, regularly get over 500miles to a tank (£100 worth of diesel) and that's predominantly doing short journeys of anything under a mile to 15miles max. Had a few weeks where i was doing regular trips up and down the A1 and that added another 50miles to a tank. Comfy van too plus it's got electric windows which is a surprisingly basic but nice feature to have.

 

[egginyourface]

what about nissan hiace???????

anyone

 

[davelerave]

what about nissan hiace???????

anyone

nissan hiace wtf

 

[egginyourface]

are they anygood??

 

[davelerave]

i know them as toyota hiace


they had/have a great reputation for build quality and reliablity

i'm afraid i'm not up to date

mechanics have great time for toyota and hiaces