Review your van! (and help me choose!)

[Aindowsimon]

150m a day ... Not motorway miles , north Wales rural miles , of ars clenching , life slipping , maniac overtaking and heart in you're mouth kinda driving !

 

[Tridentsystems]

LDV Maxus. 3.5 tonne. Goes like s&@t if a shovel. Ladders tube trunking tray etc all in back. Workbench with vice, inverter etc. stand up fully in back, even room for a bunk. 30 + to the gallon and 3k to buy on an 08 plate.

 

[amlu]

2004 ldv convoy. got it ex royal mail with 30k miles, half the price of same sized transit or sprinter.
plus: big, work horse, starts any time every time, duratorq engine same as modern transit, built like a tank. 25mpg
minus: struggles to go faster than 55mph....

 

[richy3333]

Another vote for a transporter. Can't fault mine. Runs like a dream, no probelms. Also clocking up 100/200 mile per day. I looked at the new transits recently and thought they were looking more like the VW's shape. Only regret is that I didn't get a long wheel base version.

 

[dan86]

well, I've made My decision and It's the transit.
gonna go pick it up today

 

[DNS1]

Cheers again for all the advice lads!

Gonna be a tough call! Will go and test drive a few

 

[Amp David]

Made my decision a few months back and opted for the Peugeot Expert.

Comfy, quiet, nice power and good on fuel. Also has a nice bit of room in it too.

 

[telectrix]

Vivaro would be a decent van if they took the electronics out.

 

[dan86]

well, I made my maiden voyage in the new van today.
73 mile round trip, and all went well.

 

[dan86]

couple of annoying things- I'd like to be able to adjust my steering wheel, I miss electric windows, and also when I use the washers, the water runs down the quarter window (seen in pic) and runs right in the way of the mirror obscuring my view slightly.
apart from that, it's a wayyy better van to drive than my merc Ever was.
Highly recommend.