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Title: new van
Post by: mrs scrim shadey on March 20, 2014, 02:20:19 pm
im looking at buying a new van..i have a £1500 budget looking at a berlingo or transit connect?whats best?!:)x
Title: Re: new van
Post by: dazmond on March 20, 2014, 03:08:39 pm
you wont get a transit connect for £1500.

you ll get a berlingo though.albeit a little bit battered. ;)
Title: Re: new van
Post by: Don Kee on March 20, 2014, 03:18:34 pm
How long do you want the van to last?
Title: Re: new van
Post by: dannymack on March 20, 2014, 03:24:31 pm
Is put that £1500 as a deposit on a newer van and rest on the books. If your planning on keeping the van and being serious about your job invest in a decent van as you will only have problems with an old banger if a van. End up costing money and giving ya the hump where it's off the road not earning no doe  lol !!! 👍😳🚙🚙🚙🚛🚚🔫
Title: Re: new van
Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on March 20, 2014, 03:25:24 pm
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-CONNECT-L220-LWB-54-REG-110K-/331139856244?pt=UK_Commercial_Trucks&hash=item4d19793774

Perfect for the job!
Title: Re: new van
Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on March 20, 2014, 03:30:20 pm
Another ,if you are bothered about slight problem on the last van

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-FORD-TRANSIT-CONNECT-LX-TDCI-MOT-3-Mths-/371025624803?pt=UK_Commercial_Trucks&hash=item5662d9bee3bothered about the injector on the last van.
Title: Re: new van
Post by: Lee GLS on March 20, 2014, 04:03:27 pm
you wont get a transit connect for £1500.

you ll get a berlingo though.albeit a little bit battered. ;)

I sold my connect for £1500  :o
Title: Re: new van
Post by: mrs scrim shadey on March 20, 2014, 04:28:35 pm
oh blimey...now im in a pickle...ive seen an electric berlingo on ebay too??never even knew there was such a thing??im based in kent on the south coast so need something local really..thanks for you help..its much appreciated!!:)xx
Title: Re: new van
Post by: robertphil on March 20, 2014, 04:34:25 pm
you should easily get a decent diesel berlingo for a grand .  
Title: Re: new van
Post by: G Griffin on March 20, 2014, 04:36:12 pm
End up costing money and giving ya the hump where it's off the road not earning no doe  lol !!! 👍😳🚙🚙🚙🚛🚚🔫
That could be deer.
Title: Re: new van
Post by: Spruce on March 20, 2014, 04:37:53 pm
oh blimey...now im in a pickle...ive seen an electric berlingo on ebay too??never even knew there was such a thing??im based in kent on the south coast so need something local really..thanks for you help..its much appreciated!!:)xx

Forget that.
Title: Re: new van
Post by: Simon Mess on March 20, 2014, 04:41:03 pm
If you want to spend £1500 on a van of any sort, keep it simple!. No turbo diesels, certainly not common rail turbo diesels anyway  ;D
Title: Re: new van
Post by: Crystal-clear on March 20, 2014, 04:41:56 pm
you wont get a transit connect for £1500.

you ll get a berlingo though.albeit a little bit battered. ;)

I sold my connect for £1500  :o

If it was a high roof 230 which i know it was even old a average mileage with Any service history £2,500 you can't get 230s cheap even older ones
If you see one for £1500 in good nick always buy it its a 2-1 winner
You sold it too cheap lee I'm surprised was it to a mate or open market?



For £1500 you can get a t200 an older one ofc
Title: Re: new van
Post by: PoleKing on March 20, 2014, 05:40:53 pm
If you want to spend £1500 on a van of any sort, keep it simple!. No turbo diesels, certainly not common rail turbo diesels anyway  ;D

+1
Title: Re: new van
Post by: LBWCS on March 20, 2014, 08:20:39 pm
I have t220 for sale. 150k miles runs perfect
Title: Re: new van
Post by: Marc Stock on March 21, 2014, 10:12:38 am
Think I paid £4995 for my connect. 08 plate full history, 108k miles. always go for full history if you can,  it now has 118k miles no issues at all drives like its got 40k on it. Great vans.

If you have 1500 budget a 04 connect with 70k miles should be easy to get. But go for the tddi not the tdci as the latter are big money to fix. A set of injectors alone is in excess of a grand.

I'll be changing my van as soon as finance is up, not making the same mistake as before keeping it and running into found its a headache.
Title: Re: new van
Post by: Lee GLS on March 21, 2014, 11:20:46 am
Think I paid £4995 for my connect. 08 plate full history, 108k miles. always go for full history if you can,  it now has 118k miles no issues at all drives like its got 40k on it. Great vans.

If you have 1500 budget a 04 connect with 70k miles should be easy to get. But go for the tddi not the tdci as the latter are big money to fix. A set of injectors alone is in excess of a grand.

I'll be changing my van as soon as finance is up, not making the same mistake as before keeping it and running into found its a headache.

I'm not being contrary but the fuel pumps on the tddi regularly fail and a fuel pump on a DI is more than a fuel pump on a common rail diesel. As for the injectors they can be bought for £120 each, and a good garage would only charge 1-1.5 hours labour to fit and recode.

I had a a connect that had 120k on when I sold it. It ran perfectly. These engines are not like a modern common rail, the basic engine was used in escorts in the early 90's, all ford have basically done is stick a common rail fuel system on.

They are very reliable, and very good for a home mechanic to work on.
Title: Re: new van
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on March 21, 2014, 01:38:10 pm
you wont get a transit connect for £1500.

you ll get a berlingo though.albeit a little bit battered. ;)

I sold my connect for £1500  :o

What have you got now Lee?
Title: Re: new van
Post by: Lee GLS on March 21, 2014, 03:15:08 pm
you wont get a transit connect for £1500.

you ll get a berlingo though.albeit a little bit battered. ;)

I sold my connect for £1500  :o

What have you got now Lee?

Transit T330
Title: Re: new van
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on March 21, 2014, 04:31:56 pm
you wont get a transit connect for £1500.

you ll get a berlingo though.albeit a little bit battered. ;)

I sold my connect for £1500  :o

What have you got now Lee?

Transit T330

Oh yeh! Orange with pimped out interior!  ;)
Title: Re: new van
Post by: supernova77 on March 21, 2014, 04:38:23 pm
Quote
I have t220 for sale. 150k miles runs perfect

LBWCS - How much are you selling yours for?    Any pictures?

Thanks,
Andy
Title: Re: new van
Post by: Ian Lancaster on March 21, 2014, 05:55:08 pm
End up costing money and giving ya the hump where it's off the road not earning no doe  lol !!! 👍😳🚙🚙🚙🚛🚚🔫
That could be deer.

Yeah, ok :P

I got it even if no-one else did ;D
Title: Re: new van
Post by: Lee GLS on March 21, 2014, 06:10:14 pm
you wont get a transit connect for £1500.

you ll get a berlingo though.albeit a little bit battered. ;)

I sold my connect for £1500  :o

What have you got now Lee?

Transit T330

Oh yeh! Orange with pimped out interior!  ;)


Ooooooh yeeeeeeah!
Title: Re: new van
Post by: Marc Stock on March 27, 2014, 10:56:51 pm
Think I paid £4995 for my connect. 08 plate full history, 108k miles. always go for full history if you can,  it now has 118k miles no issues at all drives like its got 40k on it. Great vans.

If you have 1500 budget a 04 connect with 70k miles should be easy to get. But go for the tddi not the tdci as the latter are big money to fix. A set of injectors alone is in excess of a grand.

I'll be changing my van as soon as finance is up, not making the same mistake as before keeping it and running into found its a headache.

I'm not being contrary but the fuel pumps on the tddi regularly fail and a fuel pump on a DI is more than a fuel pump on a common rail diesel. As for the injectors they can be bought for £120 each, and a good garage would only charge 1-1.5 hours labour to fit and recode.

I had a a connect that had 120k on when I sold it. It ran perfectly. These engines are not like a modern common rail, the basic engine was used in escorts in the early 90's, all ford have basically done is stick a common rail fuel system on.

They are very reliable, and very good for a home mechanic to work on.

Oh ok. I was just going on what was told me. My mechanic said that the TDCI's are more expensive to fix .

As for the price of injectors he may of been talking in generalisations. £250+vat per injector is typical price one would pay for a new  Genuine FORD item.