[geefree]

Hi,

Had my transit 3 years now and time for a change,

Thinking of getting one of the above, Do any of you owners out there know if  they sorted the gearbox problems out?

think they may have had trouble pre 05 plate ??

Are they economical ? thinking of getting 09 plate cdi sport type maybe?

Any suggestions would be welcome.

p.s my other preferences are the  Navara/ thunder / or warrior pick ups, with a snug/ hard top at the rear.

Thanks guys.

[STEVE-UK]

ive got a trafic 115bhp swb,its goes well,good on fuel, its a 60 plate and had a new rear door solenoid and radio,gearbox is ok at the mo but its only done 5k

dont know if i would risk buying one though, i opted for contract hire

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

had a 03 trafic more probs
than u wud belive
now got 07 vivaro 2.0cdti
superb van its the dogs 

[luther1]

Didn't know you had problems with your old Trafic Gav,you never mentioned it?

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

Didn't know you had problems with your old Trafic Gav,you never mentioned it?

was sure i did mention it a few times
infact more than a few cud av been a lot ov
times 

[dave.e]

had a 03 trafic more probs
than u wud belive
now got 07 vivaro 2.0cdti
superb van its the dogs 

could not agree more i have the same van and yes its the dogs nuts

[G Griffin]

had a 03 trafic more probs
than u wud belive
now got 07 vivaro 2.0cdti
superb van its the dogs 

Doesn`t it mind you using it for work, Gav? 

[geefree]

Thanks lads. the cdti ones look smart too, my transit is doing around 80 miles for £20 ..which is pretty bad ,

And just heard that all the pick up  trucks are juice guzzlers too...

[wpclean]

What about the fiat scudo, citroen despatch they claim 40 mpg ?

[geefree]

Had one too dumpy bud...

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

had a 03 trafic more probs
than u wud belive
now got 07 vivaro 2.0cdti
superb van its the dogs 

Doesn`t it mind you using it for work, Gav? 

no this one loves work where as the
trafic loved being in the garage costing me dollar

[Paul Coleman]

had a 03 trafic more probs
than u wud belive
now got 07 vivaro 2.0cdti
superb van its the dogs 

I've still got an 03 Trafic.  It's had some problems - the biggest being that it needed a gearbox change at 40,000 miles.  Luckily it was just inside the warranty period.  The current gearbox has now done about 53,000 and so far, so good - though I'm not complacent about it.  I hunted around and now know a place that would strip the gearbox and replace the faulty part of the box for £800 - £900 if it fails again. I would lose the use of the van for 2 - 3 days but that would probably be the case if I had the whole box replaced.  Not great but better than £3k for a new box.
Apart from that the only items that probably didn't last as long as they should were the screen washer pump and the steering pump.  Otherwise the only things that have needed replacing have been the things I would have expected for a workhorse that's now done nearly 94k miles (clutch at 75k).
I'm told that it usually all starts falling apart around 100k miles so we shall see.  Hopefully I can get another three years (33k miles) out of it without things getting too expensive.

[clarkson]

  hi
  we run a 53 plate vivaro had from new so approaching 8 years now, fantastic van.
  i have the 2900 long wheel base so can carry 650 litres, three blokes, poles, reels doesnt even register the weight.

  i wouldnt exactly say its economical but no van this size is! but it is acceptable for what it is.

  have had no issues only just tyres and servicing.

  cheers

  john

[Sean Dyer]

ive recently picked up a vivaro 04 with 100k

Hope it doesnt fall apart 

just hoping it gets me into wfp for next 2 years as change everything over then i will get a newer one!!

so far so good though

took it to leeds yesterday and only problem i can find is the engine temp gauge is not budging

anyone know if thats an easy fix or how ££££ it costs ar garage?

thanks

ps, gazza everything else on it is class, comfy , fast , im chuffed with it

[H S and Son]

had a 03 trafic more probs
than u wud belive
now got 07 vivaro 2.0cdti
superb van its the dogs 

I've still got an 03 Trafic.  It's had some problems - the biggest being that it needed a gearbox change at 40,000 miles.  Luckily it was just inside the warranty period.  The current gearbox has now done about 53,000 and so far, so good - though I'm not complacent about it.  I hunted around and now know a place that would strip the gearbox and replace the faulty part of the box for £800 - £900 if it fails again. I would lose the use of the van for 2 - 3 days but that would probably be the case if I had the whole box replaced.  Not great but better than £3k for a new box.
Apart from that the only items that probably didn't last as long as they should were the screen washer pump and the steering pump.  Otherwise the only things that have needed replacing have been the things I would have expected for a workhorse that's now done nearly 94k miles (clutch at 75k).
I'm told that it usually all starts falling apart around 100k miles so we shall see.  Hopefully I can get another three years (33k miles) out of it without things getting too expensive.

Paul can you email me please info@oakleywindowcleaning.co.uk

[Paul Coleman]

ive recently picked up a vivaro 04 with 100k

Hope it doesnt fall apart 

just hoping it gets me into wfp for next 2 years as change everything over then i will get a newer one!!

so far so good though

took it to leeds yesterday and only problem i can find is the engine temp gauge is not budging

anyone know if thats an easy fix or how ££££ it costs ar garage?

thanks

ps, gazza everything else on it is class, comfy , fast , im chuffed with it

If it does start falling apart, that glue from Gardiner's is pretty good.

[Sean Dyer]

Thats encouraging thanks

[geefree]

Thanks for your replies 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

gaz i mean this 100%
spend as much as you can afford
if that means pre 05 on this van
then walk away , no change that RUN away
this time last year i spent 2.5k on a trafic 03
then spent over 6k on repairs m8 fact 03
trafic nearly bankrupted me take this advise m8

[TomCrowther]

Sean, my Movano temp gauge doesn't move much at all so it may be a "feature"