[Jonny D]

I'm looking to get a van at the end of the month I should have about £2500 maybe a bit more and I was thinking of getting a citroen dispatch or a ford transit connect but I'm not sure what to go for. What would use say was the better van? eg what it's like to drive, fuel consumption and just in general really. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[Ronnie Johnston]

i was talking to a vehicle recovery guy and he said fords are very rarely recovered and the engines are great.

[SB Cleaning]

I cant comment on the connect but the expert/scudo/dispatch are excellent little vans especially the 2.0hdi models

[steven ainger]

Ive got the hdi dispatch, drives like a car, even with 500lts of water in the back.

[spudd]

I'm looking to get a van at the end of the month I should have about £2500 maybe a bit more and I was thinking of getting a citroen dispatch or a ford transit connect but I'm not sure what to go for. What would use say was the better van? eg what it's like to drive, fuel consumption and just in general really. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

hi jonny, my transit connects gonna be going up for sale in the next couple of months as im upgrading to something a lil bigger.

Got 350 diy set up in it..

let me no if you want to send some pictures across??

im after £3000 cheers

[richardlingard]

mate what you want without any doubt whatsoever is a fiat scudo, try and get the non turbo 1.9d model, as this has the old style pump etc and will not cost you much to run i swear they do about 50mpg the only thing is they are slow, but the room in the cab is massive and the back is extensive whilst all the time not being to high for you to pick off ladders on the top, you will get a 52 plate with about 80-000 miles on it for about 1500, you will love it! unless you have to make a long journey at 70mph lol

[bad trippy]

I cant comment on the connect but the expert/scudo/dispatch are excellent little vans especially the 2.0hdi models

yep

[bad trippy]

Ive got the hdi dispatch, drives like a car, even with 500lts of water in the back.

yep

[bad trippy]

I have the pug with HDI engine in, the engine is fantastic, it pulls half a ton of water like it didnt exsist, great vans great engines.
Please dont buy the straight diesel engine, slow and sluggish!

[spongebob]

Ive got the hdi dispatch, drives like a car, even with 500lts of water in the back.

yep

Yep
Yep
You sound like a little yorkshire terrier.

[concept]

I think SteveCM on here is soon selling one of his, an Astra van. May be worth looking him up on here.

[Mist A Bit]

toyota hiace. Never a costly mot, never break down, never rust, plenty of space and will cover 600,000 miles without fault. thier is no other workhorse in the world like it.

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

toyota hiace. Never a costly mot, never break down, never rust, plenty of space and will cover 600,000 miles without fault. thier is no other workhorse in the world like it.

There is an "X" reg' toyota near me & you'd be forgiven for thinking it was new!! Not a speck of rust on the bodywork!

[windiewasher]

had 3 vans for window cleaning
doblo great van just a bit small
dispatch ok van but ugly and dated and not quite big enough.
have a 05 ducatto,paid £1800 great van drives lovely massive in the back.looks nice too!

[Jonny D]

Thanks for all the reply's they have helped a bit lol but am still torn between them. I do like the look of the connect the best, its cheapest for me to insure and it does get mostly good reviews online but the extra seat and more space in the back in the expert/scudo/dispatch is appealing (my girlfriends not passed he test yet and shes got a little boy). On most the websites i have looked at say they have about the same mpg mid 30s to the mid 40s so i think im just going to have to flip a coin lol.

[JSMC]

my next van either transporter or toyota possibly.

[mci services]

Johnny I have the expert/dispatch type van if you want a look at it some night.

Also don't buy one local they are all about £500 dearer than going to Glasgow or Edinburgh, unless you buy private then it shouldn't matter to much.

how you getting on now anyway,

[Jonny D]

aye that would be great maybe one night next week when your free. I'm not doing too bad but I will be alot happier when I've got a van lol. I'm not sure if I thanked you for that work you gave me. I got most of them plus I got the farm house at the top of the road from the cottages.

[mci services]

aye that would be great maybe one night next week when your free. I'm not doing too bad but I will be alot happier when I've got a van lol. I'm not sure if I thanked you for that work you gave me. I got most of them plus I got the farm house at the top of the road from the cottages.

No problem Jonny just give us a shout, yes I had been meaning to canvass that farm for about 4 years never did get round to it

[djhaydn]

i see no one mentions the larger transits, ive always had em, not only do you get all your window cleaning gear in, there is plenty of room for other stuff if needed. very reliable and fuel consumption is good.