[Nick_Thompson]

In your experience, do transits corrode quicker than any other van? My 03 is rotten!

Nick

[DaveG]

In mine (or more precisely, my brothers) experience, they are rust buckets. His old one (Y reg) failed the mot on rust and was told it wouldn't be cost effective to repair. He bought an 06 high top from a Ford main dealer last year and its got rust spots all along the sills and around front wheel arch 

Saying that, they are very reliable!!!

[George P]

our 56 plate is alright,

[Joe Martin]

our 08 is good, but the traffic on a 06 we have is a piece of crap body work is good , gear box, electrical, suspension,more electrical, fuel pump,more electrical. NOT GOOD.

[Window Washers]

In your experience, do transits corrode quicker than any other van? My 03 is rotten!

Nick

Simple answer YES
They are great vans apart from this issue

[Nick_Thompson]

Could we conclude that perhaps there may be a specific year from which rust ceases to be an issue?

[Window Washers]

Could we conclude that perhaps there may be a specific year from which rust ceases to be an issue?

2015 maybe

[Twc services]

Rust is factory fitted on transits   

[Nick_Thompson]

I’m really ambivalent at the moment guys.

Do I go down the road of fabricating and slap on some replacement body parts know full well the transient nature of the repair.

Do I look at forking out for a newer van and if so which one seeing as I have a 1000L tank to kart around.

Perhaps I should just leave it and plod on to the point of oxidisation overload, putting up with the shabby image that would convey.
 
Me know not!

[Lee Pryor]

our 08 is good, but the traffic on a 06 we have is a piece of crap body work is good , gear box, electrical, suspension,more electrical, fuel pump,more electrical. NOT GOOD.

That fills me with dread! We have an 05 traffic coming up to 50k. so far so good. getting the cam belt done soon, some electricle probs but not to bad, still turns the money each week. We are getting a brand new vivaro (same as traffic) in the new year. I hope they have sorted these problems out by now.

Nick, Darren from purple rhino still has the master with 1000 thermopure for sale in the used section of the forum, its an 05 but only has 40k on it and full on board filtration which you could remove thus upgrading your static at the same time. I know he needs it gone soon, make him an offer?

[Joe Martin]

our 08 is good, but the traffic on a 06 we have is a piece of crap body work is good , gear box, electrical, suspension,more electrical, fuel pump,more electrical. NOT GOOD.

That fills me with dread! We have an 05 traffic coming up to 50k. so far so good. getting the cam belt done soon, some electricle probs but not to bad, still turns the money each week. We are getting a brand new vivaro (same as traffic) in the new year. I hope they have sorted these problems out by now.

Nick, Darren from purple rhino still has the master with 1000 thermopure for sale in the used section of the forum, its an 05 but only has 40k on it and full on board filtration which you could remove thus upgrading your static at the same time. I know he needs it gone soon, make him an offer?

Lee look at the new vw if the pay load is OK for you. Don't buy one mate your end up regretting it. The new Transits are very good to.

[Lee Pryor]

our 08 is good, but the traffic on a 06 we have is a piece of crap body work is good , gear box, electrical, suspension,more electrical, fuel pump,more electrical. NOT GOOD.

That fills me with dread! We have an 05 traffic coming up to 50k. so far so good. getting the cam belt done soon, some electricle probs but not to bad, still turns the money each week. We are getting a brand new vivaro (same as traffic) in the new year. I hope they have sorted these problems out by now.

Nick, Darren from purple rhino still has the master with 1000 thermopure for sale in the used section of the forum, its an 05 but only has 40k on it and full on board filtration which you could remove thus upgrading your static at the same time. I know he needs it gone soon, make him an offer?

Lee look at the new vw if the pay load is OK for you. Don't buy one mate your end up regretting it. The new Transits are very good to.

I get mine through Ionic, they do good finance packages. As I said ours is ok so far, I know gearbox issues were sorted years ago. I think it will be ok we dont do much millage.

[EandM]

Even oil and waxoyl doesn't seem to stem the rust on Transits which is a shame. My 02 Ford Ranger doesn't have any rust at all and the Transit Connect's don't seem to rust either. The Transit seems to have hollow sections that aren't accessible to rust proof - our theory anyway - we have tried.

[Nick_Thompson]

Thanks Lee, but I don’t have a static tank anymore as I acquired my son’s ex pure freedom set up, virtually unused but in a rusty transit.

I would love to come and see your new hot systems but I’m working every day up until Christmas eve and then I’m off to Germany until the new year.

We’ll tie up soon no doubt.

Nick

[Window Washers]

our 08 is good, but the traffic on a 06 we have is a piece of crap body work is good , gear box, electrical, suspension,more electrical, fuel pump,more electrical. NOT GOOD.

i just had to replace front suspension on my 05 vivaro as it goes i had to leave it in the garage tonight for them to fix something else (I hate vans) transit is the most reliable they just rust

[[GQC] Tim]

It's not just Transits though, me and the wife have had between the two of us 2 Fiesta's and one KA, all rusted like mad, two had to be scrapped. Although my mother has a KA from 03, and still rust proof. But never a Ford again for me.

Every Transit from before 05 seems to be completely rusting away. I reckon they just don't use galvanised steel. Maybe newer vans do, not sure.

Made me laugh though when I was driving in a 1997 Berlingo with no rust whatsoever on the body shell. Several scrapes and dents exposing bare metal for years. No problems!

[WISEOWL]

Nissan Vanette.

The engine would survive a nuclear apocalypse but parts of the body are literally falling off.

Thats the Japanese for you.

[[GQC] Tim]

Nissan Vanette.

The engine would survive a nuclear apocalypse but parts of the body are literally falling off.

Thats the Japanese for you.

Unfortunately there has been a long time where Japanese manufacturers just didn't realize how bad the UK grit is. It eats through everything. I hope things are different now.

[Spruce]

PSA hot dip galvanise every van body assembled. The body isn't completely dipped, but I can't recall where the 'cutoff' point was/is. I'm not sure what Fiat do with the Ducato/Relay/Boxer vans though, as they are build in the Fiat factory.

The lower body of our Xsara is also galvanised and that is virtually rust free.

[[GQC] Tim]

PSA hot dip galvanise every van body assembled. The body isn't completely dipped, but I can't recall where the 'cutoff' point was/is. I'm not sure what Fiat do with the Ducato/Relay/Boxer vans though, as they are build in the Fiat factory.

The lower body of our Xsara is also galvanised and that is virtually rust free.

Hi spruce, thanks for that information. On old vans I think it stops at the bulkhead , and I did have some rust in the engine bay.