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hi al

i have been looking for a van this week have 6000 to spend and have looked at a couple of transit mk6 and a few vivaros does anyone use these have and any pros and cons ?

shawn

i have seen two vans the

primastar 51000 full nissan history  (blue) no vat £6500 very good condition 100bhp
transit mk6 51000 full ford history (blue) no vat 6000 very good condition 100bhp
 
these are the choices anyone willing to tell me which ones drive better and better fuel con etc

shawn

[Mike Jones]

There are a lot of problems with the gear boxes going in the trafic/vivaro van, sell on value is also less.

The newer shape transits are good solid vans and would be my choice

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Shawn,

This is a good site in finding what the van is worth, I use this and will not pay a penny more. Reason if you buy a van for £6k and is written off through no fault of your own you will only pe paid for what it's worth and not what you paid. So if it is only worth £4k you will only get £4k for your insurance.

I learnt the hard way and I make sure it will never happen again.

http://www.wisebuyers.co.uk/motoring/van-prices/

Doug

[mike richardson]

ive got  traffic 54 plate it does about 25 to the gallon mine is a 2.5. my mate has a 1.9 he gets about 30 to the gallon,& his is as fast as mine

[ewanc0]

I've got a 51 plate transit mwb med. roof. On average get about 90 miles for a tenner.
Great van to drive - really comfy.
Advantage of the med. roof is that i can fit all my poles and even a set of ladders, when needed, inside the van.

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hi all

good point doug only prob i have seen the prices on wisebuyers but to actually find a van for those prices is impossible the transit i found is in good condition with met grey blue paint 51k full ford history and 100bhp , price £5995 the wise buyer guide says 4715 for this van

what do you do ?

shawn

[Mike Jones]

Any van will depreciate the moment you buy it and any dealer will add a percentage on.

You have got a good price. I run two transit conect swbs 55 reg and a mwb 01 reg. All good vans and parts not too dear.

[Paul Coleman]

There are a lot of problems with the gear boxes going in the trafic/vivaro van, sell on value is also less.

The newer shape transits are good solid vans and would be my choice

The gearbox in my Trafic had to be replaced aound 39,000 miles.  I know of someone else who had to replace his around 65,000 miles.  I will be keeping my Trafic until Autumn 2010 when the loan will be paid up (didn't buy it from new) by which time it will have done 90,000 - 95,000 miles and be nearing 8 years old.  I doubt I would buy another because I just don't trust them after what happened to me although I may just have got unlucky.  It's a pity because they are lovely to drive for a van but I would rather have something that sounds and feels like a diesel van so long as I could rely on it.  It may just be that I had a bad one with the first gearbox and that the replacement will be fine.
I just googled and found this.
It may or may not be typical      http://www.reviewcentre.com/review193426.html

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Shawn,

If it's off a dealer then haggle the price, never accept the first price. Often enough you will get about £500 knocked off if you have cash.

Doug

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

hi mate

i have the cash i might offer 5500 and see what the guy says it private ..

shawn

[gary evans]

Hi Shawn

We use a Toyota Hiace, excellent if you can find one usually pricey though, would be my first choice if i was looking.

I initially leased gt it from acornfinance £169.00 3 years which is cheap, then purchases for less than £5k end lease, 30,000 miles bargain.

In the long run i saved thousands.

Good Luck

Gary

[www.mrgutters.co.uk]

thanks for that mate sounds like and option

shawn