To be honest 3 k isnt going to get you much , i think your lookin for rockin horse poo , VIVARO , cracking van but as said pants gearbox , built by renault , i used to work in a transmission rebuilders and thats all we ever had in , you can expect 60k before the box drops out , but we did once get one in with 13k on the clock , what amazes me is the AA , BT , are using them , keep an eye on the market , lots of yellow vivaros are commin your way cheap !
Transits , used to be the MT75 box , again pants , that was our bread and butter in the end , diffs too i might add , not sure what they use now but the rust was due to the fact that transits were made from recyled white goods .
MERCEDES

Rust city !
MY bro is a merc car addict , so would not slate them , but merc commercial only build vans to last 4 years thats it .
I have ranted on a bit , my van i hear you say , VW T4 £5000 4 years ago 80k on the clock , 101k on the clock now , and it hasnt cost me a penny , bar tyres , shoes, pads .
Reckon its still worth at least 3 k now , but do i want a t5 , im not sure !
Rich P@ F