On the hunt for either, decent mileage, SWB and standard! Looking to spend up to £5000, would ideally like to spend less, but finding it difficult to find anything decent for less.
Hi Crocker, Like wardys but mines a T5, mines got 260K miles, a mechanic friend of mine pointed me towards the 1.9 diesel as opposed to the 2.5, haven't any experience of the 2.5 but my 1.9 just keeps going, it is a lwb, has 6 seats ( back set can be taken out ) and takes my bike with all seats in place so no mucking about with seats, they really are good vans. There is a big van auction in Wales, Merthyr Auctions? might be worth a look. Also up north these vans are cheaper as down here all the surfer boys are after them, I got mine from near Stockport and saved a huge lump of cash. Hope this helps Pete
a mechanic friend of mine pointed me towards the 1.9 diesel as opposed to the 2.5, haven't any experience of the 2.5 but my 1.9 just keeps going,
With T4's the 2.5TDI is the one to have, both the 1.9's & the 2.5's are reliable but the 2.5's have more than can go wrong... however the 1.9's are very slow. All T4 are pretty reliable though as their engine are lower technology.
With T5's the 1.9's are quick enough and reliable, the 2.5's in the T5 aren't the same as the 2.5 as in T4. I was told to avoid unless you can get one the newer ones, like 2008 onwards. There is a lot that can go wrong with a 2.5 T5,... and the higher the power the more that goes wrong. I personally would just get a 1.9 T5, and a GP if I could afford it. GP is the facelifted version, a T5.1 if you will.
Problem is £5000 isn't going to get you a good T5 so I'd aim at a T4.
Just about run in at 222k miles, but drives superb and has just been repainted, Cam belt last year, new ply kit and exhaust.
Central locking and electric windows
3 seater cab.
Barn doors
£4500.00
07487783246
Hi! Looks very tidy! How many owners and is there any service history? Thanks!
Thanks it is incredibly tidy, one former keeper and a file full of receipts and old mots. It was company owned so you may even be able to track down its original service history.