Looking for van suggestions

Msrob

Hi back in October I purchased the above van it has since cost me a lot everything that cud go wrong on it has gone wrong so am looking to get something else I'm on here looking for suggestions as to what to buy something realible and fuel efficient I do a lot of motorway mileage and need a van for tools for work hope to part exchange the van as would prob only have €1000 for a trade in deal just want rid sick of spending money on this! Thanks

Msrob

Sorry jus to add the van is a ford focus 1.6L diesel van

Bpmull

Msrob wrote: »

Sorry jus to add the van is a ford focus 1.6L diesel van

Feel for you I had one for a year focus van 07. Got rid of it only a month ago and it was the best move I ever made them focuses are the most over rated sh!t boxes made I'd never go back. Anyway I have a golf van 07 which I love but it wasn't cheap and if your on a budget probably not an option. I've had a 1.3cdti astra van which was a great van if but a bit underpowered. So if you could get a 1.7cdti astra van then your onto a real winner. Alternatively you could go away from car derived vans and get a caddy there a great van and probably the nicest to drive out of the smaller van vans if you know what I mean.

Interslice

A mk2 tdi caddy won't put you too far wrong. Just change the timing belts on time.

This type of job.
http://www.donedeal.ie/commercials-for-sale/vw-caddy-1-9-tdi-2004-van-tested/6799567

131spanner

I've a '07 Corolla commercial. She's only 1.4 D4D so I suppose it'd be a bit thirsty if given a lot of motorway going. It might be a bit small in the back for work tools, but if you managed with a Focus I don't imagine it's much smaller!

Reliability wise I can't fault it, great little van to stay going.

Bpmull

Interslice wrote: »

A mk2 tdi caddy won't put you too far wrong. Just change the timing belts on time.

This type of job.
http://www.donedeal.ie/commercials-for-sale/vw-caddy-1-9-tdi-2004-van-tested/6799567

Even the newer 05 onwards is a great van. Where I worked last summer they had a good few of them caddys 05-06 ones there with 200k miles plus that got severe abuse. I mean these were dogged seriously the companies policy on servicing was every 30k miles they still stayed going until lads drove then into floods which seemed to happen suprisingly often they really don't like water

Msrob

Hmm is vw that realible tho? Do like the look of the caddy

JohnBoy26

Caddy, Golf, Corolla are all great vans. You won't go far wrong with any of them.

Interslice

Bpmull wrote: »

Even the newer 05 onwards is a great van. Where I worked last summer they had a good few of them caddys 05-06 ones there with 200k miles plus that got severe abuse. I mean these were dogged seriously the companies policy on servicing was every 30k miles they still stayed going until lads drove then into floods which seemed to happen suprisingly often they really don't like water

Depends on the OP's budget I suppose. In terms of reliabilty and mpg it's 6 of 1 but the newer ones are quicker and look nicer. Would be nice to find one of the 1% that has been minded.

Either way if you budget for a grand to put into it (for consumables, tyres, timing belts and a service)in the first year you'll be sound.