Best/ reliable 2nd hand lwb van

ch1981

Hi looking for a 2nd hand van up to €6500.
Have a nissan primastar but losts of problems so looking to stay away from them!
Any advice on a reliable van.
Any experience of a Hyundai H1?

colm_mcm

Know a few people with H1s and they're delighted with them. They're also very fast. Not sure they're big enough if you're talking LWB vans?

ch1981

Yes not sure size wise will have to have a look. Cheers

s14driftking

Transit or be transporter would be what I'd be looking for.

Kristopherus

Renault Master.

kay 9

H1 or lwb hiace. If you enjoy expensive repairs, by all means get a transporter.
The sprinter is a good van but maybe too big?

sword1

Hiace is the most reliable by a mile

pablo128

Kristopherus wrote: »

Renault Master.

Not that reliable, brakes aren't great either. Comfortable though.

colm_mcm

sword1 wrote: »

Hiace is the most reliable by a mile

1995 called

AMKC

VW Transporters are great vans.
The Mercedes Sprinter vans can be very expensive to service and repair.
Have heard the Hyundai Hi is not the most economical.

kay 9

AMKC wrote: »

VW Transporters are great vans.
The Mercedes Sprinter vans can be very expensive to service and repair.
Have heard the Hyundai Hi is not the most economical.

Transporters are great to drive no doubt but they're soft as butter. They're not a rugged van be any means. Only a few days ago a neighbour burnt a 25k km 162 transporter clutch towing a reasonable trailer with only few bits, a whacker plate being the heaviest.
I don't know much about the newer sprinter but had an 08 as a company van and it was rock solid.
The Vito on the other hand is a time bomb for torture.

CJhaughey

Depends on what you call LWB. The size of the van is a determining factor, Iveco Daily MWB is longer than the LWB hiace

sword1

colm_mcm wrote: »

1995 called

I don't like the look of them and don't have one but they in previous experience they were trouble free, which van would you recommend for the op criteria?

colm_mcm

sword1 wrote: »

I don't like the look of them and don't have one but they in previous experience they were trouble free, which van would you recommend for the op criteria?

It really depends on what size they need. The Hiace is quite small and not as practical as modern vans. They're light on safety equipment and very old fashioned. Fuel economy on them isn't as good as more modern stuff either.
I'm quite a fan of the H1 but again I don't know that it would be big enough for the OP.

Stravos Murphy

kay 9 wrote: »

Transporters are great to drive no doubt but they're soft as butter. They're not a rugged van be any means. Only a few days ago a neighbour burnt a 25k km 162 transporter clutch towing a reasonable trailer with only few bits, a whacker plate being the heaviest.
I don't know much about the newer sprinter but had an 08 as a company van and it was rock solid.
The Vito on the other hand is a time bomb for torture.

A rough operater would burn a clutch out on day one. Perhaps had he the older 2.5 one which was more of a real van maybe?

s14driftking

Kristopherus wrote: »

Renault Master.

I'd only have one inside the 5 year unlimited mileage warranty after that I woundnt entertain one round the place. Also a very soft van door handles fall off and are generally soft.

kay 9

Stravos Murphy wrote: »

A rough operater would burn a clutch out on day one. Perhaps had he the older 2.5 one which was more of a real van maybe?

Thought the newer ones are 2.0? The old transporters were good but I suppose nothing is built to last anymore.

Stravos Murphy

kay 9 wrote: »

Thought the newer ones are 2.0? The old transporters were good but I suppose nothing is built to last anymore.

They are what I meant was maybe he had a 2.5 before he got the newer 2.0 and has the same expectations on it. Sorry about mix up.
Then again some people are dog rough, they would bend a cro bar in a bog.