Time for a new van guys need something bigger.

[king of pipes]

In the market for a new van well not brand new ! Year old maybe interested in your opions on which brand has worked out well for you need 3 seats upfront and ply lined and roof rack. Cheers all kop

 

[SimonG]

What you got at the minute?

 

[king of pipes]

Vauxhall astra on a 60 plate getting ridiculous now

 

[rpm]

3 seats in the cab takes you to Vito, Transit size.

 

[king of pipes]

Yep bang on bud looked at Peugeot expert , vauxhall vivaro swb, transit custom , Toyota proace that size mate .

 

[rpm]

Yep bang on bud looked at Peugeot expert , vauxhall vivaro swb, transit custom , Toyota proace that size mate .

Transit, needs the locks update
Toyota, I believe is Renault engine
Vivaro, only if you pay me to take it

 

[SimonG]

3 seats on the berlingo sized vans are a joke.

Definitely a dispatch or transit custom.

I tried a relay for a while, but just carry much more crap around. Back to a doblo now.

I had a dispatch as well for a while. It was a flat diesel 1.9. Wish I had gone for the turbo diesel.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Transit custom for me and it’s sweet as a nut. The 2 x passenger seats are decent.

 

[rpm]

Just read this out of interest and found it interesting being bigger than a Caddy and smaller than a Transit/ Vauxhall with good MPG and I was wrong it`s not a Renault engine. Toyota Proace van review
(Make sure you read all of it and scroll past the sales adverts).

 

[rpm]

Transit custom for me and it’s sweet as a nut. The 2 x passenger seats are decent.

How much did the extra locks cost?

 

[Harvest Fields]

How much did the extra locks cost?

Nothing. I have the update

 

[rpm]

Nothing. I have the update

Is that available on 2nd hand ones?

 

[Harvest Fields]

Is that available on 2nd hand ones?

They did mine.

 

[rpm]

Nothing. I have the update

Thought you brought new.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Thought you brought new.

Technically I did. It was pre registered to ford themselves as the new model had come out.

 

[rpm]

Technically I did. It was pre registered to ford themselves as the new model had come out.

Be interesting to see them offer it on say a 2-3yr old one like they should, I mean if you can twist the *** of the drivers door and it unlocks ALL the doors then there is something seriously wrong!

 

[Harvest Fields]

Agreed mate. I think it depends on what for you buy from.

 

[Old Account]

Yep bang on bud looked at Peugeot expert , vauxhall vivaro swb, transit custom , Toyota proace that size mate .

Transit custom for me though.

 

[rpm]

Photo one shows that Sanislim that you were supposed to fit to the Ideal Standard pan October last year!

 

[Harvest Fields]

Photo one shows that Sanislim that you were supposed to fit to the Ideal Standard pan October last year!

Say again mate?

 

[rpm]

Photo one shows that Sanislim that you were supposed to fit to the Ideal Standard pan October last year!

Say again mate?

Why, you gone deaf tonight?

 

[Harvest Fields]

I think so.

 

[rpm]

I think kop will get it.

 

[tomplumb83]

Just bought the vito. I wanted an auto.
Had 3 vitos. Only gripe is that it's abit too big - difficult to get the compact model especially in the auto
Only other van I considered was the Caddy Maxi
The PSA vans are good but seem to cost more than the vito. I'd go for the Toyota based on the fact they're as cheap as the other two but you get 5years warranty. Best option is probably the medium 2.0 comfort model
Look on the Toyota and Mercedes used van sites. AA site is decent too
Vito has to be the 2litre. 1.6 is Renault and gutless
New vivaros are PSA too. Vivaro , dispatch, proace, expert all exactly same van. Good reveiws on the forums. Choose which one you like the look of.

 

[WaterTight]

I agree with the sentiment that a bigger van likely gets filled with more crap. Although since you're driving an Astra you could def do with a bigger van in your case.

I have a Dispatch and it's very over-stuffed but I'm thinking in terms of better organisation and more racking. I also hate the thought of what I imagine must be an annoying initial period where you keep spotting parking spaces then realising you can no longer fit in them. Only an issue if you live/work where parking is competitive.

 

[king of pipes]

Some interesting points raised by you all thank you chaps based on the information I am learning towards the mid size , proace , expert or dispatch , maybe a swb transit if I can find one at the right price , parking is ok have my own drive but dont want a huge lump stuck out there. Cheers all kop