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Mike Jackson said:
At the moment I'm working out of my Land rover 110.
Long term I want to get a Land Rover 130 with a workshop back. This will give me all the room I want but retain the go anywhere ability that is so handy with the 110.
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you been listening to me talking to the wife about the same thing?.lol
i am comming from a freelander & transit looking for something smaller as the main van (somewhere between the 2).
 
Connect good van not best on fuel when i had one, always go for a bulkhead your ever in an accident without one it,s not the impact but gear flying about that does damage if you need the longth cut closable hatch to fitt pipe through then close when not req,d
 
ive got a transporter t5 174 drives great really quick too more like a car has cruise control air con
its not great on diesel get about 500 milles from a tank which costs about £100
 
56 Plate Fiat Doblo 1.9 - averages 50 plus mpg but really not big enough for me (and i'm untidy!).
 
Perfect plumbing van will be:

One to carry lengths of 3m pipe inside the body (e.g. bundle of 15mm, bundle of 22mm and 3 or 4 other pieces).
One to carry 3-4 sheets of wood/plasterboard.
Easily access (near door) cubby holes for keeping small bits in - e.g. washers.
Flexible storage area - ie main frame with adjustable shelving and vertical sides and various straps to hold things.
Easy ladder storage in top of van
Space to "walk" in van for when it's raining
Possibly a small cupboard so you can keep home purchases clean for the "While you're out do you mind buying me a ..."


In cabin, decent sized compartment for folders, paperwork, brochures, etc
Decent space for sandwich box/thermos/drinks/crisps, etc
Rubbish bin
Proper space for phone - e.g. angled shelf/holder so you don't have to touch it to see if it just rang
"Part time" 4 wheel drive
Automatic gearbox
Heated windscreen
Air con
Electric windows
Seat warmers
Proper heater
Comfortable seats
 
dontknowitall said:
Perfect plumbing van will be:

One to carry lengths of 3m pipe inside the body (e.g. bundle of 15mm, bundle of 22mm and 3 or 4 other pieces).
One to carry 3-4 sheets of wood/plasterboard.
Easily access (near door) cubby holes for keeping small bits in - e.g. washers.
Flexible storage area - ie main frame with adjustable shelving and vertical sides and various straps to hold things.
Easy ladder storage in top of van
Space to "walk" in van for when it's raining
Possibly a small cupboard so you can keep home purchases clean for the "While you're out do you mind buying me a ..."


In cabin, decent sized compartment for folders, paperwork, brochures, etc
Decent space for sandwich box/thermos/drinks/crisps, etc
Rubbish bin
Proper space for phone - e.g. angled shelf/holder so you don't have to touch it to see if it just rang
"Part time" 4 wheel drive
Automatic gearbox
Heated windscreen
Air con
Electric windows
Seat warmers
Proper heater
Comfortable seats
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where can i buy one
 
Ran a Vivaro for a bit, no end of problems, and then it decide to 'run on' thus destroying the engine, it had to go. Picked up a 51 plate Escort as a stop gap during last winter. £250 it cost and 15,000 miles later since I got it, its never missed a beat. Slow, very very slow but its good on juice, car like size, and easy to work on, I loathe paying other people to work on it, Im good with a socket set, make do and mend. Learnt my lesson, forget gadgets and speed and all that. If it doesnt have it, it cant go wrong. A chippy guy down the road runs a Moggy Minor van, now thats a motor!!
 
for a while in the eighties i had a min van for plumbing it was more as a way of getting out of some bad work i had a guvenor who would get you running around the country picking up stuff if your van was big enough so i sold my transit and got the mini
 
I drive a lot of different vans and although I hate to say it, the Transits seem to be the best. I drove a 4 year old one a few weeks ago that had 126k on the clock. Was still nice to drive and felt rock solid. The only fault I could find was the display on the radio wasn't working, although the radio still was.

I now daily drive a Citroen Dispatch, but I think I must have got a bad one. It's not 3 years old yet, has done 62k miles and I think I am the third engineer to have it. The clutch is juddering, the alarm keeps going off, the brakes are rubbish and it's thirsty. But the gearbox is nice and it's got a good load bay. I like the twin sliding doors too. Dash isn't bad, but hasn't got as much storage as a Transit.

Worst one I have driven is an LDV Maxus, interior is horrible and it is so badly made, may as well buy an older transit instead.
 
I will agree about the maxus I had a hire van for about 3 months horrible to drive and was it just me but the steering wheel and pedals were not in line with the seat so you had to sit at a funny angle which gave me a bad back.

I drive a connect now rubbish on fuel and chews through front tyres but nice to drive. For what I do its the perfect size but if I was installing it would be useless.

If I had the choice it would be a transit comfy to drive loads of storage space in the front and a good size load space. After that it would have to be a transporter then Iveco daily although huge not to bad to drive.
 
I've got a transit mwb high top for installs and bigger jobs and a connect for running round and small jobs/ servicing because it's cheaper to run, faster and easier to park! Can't fault either of them,had a vivaro for a while and it was the worst thing ive ever used!
 
got a traffic and its goin as soon as i can find sum1 2 buy it , its a nightmare !!!
 
I Drive a Citreon Berlingo 1.6hdi lx. Although small in comparison with vivaro, transporter, transit I cant fault it. Comfy, economical and paid for !
 
At my current job, we do drive alot of vans, including Transits & Transporters. Unfortunately although the Transit Van has great space and a great dash/drivers area (2007+ Transits), they are very rattly and we have had a fair few problems at work with them.

The Transporter - My personal favourite doesn't have as much space, although thats what roof racks can be use for, its better built.

If you have got the funding go for the Transporter, if not, my second choice would be a transit.

I have also driven Vivaro's (although the economy is good, the dash/drivers area isn't great) and Vito's is ideal too, but its in a price range similar to the Transporters.
 
Does anyone have any feedback on the 'New Combo' or has anyone ordered the new 'Transit'>???
 
Hi guys,
Renault Trafic LWB, (Silver)
Racked out on drivers side with internal tube rack constructed into lower part of racking just to the side of the rear wheel, just pokes through bulk head under seat out of sight. Takes full 3 metre tubes. Keeps tube out of site of thieves, no roof rack needed so just passes under most car park barriers.
No rack on roof, magnetic removeable signs, so when parked out of site just looks a courrier's van, not one full of tools.
Locked steel van volt bolted to floor
Some say dashboard sloped and slippy and can't put stuff on....... That's what the back of the van is for. .
40 Plus to the gallon.
Love it. 🙂
 
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