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  Brian www.mibservices.co.uk November 24, 2011 at 9:58pm

  Andy as JP says, better off with a Transit, LDV etc, least expensive to run and maintain. Personally I would have the VW myself, if I could afford one, having had a Golf TDI for personal use, but their vans are expensive to buy and run.
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  andy @Doughty Garden Maintenance November 24, 2011 at 10:09pm

  Nice 1 chaps that's the kind of essential feedback i need to know! :-)
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  Paul McNulty November 24, 2011 at 10:13pm

  If a Transporter is the right size a LWB Hiace will be cheaper to run and more reliable. If you need to go bigger then Transit is the obvious choice.
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  Simon Smith November 24, 2011 at 10:26pm

  My father has one from new in 94 and its still going strong they are great reliable vans but have a massively inflated price tag second hand and so i think there are better value 2nd buys
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  chris nangle November 25, 2011 at 7:26am

  i Have one  its a 97 pl,ate ,and the best van i have ever driven really nice and solid feel But not cheap too buy and not quite as big as a transit ,they hold there value very well so will have a good resale if you look after it

  we get about 40 mpg from it so good on fuel

   
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  Chris Auld November 25, 2011 at 7:55am

  Come on jp, my mum could change a break lightbulb, you need to learn how to do these things yourself, saves you a fortune!
  
  j.p grass roots said:

  hi mate

  as u know i had a volks caddy , a great little van but got to small.

  the  only downsize to volkswagon is their expense ...£50 to change a break light bulb and other parts are expensive as well

  so ive changed to a citreon dispatch
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  andy @Doughty Garden Maintenance November 25, 2011 at 8:33am

  That's right jp it's got to be big enough to fit a pink settee in the back lol
  
  j.p grass roots said:

  mate will u be picking one with a pink interior to please the wife :)
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  andy @Doughty Garden Maintenance November 25, 2011 at 8:35am

  That's good to know Chris thanks mate
  
  chris nangle said:

  i Have one  its a 97 pl,ate ,and the best van i have ever driven really nice and solid feel But not cheap too buy and not quite as big as a transit ,they hold there value very well so will have a good resale if you look after it

  we get about 40 mpg from it so good on fuel

   
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  andy @Doughty Garden Maintenance November 25, 2011 at 8:41am

  I have noticed they're not cheap vans! Thanks for the info Simon.
  
  Simon Smith said:

  My father has one from new in 94 and its still going strong they are great reliable vans but have a massively inflated price tag second hand and so i think there are better value 2nd buys
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  Andy Lawrence November 25, 2011 at 2:41pm

  Hi Andrew,

  Just to throw one in from left field have you considered a MWB Iveco Daily?

  I know they are a bigger van, but that's a bonus in my book. Also like the look of transporter but too small for me as don't have a trailer and as mentioned, seem to go for big money.

  Having said that here (Glasgow) I know the city council have put Transporters through the auctions with pretty low mileage.

  Have spoken to two people in last few months who own Iveco Dailys  (one a gardener) who both recommended them as good, reliable vans. (apart from fragile door handles apparently). 

  Might be worth considering, though you would have to do more research on them.

  Cheers

  Andy