Guys ive got a vauxhall combo just now but its coming up on 5 years old now and going to get something new soon, torn between the vw caddy and the transit connect with the higher roof, but which one though

 

Transit conect rab brilliant wee van.

 

transit connect, make sure its the TDCI not the TDDI (think thats right!) i drove the tddi and it felt really flat. Great little vans though.

 

70/90/115 bhp versions

plus you can get all the kit for them that you'd get in a normal car, such as ac, parking sensors that sort of thing

they do have a tendancy to eat tyres though, none of ours have lasted more than about 20k before they were right ont he limit, but that might be because we do a lot of town driving as opposed to motorway munching

but other than that, i can't really fault them apart from this stupid thing where you have to turn the ignition off before you can use the remote to unlock the rear doors, that REALY gets on my tits

 

connects are awesome

cant go wrong with the 115tdci

 

on the subject of small vans, wtf is the peugeot bipper all about? what self respecting straight man van driver is going to drive around in a thing called a bipper ffs

 

Id stick with the combo mate. Mines never missed a beat in 120k, all ive had to do is an airflow meter along with the normal service items. From hearing peoples views who own both, the combo seems to be the most economical, so thats a bonus if you do plenty of miles.

Not saying the connects are bad vans, but i think its better to stick with what you know, and the combo has obviously been reliable enough for you to keep it 5 years.

If you do go for a connect, make sure you self tap the bumper corners on! The amount of connects i see with these missing on the roads you wouldnt beleive.

 

dont forget the transit connect has a lower permissable speed limit on uk roads though,its a van,not a car derived van.

 

Very good point that and its suprising how many people are totally unaware of this. In fact that was one of the reasons why i went for the combo.

 

if they have been fitted correctly they don't come off

mind you, our's are well secured with a safe-t-bar so nothing's going to knock them off, bent the bar a bit and fucked the sharan up, but a few bolt slater off it came and we were ready to rock and/or roll

 

Drive both at work and the connect is the better van imo and everyone else's I work with!

 

what do u mean ?

 

Connect has a maximum weight of over 2 tonnes and is classed as a goods vehicle, check the Highway code for speed limits.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAn...code/DG_070304
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isnt it the same speet limit as cars then ?

 

The Connect can only legally do 50 on nationals, 60 on dual carriage ways and 70 on motorways.
The Combo can do what cars can do.

 

well i never knew tha

cheers

 

what can cars do on nationals and dual carriage ways then 70

 

As you don't appear to have passed a driving test, it doesn't really concern you.

Thought the kids were back at school....

 

Cars can do 60 on nationals and 70 on dual carrigeways and motorways.

We have big stickers on the dashboard of our Connects telling us how fast we can/can't go.

 

Who rattled your cage.

 

Someone who;

Dragged up a 4 month old thread,

Doesn't understand a straightforward answer and can't follow a link.

Asks another BASIC question about speed limits which proves either he/ she hasn't passed a test or if has, shouldn't be driving.

.

 

More van for your money with the connect!

 

we've got the same 50/60/70 one on ours

you can spec them up with virtually everything the cars get, from parking sensors to air con
get the driver pack with it's electric hot mirrors and hot front, rear screens and better radio

 

connects good but the caddy has shit hot MPG vw diesels are excellent