rabmc

As above troops need a bit of advice as im going to be buying a bigger van soon, and looking to ither get one of the above , now they look the exact same except the badges but engine wise is one diesel engine different? or better ? as is my own van i though id ask, probably going with vauxhall tbh but thought id get some info just incase

thanks

ProjectBobcat

A good friend of mine has got a traffic to drive from work, he hates it and wants his old transit back, he says they are terrible, in fact he wouldn't stop whinging about it on Friday night when i was trying to get pissed

Billy_RS

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I've got a 06 Vivaro. It is utter dog shit.

Much prefer my old 03 plate Toyota Hi-ace.

rabmc

what do you mean dog shit

for work com`mon that bad

Oranoco

Have heard they have major issues eating gearboxes

mechanic28

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they r the same in everyway just different badges fella yes they have a problem with their gearboxs but over all not bad vans(but they are renults )

tracktoy

vw transporter

rs_daz

I drive the Renault Traffic all day for work.. Dont have a problem with it its the 1.9 D . No turbo so abit slow off the mark lol but other than that its a nice drive..

dakar

iTrader: (1)

RWD transit135ps 6 peed its the way forward mate

carfixz

And power steering pumps and rear brakes and high pressure fuel pumps.......shall i continue

Stephen_B

or the forthcoming 200PS version

Mr S1

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Nissan / Renault / Vauxhall.....same van mate. Makes no odds which you buy but if it were me it'd be none of those........Sprinters go like feck but rust like hell, Transits are good but expensive as are Transporters.

James

seriosuly?



what engine will that be then?

dakar

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hope it will get round corners in the wet better than mine

James

http://media.ford.com/newsroom/relea...?release=25907

there is a art to getting round corners in the wet in a 135ps transit, use very little throttle in the first 3 gears

GARETH T

if your buying the van yourself,,,, try this company,, they will give you a better price than anywhere else

http://www.purplecontracts.com/

NUTTIN RILLA

New transit with a YB block, rear whilla


Yaaaaaaaaaaas

Lee Reynolds

Ive just bought a brand new traffic 115 ps model. I cant fault it. It drives nice for a van, plenty of space, great sounding cd with sat controls, electric mirrors and windows as std with renault not with vauxhall tho we would have paid extra for them. We also got the air con pack too...

Really cant fault it.

dojj

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vito 120 all the way

http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/cont...data.0005.html

Billy_RS

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Since i've had the vivaro the window winder broke off, stereo died, the abs light stays on, once i was on the way home and couln'd get in second. Had to drive about 20 miles with 1st 3rd 4th 5th and 6th. Its slow as fuck. Laggy. Has a rev limit in every gear. Need i go on?

djmillsy

transit can beat them ours has done over 1 million miles and it still starts first turn if the key and it ran one year with no water and still kept gooing

James

new shape transit?

rabmc

Thanks people

Anyone got the transit connect ? now got a vauxhall combo at the moment but struggling for room sometimes, now i would say the connects no bigger then the combo i have now, or is it

djmillsy

nah its a mk 3 face lift transit

haighlsby

Says it all.
Get a Transit instead.

Lee Reynolds

Overpriced imo transit. We looked at them all and the reason the vivaro/trafic is the most common van on the road now is because its the best value for money without doubt

Billy_RS

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Its cheap for a reason

pjv7771

dont under any circumstances buy any renualt/vauxhall vans, our fleet manager made that mistake and it cost the company dear, the only thing more unreliable than a vivaro is a movano, stick with transits, more initial outlay but far less dosh in the long run

bullsrs

we run traffics at work, they`re shite, gearboxes are shite, uncomfortable to drive, electric power steering keeps going off on them, there is also a known fuel pump problem with them and other renaults they are basically wearing out and sending metal filings through the fuel sytem

rumba2006

I drive a Ren traffic and it has never missed a beat in 2 years of hard abuse and 108000 miles and nothing has ever broke on it except the gear linkage just recently.I think they are a bit too low geared in first and second but once going in 3rd to 6th they r pretty quick vans...as for uncomfortable try doing a long trip in an older merc vito van they r utter shite vans IMO compared to them a traffic is a really comfy motor...

Lee Reynolds

If 15k is 'cheap' then your abviously a ricker man than most of us

I said value for money, the new trnasit isnt worth the extra...thats why ford arent the leaders anymore...like with everything else

Lee Reynolds

LMAO @ Shit and uncomfy to drive i MUST have a differnet van badged up as a traffic

turbospud

having driven both the traffic type is miles in front of the transit,its no wonder its the best seller,i do work in some of the ford dealerships and theres plenty transits in getting warranty repairs done,either will proberly break if their hashed though

Lee Reynolds

tbh you hear these horror stories all the time..'' oh dont get one of those the gearboxes fuck up cos my mates did'' Oh right, i wont then Im sure they are all the same