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REDSAW
Was supposed to follow on from mikes post mate.
Anyone got a high mileage relay/ducato/boxer? Im after something around 60k but there is a fiat ducato just up the road from me with 120k on clock with some history, bulk head and good quality roof rack for only 2800+vat.
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Resolute
I know but its the same van as the citreon and peugeot mate which lads on here are recommending. Not sure who actually builds them though
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dwgas
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dwgas
Yeah i tried looking for one but best i could afford was over 10 years old. Theres one for sale at min with 200k miles and they still want about 8.5k for it
Dont get it all reviews i can find on the relay and the boxer are great but all the ones on the fiat are terrible! Its the same van, i'm properly confused now
Thats the reviews im trying to find mate apparently they are prone to water on injectors and faulty egr valves but i think they have been recalled to sort
Found out the difference between the fiat and the other 2, the fiat uses a different engine hence less reliable
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pipefitter
I had a fiat 'doblo' once ..never again totally unreliable..bought a new transit in 09 have it serviced every 15000 & never had a problem ...touch wood
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HTG-Apprentice
Our company supplies our vans to us through a lease company, last year they renewed the contract and we all got given brand new 12 plate fiat vans all with about 10 miles on,
brilliant! .. or so we thought!
Fiats have been nothing but grief, auto locking keys inside vans, false oil levels, ignition failure in 2 vans, mechanical engine failure in 1 van and a few arrived with dents from the factory! My personal expeirience is with a Fiat Florinio, which was featured on the
installer monthly magazine, don't belive what they wrote about it and take it from a
up and coming heating engineer, there bloomin terrible!
brilliant! .. or so we thought!
Fiats have been nothing but grief, auto locking keys inside vans, false oil levels, ignition failure in 2 vans, mechanical engine failure in 1 van and a few arrived with dents from the factory! My personal expeirience is with a Fiat Florinio, which was featured on the
installer monthly magazine, don't belive what they wrote about it and take it from a
up and coming heating engineer, there bloomin terrible!
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REDSAW
bet you cant wait untill next week when you can take it out.lol
Will get some better pics later today it has a couple of minor cosmetics (1 small scratch, 1 small piece of laquer peeled off and a small crack in passanger mirror plastic) bought from evans halshaw for only really a few hundred more than private and cheaper than some small dealers and i got a fair price for the last one so im chuffed.
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Speak to dannypipe , and see his van ! He had just got new one and is been done really nice inside
just trying to decide how to do racking mate unsure at min. Got a mate offering to do wood racking for me but got to go visit him in scotland to get done. you got the pics of yours up yet?
Toyota HiAce for reliability. Previous van did 320K miles no major problems.(P reg). Later model with D4D engine, timing belt runs off fuel pump, makes timing belt change simple. Remove battery, timing cover, easy access, one hour job. Van vault for security, behind bulkhead, with sheet of ply over vault and wheel arches to cover additional toolboxes, and deter envious eyes, loading area on ply for radiators etc. Only drawback, shortwheel base model does not take 8x4 sheets. Happy motoring.
At last someone who knows about vans. Toyota are brilliant. You know what they say in oz, if you want to go to the outback take a landrover. If you want to come back take a landcruiser.
No, the engines don't meet the new emissions. Some dealers have still got some hanging around. There doing a new pro ace Wich is a Peugeot with a Toyota badge on it. Avoid.
Bought a high mileage rav4 diesel this week (140k) 2 days later went into limp mode down to 5mph on a 70mph road with just our lass in luckily the dealer has refunded me
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mitchellcook
Honda hold the record for never having there v Tec system fail ever. Not the whole car, I'm a Honda fan to.
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TBServices
He's just confused cos the Gen7 civic looks like almost identical to an old Peugeot Expert.
You say that but hiace vans are pretty much bomb proof, but there ugly and slow. So no one buys em.
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R1CKY
Its a very impressive star that.
Wasn't the old honda triumph acclaim super reliable in its time?
Was looking on auto trader this morning was one in black thought it looked pretty smart tbh. Are they really slow then? Any idea on mpg?
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R1CKY
Never having the VTEC system fail under warranty, not ever! Toyota had some reliability issues over the last few years with their VVTi engines and turbos on the D4D engines.
I think Honda score higher in reliability surveys than Toyota. Pairing up with Citroen and Peugeot probably hasn't helped!
Ive got no idea on mpg, obviously fully laden thirsty like anything else. There not so much slow as not really geared for motorway speeds, you change out if first at about 5mph.
But having said that, tough as old boots. I tow a car with the van fully laden no problem. It'll cruise at 70 ok.
Your right about pairing up with the French. Not sure who come out on top with reliability, Honda civics have gearbox issues.
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Robert Tyrrell
Just come across this thread. i don't use a van at all but then I do have a garage to store my tools. They just stop me getting the bike out when I want it and it drives me nuts.
As for the vehicle, I went SE this month as well and I decided to use my car as the vehicle until I can buy a van. It's a Toyota Aygo (Seriously). It holds my tools, does 65mpg, and I don't pay road tax. The last one I had, in a previous career, did 75,000 in 4 years without a single thing going wrong so I bought another one. then I had to give up my career and become SE. Still it does what it says, looks smart with magnetic signage and it's easy to park.
As for the vehicle, I went SE this month as well and I decided to use my car as the vehicle until I can buy a van. It's a Toyota Aygo (Seriously). It holds my tools, does 65mpg, and I don't pay road tax. The last one I had, in a previous career, did 75,000 in 4 years without a single thing going wrong so I bought another one. then I had to give up my career and become SE. Still it does what it says, looks smart with magnetic signage and it's easy to park.
Wait until police stops you and realise you are using privet car with privet insurance for doing business
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Robert Tyrrell
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Robert Tyrrell
As I have only just started, and have no work on the books so to speak, it made sense to start with the car. When I have a reasonable workload I might get a van but that's a 'Might'. I'm also a qualified secondary school teacher and I do supply teaching so I have to think about that as well.
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Ray Stafford
Have good experience of Citroens, particularly those made between 06 and 08.
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