Wanted Has anyone got...a cheapish Transit for sale?

[Cavcraft]

I'm after a Transit Mk98.723 (or whatever those post 2001 ones are) not arsed if short or long wheel base. Needs a decent lick of MOT and not have any mechanical (espesh DMF/fuel pump) issues and be under about £700. Which is a bit like asking for the moon on a stick with icing on top, seemingly. I'm not too arsed about the bodywork, it's only for collecting cycles, fly tipping and annoying people.

I have a wonderful* Corsa Combo 1.7 diseasel to part-ex if you want another van.

 

*Oh, I'm too lazy to travel too far, so within reason of Chester please. And yes, if there's a decent useable Transit Di about one of them would do the job too. But no Ivecos. Not now, not ever.

[purplebargeken]

Watches with interested face on. 

[SiC]

Keeping an eye on cheap vans, a cheap transit is probably not something anybody really wants. Unless they're pros with the sparkle stick!

 

What about a Fiat Scudo (same as, but cheaper than the same Peugeot/Citroen version)?

[Timewaster]

Talking to a guy at work who has just been lent a 11 plate Transit as a temporary van while his I***o is in bits.

 

He says it's great to drive, and we both like a transit but he pointed out how rotten it is at 5 years old.

We concluded that they either use special pre rusted metal or they paint them with a salt based primer at the factory.

[Cavcraft]

Keeping an eye on cheap vans, a cheap transit is probably not something anybody really wants. Unless they're pros with the sparkle stick!

 

What about a Fiat Scudo (same as, but cheaper than the same Peugeot/Citroen version)?

 

They're not quite big enough and having tried driving a Citroen Relay at work I think I'd rather eat an athlete's foot shaving sandwich.

[SherpaMog]

Renault master is a good bet, around 1998, especially if you can find a non turbo. Genuinely the most reliable van I have ever had. Couple of wheel bearings and a drive shaft was the only repairs in over 200000 miles. Not rotboxes like sprinters and transits either. A drunk lad wrote mine off.

[Kiltox]

The only "proper" van I could find with that budget that wasn't a pile of rust was a Trafic

[danthecapriman]

The only "proper" van I could find with that budget that wasn't a pile of rust was a Trafic

Technically, a Trafic is a front wheel drive = not a proper van!

[messerschmitt owner]

Most of the small transits are fwd. you'll be hard pushed to find a cheapie in reasonable nick. All the ones I have looked at have had previous mot fails for rust, rust and more rust. Most look like the Tarmac gang has been making the stuff inside and done a dirty protest all over the van interior. And Apollo 11 seems to have travelled less distance. Oh and they all have a fault that isn't apparent until you start asking questions. Fuel pump, slight knock from the engine ... They all do that, sir. Lol

[Bren]

They're not quite big enough and having tried driving a Citroen Relay at work I think I'd rather eat an athlete's foot shaving sandwich.

I ca arrange thar Billy - I have feet like the singing detective.

[twosmoke300]

Oh and they have terrible engines that go pop for no reason .

[Timewaster]

120k seems to be BANG time as far as I can tell.

Unless you find a DI of course.

[Felly Magic]

One on egay in Dottingum starting at £500 for a proper Transit in smiler flavour

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-transit-/222244486340?hash=item33becdbcc4:g:hCoAAOSwFe5X0nFO

 

[Cavcraft]

Thanks for the input, I think for now I ought to sack this idea right off. In the good old days, you were never far away from a

[Kiltox]

Not far from the truth there

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Peugeot Boxer any good? I know of an old boy who runs one as a daily. It's the earliest one I've seen and just keeps plodding on

 

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[twosmoke300]

Boxer 1.9d is painful . 2.0 hdi is a good motor ( head gasket did go on mine tho ) good size van but gearboxes weak

[DodgeRover]

Just buy a mk5 unless you need to go into London, the very last ones were LEZ compliant though.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

How about an ldv?

 

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142112492754

 

Dunno where it is mind

 

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[twosmoke300]

Actually an ldv with the old di is prob the best " disposable " van option .

[cort16]

500 quid, mot July 2017

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/ldv-maxus/1187019048

[They_all_do_that_sir]

500 quid, mot July 2017

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/ldv-maxus/1187019048

That's huuuuuuuge!

 

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[Kiltox]

Couldn't find a cheap enough Maxus when I was looking, would've been my choice too.

 

They're FUCKING AWFUL

[Pillock]

One on egay in Dottingum starting at £500 for a proper Transit in smiler flavour

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-transit-/222244486340?hash=item33becdbcc4:g:hCoAAOSwFe5X0nFO

 

 

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[messerschmitt owner]

Thanks for the input, I think for now I ought to sack this idea right off. In the good old days, you were never far away from a <£500 Di that would do for a few months, now everything up to grand seems to be absolute shit.

This - I re-evaluated my van watching and pretty much decided to spend much more money on a more modern van.

 

 

So, hijacking this thread. I am after a lwb (19ft or 21ft) Ford converted six seater crew van with the single bench in the rear - as new as possible for as little as possible.

[greengartside]

How about this? It's in Wreck Sam so not far from you?

 

http://www.swapz.co.uk/swapz/5994256/53_plate_ford_transit_van_swb_semi_hightop_moted_low_milage/

[Kiltox]

How about this? It's in Wreck Sam so not far from you?

 

http://www.swapz.co.uk/swapz/5994256/53_plate_ford_transit_van_swb_semi_hightop_moted_low_milage/

Bodged through a MoT since 2010, nice

[greengartside]

Ooh that is nasty.....

 

Yeah probably don't buy that one chief.

[messerschmitt owner]

I

 

Bodged through a MoT since 2010, nice

I've seen ladies* who are less shagged than the wreck sam Trannie!

[wuvvum]

Should of brought my DI m8.

 

 

What's wrong with Boxlaycatos?  I've had four and rather like them.  Unless the one you drove was a 1.9 NA diesel, of course, in which case I fully sympathise.