Westy76 546 Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 If I was you mate ,id stay well away from vw transporter ,ive a 2005 2.5 tdi here ,only 90,000 miles on it and nothing but trouble with it this past two years ,rebuild it . ,ive also the Renault traffic 2.5 tdi 150bhp ,good solid bomb proof engine ,only thing ever needs replaced is front bearings ,track rod ends and drop arms ,cheap to buy for the traffic compared to the transporter ,was looking online earlier as some pre reg traffics ,some great deals on crew cabs averaging about 13 to 14 g if you can jump the Vat . Good luck with whatever you choose . Hahaha my t4 has 249000 on the clock just replaced the ignition switch awesome bus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,597 Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 If I was you mate ,id stay well away from vw transporter ,ive a 2005 2.5 tdi here ,only 90,000 miles on it and nothing but trouble with it this past two years ,rebuild it . ,ive also the Renault traffic 2.5 tdi 150bhp ,good solid bomb proof engine ,only thing ever needs replaced is front bearings ,track rod ends and drop arms ,cheap to buy for the traffic compared to the transporter ,was looking online earlier as some pre reg traffics ,some great deals on crew cabs averaging about 13 to 14 g if you can jump the Vat . Good luck with whatever you choose . T4 or t5 ? Its a T5 model ,I believe they done away with T4 in 2003 ,and everybody knows they were a better van . Yeah I've heard a few horror stories about the t5,I think there was a few t4s registered in 2004,but they are the better van for reliability . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmys shop 182 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 If I was you mate ,id stay well away from vw transporter ,ive a 2005 2.5 tdi here ,only 90,000 miles on it and nothing but trouble with it this past two years ,rebuild it . ,ive also the Renault traffic 2.5 tdi 150bhp ,good solid bomb proof engine ,only thing ever needs replaced is front bearings ,track rod ends and drop arms ,cheap to buy for the traffic compared to the transporter ,was looking online earlier as some pre reg traffics ,some great deals on crew cabs averaging about 13 to 14 g if you can jump the Vat . Good luck with whatever you choose . T4 or t5 ? Its a T5 model ,I believe they done away with T4 in 2003 ,and everybody knows they were a better van . Yeah I've heard a few horror stories about the t5,I think there was a few t4s registered in 2004,but they are the better van for reliability . Your correct about horror stories mate in the T5,s , . Ive always wondered what the actual AWD version in the transit would be like if your stuck in mud or driving in snow . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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