Transporter LOW rider.

[slim_boy_fat]

@slim_boy_fat There always has to be one!

I think I may have been watching too many American car programmes on the Quest channel.

 

[Muckmagnet]

To be fair looking at the photo a bit more. It has a t5 dashboard, with a t6 facelift, doka mirrors and the exhaust shows it's a few years old so guess it's a t5 prefacelift circa prior to 2009.

Had some money spent at it also as those look like 18 or 19" smoothly steels also.
(Yes they look slick but its more just the angle of the photo)

Fairly sure it was on a 56 plate.

 

[Wightsparks]

There always has to be one!

Two

 

[8ob]

Most of the Transits you see running about are as low as that VW but for a different reason

Bob

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Most of the Transits you see running about are as low as that VW but for a different reason

Bob

Filigree metalwork, chassis and panels.

 

[Mick Annick]

Most of the Transits you see running about are as low as that VW but for a different reason

Bob

Some years ago I had need of some portable weighing pads; parent company fleet manager got to hear of this and asked if I’d weigh one of his new Transit caged tippers.

MAM was 3500kg, ULW 3200Kg, he was not happy

 

[Kayos]

Don't get the point personally, O'yeah it's a transporter van again theirs my problem!

I dont get the VW fascination either, people love the Van's and having run one for several years I can sum them up in 1 word. Overrated

 

[jsf55]

Be more practical with one of them trolley bays on it

 

[Parm]

I dont get the VW fascination either, people love the Van's and having run one for several years I can sum them up in 1 word. Overrated

I’m not partial to any particular make, just like the low rider style. I’ve had a few in my time but nothing American

One day I want one of these, a 1964 Chevy Impala, with suicide doors, and hydraulic suspension in candy apple blue metal flake

I’m not fussy

 

[mike os]

I hate slammed type 2s , the ride and the handling are ruined amongst other things

I hate slammed everything... just looks like its broke

 

[Ashley Burton]

@Parm do they call that a crisis in your life?

 

[Parm]

@Parm do they call that a crisis in your life?

Nope, not at all, just always wanted one

 

[frank horton]

luv my T4..5 seater from Holland.....1999, 1.9TD......few niggles yeah but get rid..... never...
High top gear conversion, Leather, electric swivel bucket seats....other than that completely Standard and original paint.....

SAD I KNOW......hahaha....

 

[mrsbruce]

I hate slammed everything... just looks like its broke

Was going to say, I’ve had the odd van and car that’s been ‘slammed’. At least that’s what I tried to tell the mot garage, especially the Talbot Highwayman motorhome.

 

[Ashley Burton]

@frank horton The thing is I bet yours is a brilliant van!

According to the current price list your looking at around 40K for one of the latest Transporters

 

[mechman]

luv my T4..5 seater from Holland.....1999, 1.9TD......few niggles yeah but get rid..... never...
High top gear conversion, Leather, electric swivel bucket seats....other than that completely Standard and original paint.....

SAD I KNOW......hahaha....

PICS.

 

[chris pruteanu]

What worse than a VW T4 van?

A T5 or a T6.

My workshop has been full of them sometimes - I have seen things go wrong with a T5 van - that I have never seen fail on any other vehicle.

Why anybody would have one for a hobby - God knows?



I am not anti VAG vehicles either - I think a 2.0 diesel Skoda Superb with a CFFB engine in it - is one of the best vehicles on the road today.

I have had a string of VW Crafter vans and they have been better than the Merc Sprinters I used to have.

Old vw lt vans 2.5 tdi were a lot better than the Sprinter vans 2.2 cdi and the Crafter 2.5 tdi continued on the list of improvements. I however think the 2.7 cdi 5 cylinder engine was a really good engine and also the 2.8 banger 150 bhp was rather good too...rust killed them all regardless! I had a VW lt 109 bhp which replaced a 88bhp one and it was a massive improvement with a modern Vnt turbo and good ride...rwd was a bit dodgy on wet Road and ice but totally predictable with snow tyres.
I now have a T4 2.5 tdi and it's a really good van...

 

[Revs1972]

@frank horton The thing is I bet yours is a brilliant van!

According to the current price list your looking at around 40K for one of the latest Transporters

Tell me about it, looking to upgrade my T5 Kombi at the moment. I can get a 2018 T6 with 40k on the clock for £23k + VAT , or a brand new Transit custom for about the same money. Spec a new T6.2 up to the level of the Tranny and it’s coming out at £38 + vat
I had the 2017 version of the custom (last one before they facelifted) and it was a much nicer drive than the dub, but I do have a soft spot for VW and IMO are built better than the Ford.

if you keep them over 7-8 years then the difference in cost just about balances out.

 

[Ashley Burton]

@Revs1972 I just couldn't justify it!

Might be different if I was purchasing one to offset my Tax

 

[Olderisbetter]

I do like the VW scene but i am far from exclusive to it, i do like a sleeper car though something old and rough looking packing something huge under the bonnet, i wonder what Freud would make of that