time for another van

[Pete.]

We have used Transporters since 1997, went to Vivaros in 2008 and now returned to VW's this year. The extra cost of running the Vivaros for 150k miles plus was more than the extra new price of the better quality VW.

 

[Lawnmowerboy]

I saw it on one of the documentary programmes about breakdown services shortly after christmas

Just found this...
http://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=125105

 

[Wendelspanswick]

I've had an Ex AA transporter for the last 6 years, done around 80,000 miles. Servicing takes about an hour each year, fluids and filters.
Bought it at Newport fleet disposal auction, had around 40 ex AA transporters to pick from, all a similar age but mileage ranging from 3000 miles to over 200,000 miles. Apparently the low mileage ones live in the airport car parks and the high mileage ones are used in the highlands.
Going to replace mine soon as its getting scruffy, it's a shame that the AA and RAC don't use Transporters anymore.

 

[Badger1bear]

Well guys its looking like I will be heading oop norf to mvs, either tonight or early early tomorrow morning,

Hopefully I will find Summat good in South Yorkshire

I've pack a sammich, a flask and a tartan rug

Give me a wave as I sail by LOL

 

[octo0072000]

tea and butty offer

ring them first they may have others not at the Sheffield place
and if you want to come up to Doncaster about 15 miles further up the road
I will make you some tea and sandwich for you

 

[rtbcomp]

....
Hopefully I will find Summat good in South Yorkshire

.......

I can recommend the road out

 

[Badger1bear]

Well it's 02:24 I got here at 11:00

I'm staying at a travel lodge and it is crap, the damn noise from the creaking moving floor from the hallway outside is keeping me awake !

I have just eaten me sammich and I'm drinking black coffee

What fun to the first day of ya week off on holiday LOL

 

[Pete.]

He drinks black coffee and complains he can't sleep!

Try a drop of whisky

 

[Badger1bear]

I drive a hgv, our veins flow with caffeine lol

 

[bullet]

Do you have any pics bud ? If that's right about only vehicles up to 04 it could be another van to look at Ex AA

before


after

 

[Badger1bear]

Cheers bud

 

[Badger1bear]

not long back from MVS and here is the new van

and here is Storm deciding its got way to much plastic inside and it needs a trim, the guy at the window is a friend of mine and runs a burger bar, Storm knows this and wants her burger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GShzu65jDo&feature=youtu.be

 

[madkayaker]

Looks nice how much?

 

[Badger1bear]

£5700 including VAT and two extra strobe/rotator light bars and a Coffee made by the lovely Katie Full service history on 109,000, all racked out in the back

Drives lovely, 212 miles I used a 1/4 of a tank of juice, I kid you not

 

[Badger1bear]

Looks nice

There wont be much left to look nice after Storm has lightened the plastic load from the passenger door

 

[madkayaker]

That's not daft money then. Has it goes the little funky trailer the rac use to tow broke cars off the motorway

 

[Badger1bear]

they asked if I wanted one but I declined

 

[rtbcomp]

Glad you had a fruitful trip.

What sort of warranty did they offer?

 

[Badger1bear]

To be brutally honest, I never asked unless it explodes its not likely i would be going back to South Yorkshire any minor faults can be dealt with but I wouldnt mind betting if you had summat wrong with it I am sure they would want to help. They seem a very helpful family company. I would certainly buy another van from them in the future, if Storm keeps chewing this one it might be sooner than later LOL Gotta love my Storm

 

[rtbcomp]

Yeah, I was thinking of the distance factor.

MVS have been around for yonks, I'm sure you'll be OK.

On firm I nearly bought a van from told me they didn't give a warranty because their vans were so good they didn't need one!