new van planning cr...
 

  You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more

[Closed] new van planning crystal ball needed

4 Posts
5 Users
0 Reactions
38 Views
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

First a bit of history

self employed flooring installer. ( posh name for carpet fitter ha ha ) .

current van is a VW T 5 Kombi  lwb  had it since 2005  and mileage 160,000

my age 63 in august

would like a new van to see me through to retiring and to use in my old age until I am knackered and dead.

should be able to keep the old one running for maybe 2 years with out huge expense I hope

but what to replace it with .Diesel seems to be on the way out .

Electrickery ????

Petrol so vw do one now is that a good option .

so what do I get for my last van.  ,   by the way i aint getting a car  hate cars like vans


 
Posted : 07/03/2018 6:05 pm
Posts: 17
Free Member
 

New transit custom? Very refined from the last one I sat in heated seats and all that


 
Posted : 07/03/2018 7:39 pm
 Yak
Posts: 6920
Full Member
 

2 years from now should be enough to see how those petrol T6s are doing. The higher output one is getting good reviews now. I would probably head towards one of them if your mileage isn't too high.


 
Posted : 07/03/2018 8:37 pm
 colp
Posts: 3322
Full Member
 

Vito if you want it to last without major expense.


 
Posted : 07/03/2018 10:56 pm
Posts: 4643
Full Member
 

Eu6 engines won't be verboten in major cities for a very long time. That said I went with petrol for our kodiaq (180bhp 5-stroke weirdness) as it saved me £2k and it still gets 35mpg for 1700kg 4x4 brick. Currently looking at caravelles & the 204bhp TSI looks tempting (same engine, different tune). Its so much quieter & smoother than a diesel, but still has the grunt if you need it by swapping from 5-stroke to 4-stroke valve timing & piling in the boost.


 
Posted : 07/03/2018 11:48 pm

6 DAYS LEFT
We are currently at 95% of our target!