All great things have a beginning

[Grant Monkhouse]

Wondered was it a vivaro
Seem to be having loads of trouble with ours at the mo


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I'm going to be buying a vivaro, brand new 2020 version

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[Grant Monkhouse]

https://www.arnoldclark.com/nearly-new-cars/vauxhall/vivaro/3100-2-0d-120ps-elite-h1-van/0/ref/blk_v57i53l5czgajkdv

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[Mr Spiller]

Ours a bit older
Just out of warranty and it's costing a fair bit of money .
The new ones have a 2.5 ton rowing weight which is good
Is it the same chassis etc as Peugeot , Citroen etc , looks very similar ?
If so , that good thing , no one likes sharing stuff if they are no good


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[Grant Monkhouse]

Yeh vauxhall now own by PSA so it's the same as all those vans. I'm trying to get the 8 speed auto as I do lots of miles and it's better than the manual although it's 2500 more.

I need a bigger van for kids as gf audi a1 is too small for me and with this bugger van I can tow the drag car around can't I and spares and stuff needed at a weekend.

Probably get a seat in the back that converts into a bed aswell at some point

Think the 2.0 8 speed austi engine has 180PS and a lot of torque, more than any of its rivals.

Iv been reading loads of reviews.

I'd get a transit custom but they're a lot more costly for not anymore van

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[Mr Spiller]

Yeh vauxhall now own by PSA so it's the same as all those vans. I'm trying to get the 8 speed auto as I do lots of miles and it's better than the manual although it's 2500 more.

I need a bigger van for kids as gf audi a1 is too small for me and with this bugger van I can tow the drag car around can't I and spares and stuff needed at a weekend.

Probably get a seat in the back that converts into a bed aswell at some point

Think the 2.0 8 speed austi engine has 180PS and a lot of torque, more than any of its rivals.

Iv been reading loads of reviews.

I'd get a transit custom but they're a lot more costly for not anymore van

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I shit yeah , I forgot Vauxhall was bought out by the french - doh
I looked at the 180 Hp model( vivaro) and it was expensive , pretty much( £2000.00 )  same price as the 170 custom
My partner has a 2016 custom , he's put 115k miles on it
Spent first money on it a month ago , needed a new fuel pump
Except for that it's just been servicing
Oh , and tyres , it's got 18 inch wheels and they eat tyres
12000 miles on a full set
He also has a rock and roll bed , does lots of surfing and tri athlons , it's handy .
But personal preference , premier inn is only £30-40 per night
So with  the extra cost  for the bed over seats just don't weigh up for me
And it's nice to have a shower  in the morning
Good luck


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[Grant Monkhouse]

Transit custom 26k plus vat new

Vivaro elite 19k/22k (auto) plus vat

Big difference especially over 60 months of finance

I will probably do 30-50,000 miles a year in van

What do you work as? I'm a sparky, work all over the country

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Putting a seat bed in mine will only be for drag racing, when I stay away at for work I stay in hotels

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[Mr Spiller]

Transit custom 26k plus vat new

Vivaro elite 19k/22k (auto) plus vat

Big difference especially over 60 months of finance

I will probably do 30-50,000 miles a year in van

What do you work as? I'm a sparky, work all over the country

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I thought the vivaro was more than that ,
That's a no Brainer then
Carpenter , don't do mileage like that
20k per year tops
Yours is huge mileage


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[Grant Monkhouse]

Transit custom 26k plus vat new

Vivaro elite 19k/22k (auto) plus vat

Big difference especially over 60 months of finance

I will probably do 30-50,000 miles a year in van

What do you work as? I'm a sparky, work all over the country

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I thought the vivaro was more than that ,
That's a no Brainer then
Carpenter , don't do mileage like that
20k per year tops
Yours is huge mileage


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I did 7000 miles in 5 weeks before xmas

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Saw some pictures of the inside of my engine yesterday....

One valve dropped into the cylinder and smashed into the head.

Another valve bent.

3 spring retainers completely missing

Piston with the dropped valve has 2 bug chunks out of it

Hopefully garage has got me an engine for 1k that will coke with a 6month warrenty

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[boosted]

Transit custom? Lad at work his blew up last week..118k on it. He not happy atall..fsh. engines smashed to bits.

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Transit custom? Lad at work his blew up last week..118k on it. He not happy atall..fsh. engines smashed to bits.

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Mines a transit connect. 65 plate.

Cam belt snapped. Honestly never crossed my mind to get it done. Recommended to change at 120,000 miles.... The van had 127,000 miles

Lad at garage has said there plenty of them that have dropped the belts even at 80,000 miles.

I should have known better but its just something that I didn't think of, I just always thought of getting oil and filters etc

Engine I'm hopefully getting has got 50,000 miles on it and they're going to do the cam belt on it too for their peace of mind and mine

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[boosted]

Well you cant blame it then...i was wanting  a ford van for track day towing but then the mondeo diesel estate popped up cheap with cambelt and clutch already done so ended up with that instead.

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Nope. Just annoyed it happened right now as was wanting to move to a bigger van anyway but just costing me now unfortunately

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[Mr Spiller]

Transit custom? Lad at work his blew up last week..118k on it. He not happy atall..fsh. engines smashed to bits.

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What happened to it ? Maestro get ours up for sale
As a day van they are bringing strong money


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