New Van

[Wuffles]

Errrr its got one of those horrible blue badges on the grille lol.

Just kidding those new transits are supposed to be good.

The new vw t6 is out soon that's the one I'd have if I had the money to upgrade my t5

Have a T6 on order (to replace my T5), really excited

Might just be me but I can't see much difference between T5 n T6

About fifteen grand?

Of course I am joking and jealous, and deadly serious.

 

[joiner1970]

It looks similar to the T5.1 , I think there's a few new gadgets on it and the interior is all new

 

[MAK]

Thanks Jmb.
Yeah LED lights are great. Thinking about twin battery and socket, depends what dealer can find,  don't think I can wait too long.
I' m looking to lease finance strangely dealer worked out lease on limited spec cheaper than a trend.  I' m happy with that cos I want aircon which is standard with limited.

Let us know what you think of the 125 engine.

 

[jmbfestool]

It looks similar to the T5.1 , I think there's a few new gadgets on it and the interior is all new

Ah I haven't googled the interior I'll have a look.

 

[jmbfestool]

Thanks Jmb.
Yeah LED lights are great. Thinking about twin battery and socket, depends what dealer can find,  don't think I can wait too long.
I' m looking to lease finance strangely dealer worked out lease on limited spec cheaper than a trend.  I' m happy with that cos I want aircon which is standard with limited.

Let us know what you think of the 125 engine.

I wasn't sure about aircon. I would like to have aircon but I wasn't to bothered.  If it came with it at no extra cost I would have had it but I didn't wanna spend more. 

That's funny.  Did you add aircon on the trend?  Not sure how limited can be cheaper than trend.

I started of with basic but I was adding extras here and there and it was becoming more expensive than trend and trend had everything I wanted so I went with trend.

So far I like the van 125ps but I do feel it might be underpowered for trailer towing.  I haven't given it some yet because it's all new.  I  just hit 100miles on the clock today  [big grin]

 

[jmbfestool]

Does the new van have a tacho fitted? You'll need one to tow that trailer... [unsure]

Just been Google mapping all my jobs furthest job I have is 24miles away the rest are 15miles or less  you require a tacho when you travel more than 33miles from your base.

 

[Tinker]

quote >>>So far I like the van 125ps but I do feel it might be underpowered for trailer towing.

 

[jmbfestool]

quote >>>So far I like the van 125ps but I do feel it might be underpowered for trailer towing.

 

[jmbfestool]

Does the new van have a tacho fitted? You'll need one to tow that trailer... [unsure]

Just did some researching on gov site

 

[Tinker]

quote>>>So to me Fiat = crap

 

[jimbouk]

It means his old van was a fiat and was rubbish!

 

[jimbouk]

Jmb i have the custom 125 after last one got rear ended earlier in the year. Wasnt written off but wasnt happy with it after so got this one on a serviced package for 4 years. Costs 10 quid a day. Got the limited l2 but went for the low roof in the end as the high roof had a massive wait time and i needed to sort it quick. Tbh i think the 125 is a little gutless but can easily be tuned if your bothered by it.

 

[Wuffles]

quote>>>So to me Fiat = crap

 

[DB10]

quote>>>So to me Fiat = crap

 

[jmbfestool]

quote>>>So to me Fiat = crap

 

[richy3333]

It looks similar to the T5.1 , I think there's a few new gadgets on it and the interior is all new

That's pretty much it I think. Front is slightly different to the current T5, interior and all T6's are BLue Motion technology. Updated hifi/computer system.

 

[jmbfestool]

Jmb i have the custom 125 after last one got rear ended earlier in the year. Wasnt written off but wasnt happy with it after so got this one on a serviced package for 4 years. Costs 10 quid a day. Got the limited l2 but went for the low roof in the end as the high roof had a massive wait time and i needed to sort it quick. Tbh i think the 125 is a little gutless but can easily be tuned if your bothered by it.

Would that not void the warranty?

 

[jmbfestool]

It looks similar to the T5.1 , I think there's a few new gadgets on it and the interior is all new

That's pretty much it I think. Front is slightly different to the current T5, interior and all T6's are BLue Motion technology. Updated hifi/computer system.

Have they updated the wing mirrors?

My old Van fiat crap and my new van both have a large mirror but also a secondary mirror which I found invaluable for when I was reversing in tight spaces near very low walls.

My mate has the VW and it just has one large mirror. 

Saying that I preferred my fiat wing mirrors over the new ford.  The fiat split mirrors both had the same distance presective.

The ford although I like it I can see the roof and my wheels at the same time with the split mirror when driving/reversing in tight spaces I hate it that the lower mirror gives you a field distortion.

Looking through  the main mirror it seems like objects are close but the lower mirror they look 5x further away. 
Takes getting use to I'm sure I will just don't see any need for it to distort so much.

 

[jimbouk]

Jmb i have the custom 125 after last one got rear ended earlier in the year. Wasnt written off but wasnt happy with it after so got this one on a serviced package for 4 years. Costs 10 quid a day. Got the limited l2 but went for the low roof in the end as the high roof had a massive wait time and i needed to sort it quick. Tbh i think the 125 is a little gutless but can easily be tuned if your bothered by it.

Would that not void the warranty?

No idea. Not something i would bother with.

 

[Wuffles]

Jmb i have the custom 125 after last one got rear ended earlier in the year. Wasnt written off but wasnt happy with it after so got this one on a serviced package for 4 years. Costs 10 quid a day. Got the limited l2 but went for the low roof in the end as the high roof had a massive wait time and i needed to sort it quick. Tbh i think the 125 is a little gutless but can easily be tuned if your bothered by it.

Would that not void the warranty?

No idea. Not something i would bother with.

Without even getting into the whole insurance debate, people will sell you a demountable tuning option that could be considered a box of placebo power that doesn't damage the warranty as you take it off before servicing. Read enough about them though and they are just nonsense really.

Proper tuning (certainly for the T5) can be done for a similar price (about £400) and some claim it's not visible by service centre, some don't.

When mine drops out of warranty (if I keep it) I'll be getting my 140 Kombi tuned as it's gutless as hell compared to my older 130 panel van. Lost a cylinder from the older model, just no torque in comparison.