How many miles has your van done?

[Ian]

Include the model, year of manufacture and pics if you can.

2006 vauxhall vivaro, mines coming up to a 6 figures, should be there by midweek!

 

[Qwerty]

Here is my 2008 vivaro cdti 2.0

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Previous owner was the MD of a kitchen firm and travelled the width of the country a few times a week. Luckily been maintained regardless of cost and is in near mint condition. Getting it sign-written shortly

 

[DHTiling]

Well I have a 2012 Transit Trend.

16 month old now.

 

[AliGage]

Here's my citreon dispatch. A recent purchase to use whilst I save some pennies. Bit tatty but a really good van actually. Put 3000 on it in the last 6 months. But since it came out the factory it has been doing less than that a year.

 

[Qwerty]

Here's my citreon dispatch. A recent purchase to use whilst I save some pennies. Bit tatty but a really good van actually. Put 3000 on it in the last 6 months. But since it came out the factory it has been doing less than that a year.

Still a baby!!!

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

They have only just been run-in them engines !, mines done about one hundred & forty thousand ,and still going fine LOL .......

 

[peteablard]

54 plate Renault Trafic, done 148K. Did 1600 miles in it last week! I'm too busy drinking Stella and doing paperwork to take a picture:lol:

 

[Ian]

54 plate Renault Trafic, done 148K. Did 1600 miles in it last week! I'm too busy drinking Stella and doing paperwork to take a picture:lol:

Crikey that's some going!

Geoff is winning with 175k currently, where's Andy Allen? His van doesn't even need taxing anymore it's that old :lol:

 

[peteablard]

Crikey that's some going!

Geoff is winning with 175k currently, where's Andy Allen? His van doesn't even need taxing anymore it's that old :lol:

Was working in Essex, had to drive to Bournemouth and back one day (360 mile trip) plus had a job in Hatfield that I was going to every night which was 150 mile trip plus Essex and back..... Don't mind the driving it's the filling up that's a killer!! My mates 53 plate transit has got 230k on the clock and still runs like a dream....

 

[On one]

Was working in Essex, had to drive to Bournemouth and back one day (360 mile trip) plus had a job in Hatfield that I was going to every night which was 150 mile trip plus Essex and back..... Don't mind the driving it's the filling up that's a killer!! My mates 53 plate transit has got 230k on the clock and still runs like a dream....

So....when you renew your van insurance how many miles do you quote to the Ins Comp?????.....just had the car MOT'd and on the printout it now states the mileage for the last 3 years......just me being cynical...but to me...if you have to make a claim....and the figures don't match up......another reason to reject your claim????????

 

[peteablard]

So....when you renew your van insurance how many miles do you quote to the Ins Comp?????.....just had the car MOT'd and on the printout it now states the mileage for the last 3 years......just me being cynical...but to me...if you have to make a claim....and the figures don't match up......another reason to reject your claim????????

I tell them about 30k per year which is about right. I'm always straight with insurance companies, hopefully I'll never need to use them but if I do I don't want to give them any excuse not to pay out.

 

[Andy Allen]

Crikey that's some going!

Geoff is winning with 175k currently, where's Andy Allen? His van doesn't even need taxing anymore it's that old :lol:

Ha bloody ha.........my van may have been arround when the dinosours roamed the earth, or tj was a teenager, but its only done 102,000 miles, had 35,000 on it when i bought it 10 years, trouble with 1998 transits is the body work rusts and fall apart before the engine gives out, the mot up in april, so will need to get another van before then, may splash out on a 1999 model......lol

 

[Ian]

Lol, you're a good sport Andy!

 

[Deleted member 9966]

I don't have a van but my vectra has the same engine as the Vivaro and it's just about to tip 157k miles. I bought it with 138k on it 2 years ago, when it was 4 years old.

 

[Diggy]

'52 Suzuki Carry 81k


Diggy

 

[ian158]

131k and still love driving it..

 

[cam_low]

coming up 120k this week on a 52 plate transit. Contemplating a new van but Id be real uneasy in leaving it parked on some of the jobs as people will quite happily scrape down the side of it and drive off.

 

[AliGage]

Well this thread jinxed me. Just spent the last two hours changing my alternator belt. I say changing. Half the job was done for me as it splut and frayed everywhere. Done a lovely job of wrapping itself round all the pulleys.
Its quite a heavy van liaded uo that dispatch. Although you don't realiee it until this happens on approach to a large and busy roundabout!

 

[Ian]

Well this thread jinxed me. Just spent the last two hours changing my alternator belt. I say changing. Half the job was done for me as it splut and frayed everywhere. Done a lovely job of wrapping itself round all the pulleys.
Its quite a heavy van liaded uo that dispatch. Although you don't realiee it until this happens on approach to a large and busy roundabout!

How fat are your fingers Ali? Or are you typing on a blackberry :lol:

 

[AliGage]

How fat are your fingers Ali? Or are you typing on a blackberry :lol:

Lol. Just re-read my post. Lol!! On the tablet mate, and the letters are a little close together.

 

[kilty55]

2006 transit got 110,000 on the clock good internals but the dreaded rust is kicking in already

 

[cam_low]

mine cost me £311 for two new bearings fitted today. bah. whats next lol

 

[White Room]

2006 transit got 110,000 on the clock good internals but the dreaded rust is kicking in already

I've seen older Transits like Y reg and there as clean as a whistle....

 

[Ian]

I've seen older Transits like Y reg and there as clean as a whistle....

Its all about how they are looked after, keep them clean, especially in the winter, and they'll last longer.

 

[kilty55]

i know beam, i thought it was pretty early as well i did sort some of it but its returning

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maybe i need to clean it more next time

 

[White Room]

i know beam, i thought it was pretty early as well i did sort some of it but its returning

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maybe i need to clean it more next time

We all know "Ford Gives You More" red stuff.....

 

[kilty55]

first transit mark, like the vans but am put off by the amount of rust they seem to get assoppose to ther vans as you say

not sure if living coastal makes rust appear faster than norm salt etc?

 

[White Room]

first transit mark, like the vans but am put off by the amount of rust they seem to get assoppose to ther vans as you say

not sure if living coastal makes rust appear faster than norm salt etc?

Could be with all the salts but I've seen some real mingers near me and I'm nowhere near the coast....

 

[Ian]

Turned over 100k on the way home, obviously I pulled over to a safe place before I took the picture 😉

 

[Gazzer]

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[Qwerty]

There MUST be somebody else with higher mileage than me!?