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Sport van 170 after 10k miles

Postby hoggyf » Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:14 am

Thought I'd right up my thoughts etc on my Sportvan after 10,000 miles and see what others have found etc

Average mpg over 10k was 34.1 mpg - didn't think that was too bad, 3 mile journey to work and back plus running round town then once or twice a week a mix of A-roads and motorway for about 100miles. I've reset trip no.1 for the next 10k miles and see what mpg I get, having split trips is quite good if you're geeky like that.

Its gone through 5 gallon of Adblue plus what was in the tank from Ford - just been filled with about 4 gallons and we'll see how far we get with this fill.

Tyres is shocking, had 6 punctures in 6 months!! front tyres were almost to the wear limits, have now been changed to Uniroya M&S winter tyres (just ready for summer lol) as these are a bit heavier duty and hopefully might last better??? The punctures is wierd, I've had 4 transits mk 7 140, Custom SWB 155, Custom LWB hi roof 125, and now the Sport Van. Never bought a tryre for the other vans and only had 1 puncture then have 6 in 6 months, the tyres are heavy duty car tyres and in my opinion no fit for the use. They are Conti 235 55 17.

Throttle sometimes hangs between 1st and second gear as though the cable is stuck???

LED lights in the back are fantastic

The 170 engine is much better than the 155, pulls from lower revs much better and holds speed better however still not as good as the Mk 7 140, there is hill near me called ash fell, its probably a 1:7 something like that?? the old Mk7 would sit at 60 on cruise control all the way up in top gear in that no bother, the 155 and the 170 both can't hold 60 and drop until the cruise drops out and you have to drop two gears to get going again.

Overall, I like the van but the tyres thing is diabolical, next time I'll go back to a Limited and have proper van tyres on 16" the bling of the 17 or18" isn't worth it in my opinion however the 17" wheels are very easy to keep clean.
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Re: Sport van 170 after 10k miles

Postby Veki007 » Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:17 pm

hoggyf wrote:Thought I'd right up my thoughts etc on my Sportvan after 10,000 miles and see what others have found etc

Average mpg over 10k was 34.1 mpg - didn't think that was too bad, 3 mile journey to work and back plus running round town then once or twice a week a mix of A-roads and motorway for about 100miles. I've reset trip no.1 for the next 10k miles and see what mpg I get, having split trips is quite good if you're geeky like that.

Its gone through 5 gallon of Adblue plus what was in the tank from Ford - just been filled with about 4 gallons and we'll see how far we get with this fill.

Tyres is shocking, had 6 punctures in 6 months!! front tyres were almost to the wear limits, have now been changed to Uniroya M&S winter tyres (just ready for summer lol) as these are a bit heavier duty and hopefully might last better??? The punctures is wierd, I've had 4 transits mk 7 140, Custom SWB 155, Custom LWB hi roof 125, and now the Sport Van. Never bought a tryre for the other vans and only had 1 puncture then have 6 in 6 months, the tyres are heavy duty car tyres and in my opinion no fit for the use. They are Conti 235 55 17.

Throttle sometimes hangs between 1st and second gear as though the cable is stuck???

LED lights in the back are fantastic

The 170 engine is much better than the 155, pulls from lower revs much better and holds speed better however still not as good as the Mk 7 140, there is hill near me called ash fell, its probably a 1:7 something like that?? the old Mk7 would sit at 60 on cruise control all the way up in top gear in that no bother, the 155 and the 170 both can't hold 60 and drop until the cruise drops out and you have to drop two gears to get going again.

Overall, I like the van but the tyres thing is diabolical, next time I'll go back to a Limited and have proper van tyres on 16" the bling of the 17 or18" isn't worth it in my opinion however the 17" wheels are very easy to keep clean.


Hopefully on new one is gonna be better on 17" as new one now comes with 215x60x17 Michelin tyres instead 235x55x17 it should be better as they are proper van tires you can find them with 109 load rating.

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Re: Sport van 170 after 10k miles

Postby hoggyf » Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:41 pm

Is that the Sport or is the Limited going up to 17" wheels, wonder if I could put 215 60 17's on mine?? same sidewall height and all the Limiteds run 215's and I never felt under tyred in those!
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Re: Sport van 170 after 10k miles

Postby Veki007 » Sat Apr 21, 2018 3:16 pm

hoggyf wrote:Is that the Sport or is the Limited going up to 17" wheels, wonder if I could put 215 60 17's on mine?? same sidewall height and all the Limiteds run 215's and I never felt under tyred in those!
No is a sport limited is staying on 16" and tbh i do not see any reason why you couldn't put those on your wheels.

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Re: Sport van 170 after 10k miles

Postby Mike » Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:18 pm

hoggyf wrote:changed to Uniroya M&S winter tyres (just ready for summer lol) as these are a bit heavier duty and hopefully might last better?.

They’ll be f’all use as winter tyres come the winter :lol:
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