Ford Transit Forum

by **tarmac duck** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:49 pm

i have been to look at a 330 auto today i was really impressed. the van is very low miles (11k) does anyone have longterm experiance of such things ?

by **madmark** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:52 pm

mate to be ohnest i wouldnt touch it ,they are very bad trouble

by **tarmac duck** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:32 pm

what goes wrong mark i am gutted the van drove brill and went like the wind.

by **madmark** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:38 pm

mate you could be lucky and it not play up attal! but i have a mate who had one it was rote off last week and it was allways in fords, and also tesco use them they again were allways in fords for problems!
is there any warranty???????

by **AndyG** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:14 pm

The problem is, it isn't a proper automatic transmission :!:

It's an A.S.M. Auto shifting manual gearbox :roll:

(Two little men underneath, one moving the gearstick and another pressing the clutch pedal :!:

When they have an argument, they stop talking to each other and leave you stranded

)

If you're still keen, go for a sprint on the motorway/A road for several miles and see if it all behaves when you next pull up and then when you go to pull away again :wink:

The weak spot is air entering the clutch slave cylinder (£300 odd part I believe)But worse than that is the biggest weak spot and that's the Ford dealer that doesn't have a clue about them :!: