transit advice

[woodcutter]

hi dont own a transit yet but looking to buy one seen one in a local garage its a t reg 2.5 swb 81000 genuine miles its in very good condition no rust the asking price is£1395 what is your opinion of them mpg, spares ,faults any advice greatly appreciated thanks

[trigger]

It's low mileage and if it has absolutely no rust like you say then that sounds like a fair price but you could probably get that down to £1100 or £1200 if you really haggle with him, does it have any tax/MOT? parts are easy to get hold of and you will find plenty of advice on here

[hifly]

They are very noisy, go for a test drive with a mate and try and have a chat, if it has a Bosch injection pump they are good on veg oil. Immobilisers can be a pain, make sure you get the programming key. Make sure it has the tool to let the spare wheel down. I'm sure others will give you some more pointers. What model is it? as this will tell you its load capacity.

[woodcutter]

hi thanks for advice i currently drive an ldv cub so anything is an improvement on noise what mpg could i expect and what does 96ps and 100ps refer to is it bhp? i have seen it on a few adverts for transits

[ake]

the ps numbers are engine output, in very nearly horsepower, your choices are
70 and 76 ps - Non Turbo
85 and 100ps - Turbo.

I would reckon at a guess the one you are lookin at will be a 70ps

[harveynicolls]

When you say no rust crawl underneath and check the rearfloor area and bearers between chassis,most are rotten underneath but can look good from the outside,was under a 2000 year W plate yesterday and its like and old 86 model(rotten) Buyer beware!!!