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The best van i have ever had

Postby boltondigger » Sat Jun 13, 2015 1:46 pm

Well its time to move on.

Bought this 3.5 yrs ago ,and what a fantastic work horse it has been.

Its never once let me down ,ive driven 140 thousand miles in it ,its always religiously done 34 mpg on mainly motorway journeys.

All i have done to it is brakes wheel bearings 1 set of tyres and an egr valve.

I have also given it 14 services every 10 thousand miles using genuine ford filters ,poss thats the secret of longevity .

I have been so impressed with it i have replaced it with another a limited 125 this time though.
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And its replacement one of our forum members ex van

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Had a rusty old 58 plate 85 ps swb.180 thou .most reliable bus ive ever had

12 plate limited 125bhp 260 that got nicked :shock: :shock:

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Re: The best van i have ever had

Postby karl » Sat Jun 13, 2015 1:52 pm

nice van :D the secret to any high mileage is regular service :D
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Re: The best van i have ever had

Postby boltondigger » Sat Jun 13, 2015 2:05 pm

cheers mate
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Re: The best van i have ever had

Postby t2myd » Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:21 pm

Bet you prefer your old one
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Re: The best van i have ever had

Postby boltondigger » Sun Jun 14, 2015 10:59 am

t2myd wrote:Bet you prefer your old one


Not sure yet ,insurance starts tommox so its off to work in it in the morning ,see how it goes :D
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Re: The best van i have ever had

Postby slick91 » Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:58 pm

You should start buying mwb medium height ones so I can your van lol, judging by the pictures you look after them and the interior is my standard which is high. A new steering wheel and its showroom quality. New van is mint too.
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Re: The best van i have ever had

Postby bigjohnthomas » Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:17 pm

140 isn't high miles its only just wearing the newness off :D

Nice new van though 8) is it the rare moon dust silver ?
why didn't you get a custom? Are they loads more than mk7s still :(
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Re: The best van i have ever had

Postby boltondigger » Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:51 pm

bigjohnthomas wrote:140 isn't high miles its only just wearing the newness off :D

Nice new van though 8) is it the rare moon dust silver ?
why didn't you get a custom? Are they loads more than mk7s still :(



Its done 180 though ,its just ive driven 140 though of them.The custom would of been an option but this one is mint and i know the mk7 s are good for the milage if looked after.

Sometimes better the devil you know ,the white one would make a good dog fettlin van :wink: :lol:
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Re: The best van i have ever had

Postby karl » Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:52 pm

also this is a standard van never been played with :lol:

goes to show if looked after well maintained they can do good mileage no problem
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Re: The best van i have ever had

Postby boltondigger » Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:53 pm

slick91 wrote:You should start buying mwb medium height ones so I can your van lol, judging by the pictures you look after them and the interior is my standard which is high. A new steering wheel and its showroom quality. New van is mint too.


will make a good van for someone,i recon its good for at least another 100 though no problem.

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