Mk6 and Mk7 transits are not a patch on the old transits

[Jezclayton]

Modern technology always seems to mean more parts to go wrong. Look at heating boilers. Compare the old floorstanders that would last 30 years to the high efficiency boilers of today, some of which will be lucky to make ten.

Would I go back to shouting at passengers just to be heard over the engine in MK5 and earlier? No chance. MK6/7 win hands down.

[ake]

Modern technology always seems to mean more parts to go wrong. Look at heating boilers. Compare the old floorstanders that would last 30 years to the high efficiency boilers of today, some of which will be lucky to make ten.

Aint that the truth An ideal mexico has never broken down because of a software issue

[Vee4]

the MK5 is just like a bumbling old man , always moaning and loud, moving like a slug, falling apart and rotting, ugly, only goes out on sundays, has a million miles on the clock,
simple, but everyone loves them.

I resemble that remark - apart from the Sunday bit!

[thunderider]

i must have the best drivers seat,nealy 400k and thers a few cracks in the vynal...the seat fabtic is pucker,but i think the foam is deteriorating.....must be all the farting.....

[linus]

Oh thats why youre nick is Thunderider

[winterheating]

we recently sold our old smiley tipper, it was a turbo too. had 160k on it and still drove tight and reliable. i had the arches done and resprayed the cab, new seat (why cant ford make a decent seat for the transit?) fitted a new ally body on the back and a new turbo then learnt about the upcoming lez compliancy and guessed it was better to sell the smiley and get the mk6 sooner rather than later... wish i could have afforded to keep it it was the best van ive ever had.. do like the mk6 though its nicer to drive and feels way more refined, but that old tipper had some power in it, rapid too with the tipper axle.

do you not think thats just the same as when people say this bloody steering wheel is crap its worn through, its only got 40k on the clock......

my mk6 has 200k on and seat is same as thunder riders just very small cracks in the edges.

[allan s]

Mk5 wins hands down for reliability and toughness, definitely a better built van but driveability the mk6 takes it all in its stride so id call it a draw!

[FBF]

we recently sold our old smiley tipper, it was a turbo too. had 160k on it and still drove tight and reliable. i had the arches done and resprayed the cab, new seat (why cant ford make a decent seat for the transit?) fitted a new ally body on the back and a new turbo then learnt about the upcoming lez compliancy and guessed it was better to sell the smiley and get the mk6 sooner rather than later... wish i could have afforded to keep it it was the best van ive ever had.. do like the mk6 though its nicer to drive and feels way more refined, but that old tipper had some power in it, rapid too with the tipper axle.

do you not think thats just the same as when people say this bloody steering wheel is crap its worn through, its only got 40k on the clock......

my mk6 has 200k on and seat is same as thunder riders just very small cracks in the edges.

my mk6 tipper has 30k on the clock, its one of the recent glut of ex RAF vans that have flooded the auction houses recently and the seat is starting to go, im sure it will have a rip in the next 5k. maybe its my line of work? maybe the height of the van? i know a good mk5 seat is hens teeth to find.

[winterheating]

we recently sold our old smiley tipper, it was a turbo too. had 160k on it and still drove tight and reliable. i had the arches done and resprayed the cab, new seat (why cant ford make a decent seat for the transit?) fitted a new ally body on the back and a new turbo then learnt about the upcoming lez compliancy and guessed it was better to sell the smiley and get the mk6 sooner rather than later... wish i could have afforded to keep it it was the best van ive ever had.. do like the mk6 though its nicer to drive and feels way more refined, but that old tipper had some power in it, rapid too with the tipper axle.

do you not think thats just the same as when people say this bloody steering wheel is crap its worn through, its only got 40k on the clock......

my mk6 has 200k on and seat is same as thunder riders just very small cracks in the edges.

my mk6 tipper has 30k on the clock, its one of the recent glut of ex RAF vans that have flooded the auction houses recently and the seat is starting to go, im sure it will have a rip in the next 5k. maybe its my line of work? maybe the height of the van? i know a good mk5 seat is hens teeth to find.

how many times has it had 30 on the clock then

[winterheating]

the MK5 is just like a bumbling old man , always moaning and loud, moving like a slug, falling apart and rotting, ugly, only goes out on sundays, has a million miles on the clock,
simple, but everyone loves them.

I resemble that remark - apart from the Sunday bit!

[75psT330lwb]

I had 4 mk5 with no real problems other than rust , im on my 5th mk6 and the first 4 were very reliable and i put big mileage on all of them , however i got me a 54plate 350 in december and since i got it ive had a new diesel pump, front and back brakes , a new prop shaft , a new gear linkage, all that in 4 months . i think (hope) that this is just a bit of bad luck , my next van will be a mk7 but ive got to put 150,000 miles on this first , i just hope its up to it

Why would u need new gear linkage on a rear wheel drive

[edmaltby]

mk5 much easier to look after than my mk 6 tourneo. use the old beast much more. had noproblems with it for 10 years the new one been in and out of the garage every 6 months with another expensive diagnostic fault. mk 5 forever

[neilc5023]

mk 6 and seven drive like focus`s but for shear commercial easy to fix hardcore true british british englishness you cant beat a noisy rotton mk5!!! they are the business!!!

[scottscotland]

Modern technology always seems to mean more parts to go wrong. Look at heating boilers. Compare the old floorstanders that would last 30 years to the high efficiency boilers of today, some of which will be lucky to make ten.

Aint that the truth An ideal mexico has never broken down because of a software issue

i wont get a combi and i have an ideal mexico

[vandaft1980]

Modern technology always seems to mean more parts to go wrong. Look at heating boilers. Compare the old floorstanders that would last 30 years to the high efficiency boilers of today, some of which will be lucky to make ten.

Would I go back to shouting at passengers just to be heard over the engine in MK5 and earlier? No chance. MK6/7 win hands down.

ii no where u are coming from with this one. mk 6/7 win