Vito or YAN (Yet Another Transporter) | Thread profile

Hi there, I am thinking of buying a Vito. I did not see any Vito specific forums listed apart from this one so I thought I would ask here first! I have a 1998 VW T4 Transporter (Eurovan?) which has served me well and the logical replacement would be the T5...but...I have always liked the look of the Vito and looking around you seem to get more van for the money over here ...

Quote: Originally Posted by GlynH Hi there, I am thinking of buying a Vito. I did not see any Vito specific forums listed apart from this one so I thought I would ask here first! I have a 1998 VW T4 Transporter (Eurovan?) which has served me well and the logical replacement would be the T5...but...I have always liked ...

Thanks for taking the time to reply, Those photos are shocking ... and that's from a 2004 van?? I have far less rust on my 1998 T4 - in fact the only rust I can see has been where the bodywork has been damaged... The rust on its own would be bad enough but the real shocker is the attitude of Mercedes themselves... I think I'll stick to Volkswagen...only wish I could afford...

I would look around , I have yet to see a big company running a fleet of Vitos , most are small or sole traders . I would go with VW.

Quote: Originally Posted by GlynH Thanks for taking the time to reply, Those photos are shocking ... and that's from a 2004 van?? I have far less rust on my 1998 T4 - in fact the only rust I can see has been where the bodywork has been damaged... The rust on its own would be bad enough but the real shocker is the ...

Quote: Originally Posted by pablo2 I would look around , I have yet to see a big company running a fleet of Vitos , most are small or sole traders . I would go with VW. RAC?

I would steer clear of the T5. we have had two and they have both been the most unreliable vans we have ever had. The first, a 2004 104ps set itself on fire (either the factory stereo or the ciggy socket according to the insurance copanies forensic specialist, and a common occurence on that van), the handbrake failed before that and it ran down a hill, and we then got a recall for the ...

Quote: Originally Posted by energysolutions When was the 120 launched? You were definately unlucky with the T5s, I have had good expierence with VW and due to my current rust issues with Mercedes I would be reluctant to try another I cant help but wonder if the fact your T5s were early (04) models had a bearing on your ...

Quote: Originally Posted by pablo2 I would look around , I have yet to see a big company running a fleet of Vitos , most are small or sole traders . I would go with VW. not sure of your locale, but there is no shortage of Vitos at a fleet level here. mercedes dominate the market by a considerable margin. as ...

Quote: Originally Posted by gf0012-aust not sure of your locale, but there is no shortage of Vitos at a fleet level here. mercedes dominate the market by a considerable margin. as a piece of trivia, the largest fleet owners seem to be the fundamentalist religious groups (usually the Brethren) - they get a huge discount from the ...