new transit custom or vauxhall vivaro sportive

[Bubblecraft]

I need a work horse not a show pony

I need both lol

 

[Spud]

they look very similar to me and the vivaro is alot cheaper and better equipped so vivaro all day long we need to be backing Britain and keeping jobs in the uk ,the transit is made abroad and ford are reducing the size of their plant in Dagenham and laying people off so its a no brainer for me the ford would have to be cheaper than the vivaro and better equipped to even tempt me to buy one they also look quite small to me and look like they only have 2 seats in the front I may be wrong through

 

[cam_low]

That transit looks awesome however the model pictured is the sport which I'm assuming will roll in at a much higher price! I want one!!!

 

[DHTiling]

I have been and seen one at face value Gary , they are longer than than sportive etc in a SWB base and not sure what you lot are reading but the Custom is a LOT more equipped than the sportive in a like for like model .. you cannot look at a basic custom against a sportive model ,, look at like for like and see you get tons more.. even heated seats etc..

But if you want a van that has never had a face lift in years then get the cheaper van, it makes sense :lol: but if you want state of the art technology and yes more money then get the custom .. i work hard for my money and reward myself with goodies. 🙂 not make do's ..

 

[Bubblecraft]

.. i work hard for my money and reward myself with goodies. 🙂 not make do's ..

I couldn't agree with you more Dave

 

[Spud]

equivalent spec vans transit is circa 19k the vivaro 12k

 

[jonnyc]

Dave. It makes no difference to me if sportive looks same as for many years before, but Ithas been modified within.even up to last year if looks are what you want then sportive was still a player. I have just had a very bad experience with a private car for my wife where the engine on our audi a3 turbo sport had to be changed after only 31k miles just out of warranty and it cost 8k.
this is Audi which is meant to mean quality so I am losing faith .if I really thought the transit would last longer I would gomfor it, but ithink sportive is a sound bet for the value

 

[DHTiling]

£15,200 for a Trend custom .. 🙂

 

[jonnyc]

That's still 3.2 k more than sportive and the sportive has a/c and other extras

 

[DHTiling]

That's still 3.2 k more than sportive and the sportive has a/c and other extras

The Custom trend i looked at had A/C and heated seats etc etc etc... but Jonny , you buy what ever van suits you ... i was just pointing out that there is simply no way the sportive is spec'd better than the newer custom transit , it is over my 2012 ford transit trend i have but deffo not more than the new custom model.. but new models when they come out always cost higher and then they come down...

I got my Trend for £12,800 and that was a good price at the time..