The problem is that if you could buy a new california for less than that, why would you choose this? The VW, which is also super expensive, at least holds it's value well. I wouldn't pay that for this ford with it's basic and dated interior.
I really like the new transit, much better looking than its sister the Transporter. But that’s silly money. Panama P12 or P57 would be my choice, or the T7 Cali as it will surely hold its value better than this. I’m sure it’s well put together but that’s a lot of money.
@@MotorhomeCampervan You're hardly going to be objective when you want to sell an £82k transit custom with a wet belt. It's actually worse that you do know, but you're giving the ol' sales patter/butter-would't-melt veneer that this sort of thing is a conspiracy
£82k for a wet belt smh. Wake up folks! These modern diesels are garbage. They blame modern emission standards, but really this sort of nonsense is conciously baked into their business plan. These dealerships won't be transparent about such nonsense VWs and other European vans are garbage as well Buy Japanese! Ideally a Toyota D4D or import the thing (Hiace, Bongo, Elgrand etc.) Regularly service it and address the rust Do your homework!
Most experts (not internet experts!!) reckon the wet belt Ford engine is OK if maintained with more frequent oil and belt changes. European vans garbage? Then why do all the big fleets use them? The only modern Toyota vans are rebadged Peugeots...
@@MotorhomeCampervanpure gaslighting to aid your business. Which side is yours and Ford "experts'" bread is buttered on? Dracula in charge of the blood bank comes to mind. You'd be insane to buy a vehicle with a wet belt second hand, let alone £82k. Obscene I agree the Toyota Proace is a waste of space (re-badged Euro 6 junk), I'm talking the D4D Hiace or the Japanese imported Hiace. The latter options can be bit thirsty The big fleets have unlimited budgets to tend to any issues and have very little other alternatives but to go VW/Ford as they stopped making D4D Hiaces in 2012 and are hardly going to buy hundreds/thousands of Japanese imports given neither options are Euro 6. The average man on the street does not want to be out of pocket for this type of nonsense (silica bags with VW, wet belts, ad blue with Ford).
@ I'm sure these "experts" happen to be mechanics and salesmen like yourself, both parties whom happen to profit from selling these customs and these wet belts. Funny that. Like Dracula, the blood expert, being in charge of the blood bank. Gaslighting at its best. I agree the Toyota Proace is garbage. Euro 6, re-badged junk, but I was never referencing that as it isn't a Toyota. I also agree that proper maintanence is essential for any vehicle you buy. But you know full well I was referencing the D4D Hiaces or the import ones, the latter of which can be quite thirsty. Fleets a) have de facto unlimited budget and b) need hundreds/thousands of vans. They have no choice but to bulk buy the Euro 6 VWs/Ford Customs/Peugeots/Citroens. They can hardly buy the D4Ds as they stopped making them in 2012 and can hardly import the Japanese options in bulk. But for the average man on the street; they've had enough of wet belts, silica bags, ad blue and general Euro 5-6 Diesel emission standard junk. A) the gaslighting and then B) the rip-off to get it fixed or to have to buy an extended warranty. Enough is enough You may have been selling this stuff for 40 years, but people are slowly waking up to this nonsense and have had enough of it. Its only in recent years people have been able to get a different objective view away from the sales patter.
@@swblade6190 You still don't seem to have worked out that I am not a salesman but a professional journalist providing unbiased reviews for 40+ years. Hey-ho.
@ fair enough that you're a journalist, rather than a salesman. However, you're still promoting an £82k Transit with a wet belt when a lot of the public are not yet privy to this nonsense and when numerous people have referenced the very real problem of the wet belt, you're brushing it off as some kind of conspiracy, just as a salesman would. Reference some of these "experts". I'd sooner trust the customer who has far less of a vested interest. And Ford customers are outraged by wet belts, just as VW/VAG owners are at silica bags. Stupid and unecessary corporate ideas designed to get you head back to the dealerships. And you're not remotely moved by that. What do you know regarding silica bags in a VW Golf for example?
What....
82k for a transit 😮
With a wet timing belt.
The problem is that if you could buy a new california for less than that, why would you choose this? The VW, which is also super expensive, at least holds it's value well. I wouldn't pay that for this ford with it's basic and dated interior.
Where is the usual presenter! I think his name is Peter. I like listening to Peter. I'll check back to see if he's returned
Ridiculous comment!
I really like the new transit, much better looking than its sister the Transporter. But that’s silly money. Panama P12 or P57 would be my choice, or the T7 Cali as it will surely hold its value better than this. I’m sure it’s well put together but that’s a lot of money.
I had to pause it
£83,000 for a transit!!
Decals are awful
And inside I can’t see where the £82,000 went
It doesn't have adaptive cruise, so it's a no from me. Unless it can be optioned.
The current Ford Transit is far from the most reliable of vehicles and that wet belt engine is proving to be an expensive time bomb for owners.
Not if properly serviced and maintained
@@MotorhomeCampervanproper gaslighting sales pitch. Garbage
@ Well I've only been reviewing campervans for 40 years, so I obviously know nothing...
@@MotorhomeCampervan You're hardly going to be objective when you want to sell an £82k transit custom with a wet belt. It's actually worse that you do know, but you're giving the ol' sales patter/butter-would't-melt veneer that this sort of thing is a conspiracy
£82k for a wet belt smh. Wake up folks! These modern diesels are garbage. They blame modern emission standards, but really this sort of nonsense is conciously baked into their business plan. These dealerships won't be transparent about such nonsense
VWs and other European vans are garbage as well
Buy Japanese! Ideally a Toyota D4D or import the thing (Hiace, Bongo, Elgrand etc.) Regularly service it and address the rust
Do your homework!
Most experts (not internet experts!!) reckon the wet belt Ford engine is OK if maintained with more frequent oil and belt changes.
European vans garbage? Then why do all the big fleets use them?
The only modern Toyota vans are rebadged Peugeots...
@@MotorhomeCampervanpure gaslighting to aid your business. Which side is yours and Ford "experts'" bread is buttered on? Dracula in charge of the blood bank comes to mind. You'd be insane to buy a vehicle with a wet belt second hand, let alone £82k. Obscene
I agree the Toyota Proace is a waste of space (re-badged Euro 6 junk), I'm talking the D4D Hiace or the Japanese imported Hiace. The latter options can be bit thirsty
The big fleets have unlimited budgets to tend to any issues and have very little other alternatives but to go VW/Ford as they stopped making D4D Hiaces in 2012 and are hardly going to buy hundreds/thousands of Japanese imports given neither options are Euro 6. The average man on the street does not want to be out of pocket for this type of nonsense (silica bags with VW, wet belts, ad blue with Ford).
@ I'm sure these "experts" happen to be mechanics and salesmen like yourself, both parties whom happen to profit from selling these customs and these wet belts. Funny that. Like Dracula, the blood expert, being in charge of the blood bank. Gaslighting at its best.
I agree the Toyota Proace is garbage. Euro 6, re-badged junk, but I was never referencing that as it isn't a Toyota. I also agree that proper maintanence is essential for any vehicle you buy.
But you know full well I was referencing the D4D Hiaces or the import ones, the latter of which can be quite thirsty. Fleets a) have de facto unlimited budget and b) need hundreds/thousands of vans. They have no choice but to bulk buy the Euro 6 VWs/Ford Customs/Peugeots/Citroens. They can hardly buy the D4Ds as they stopped making them in 2012 and can hardly import the Japanese options in bulk.
But for the average man on the street; they've had enough of wet belts, silica bags, ad blue and general Euro 5-6 Diesel emission standard junk. A) the gaslighting and then B) the rip-off to get it fixed or to have to buy an extended warranty. Enough is enough
You may have been selling this stuff for 40 years, but people are slowly waking up to this nonsense and have had enough of it. Its only in recent years people have been able to get a different objective view away from the sales patter.
@@swblade6190 You still don't seem to have worked out that I am not a salesman but a professional journalist providing unbiased reviews for 40+ years. Hey-ho.
@ fair enough that you're a journalist, rather than a salesman.
However, you're still promoting an £82k Transit with a wet belt when a lot of the public are not yet privy to this nonsense and when numerous people have referenced the very real problem of the wet belt, you're brushing it off as some kind of conspiracy, just as a salesman would.
Reference some of these "experts". I'd sooner trust the customer who has far less of a vested interest. And Ford customers are outraged by wet belts, just as VW/VAG owners are at silica bags. Stupid and unecessary corporate ideas designed to get you head back to the dealerships. And you're not remotely moved by that.
What do you know regarding silica bags in a VW Golf for example?