bobbyd1
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anyone know if these are actually any good or not, been offered one at a silly price with 12 months mot. just wanted the lowdown on them.
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AdamF
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Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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the engines are very good if maintained but the chassis and body rust heavily.
if its got 12 months mot it will be ok to smoke round for a year but it might cost alot come next time
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bobbyd1
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well theres only a slight bit of rust on the drivers side rear arch, other than that its dead clean, been looked after. they only want 300 quid and i know them quite well. just a first van for a business until i can afford something better.
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aim1
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Registered: 26th Jun 06
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My dad's 1.8D was fantastic on diesel but slow. Not a complicated vehicle, just treat the rust sooner rather than later.
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mike56gte
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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
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my old work had 2 think one was a 1.8 D and one was a 1.8td and both went forever on a tank of desial. non turbo one was as slow as a week in the jail tho.
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bobbyd1
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not sure if its a td or not, im going to have a thorough look over it tomorrow. as long as its good on fuel and can take weight in the back it'll be spot on. any common problems apart from the rust?
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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I had a 1.8D for a little while, was VERY VERY VERY slow, but used to manage 80 on the motorway and went forever on a tank!
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gazza808
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Registered: 30th Jun 08
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Cam belt needs doing pretty often on these, known problem.
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mike56gte
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quote:
Originally posted by bobbyd1
not sure if its a td or not, im going to have a thorough look over it tomorrow. as long as its good on fuel and can take weight in the back it'll be spot on. any common problems apart from the rust?
gearbox was the only thing that ever broke on ours.
as for weight it took a full vans worth of joiners tools no bother but one day i loaded it with brick and about crashed at the first corner i came to but i may have overloaded it tbh.
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Gazdaman
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Registered: 30th Aug 07
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Those 1.8D engines are pretty good, I had a mk4 Fiesta with one in.
Clutch slave cylinders are a known weak point if it hasn't been changed. Trouble is it's mounted inside the bell housing, so if it goes, it's a gearbox out job.
Speed wise it's not bad, it's not gonna win any races, but it'll happily keep up with everyday traffic.
For £300 with a year's MOT I'd snap that right up.
Gaz
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scoob
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Registered: 16th Oct 03
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i had the 1.8d a full tank lasted ages! it had holes in the roof tho so i got soaked on rainy days 
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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used to have one, nad both sills replaced and boot floor welded.
Was ok as a runaround but was slow, couldnt pull your foreskin, rear door handle didnt work and stunk of diesel after i spilled a can in the back 
Oh and the clutch traveled further than a boeing 747
cheap enough should be able to buy it and sell on after a year for similar money
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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1.8 is the slowest thing ive ever driven but id get 100miles to a tenner every time. i have a 1.8t now its abit quicker but shite on diesel
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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slow as shit, my cousins had loads of welding done for its mot 12 months ago, sat on my drive since and needed more welding this time round
easy to work on though, ive had it in bits and back together with zero complications
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c20let
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Registered: 25th Jun 05
Location: Aberdeenshire Drives: VXR Astravan,Evo 9GT,mr2 tbo
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I had one. It was dangerously slow, was quite scary pulling away at a busy roundabout!
Also, on most escort vans I've ever seen, when the brakes are pressed, different rear lights come on and go off. Electrics on them must be a bit funky 
[Edited on 09-11-2010 by c20let]
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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i will bet the sills are fucked on it, other thatn that they are ok, my work mate has one, they are a bit small, what is it you do?
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bobbyd1
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Registered: 19th May 10
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im thinkin of doin abit of courier work. my dad does a few jobs for this company so id just take them off him, just in the northwest really. bit of extra money on the side.
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