Chris F
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Organiser: East Anglia
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
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Going to be giving up on cars very soon!
Im training to be a carpnter and need a van for working night jobs and weekend!
Anyone got one?
Escort vans are good i know
Astra ones any good?
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sumner2k3
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Registered: 12th Jan 06
Location: South Wales Drives: Clio 172
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i used to have a astra mk4 van.. lovely to drive, look nice and you can pick them up for a grand in great condition now.. seriously thinking about getting annother one
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John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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quote:
Originally posted by sumner2k3
i used to have a astra mk4 van.. lovely to drive, look nice and you can pick them up for a grand in great condition now.. seriously thinking about getting annother one
wins everyday for me
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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Registered: 9th Apr 02
Location: Kent
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i've had an astra van mk4 for 18 months now, its a great work horse that drives pretty much like a car.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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I would have a mk4 astra van
Works as a van and still car like to drive 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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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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ive had mk4 astra van and i have a mk5 the now
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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I love your mk5
although your other one wasnt bad either
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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allza
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Registered: 14th Jun 04
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I've got a mk4 astra van sportive. Great vans!
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Jord16vSport
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Registered: 3rd May 08
Location: colchester essex
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yup my mark4 astra company van is wicked
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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We have a 2007 VW caddy at work! Might be expensive to buy but are brilliant vans. Very car like
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k e l
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Registered: 10th Dec 06
Location: Sheffield
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heres mine im a joiner and its spot on for what i do. any big stuff i just put on the roof
ive had a mk3 astra van that was good too
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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I had a kangoo for a year, was a good little work horse. Paid £600 sold it for £600 a year later.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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I have vans, they're really comfortable.
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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i have a transit connect, it go's surprisingly well
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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I have one for sale 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Transit-Connect-T200-Lx-Tddi_W0QQitemZ320311254654QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320311254654&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Transit Connects FTW
Is only the 75ps one, but will be sorting that out once I've sold the Corsa - going to have it remapped to 95ps with 10% extra mpg apparently. I lug around 450kg around and get approx 400 miles to the tank from it, and it isn't the slowest thing in the world.
Few plans for mine too 
Alternatively, if you have some spare cash - get the latest VW Caddy TDi 104ps / 140ps - Awesome vans lol.
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Gez G
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Registered: 12th May 04
Location: Glasgow
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Use a Caddy 104ps for my dads company - its awesome - have driven a remapped Caddy 104 -140bhp it flew!
Transit connects are good as well, although Peugeot Partners are nasty!
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Lucky B
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Registered: 7th Apr 02
Location: Lunatic asylum. Drives: Hard & Fast.
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SWB VW Transporter 130ps 6 sp?
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
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yeah my boss has the transporter 130bhp 6 speed and thats quick for van 
April 08 feature car
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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My dad has always had and always will have a Transit, fantastic vans - they've never let him down, but probably a bit big for you.
For you, I'd say a MK4 Astra Van - they have various engines which will suit your budget i.e. 1.7Di, 1.7DTi and 1.7CDTi.
I'd consider a Combo though - loose a bit on length but that is what a roof rack is for
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smcGSI16V
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Registered: 26th May 03
Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaCF
Escort vans are good i know
You having a laugh?
They are the biggest pile of shit van there is.
I have one for work, an 02 reg one 1.8 non turbo diesel.
Absoloutley awful is all I have to say.
The only reason I poke up with it is because I pay nothing what so ever for the so called privalige of having a company van.
Do not buy one.
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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I want a Mk3 Astra td van
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neil h
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Registered: 28th Sep 06
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Mate of mine at work has owned a few astra vans and never had a problem with em. That and they'll take just about any engine you fancy if you get bored lol.
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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My work use the VW Caddy 1.9 TDi's ace vans and very nippy!
Ours are Silver with tinted windows look cool
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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we have a escort and cant knock it. Never gets serviced, we ran it with next to no oil for god knows how long and it didnt complain. Slow as fuck
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