Buying a used van? What to look for
With around four million vans on British roads, there are plenty coming on to the second-hand market all the time.
With around four million vans on British roads, there are plenty coming on to the second-hand market all the time.
Despite just 102hp from the 2.0-litre TDI motor, the Transporter’s 250Nm of torque makes light work of shifting away from the traffic lights up to legal urban speeds aided and abetted by a comparatively sylph-like gross weight of just 2,800kgs. Compact it may be, but most business users will be satisfied with a 5,800-litre load volume even in this low [...]
There are many vans in this segment but none, the Transit apart, can claim cult status among private owners thanks to successive generations of the camper conversions. Volkswagen's Transporter Kombi is best-described as part-van and part-people carrier. It's based on the company's commercial vehicle, retaining sliding side doors and large rear opening, but has the interior fittings of a car. For [...]
The Expert had a complete overhaul in 2016, with a new platform, improved looks and a range of safety equipment. It can cope with heavy commercial loads, with heavy-duty suspension and revised power steering designed to handle bigger loads. The rear suspension set-up has been designed to reduce intrusion into the load bay. As for the VW, despite just 102PS [...]
New programme kicks off with a range of Dropside, Tipper and Luton products available to buy direct from the standard Volkswagen price list.
Automotive giants intend to develop commercial vans and medium-sized pickups for global markets beginning as early as 2022.
IF you want a panel van that lifts you above the mundane, gives you the edge for your trade, reflects the values of your business, then often there is only one choice: a Volkswagen Transporter. Smart, dependable, neat. Yes all of those, as well as the Business Van of the Year in 2017. After the Ford Transit and Custom, the [...]
Check out Volkswagen's electric van at the Milton Keynes EV Experience Centre But do it now: Volkswagen e-Crafter on display from Friday December 07 to Monday December 10 EV Gurus on hand to offer impartial advice on going electric CAN you imagine not having to fill up your van again with diesel? No more queuing up at the pumps. And [...]
CHECK this out for your future delivery service vehicle: the I.D. BUZZ CARGO, a concept version of the original Bulli that was recently shown at the Los Angeles Show in the US. Not only is the BUZZ CARGO van fully electric, but there's a CARGO e BIKE – an innovative, electric cargo three-wheeler for the city which could be brilliant for that [...]
Volkwagen showed an ABT built e-Caddy at the Hannover Show. The new panel van will launch in 2019 and has an all-electric range of over 130 miles
Parking and reversing account for almost one in 10 serious van accidents, according to an investigation by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
The Volkswagen Crafter is doing the grunt work for Hyperoptic as the Hammersmith, London,-based company builds its own network of fibre optic cables that aims to provide the fastest broadband across the country.
Free servicing on VW vans is returning and available on the range of Volkswagen Commercials from our Business Van of the Year Caddy to the Amarok
There's a new top-spec VW Amarok Highline model with upgrade 3.0 V6 TDI engine power boosted to 258 PS and torque up to 580 Nm. It replaces the current 224 PS topline model
Volkswagen and Ford and considering the joint development of a global commercial vehicle range. The potential project aims to strengthen each company’s competitiveness said a joint company communique