r/VWTransporter

We recently bought a 2007 VW T5 and we pretty quickly have buyers regret on the particular van we bought. We spent £8000, 150k miles, a few quirks (it was previously a mobility van so the ignition has been modified, etc). The AC has a leak, my husband is worried it will be very costly to repair. There is a coolant leak that will also probably cost quite a bit to repair. We knew it needed some cosmetic work but I’m starting to worry. At the same time we’ve gone on a couple of camping trips already and I’m so happy to have a lil van as a mobile homebase. Any tips for dealing with buyers remorse? At what point do we cut ties and try to sell/buy a different one?

We are selling our t5.1 Transsporter we have had for the past 8 years as we are looking to upgrade.

Little out of touch with value as its been so long since we brought one.

Is this priced fairly?

Wondering if anyone where knows much about the t6 caravelle

We have the 2.0l BiTDi and we dont know what to do. It starts rough (almost always) and it smokes on startup and when we accelerate (not black smoke, grey and sometimes white when it has sat a few days on startup) It honestly doesn’t feel any slower than when we bought it but its always been sluggish when driving away from a stop (not sure if this is normal)

I have tried to do so much research and i haven’t gotten anywhere
My research says it could be worn piston rings, which is easily a R100k/ €5k job or more and we dont have that type of money just laying around. It could also be a blocked EGR or DPF (this is what mechanic swears it is)
But the thing is i read up if i do a EGR clean with the revs high and all that and theres problems with the piston which can cause the engine to clunk out or catch fire.

Not to mention all the electrical problems this car has too.

Im honestly over this van and its been the worst financial mistake of my life. We’ve only owned it for a year and we are still paying the interest we owe on the finance. We literally owe more on the car than what it was listed for still
We cant afford this anymore!! Im hopeless.

Hi 👋,

I need a new rear crash bar for my T4, does anyone have any recommendations of where to get one from in the UK?

Thanks 😊

Hi everyone,

I have a 2006 T5 long wheel based transporter. It has an annoying rattle somewhere in the back. I originally thought it was the shock absorber, so I've replaced both of them at the rear, and I've checked underneath and the exhaust and spare wheel are all secure.

Does anyone have any ideas what it could be? It is a rattle that you can hear most of the time, but it's less prevalent while braking. This is confusing me as the van brakes with the front brakes???

All suggestions gratefully received

Dave

Hi all,

Our VW T6 has an ongoing aircon issue. It works perfectly at first, but after about 2–3 hours of driving it suddenly stops blowing cold air and only gives warm air. Sometimes the AC makes a noticeably louder, heavier sound, especially when the cooling is gone. After a break, the AC works again until the next long drive.

Multiple garages have checked it but haven’t found the cause.

Has anyone experienced this or knows what might be going on?

Been looking for a t32 highline with decent spec and twin sliders, and either Swb or lwb, and one has cropped up which is a ‘22 plate which ticks the boxes, has 125k miles on it, and is about £23k plus vat. It has a comprehensive full service history with Vw, dsg service, and can belt / pump done a few years ago. So it’s been looked after it seems.

I don’t have a massive budget so have accepted that high mileage is a given. Just wondered what else I should be checking on this apart from the usual hpi checks?

Anyone else been down this route buying a high mileage van?

Hi all. I’m considering buying my first transporter. Currently got a Ford Tourneo custom, but it seems to be falling apart now (110k miles), various things have gone wrong with it and I have lost trust and confidence now to the point I don’t want to drive it.

Anyway - I don’t know much about Transporters and what to look for/ask. Mileage is low, so I assume there would need to be a service based on miles or years, whatever comes first? From what I’ve read I understand this would be a DQ500, I have no experience of DSGs.

Any guidance would be much appreciated!