VW Crafter Tipper

[Ruskins Trees]

Does anyone use one these? If so can I have some feedback please?

[matt528]

My boss has a crafter box van. Lovely to drive but the quality of the paint and body is shocking for the age (bubbling/rusting) appearing on nearly every panel. You would expect better quality imo but other than that no problems i can think of.

[Burgess]

Apparently there is a problem with the diesel filters when they get to a few k miles with a few models. It's the same base as a Sprinter so I'd get one of those instead.

[peatff]

Apparently there is a problem with the diesel filters when they get to a few k miles with a few models. It's the same base as a Sprinter so I'd get one of those instead.

 

Brother in law had a Sprinter and that was water soluble as well, 3 years old and it turned brown round the edges.

[karlton]

Brother in law had a Sprinter and that was water soluble as well, 3 years old and it turned brown round the edges.

 

 

Really don't understand how they get away with it in this day and age, these companies really need to pull their fingers out and stop these rusting issues.

[djbobbins]

Not sure about VW but didn't M-B have a load of recalls and claims about 10 years or so ago on their cars owing to tinworm that made Lancias look solidly engineered by comparison? I think it was when they switched to a lower solvent / solvent free painting technique...

 

 

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[gensetsteve]

This week my 60 plate discovery had a new diff. It was back one day before the turbo packed up. Yesterday our BMW 320d eat the swirl flaps and shagged the engine. Listening to the stories I think its best to avoid anything made in Europe.

[armchairarborist]

A VW crafter was in the garage last week that I use, it had speedo dial acting as rev counter and vise-versa. Modern technology is a backwards step it would seem

[gensetsteve]

Not sure about VW but didn't M-B have a load of recalls and claims about 10 years or so ago on their cars owing to tinworm that made Lancias look solidly engineered by comparison? I think it was when they switched to a lower solvent / solvent free painting technique...

 

 

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We had a new shape vito on 54 plate when it was 6 years old there was a rust hole in the rear door where the wiper was the size of your fist. I worked out it would not get through another mot without alot of welding underneath and sold it.