Audi, Mercedes, Porsche, BMW Forum

Welcome to Deutschespeed.com the newly launched community for German Performance car lovers. The site is in it's launch phase at the moment and so content and membership is small (but growing). Soon we'll have competition prizes and and a live ad campaign to help build the community. If you'd like to be apart of what's going on, sign up and join in!

Ordered a new van

EvilDrPorkChop

Test Pilot
Posts
218
Likes
125
Drives
Porsche Cayman
Maybe not the thing to post about on here, but who cares 😂 There's a sea of @moonstone posts so I thought i'd better contribute.

Upgrading my Transit Connect to a Custom. Gone for the Limited Trim spec with a few bits on, as I generally spend at least 5 days a week in it. The 2022 spec gets a Digital Rear view mirror too which maybe handy.

An eye watering £11.5k more than what we paid for our last Transit Custom 6 years ago. And they can't tell me when it will even come! Good job i'm not in a rush.
 

moonstone

Tyre Kicker
Posts
3,127
Likes
1,653
Location
Lanarkshire
Drives
Audi R8 V10+ • Taycan GTS
Couple of my mates have these. Mental how they basically feel like cars to drive these days. The tricked up MS-RT ones look the absolute bollocks. I mean, it’s a van but they look awesome!

…and yeah it’s a bit quiet on here at the minute. Same with all the forums I’m on. Light nights and good weather no doubt!
 
Last edited:

EvilDrPorkChop

Test Pilot
Posts
218
Likes
125
Drives
Porsche Cayman
Couple of my mates have these. Mental how they basically feel like cars to drive these days. The tricked up MS-RT ones look the absolute bollocks. I mean, it’s a van but they look awesome!

…and yeah it’s a bit quiet on here at the minute. Some with all the forums I’m on. Light nights and good weather no doubt!
Yes but they're a bit much for what I do 😂 Even the Sport which isn't much more over the Limited is a bit much, I don't need racing stripes to get to a leak any faster 🤣

At the end of the day it's a van, and I like to portray a professional image.
 

EvilDrPorkChop

Test Pilot
Posts
218
Likes
125
Drives
Porsche Cayman
Lets have some Van porn then Mr Chops (y)
This is what it should look like!
Custom.pngCustom2.png


Added on Blind Spot, Tyre Pressure monitor and the bigger battery. Not bothering with the Sat Nav as it's shit, and has Car Play as Standard.

Main thing is it's got the Heated Windscreen and Heated Seats like my current van! God send in winter.

Just looking at racking now, as I do like to get them fitted out well.
 

boba fett

Racing Driver
Posts
3,796
Likes
2,116
Location
Kent
Drives
320d
This is what it should look like!
View attachment 2269View attachment 2270


Added on Blind Spot, Tyre Pressure monitor and the bigger battery. Not bothering with the Sat Nav as it's shit, and has Car Play as Standard.

Main thing is it's got the Heated Windscreen and Heated Seats like my current van! God send in winter.

Just looking at racking now, as I do like to get them fitted out well.

They certainly have come a long way. Some of the Sports vans, look awesome as well, did you consider the T5 at all?
 

Grunty-Motor

Pit Crew
Posts
259
Likes
123
Drives
X3M, MX-5, R1250GS and zx6r track bike
Well, that looks like a ............... white van 🤣 🤣 🤣

I must remember to take a pic of my Enterprise rental i pic up tonight!
 

EvilDrPorkChop

Test Pilot
Posts
218
Likes
125
Drives
Porsche Cayman
They certainly have come a long way. Some of the Sports vans, look awesome as well, did you consider the T5 at all?
You mean a T6 Transporter?
Yeah but they’re quoting 12-18 months for a factory order, plus they have horrendous AdBlue issues. Throw in they’re more money for less spec, I decided to go for the Transit.
It was on my shortlist though.
 

boba fett

Racing Driver
Posts
3,796
Likes
2,116
Location
Kent
Drives
320d
You mean a T6 Transporter?
Yeah but they’re quoting 12-18 months for a factory order, plus they have horrendous AdBlue issues. Throw in they’re more money for less spec, I decided to go for the Transit.
It was on my shortlist though.

You can probably tell I am a bit Forest Gump on Vans!!

A friend has one of those new T6 vans, its a sportline, he has put a kit on it, lowered, wheels and Brembo's and it does look good!
 

Grunty-Motor

Pit Crew
Posts
259
Likes
123
Drives
X3M, MX-5, R1250GS and zx6r track bike
HUGE!!!!

Quite well specc'd - keyless start, reverse camera, etc......worst 'box in the world though!!!

Why havent auto boxes' not taken off?

1653076491642.png
 

StuartK

Chief Engineer
Posts
745
Likes
183
You can probably tell I am a bit Forest Gump on Vans!!

A friend has one of those new T6 vans, its a sportline, he has put a kit on it, lowered, wheels and Brembo's and it does look good!
VW are dearer to buy but depreciation is non existent in van terms. Mental the money they change hands for with intergalactic miles.
 
Top