Motor Poll, What Should Ferry A Goat Around...

[Escape Goat]

Hey

I've got 3 vehicles that I'm bouncing around in my head.

Every time I get close to leave a deposit I brick it and come back home.

I've researched countless others and there's some right out of price range. These I can just about reach to.

I already drive a Mondeo, hence the reasoning contemplating it again.

I'd ideally like to sleep in it when I go riding without bivvy kit, hence the van choice.

Thanks in advance.

Allen

[johnnystorm]

Van, of whichever type you prefer/can afford.

As the yanks say, "there's no replacement for displacement!" but in loadspace rather than engine size.

[Escape Goat]

Thanks for the vote and advice :)

[BigdummySteve]

I had a 2.2 Jaguar x-type estate which is basically a Ford, great engine I’d you remove the EGR valve and remap it, 200+ Bhp and 40% increase in torque
Yes you could sleep in it but there’s no head room and the bike will have to be removed before you kip down, the connect is an ok little van and comes off much better in 60 mph collisions with Mitsubishi evo 7’s

But I’d opt for the VW, a climbing friend of mine bought one for similar reasons, he put a sleeping platform/ gear locker in it and was happy as larry, much more refined than the Ford

[slarge]

My lad has a lwb caddy and loves it. Dog cages in the back or take them out and can sleep in it with bikes etc. One good thing about vw vans is that they hold their value (don’t know why as my transporter has been very poor quality).

[Escape Goat]

Yeah I have seen VW hold their money well. Ford do somewhat loose their money. £15k with 20,000 on the clock, once it's 120,000 it's about £8-9k. VW almost mature heh.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Thought you were buying a Nissan? No?

[benp1]

I'm a VW commercials fan, Caddy is a cracking little van

[Escape Goat]

No to the Nissan Stu, almost but bailed on it and back to the drawing board.