Ford Transit Custom or Vauxhall Vivaro which is better? Van comparison review

Which is better the 2017 ford transit custom or Vauxhall’s Vivaro ?

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[panel]

The weakest part on a Transit custom is the engine. The euro 5 models suffer from oil pump failure resulting in the need for a new engine. The euro 6 engines suffer from having a wet cambelt which rots resulting in either needing a new engine or approximate £1000 to change cambelt if you're lucky. It's a shame as they are excellent vans to drive.

[petevan]

I have a 2015 vivaro, absolutely love it, great on fuel and drive's beautifully

[mikehankey]

I have had my Vivaro new since 2013, 122000 miles, never had a problem. Turn the key and runs beautifully. Was thinking of changing for newer Transit, but feel I might regret it.

[grumpyoldmanonabike]

ive got a 2018 vivaro sportive lwb biturbo its got 106, 000 on itand ive never had a problem with it, its never let me down. excellent vans looks good drives good and pulls like a train its the second one ive had love them

[howardtennant]

40 + mpg as apposed to 32 ISH mpg is a massive saving and would influence me in the direction of the Vivaro as they are both very good looking capable vans

[allanb]

I have an 08 Vivaro, absolutely fantastic, 8 years on no problem. Hired a Transit 7 years ago, it broke down. A friend has an 09 Transit, lots of trouble.

[patleggitt]

I have a 6 year old custom and under the front wheel arches there is major rust, I've just ordered a new Peugeot Expert because I'm sick of Ford rust buckets

[jasonwindebank]

I had two customs and nothing wrong with the voice command but i love the 9.5 out of 10 you got that ✅

[magneto]

All I have to say is ... thank you. You know your shit man and that stands out. I appreciate you doing this vid. The least I can do is a thumb up. I would like to buy you a pint. 👍

[jimmypage]

I got a Transit Custom SWB you can put 8 x 4 boards along the side, also the voice recognition understands perfectly

[petea]

The transit is ok, but I had a vivaro before and the engine in the vivaro are smoother and rides better. I always find the transit suspension a bit awkward and engine is too boomy.

If I could choose between the two it would be the vivaro

[someoneelse]

Isn’t there an issue with the wet-belt on the Ford or is that overblown? Aside from it being a big job to change the belt isn’t it prone to failure?

[ghgcfxq]

Форд кастом лучший !
Он больше похож на суперскую машинку, он более сбитый, более завершённый, в нем ощущается больший, чем у конкурентов, уют и комфорт внутри. В нем хочется ехать далеко.
Спасибо за видео.
👍💪

[edra]

The Transit is much better option and easier to repair. Half a million Travelers can't be wrong. Don't need keys, can be started with a screwdriver. Fuel economy isn't as important if driving on a certain type of diesel

[elwittinio]

currently have a 19 plate custom on 93k, no issues. Had an older one with 154k and was faultless. Vivaro looks good, but the more i hear about them its a no from me.

[timinator]

Just bought myself a vivaro sportive swb 18 plate, love driving it, wonder what itll be like carrying 700L of water though... wish it had alloy wheels as standard 🤨

[jasondavies]

Probably already know this but forget horsepower figures with a remap you can get the top model HP that's what I've been told they use the exact same engines

[gookey]

If converting to a camper or day van to save a foot of length space, a bed has to fit width ways and it can only just about fit in the transit. The vivaro is about 2 inches narrower internally than the transit. So transit wins on camper conversion.

[li]

No mention of the wet belt issues with the ford engines.. ££££

[jasongentle]

Got the new vivaro sportive back in 2016 changed it for 18 plate transit good vans but transit a lot more on it better drive 👍👍🇬🇧👍👍👍