Reviews will be pointless, as no one will have owned both, all you’ll get is polar oppo views from lovers and haters. I have a T5, and I do like it, but are they worth what you pay for them? I think not.

I’d have bought a transit custom, but they were not long out when I bought, so still a bit above my budget, and were all white.

Buy what you fancy.

driven a T6 and a transit both good vans. Have owned a custom for over 3 years and I really like it although the finish/paintwork isn’t VW standard.
Can get the highest spec transit for a fraction of the cost thats what swayed it for me. New auto gearbox is coming out also.

As a T5 owner I say get a Transit Custom, I would.

A mate has a custom and seems to think it’s limited to 99mph, from what I can tell the t5 erm, isn’t. But don’t ask me how I know.

I’ve just been through this.

I wanted –

Auto, twin side doors, tailgate, air con, black.

Transporter Highline with options – £34K
Transit Custom £25K
Peugeot Expert £23K

These are actual quoted prices from the dealer, not list prices.

I tested them all, not in auto as the dealers didn’t have demos with auto.
They are all really nice to drive, so much more refined than vans of yore. The Transit I thought had a slight edge on the other two.

I ended up going for the Peugeot though, the price above also includes Grip Control, which should be a properly useful addition from time to time. The auto version is also only available with 180bhp. I’d be happy enough with 130 but the extra power is always a bonus.

The well known VW resale value would make sense if the van is being kept for ten years, by which time the Pug will be worth peanuts. I’m only keeping for five max so the VW still ends up costing a good chunk more.

I rented one of these the other day, the Transit custom, crewcab, swb. It was not limited to 99mph. I have not driven a T5 though so I cannot compare, bit I was left drooling after returning the transit.