[Closed] LDV vans shite?

worked on a load of them on behalf of a hire company, wouldn't buy one.

we seemed to get them in with lots of light panel damage, that would normally have been a scrape on a transit, but on the LDV was a hugely distorted entire panel ruined.

Also had a few with gearbox issues. and i hate the suspension!

I hired one when they first came out, the smallest, standard transit sized one. Struck by it being very quick, but not having the brakes or steering you'd wish for. Very thirsty too. Feels like its got the engine of a much larger van in it.

It main flaw for me is that the bulkhead slopes backwards with the result that an 8x4 will fit flat on the floor, as it would in a transit, but not on its edge as the bulkhead pushes into the load area. Its only a matter of a couple of inches, but thats an incredibly dumb mistake to make with a van for the UK market

The panels all seem very thin, door skins squishing about when you push the doors shut.

The one I had was on delivery milage and the third time I closed the load doors the entire locking mechanism dribbled out through bottom of the door. The grub screw that had failed would be more suited to a pair specs

I looked at one a while back, looked pretty crap to me, I had a Merc Sprinter at the time but settled on a Renault Master, glad I did.

for those reasons - im out

Company I used to drive for looked at them. Mainly because their load capacity of 1600kg was far bigger than the 1150kg of the new Sprinter. Guess the thin panels are the reason for the increased payload...

I have an LDV Convoy, slow by modern standards, but a trusty workhorse and built strong for rough stuff. Mines 1995 and still going strong with good bodywork, a few issues with brakes and oil leaks, but sorted and hey all vehicles have weak points and running costs, still plenty on the road and make a good camper.

Theengine is from the Cry-sler voyager,yep spelt right when you read the safety reports on the voyager.