Are they really worth £40k

[Cuppa_teasix]

Hi all,

Previously had a T5 2012 as a second vehicle for sports and loved it. Now with a family looking to buy a T6.1 Kombi 150 SWB T30. Manual or DSG. Are they really worth £40k for a decent spec 2022 plate?

Reliability seems to be hit and miss reading the forum (But then so does every car after 2015) What issues could I inherit and what to look out for?

I guess FSH, DSG serviced at 40k and Cambelt at 5 years should be the minimum requirements.

Cheers in Advance

 

[Sasquatch]

"Worth" is very subjective.

Nevertheless, thats the sort of premium the market attaches to them and it pays at the other end when you come to sell and the value has remained remarkably healthy.

 

[SAJO]

When enquiring recently at my local stealers they kept trying to steer me towards the new model.... not what I was looking for, but its interesting to note that something a few months old is worth less and steering values up of the 6.1?

 

[DXX]

If you have to borrow money or go without another important part of life IMO no vehicle is worth it.

If you have the money sat in a bank account and will use the van to access more fun and experiences in life for much more than a couple of weeks per year then it’s worth it.

 

[JoshB_]

No they’re not. Get a Transit, they’re better vans.

(Locks doors and hides behind sofa).

 

[DXX]

I know plenty of people with £2000 vans of all models who have more fun than many with £50K vans that sit on driveways. It’s what you do with it that matters.

 

[whodat]

No - they are not to me. In my ignorant opinion they are 20% + overpriced - for a window van. Not talking about camper.
For camper - would consider them absolute useless - no space (my personal opinion after living in a van in a different incarnation) - but plenty of people enjoy them so good luck to them. I use it as a car with a big boot.
So - if I didn't pay the VAT, that would have been about what I consider the value of the vehicle to be. (Works out 1/6 cheaper than I ended up paying - contact me if you want the math)
However, if idiots like me are willing to spend x + 20% then that does become the value of the vehicle,

 

[Sasquatch]

No they’re not. Get a Transit, they’re better vans...

...for cottaging.

 

[DXX]

I’ve spent 5 months living in mine in the last 12 months, one period 3 months at a time, wasn’t a chore just don’t fill the van with crap you don’t need.

 

[mattius]

Something is worth what people will pay for it...

If you want DSG your paying a 5k premium just for that privilege. To me it wasn't worth it, better just getting the 6 speed for half the premium.

Take what you read online with a pinch of salt, people are much more likely to write a post moaning than they are to say "my van just works.."

 

[Drive Wayne]

Currently, my van just works, with all of its 5 gears. Popped out in it tonight and quite typically when I get to where I'm going a regen kicks in, off for another 10 minute run. Keeping the revs over 2000 is the only real time I push the tyres! CC2's doing well at 15k miles. I'm such a Miss Daisy driver! It won't be for sale for 10+ years but I would thoroughly recommend it!

 

[DaveD]

Popped out in it tonight and quite typically when I get to where I'm going a regen kicks in, off for another 10 minute run. Keeping the revs over 2000 is the only real time I push the tyres!

It's good for the environment, apparently!

 

[Cuppa_teasix]

It's a hard pill to swallow buying a 3 year old Kombi out of warranty with 30/50k miles for probably £6k less than it was new

The 2017 TSi kombi was about £37k new, today they're about £30k 8 years later

 

[Sasquatch]

Mine works beautifully. Indeed, since it's recent service it's purring like a kitten.

But as above, I've never posted an angry thread expressing my dismay that my van is continuing to work perfectly and drive like a joy.

 

[SAJO]

It's a hard pill to swallow buying a 3 year old Kombi out of warranty with 30/50k miles for probably £6k less than it was new

The 2017 TSi kombi was about £37k new, today they're about £30k 8 years later

It appears that way at the moment, and it looks like a sellers market for T6.1's

 

[64 SPLIT]

Whilst a *cough* Transit may be a 'better' van (that's always gonna be a matter of opinion!), there are very few other vans out there that hold their value quite as well as the Transporter.
Whether you attribute that to riding on the coat tails of the desirability and successes of the early aircooled vans or not, you reap the benefits when and if you come to sell it on. I'd much rather buy a van that doesn't depreciate faster than it's 0-60 time.

 

[Sasquatch]

Depends how one defines "better". If things like panel fit and thickness of sheet metal are the yardsticks then better they are not.

And ultimately it's that sort of thing that causes the Transporter to hold it's value sooooo much more robustly.

If the Transhit were better as a long term proposition then it would be that which holds it's value...but it doesn't.

 

[Salty Spuds]

No they’re not. Get a Transit, they’re better vans.

(Locks doors and hides behind sofa).

Maybe we should start a "My wet belt engine dropped its guts" thread in anticipation

 

[CAB]

It's a hard pill to swallow buying a 3 year old Kombi out of warranty with 30/50k miles for probably £6k less than it was new

The 2017 TSi kombi was about £37k new, today they're about £30k 8 years later

You can get the VW All-in-one warranty instead.

 

[Sasquatch]

Maybe we should start a "My wet belt engine dropped its guts" thread in anticipation

Or a "my 2020 Trainset is already rusting and the seats worn through the bolsters sub 100 miles" thread.

That's why their value disappears faster than a backhander in a politicians pocket and why, despite the vast numbers sold, good condition older examples are harder to come by compared the Transporter.

As imperfect as the 6/6.1 can be they're on a different plane of existence when it comes to build and finish compared to any contemporary generation of Transhit.

The market isn't daft, the market can see this, and when buying used the market votes with it's wallet.