Went to VW this weekend to look at a T6 Highline 4mo to replace my 2014 lwb highline 4mo.
Went out for test drive, expecting it to be more refined and quieter than my 140 euro5. Went out in a 150 euro6 swb highline panel van.
Those easily offended should stop reading now, because I hated it. It was no quieter than my 5.1 and drove pretty much the same - hard to compare an empty panel van against mine which is loaded with 700kg of carp. The dash is a work of value-engineering that looks, feels and probably is, cheap. Highline gets same dash as startline. That light switch may be acceptable on a 7k Up! but on a 35k van? The plastics on the A Pillars are a few steps down from those on the T5. The dash pod looked like it had been pulled from a budget city car. I could have cried.
I asked about the lights. Joe, the salesman was truly excellent and I so wanted to buy a van from him. He was honest about the H7 upgrade and said it wasn't worth it and LED was the way to go. I had a chortle about the pricing of the vision plus pack that charges highline buyers about 450 quid for a couple of H7 halogen bulbs. The standard radio looked like it had dropped out of a chirstmas cracker.
My van has 27k on it and is unmarked with 2 stamps in the service book. It has lots of options on it - swivels, heated seats, 2nd battery, diff lock and other good stuff. VAT is all paid up on it and it is a perfect base for a camper. It is 2.5 years old and they offered 14k for it, dropping to 12k by the time the new one would arrive.
They wanted over 35k for the new one, after my special discount for being a VIP customer. So you are looking at about 20-odd k depreciation in 3 years. So much for solid residuals.
So it looks like i will get myself a citroen dispatch for 15k which comes with a better specification and something i can actually get a 3m length of pipe in. After 3 years, i will set fire to it and still be 5k or more better off than if I had bought the VW.
I am so disappointed with VW and their lack of vision with the T6. It stinks of complacency - they now add the scene tax at point of sale.
Look at the new Skoda Kodiaq - 32k gets you a leather-lined 4wd palace on wheels with LED lights, sat nav, 190bhp and every conceivable option. If that was a T6 it would be a good 13k more and still have that dashboard....
I will post back once I have seen the Citroen - and eat humble pie if it is as bad as it should be at the price. And no, I am not selling my t5.1 for 14k.
I have put my tin hat on and welcome replies from folks who think the T6 is good value for money. I have had a T5 which was better built than my current 5.1. Convince me that a T6 is a good buy....
Went out for test drive, expecting it to be more refined and quieter than my 140 euro5. Went out in a 150 euro6 swb highline panel van.
Those easily offended should stop reading now, because I hated it. It was no quieter than my 5.1 and drove pretty much the same - hard to compare an empty panel van against mine which is loaded with 700kg of carp. The dash is a work of value-engineering that looks, feels and probably is, cheap. Highline gets same dash as startline. That light switch may be acceptable on a 7k Up! but on a 35k van? The plastics on the A Pillars are a few steps down from those on the T5. The dash pod looked like it had been pulled from a budget city car. I could have cried.
I asked about the lights. Joe, the salesman was truly excellent and I so wanted to buy a van from him. He was honest about the H7 upgrade and said it wasn't worth it and LED was the way to go. I had a chortle about the pricing of the vision plus pack that charges highline buyers about 450 quid for a couple of H7 halogen bulbs. The standard radio looked like it had dropped out of a chirstmas cracker.
My van has 27k on it and is unmarked with 2 stamps in the service book. It has lots of options on it - swivels, heated seats, 2nd battery, diff lock and other good stuff. VAT is all paid up on it and it is a perfect base for a camper. It is 2.5 years old and they offered 14k for it, dropping to 12k by the time the new one would arrive.
They wanted over 35k for the new one, after my special discount for being a VIP customer. So you are looking at about 20-odd k depreciation in 3 years. So much for solid residuals.
So it looks like i will get myself a citroen dispatch for 15k which comes with a better specification and something i can actually get a 3m length of pipe in. After 3 years, i will set fire to it and still be 5k or more better off than if I had bought the VW.
I am so disappointed with VW and their lack of vision with the T6. It stinks of complacency - they now add the scene tax at point of sale.
Look at the new Skoda Kodiaq - 32k gets you a leather-lined 4wd palace on wheels with LED lights, sat nav, 190bhp and every conceivable option. If that was a T6 it would be a good 13k more and still have that dashboard....
I will post back once I have seen the Citroen - and eat humble pie if it is as bad as it should be at the price. And no, I am not selling my t5.1 for 14k.
I have put my tin hat on and welcome replies from folks who think the T6 is good value for money. I have had a T5 which was better built than my current 5.1. Convince me that a T6 is a good buy....
