The Ford | T7 Conundrum

Apologies if this has already been mentioned, but I note that the T7 California appears to having a lot of problems with leisure/starter batteries flattening with a few owners rejecting the van as a result.
 
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Been looking at these more and more. I cannot look past that the VW is around £10K dearer than the ford transit.... Some deals on the tourneo custom which although is a minibus does give you the flexibility of moving rear seats. Wish VW would get finger out and get some kombis available to at least compare!
 
Transits have been out long enough now that dealers are discounting to drive sales etc but the VWs are still scarce, think it will take a year or two before comparisons will be reflective of prices moving forwards

Hard to justify a VW over the transit when the price disparity is so great !
I’ve been holding on for a hybrid powered transporter but I’m very close to just ordering the transit hybrid instead, they can be had for sub £30k + vat at the moment and VW are holding back for months to even give a release date
 
Transits have been out long enough now that dealers are discounting to drive sales etc but the VWs are still scarce, think it will take a year or two before comparisons will be reflective of prices moving forwards

Hard to justify a VW over the transit when the price disparity is so great !
I’ve been holding on for a hybrid powered transporter but I’m very close to just ordering the transit hybrid instead, they can be had for sub £30k + vat at the moment and VW are holding back for months to even give a release date
@Pauly snap! But can't see any sub 30.... 31K or 32K yes. It's the fixed rear seats and bulkhead that totally put me off....

Edit... I can see 3 seaters sub £30K. Kinda had thought not to convert next one... Reckon spent £10k doing everything to make into kombi...some stuff transferable tho... Aargh.
 
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Sorry mate, I’m looking at work vans not Kombis and there are a few dealers advertising hybrid PVs in the £29-30k bracket for a few months now
Just know as soon as I give up waiting for VW to release the hybrid powertrain Ford will pull the promo discounts and I will end up paying more, we will see ?
 
Sorry mate, I’m looking at work vans not Kombis and there are a few dealers advertising hybrid PVs in the £29-30k bracket for a few months now
Just know as soon as I give up waiting for VW to release the hybrid powertrain Ford will pull the promo discounts and I will end up paying more, we will see ?
So.....I drove a fully electric and a PHEV. To me very little difference but the PHEV does away with range anxiety etc. must say very well specced and drove nice.....yes depreciation will be mad but what isn't nowadays!
 
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So.....I drove a fully electric and a PHEV. To me very little difference but the PHEV does away with range anxiety etc. must say very well specced and drove nice.....yes depreciation will be mad but what isn't nowadays!
It gives you wallet anxiety at the pumps instead.
 
It gives you wallet anxiety at the pumps instead.
I think the combined mpg would be pretty good. My pure diesel is doing around 31mpg. On short test drive it had done 61 mpg. 3 miles of which was on electric... Just wish VW would get finger out. Sure some sort of plot going on with Ford.....
 
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I just bomb up a down the motorway , not much use for the electric motor there. I’ll just have to wait for the 500 mile range EV. BMW and Mercedes now have EVs with nearly that range.
 
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