Vauxhall Movano Panel Van

Advantages: size, easy to own, handles well, cheap to run
Disadvantages: driveshafts in early models

I have owned a 2000 Movano high roof with a 2.5 diesel engine for about 8 months, bought from a local dealer with 100,000 miles on the clock. I have found the van to be good to drive, with direct, positive steering and surprising nimbleness for such a tall vehicle. On a run, even fully loaded up, I can get around 28 miles per gallon, though in town this plummets to around 24. I can easily drive the tank range of 330 miles without fatigue from the ...
...out to the newer Vivaros and Vitos, but then it's a lot bigger, and compares reasonably well to the Iveco daily which is its real competition. In my version, there are two main problems; the gearchange is very vague. Second gear almost impossible to find in the first 4-600 yards (don't know why, once the engine is warm it's no problem), and I think the driveshafts are made of cheese. I've just had one replaced at a cost of £450, and understand that ... Read review

Advantages: good to drive lots of space low easy loading
Disadvantages: major faults with driveshaft & gear link

i own six vauxhall movano vans, all from new from my loacal vauxhall dealer. all went well for the first twelv months then all of a suden the gear link started to go one by one untill every van had been in to be repaired. then to cap that the driveshafts started to fail at a cost of £700 each to repair per side. as you can see im not very happy with my vans and am now in dispute with vauxhall & vauxhall finance who just ignore anything & everything. ... Read review