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Ford Transit MS-RT - 1000 miles changed my view on vans...I now want one !

Petrol Ped

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Vans are for builder right ? Well that not true anymore. I had to drive up to Edinburgh to film the next Season of Cycle Sunday and collect a couple of rather special bikes. I needed something comfortable for the long journey but big enough to fit 4 bikes, 2 people and lots of filming gear. My friends at Hendy came up with the perfect solution and lent me their brand new Ford Transit MS-RT short wheel base crew cab in bright yellow !

At £60,000 it's a expensive van but during the 1000 miles we did in it I really started to get the whole van thing. Could this be a better option for an active family than an SUV ?

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20 Comments

@brianiswrong 4 years ago

Trouble with having a van as a " car" is everybody suddenly needs a favour with something to move.

@stevewalsh-balshaw1727 6 days ago

Brilliant van

@Metal05 4 years ago

I’ve ordered mine in RACE RED, coming in March 2022. Cannot wait!

@hologram1211 4 years ago (edited)

Agree Transit vans have the potential to be much more than just tradesmen's tools. Occasionally get to drive a 9 seater mini bus version at work and love it, great driving position, comfy seats and plenty of modern gadgets, what's not to like!

@MrGroucho1933 4 years ago

I have the same van, 21 plate, yellow, and I can say that it is fantastic. This is the ideal vehicle for say a outgoing family, wife and kids and all your bikes and camping gear, or for someone like me who just had to have one.

@bigfella1952 4 years ago

I have the Transit Crew Bus, for family use, from new, now 5 years old, absolutely brilliant

@briangriffiths114 4 years ago (edited)

I walk past one of these every day which is the daily drive for a small business owner. His is pimped more than your one (decals, big alloys and wide wheel arches) and the engine sounds great!

@kevinskea9388 4 years ago

Good looking van! I found myself getting embarrassingly excited as you drew near then drove through my home town of Biggar. As we Biggaronians say "London's big but Biggar's Biggar!"

@Brumsgrub 4 years ago

I've got a friend whose got a T5 van, it's absolutely brilliant. The coolest thing on the road

@mrdeafa25 3 years ago

I drive a van by choice but they are getting ridiculously expensive to buy.£60k is a joke.

@Trevorfoggia 4 years ago

I have always loved vans; especially crew cabs. Like you mentioned they make the perfect family bus. You can do so much more with a vehicle like this. Good job there are cheaper models available, though!
Greetings from Cumbria in the U.K.
Stay safe and well.

@danielheathcote5625 4 years ago

You two are naturals filming together!

@minniesaab7255 4 years ago

💛💛💛

@Mickthemove_ 4 years ago

Had a Merc Vito Sport X for the last 7/8 years, will not change until something better comes out or the LEZ catches up with me, love the utility of it , 9 bikes and 3 passengers to Italy was the fullest i got in it, , the grunt of the 3L V6 and the Merc interior!

@teatimetel174 4 years ago

we have come a long way from the morris with the engine sitting right beside you.my dad says hes deaf in his left ear because of driving them.

@ThomasTelford 4 years ago (edited)

I have a full size L4 H3 Transit in the Limited spec, opted to pay the extra £600 for metallic Chrome Blue paint, (it's identical to the blue van in Ford Promotional video) it's a stunning van, so comfortable, loads of goodies, heated seats/mirrors/windscreen, 8 way power drivers seat etc, etc. I've only seen one other Transit like it but I'd love a MSRT Transit Custom as my every day rise to replace my car.

@dangreasley7934 4 years ago

Well this is a bit different. I have to admit, when I was a younger man in a previous life I drove a lot of vans and they are really comfortable to drive. Regularly took a Mercedes Sprint to Stranraer from the South Coast and never a problem.The same has to be said for a Zafira.... But now I drive a BMW 330e M Sport, much more fun to drive but no nearly as comfortable.

@6ettinold 4 years ago

That MSRT is in a different league, but we chose a Berlingo over the raft of SUV's that we looked at. We've got the elevated driving position of an SUV, the space of a big family car and the practicality of a van rolled into one. £22k is the bargain of the century.

@d1ckiemcvitie1752 4 years ago

Drove to a military base west of Glasgow in a knackered works transit in 2014, wish we hade one of those!! And good old Teebay services!! The best services.... in the worrrrrrrld!!

@DarrenJMHughes 4 years ago

Looks like Bumblebee has quite a few admirers on this trip and you have a soft spot for it too. As you say, if you have an active lifestyle and need to carry bikes, RC planes etc plus a family this type of vehicle is ideal. Brilliant video as always.