08-01-2022, 10:53 AM
I use a MWB Sprinter 316 as an Austin 7 transporter - it can be used to draw the caravan when the car is loaded inside. I don't have ramps over the wheel arches, it carries a pre 1934 car OK but I haven't yet tried a Ruby type. The Merc is reliable, comfortable and reasonably economical.
I did have a 140hp Transit mk7 originally but it was disastrously unreliable, with the turbo/injection system being particularly suspect. I have also heard from Mondeo owners that these engines are problematic. On the plus side, the Transit was RWD (good for towing) and had a 6 speed transmission with low rear axle ratio (again, good for towing). Body work was also beginning to fail with the vehicle at less than 10 years old.
I did have a 140hp Transit mk7 originally but it was disastrously unreliable, with the turbo/injection system being particularly suspect. I have also heard from Mondeo owners that these engines are problematic. On the plus side, the Transit was RWD (good for towing) and had a 6 speed transmission with low rear axle ratio (again, good for towing). Body work was also beginning to fail with the vehicle at less than 10 years old.