My 65 plate transit custom has as I said above has done 49,000 miles.
It would have done high 30,000s but for the last 15 months my son Iain has been using it in his job as a delivery courier
Things you do it help your kids!
He has put around 10,000 on it!!
Over the last 15 months we have spent around £1000 on it ,New battery, front, discs/brake pads, rear brakes, service,CV joint rubbers and last week a CV joint.
In addition we upgraded it with 4 alloy wheels with almost new tyres.(£395)
It was a better option that just renewing all the tyres which it needed.
We split the maintenance costs between us 50/50
I never financed my vans when I was working ,just buying them outright and I paid £18250 including the VAT in January 2016.
It was a "Pre reg" ,on an at the time, current 65 plate but ford had registered it in October 2015.
Im guessing it was for "cash back" as it had no miles on it.
As I said above its worth £12,000 to £15,000 but I would expect to get 13K +(ish) due to the low mileage.
In reality even with what we have spent its cheap motoring!
We don't own a car as Julie no longer drives due to her MS and Iain above wrote off her car about week after she gave up when he borrowed it!
Incidently he was on his own car insurance so"third party only" on ours but as a car pulled out in front of him the other insurer paid out.
The jury is MORE than out on buying a new transit sport , even though I can afford to buy it outright, as I just don't think I could Justify spending that sort of money on a van ,nice as they are.
Not VAT registered anymore and no tax advantages with it probably/possibly means its no
44K for a bloody van is serious money!!
, and hey presto Ford transit sport 
