1997 Volkswagen Transporter 1.9 TD Special 800
Price: £9,995. Good value: £927 (8%) under the AskCar estimate of £10,922, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 2,217 priced Volkswagen Transporter adverts on AskCar as of 6 November 2026.
AskCar lists 2,678 used Volkswagen Transporter from 844 UK dealerships, as of 6 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Transporter
- Trim: Special 800
- Version: 1.9 TD Special 800 Manual FWD 4dr Panel Van Diesel (68 bhp)
- Year: 1997
- Mileage: 118,696 miles
- Fuel: Diesel
- Body: Panel van, 4 doors, 1 seats
- Engine: 1.9 litres, 68 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Grey
- Type: Van
About this car
This 1997 Volkswagen Transporter Special 800 is advertised with 118,696 miles on the clock. The dealer is asking £9,995, which is £927 below the AskCar estimate of £10,922. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 2,217 Volkswagen Transporter cars across different ages and specifications. This car was first seen in our listings data 42 days ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Paignton Motor Company, based in Paignton. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 6 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £927 (8%) under the AskCar estimate of £10,922.
The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.
It draws on 2,217 priced Volkswagen Transporter adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 6 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 1997 Volkswagen Transporter has been on sale for at least 42 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 25 September 2026 at £9,995. Its asking price has not changed.
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 6 November 2026: valid until 16 August 2027.
It failed its MOT on 7 August 2026 (windscreen washer not working; windscreen wiper not working; rear brakes imbalanced across an axle axle 2) and passed 10 days later, on 17 August 2026.
There were no advisories at the latest test.
Mileage at that test: 118,695 miles, which matches the advertised 118,696 miles.
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Photos
28 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 6 November 2026, AskCar lists 598,752 cars and vans from 12,905 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.