2021 VW Crafter review | Edd China's in-depth review | What Car?

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  • Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
  • The Crafter is Volkswagen’s largest van, and competes against rivals including the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Renault Master and big-selling Ford Transit. With a focus on driver comfort as well as practicality, is the Crafter the large van of choice for modern drivers?
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  • @nellyandbert
    @nellyandbert 4 года назад +197

    Great to see Ed back onscreen. Great presenter. Don’t limit him to vans.

    • @dragonskunkstudio7582
      @dragonskunkstudio7582 4 года назад +15

      I'd watch him even if he reviewed farm equipment.

    • @leeverink32
      @leeverink32 4 года назад +3

      Oh and ed when is your new program comming?

  • @BlueJazzBoyNZ
    @BlueJazzBoyNZ 4 года назад +35

    Edd China is the Gold Standard for Honesty, informed smarts and NO BS

  • @MG-ce3dx
    @MG-ce3dx 4 года назад +108

    Damn , I missed this guy ..great job Ed 🤝

  • @SuperLEEEDWARDS
    @SuperLEEEDWARDS 4 года назад +6

    Nice to see your back Edd, when i was a van driver [now mobile cranes] i HATED THE over priced Sprinter my boss at the time bought a new VW LT35 extra LWB which was MY VAN . I used to drive upto Longbridge [ROVER] and over to Land Rover Solihull and Loved that van So comfortable good on fuel [not that i payed] but it NEVER let me down. I put 167,000 on the clock in 2 years right up until the GREEDY managers BROKE the back of Rover and i lost my job of 13 years ,i also drove Lorries at the time. Since then i have been an VW/Audi guy all the way.

  • @MegaNavek
    @MegaNavek 4 года назад +76

    It just shows ,that was a brilliant review and i didn’t miss mike brewer one bit.....more ed please👍👍👍

  • @seanbeautridge99
    @seanbeautridge99 4 года назад +93

    Great to see Ed back! Top bloke whose opinion I will definitely trust.

    • @raycroal
      @raycroal 4 года назад

      is it his opinion but????

    • @MartinLV.
      @MartinLV. 2 года назад

      talking about loads of comfort whilst steering wheel on knees and sitting on rear end of bottom seems a bit streched..

  • @ASTMA193
    @ASTMA193 4 года назад +16

    Hooray! It's Edd China. He's a great person to review vans/cars. Nice one.

  • @mariekfishing
    @mariekfishing 4 года назад +75

    You are good at this Ed - would like to see more.

  • @trizvanov
    @trizvanov 4 года назад +28

    Never thought I'd watch a review of a bloody van... that is, until I saw it was done by mr. China!

  • @thedeadstig123
    @thedeadstig123 4 года назад +11

    every review should now be done by Ed China :D

  • @YannickS1984
    @YannickS1984 4 года назад +1

    I just bought my first Volkswagen Crafter yesterday 😊 L4H3 RWD 177bhp.
    After watching this video another confirmation that I made the right choice! Thx Edd! 👌🏻

  • @thomaspowell3739
    @thomaspowell3739 4 года назад +8

    Wheeler dealers is nothing without this guy

  • @Milkybar3320011
    @Milkybar3320011 4 года назад +1

    I now need a crafter in my life! Top job edd, good to see you back.

  • @alexisjeausgarcialodeiro6899
    @alexisjeausgarcialodeiro6899 4 года назад +16

    Great review as always mate,super job,Cheers

  • @gooble69
    @gooble69 3 года назад +2

    LWB, 4motion, Super High Roof = perfect vanlife conversion

  • @markscrivener9312
    @markscrivener9312 4 года назад +15

    Great review Ed, detailed and very informative.

  • @EmyrDerfel
    @EmyrDerfel 4 года назад +43

    Also worth mentioning that whilst the Crafter is no longer merely a rebadged Sprinter, you can get the new Crafter with MAN badges.
    So you could be a white van man driving a white MAN van.

    • @bikerman6907
      @bikerman6907 4 года назад +2

      😁

    • @DivideBYZero69
      @DivideBYZero69 4 года назад +3

      “Get a Van, Jez. You do that, and we can be Men with Ven.”

    • @Olliebobalong
      @Olliebobalong 3 года назад

      A white man van driving a white MAN van.

  • @Mark-M72
    @Mark-M72 4 года назад +8

    everyone need more Ed in their life :-D

  • @GarryMcGovern
    @GarryMcGovern 4 года назад +3

    More Ed please! Don't care if it is a shopping trolley or a wheelbarrow: if it's got wheels and you have Ed review it....... I'll watch it! 😉

  • @ChocolateFrog
    @ChocolateFrog 4 года назад +2

    Great to see Edd back.

  • @stevenlong5888
    @stevenlong5888 4 года назад +8

    Hi Ed, great video, looking forward to more 👍🏻

  • @user-vc1cm3rh7e
    @user-vc1cm3rh7e 4 года назад

    Ed is the best! Still watching old wheeler dealers episodes. Carry on!

  • @stefanwiechmann4808
    @stefanwiechmann4808 4 года назад +1

    It is cool to see Edd again. I hope we will see more of him. I can also Imagine to see a car test from him. Cool review by the way.

  • @joshimitsu96
    @joshimitsu96 4 года назад +6

    Great stuff, more Ed China. Subbed.

  • @petedrake1
    @petedrake1 4 года назад +11

    Hang on, the transit is available with fwd, rwd and awd and automatic

  • @klx100
    @klx100 4 года назад +20

    You're the best buddy 😊👍

  • @sg8539
    @sg8539 4 года назад

    Nice to see you in action again Edd.

  • @andyjackson4996
    @andyjackson4996 4 года назад +7

    Loving watching Edd again! Although I wonder how much of what he said were his own opinions over just reading a script?

  • @paulshields6863
    @paulshields6863 4 года назад

    Glad your back on ED.

  • @046sillogue
    @046sillogue 4 года назад

    Great to see Ed again..more please

  • @alessandromarcon4696
    @alessandromarcon4696 4 года назад

    It's a pleasure to see Edd in video. I hope he come back to explain how to repair old cars

  • @johnandshelly82
    @johnandshelly82 4 года назад +1

    Something good to add is how the vans fair in terms of theft. I have heard some horror stories of brand new vans only taking minutes to break into. Great review Edd will definitely watch more.

    • @syproful
      @syproful 2 года назад

      Any van with inside door release handle can be open in under a minute with a drill and high quality bit to drill through the plate.

  • @phillattfield8502
    @phillattfield8502 4 года назад +5

    Ed. You are the best. Please do reviews on everything. You need your own TV show!

  • @SimonIngram
    @SimonIngram 4 года назад

    I'm not remotely interested in vans, but I'm here to listen and watch Ed China talk about them. Which makes it interesting and enjoyable to watch.

  • @kasirmir1925
    @kasirmir1925 4 года назад +1

    Great work Edd. More Edd, please 👍🏻

  • @Qspecialman
    @Qspecialman 4 года назад

    Great review Edd, thanks, keep up the good work!

  • @seanoreilly1832
    @seanoreilly1832 4 года назад +8

    Why is ed China reviewing vans? Should have his own series

  • @nogamenolife705
    @nogamenolife705 3 года назад +1

    This guys a brilliant reviewer. I don't know how i even got here but i ended up watching other reviews he done lol.

  • @pheasantpluckersson2138
    @pheasantpluckersson2138 4 года назад +1

    Yay Edd’s back, take it to bits take it to bits 😂👍🏻

  • @bengo76
    @bengo76 4 года назад

    Nice to see you here also Edd

  • @hoofie2002
    @hoofie2002 4 года назад +2

    Good review Edd. We need to see you back on TV mate. WD going down the US gurgler has left a gap that needs plugged. Car SOS has picked up the slack but there is still room.

  • @annemarie69a
    @annemarie69a 4 года назад +1

    Well done What car you have bagged a star Great to see Ed back and a great review

  • @travis1609
    @travis1609 4 года назад

    Nice to See You Edd.Greetings from Berlin Germany. Keep it up👍👋

  • @marka11111
    @marka11111 4 года назад +1

    Happy to see Edd!

  • @MBAKERY92
    @MBAKERY92 4 года назад +7

    thank for edd china pls can you take more video with edd china

  • @jazzhands7771
    @jazzhands7771 4 года назад

    Great review Ed, cheers!

  • @Lyndalewinder
    @Lyndalewinder 4 года назад +2

    I just bought an Audi Q7 3 litre which cost me £51500 - I can't believe the same company sells a van for £52100!

  • @ukman9797
    @ukman9797 4 года назад

    Who would you trust to give an honest opinion on a motor...China or Brewer, I know who I'd trust. Nice to see you Edd, enjoyed the review...more please!

  • @robloxfan4271
    @robloxfan4271 4 года назад

    Nice to see ed again

  • @stuartwhelan3258
    @stuartwhelan3258 4 года назад +1

    Yay Ed's back. Sweet

  • @dazsid100
    @dazsid100 4 года назад +1

    Good to see Edd 👍🏿

  • @simonev97
    @simonev97 4 года назад +1

    He’s back ❤️🚀

  • @phillipbalch3371
    @phillipbalch3371 4 года назад

    Good to see Edd again
    Can you please add tow weights to suv's, 4x4 and vans.

  • @LjOneable
    @LjOneable 4 года назад +6

    Such a lovely guy, I'd love to have a beer with him and discuss cars.

  • @mrpete1972
    @mrpete1972 4 года назад

    Great review Edd, can you do one on the Transporter T6 please..

  • @Liamofloin
    @Liamofloin 4 года назад +6

    As an engineer & inventor I thought you'd introduce some thoughts & facts about the van I wouldn't find in the dealers brochure. 🙁

  • @elliottkeen9933
    @elliottkeen9933 4 года назад

    Ed China great to see you on TV again

  • @GreenmanXIV
    @GreenmanXIV 4 года назад +1

    Edd, it's great to see you back on the interweb, but I'd rather you were fetteling and upgrading motors. Any road up, good to see you back.

  • @karlfontanari2169
    @karlfontanari2169 4 года назад +1

    Top bloke he is up there with the best presenters and would have been great on Top Gear..

  • @paradisepictures1527
    @paradisepictures1527 2 года назад

    Hi Edd; Good review - i've watched all or most of your earlier van reviews and reckon they're all great. One other van I'd like to see you review is the Toyota Hi-Ace (unless you have already and i'm just too dopey to have found it)!

  • @TermlessHGW
    @TermlessHGW 4 года назад +1

    Edd please answer the question...which is better in a van, fwd or rwd. Not only dynamically because I would pick rwd all day long but mechanically as well. Thx.
    Great to see you back near car's. You should start car reviews full time!

  • @Deepthought-42
    @Deepthought-42 3 года назад

    Thanks Ed for this down to earth honest personable information on vans which I am using as a reference to make choices.
    Before I watched this I wasted an hour watching the “new” and not now very good Top Gear because I thought the program was showing a tribute to Sabine Schmitt.
    It made me realise how much better Ed China would be at presenting compared to the current Top Gear lot.

  • @paulwood7798
    @paulwood7798 4 года назад +1

    We have fourty vans in the fleet at work. The Crafter is by far and away the one that breaks down the most. If I had the choice I would not get one.

    • @RodricWeiland
      @RodricWeiland 2 года назад +1

      Be thankful that the firm didn't buy the VW Sprinters!

  • @bobmarley6161
    @bobmarley6161 4 года назад

    Edd is full of knowledge about cars... Let him review some cars..... He's a legend.... Humble guy....

  • @artokiiskinen1058
    @artokiiskinen1058 4 года назад

    Mr China is back. Instant sub

  • @duraflonfabrics7786
    @duraflonfabrics7786 4 года назад

    Very enjoyable review Ed. Any chance of reviewing the latest Transit? My own experience of driving both vans empty was that the Transit was more compliant over bumps and had lower noise levels; in the Crafter the bulkhead seems to "ring". I agree with you that the Crafter's steering is better weighted. Obviously the Crafter, like the Sprinter, does have more kudos which is important to us motorhome converters! Looking forward to hearing your views.

  • @RAPIDNISMO
    @RAPIDNISMO 4 года назад +1

    You've gotta love Edd China

  • @davidbowser5274
    @davidbowser5274 4 года назад

    great job Ed.

  • @WDfangirl
    @WDfangirl 4 года назад

    Edd is the best car mechanic / expert! ☺

  • @simonvanellis2945
    @simonvanellis2945 4 года назад

    Cheers Ed, I’m an 18 year old T4 driver, van not me. Been driving a brand new transit this week which has got me thinking of a new van. Would be great to see a review in the T6 and T6 electric.

  • @gtahoer
    @gtahoer 4 года назад

    The past: I could watch Ed China review a bus and I would watch it.
    And here we are , keeping are word and watching Ed China review a bus.

  • @rogertrucker
    @rogertrucker 4 года назад

    Black wheels... is that the new trend on vans too? Nice to see you Edd!

  • @chetanpatel1464
    @chetanpatel1464 4 года назад

    yes Ed is back

  • @TheBlaert
    @TheBlaert 4 года назад

    We have the MAN equivalent of this at work. Absolutely fantastic van. Good power, comfortable as a car and the 8-speed auto box is a gem. Far cry from a smiley-front Transit or a Talbot Express

  • @paultaylor9652
    @paultaylor9652 4 года назад

    Lovely jubbly, nice one Ed.

  • @LoftechUK
    @LoftechUK 4 года назад

    Nice video Ed.

  • @beechface1
    @beechface1 4 года назад +2

    Did I see that right?! £52,181 for a van? That's absolutely ridiculous. You could have a 19 plate BMW 8 series for that money. 51k for a van is insane, what makes vw think that people who are looking for a van, are going to spend 51k? just buy 10 transporters.

  • @VDPEFi
    @VDPEFi 4 года назад

    It doesn't matter what vehicle edd drives, the steering wheel and controls always look tiny! Not in the market for a van I only rent one from time to time, but these reviews are great.

  • @fabiofernandez3176
    @fabiofernandez3176 4 года назад

    Definitely youre the best mate!!

  • @rossgoodwin2700
    @rossgoodwin2700 4 года назад

    Glad to see edd back! Question tho would vw consider building a Crafter 6 or 8 seater mpv swb, modern mpvs are to cramped, ceilings to low and the transporter is too tight for the driver . I'm 6 foot 4 and my knees are wedged up against the dash.

  • @anders4u222
    @anders4u222 4 года назад

    Finally a car big enough for Edd😃

  • @patconway7402
    @patconway7402 4 года назад

    Great review , I had this same model on hire , would agree with most of it however I found fuel consumption very disappointing compared to its rivals.

  • @jarmominkkinen2450
    @jarmominkkinen2450 4 года назад

    Edd China you are the Best.

  • @vviewerv915
    @vviewerv915 Год назад

    Missed you!👍

  • @BobMahal
    @BobMahal 4 года назад

    Ok WhatCar have once again pulled a real master stroke (after the success of Rebecca Jackson) by employing yet another high profile personality to do their video reviews to take on car wow and their competitors. Well done Whatcar!

  • @Dezarros
    @Dezarros 2 года назад

    Don't even need a van but the Crafter is the best looking van I've ever seen and want one just because of that 😂😂

  • @user-fh2cw9mi5y
    @user-fh2cw9mi5y 4 года назад +1

    i enjoy listening to this wizard on car mechanics, are we going to see more of Ed on this channel?
    Edit: I see he's done a Merc Sprinter one too, keep them coming, let him do wacky stuff :D

  • @rhysmorgan8946
    @rhysmorgan8946 4 года назад

    Great to see Ed back, Should not be limited to vans and only thing I didn't like was the constant aggravating backing music

  • @russellpetrie119
    @russellpetrie119 4 года назад

    this is very well done good work china

  • @miamimo70
    @miamimo70 4 года назад

    I know diddly squat about vans, just glad Edd is back

  • @Miok0
    @Miok0 4 года назад

    We love Edd China!

  • @yourtraining9709
    @yourtraining9709 4 года назад

    hi Еd, glad you found a new job

  • @hakrihe
    @hakrihe 4 года назад +1

    Also Transit is available fwd, rwd and awd.

  • @mrade5321
    @mrade5321 4 года назад +2

    I've not had a new Crafter yet, but I got a new sprinter with 19 miles on the clock. By 700 miles, it was fucked. Serious loss of power (40mph max) and heavy vibration. Don't know the exact cause, but defo either clutch or gearbox issues. It got replaced with a brand new VW Transporter. What a fantastic little van. Superb to drive and made a good noise. It was like a little angry jack russell 😃

  • @jnsaoo
    @jnsaoo 4 года назад

    Transit is also available with front, rear and all-wheel drive.

  • @markv7047
    @markv7047 4 года назад

    More edd please 👍

  • @richardwallinger1683
    @richardwallinger1683 4 года назад

    hi ED. how good are you on 2.5 TDI vw failing to respond after junction / island / traffic idling .

  • @lprc7196
    @lprc7196 4 года назад

    only watched cos eds awesome :)

  • @mfitzpat74
    @mfitzpat74 4 года назад

    I'm so jealous of Eds hair

  • @Motorsportsgeek
    @Motorsportsgeek 4 года назад +1

    Ed, you need to start your own channel!