Berlingo multispace/Peugeot Partner Tepee type MPVs - Any experience?

BeenThroughItAll

gary_jules wrote: »

If we're talking about impressing the customers I'm pretty sure the customers will be wowed more if the OP rolled up in an M3 instead of a berlingo

Well, you lasted 12 posts before you mentioned it. Well done DM101.

SensibleSarah

Thanks guys. Some great advice & alternatives. Budget is dependent on some decisions I'm making over the next few weeks so either around the £2k mark if I opt for the old & finance free option. Or if I go the other way I could go for a nearly new & bank on it lasting a long time.

Risks either way really!

patman99

I own a BM and am happy with the performance from the 90 bhp 1.6 HDi power unit.

Btw, it's not the oil that is the issue, it's the no. 3 injector. It works loose and needs re-torqing every 10,000 miles to avoid the turbo getting coked-up and failing.
Also, using branded fuel helps to keep the injectors clean.

The Police tend to use Zafiras as dog carries as they are well-suited to the task due to the rear seats folding flat into the floor and the middle seats can be moved forward to create a massive boot spave more than capable of holding the biggest dog cage.

As for repairs. I had the con2000 unit fail recently (common fail item). Cost £45 for replacement unit and £60 for the garage to fi it.
The garage will send off for a repair kit that will allow them to repair the old unit ready for the next customer who needs one. Cost of repair kit ? £5.

bigjl

SensibleSarah wrote: »

Thanks guys. Some great advice & alternatives. Budget is dependent on some decisions I'm making over the next few weeks so either around the £2k mark if I opt for the old & finance free option. Or if I go the other way I could go for a nearly new & bank on it lasting a long time.

Risks either way really!

By coincidence I bought a Berlingo today.

07 plate, 29k, one family owned from new.

£1000.

It is a 1.4 petrol Forte model.

It is actually a lot nicer to drive than I expected and with no complicated Diesel engine to worry about.

Strangely the Insurance is more than the 116D that it is replacing?

Go figure.

SensibleSarah

I'm going Berlingo shopping next week. Sounds like you got a good deal at £1k.

I'm looking at diesel mainly because in my price range no petrols I can find in my part of the world have done less than about 90k miles. If one comes up within a reasonable distance though I'd definitely consider if mileage was decent.

I'll save around £300 on insurance on a 1.6 diesel compared to what I'm paying now on my tiny 1.2 petrol hyundai.

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bigjl wrote: »

By coincidence I bought a Berlingo today.

07 plate, 29k, one family owned from new.

£1000.

It is a 1.4 petrol Forte model.

It is actually a lot nicer to drive than I expected and with no complicated Diesel engine to worry about.

Strangely the Insurance is more than the 116D that it is replacing?

Go figure.

Seems like a bargain. You should get your moneys worth. Was it a private sale?

bigjl

Deleted_User wrote: »

Seems like a bargain. You should get your moneys worth. Was it a private sale?

Yes a private sale but it was owned by a good mate from new.

bigjl

SensibleSarah wrote: »

I'm going Berlingo shopping next week. Sounds like you got a good deal at £1k.

I'm looking at diesel mainly because in my price range no petrols I can find in my part of the world have done less than about 90k miles. If one comes up within a reasonable distance though I'd definitely consider if mileage was decent.

I'll save around £300 on insurance on a 1.6 diesel compared to what I'm paying now on my tiny 1.2 petrol hyundai.

Due to the issues with the 1.6HDi engine I would avoid them to be honest.

Earlier ones had the 1.9XUD engine I believe and that would be a much better bet.

I can't give you an idea on fuel consumption yet but Inknow it got mid 40's to the gallon on a fully loaded trip to Devon a few months ago.

I will update when I do my first brim to brim calculation.

From memory the two petrol engines are a 1.4 (actually 1360cc) and a 1.6.

The cambelt interval on the 1.4 is 75/80k or 10yrs going by the slightly confusing service book.

They are actually very comfortable.

The first ever episode of new Top Gear featured a review of an Berlingo, you can find it online on Putlocker I think, or it might have been Coke&Popcorn.

The petrol engine in mine is very quiet, pity it doesn't have AirCon but it has big windows!!

NeverEnough

We have a Kangoo 2 1.6 petrol auto, the car version and specifically bought it as we wanted a decent van based car to carry our dogs. Its like a tardis, is quite decent to drive, even on motorways, and our dogs have a lovely large area behind the front seats. I fitted a Barjo dog gate so the rear hatch can be kept open when parked up and the dogs still kept cool. There is a decent aircon and its very comfortable.

Its a 2010 model, so not in the £1000 range quite yet, and of course its French. But most of these little van derived cars seem to have a French heritage. Touch wood its had low running costs and flew through the past 2 MOTs with no advisories. There are a cohort of anti-French vehicle posters here, not sure why. Vauxhalls and other marques seem to have just as many issues when you get a bad one.

Hope you find a decent Berlingo car-type van, don't discount the Kangoo or Peugeot Partner. Loads of dog people have them for good reason!

bigjl

I had looked at the Kangoo a year or so ago.

There where loads of 3yr old ex Motability Petrol Autos at CarGiant for silly money.

Even had AirCon from memory.

A good functional little vehicle.