Used Citreon Berlingo
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Marshy
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Id get a transit connect if thats the size van you need? I always had transits and for last 5 year my land rover defender (still got it) and leasing a brand new transit at the mo its great. Why not look at finance/ leasing so the reliability issue is gone?? I pay £221 a month for 66 plate transit with extras on the vehicle and road tax included allowed up to 10,000 a year. Its working for me at the mo but one of my dogs chewed a set of keys so il get charged when i return it but what the hey im not arsed
zolco
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Have a look on access commercial, they're in Essex but they got loads in stock ex lease ones, reasonable prices if you vat registered then you don't have to pay that either to get it over to Ireland
Had a look at that site. They don't mention mileage. I need a 3 seater, might just go for the berlingo. It has a full service history warranted mileage, 6 month warranty.
Hope i'm not making a mistake
Yea this one has. I don't see what the big deal is about vans coming out of England. All the sellers in N.Ireland site say the van is just out of England. Not sure why they say this
Simon85
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Lot of motors are cheaper to buy in England than here. And I would hold out for something like that personally, although the previous model had 3seat versions too, think from 2012ish.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans...0-l2-trend-lwb-2014-14-reg-3-seats/1200418875
https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans...0-l2-trend-lwb-2014-14-reg-3-seats/1200418875
Simon85
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I don't think it is lwb? Think it's just standard Berlingo? Maybe am wrong?
The connect in the link above is bud... i personally wouldnt get anything that i couldnt get an 8x4 in... i have a swb ducato that does and have a false ceiling in that will also take 15 6x3s without moving any tools...
Simon85
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Aw Aye, well it's longer than the sub connect but yeah it's not overly long. Tbh of he has 5500 why not just get a transit, you'd get a right good transit for that money? Then yous get edges and all in it no bother. Wee mixer if necessary, Gennys etc. Berlingo struggle to hold a long tail shovel. Know yr only looking em for homers, but u might need mortar on some homers. Personally I've an auld dispatch,ot just about holds 8ft edges if u put them in at a slant and has 3seats in the front. For 5500 I'd get a right decent model , mines a banger due to budget restraints. Lol
I have had two transits that have served me well but lost both to rot....so went fir a ducato that has a galv body.... lovely van but cost me an arm and a leg in 1st twelve months as had problem after problem... hopefully plaim sailing now....
zolco
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What milage you put in it in a year, I got the Citroen same as the fiat, done just under 20k in a year without any trouble
Simon85
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Again due to budget, (not wanting to spend more than 2 - 2.5k, I think I might try a vivaro. Can get reasonable enough looking ones for about that price here, could go for a transit too, though in that price range, most of them would have rust on the floors. My shitheap dispatch with over 205k will. Hopefully go a wee while longer yet though lol
I fancied one but saw the gearboxes packed in quite alot...
Marshy
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Good vans mate. Bomb proof engines i used to have a high lux pick up and it was great but rusted to bits and couldnt get an mot for itborrowed my mates toyata hiace today.... what a beauty 200K on the clock and works a treat
then bought a bedford astra van and it was nothing but trouble i f**k**g hated it was in garage every week ffs I got a 58 plate And Only do about 9k.... runs lovely but started with all common faults....fookin egr valves are the worst things ever put on a van.... cloggs all the engine with carbon.... your Citroen has the Ford engine and the fiat has an iveco engine..
theclemo
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borrowed my mates toyata hiace today.... what a beauty 200K on the clock and works a treat
Steer (see what i did there) clear of Vivaros mate ask @scottie5 he still has nightmares over his
I have a 2006 vivaro with 235k and still going strong. @scottie5 can't drive lol.
The toyata hiace is s**t to drive u feel like u are sitting on the floor and drink diesel. Good van though.
Simon85
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Aw do they?havent heard that. Know they are same shell, but are traffics any better then? Out off as Renault usually Ave dodgy turbos and electrics....
zolco
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I had a 55 plate Ducato till last year, it was bulletproof, not had major trouble with it apart from a blown up clutch which was my fault really, I always had them since 97 (Peugeot, fiat, Citroen) and not had much trouble at all
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