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Small Van

  • 21-11-2012 10:34pm
    #1
    homerhop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭


    I am in the market for a small van and am looking at the likes of a berlingo or an opel combo. Will be taxing it private so a 1.9 is out of the question. Any advice pros or cons on a combo or berlingo? what other options are there?


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  • #2
    ian87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭ian87


    You could by an ex an post van around this time of year or in the next few weeks.. 3000 including vat with full history etc at wilsons auctions would be tops you'd pay


  • #3
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    If you we're going up the years you can get an Opel combo 1.3 cdti which is only 330 a year to tax that's all I pay for my Astra van. You can also get the likes of the berlingo partner in a 1.6hdi or a kangoo in 1.5dci but the tax will be higher. It really depends on how new you are going as some of them above vans weren't available until 2007 with them engines. Hope this helps.


  • #4
    homerhop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,954 ✭✭✭homerhop


    the post vans are renault and a friend of mine who works for them say the renault give terrible trouble with the fuel injection systems and to run a mile from them.


  • #5
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    homerhop wrote: »
    the post vans are renault and a friend of mine who works for them say the renault give terrible trouble with the fuel injection systems and to run a mile from them.

    The older renaults had a Delphi fuel system which was a disaster. But I thought any Renault after 2006 had no problems with injectors as they changed I could be wrong. The Opel 1.3cdti has Bosch injectors which don't give and trouble. I always found post 2006 renaults commercials to be reliable my dad has had a fair few Renault commericals and they were reliable.


  • #6
    ian87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭ian87


    I think berlingos were being used in 2009 and that's what would be going through this year not the Renault kangoos..


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  • #7
    Pottler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,073 ✭✭✭Pottler


    Biper/fiorino? Great on fuel, look well and have surprisingly good space. Also seen good for big mileages.


  • #8
    keithf7975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭keithf7975


    be very wary of Wilsons, you would want to be prepared to spend more fixing problems after you buy from them. Absolute cheap hustlers. half the stuff is junk


  • #9
    navara man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭navara man


    keithf7975 wrote: »
    be very wary of Wilsons, you would want to be prepared to spend more fixing problems after you buy from them. Absolute cheap hustlers. half the stuff is junk
    there only a couple of reason a car go to auctions 1 car repossessed 2 ex fleet or and most likely the car has serious problem


  • #10
    Chuck Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,030 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    Nissan NV200? (too new?)

    1.5 Dci 50+ MPG


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