Opinions on Peugeot boxer

wilser

Hi
Am looking at buying a van, budget is about €8000. Something a bit bigger than a hiace, which is what I previously had.
Was looking at a transit, as they are everywhere,
But then came across a couple of Peugeot boxers that where newer and cheaper than any transit I had seen.
Is there any obvious reason that these vans should be avoided?
I was also looking at a Renault master/Opel movano but was told by a couple of mechanics to avoid these. Neither mechanic had much dealings with a boxer.
I realise that these are the same as the Citroen relay and fiat ducato, but for some reason the ducato seems to be dearer second hand than the boxer.
Should I just bite the bullet and get a year or two older transit or take a chance on a newer boxer?
Whichever I choose I will bring a mechanic with me to have a look over it.
Any input greatly appreciated

colm_mcm

The older transits (not the current model) are very badly protected against rust and this is a real problem as they get older.
FWIW, I know of a few newer Masters that have hit high mileage without missing a beat.

Should be pointed out that the likes of a Master (in the commonly sold sizes anyway) is massive compared to a Hiace. Even something from the class below like a Transit Custom would be bigger and more usable than a Hiace

wilser

Was looking at around 2012 transit, would this model have problems with rust?
Yeah I get that the master/boxer/transit is a fair bit bigger than the hiace that I had previously, my logic was that I would shelf it out properly, and also put a false floor in it for more storage or a ladder.
Was looking at a mwb, semi high roof van in whichever model.
Thanks for your input with regards to a Renault master as tbh I had only heard bad things about them.

colm_mcm

The 2012 would be the same van as the 2000 model so unless they improved things it would still be a potential issue.
Myself and my friend converted a 46,000 mile 03 bus that was religiously maintained and operated but it still needed quite a bit of fixing, there's more lurking that will need to be addressed too. We will also be fully undersealimg it in the summer. Apparently the RWD models suffer rust even more than the FWD ones.

Tefral

We have a boxer here in work and i have to say out of all our vans its the one thats given the most trouble. They are fair soft.

Nice to drive though

wilser

Tefral wrote: »

We have a boxer here in work and i have to say out of all our vans its the one thats given the most trouble. They are fair soft.

Nice to drive though

Yeah that's what worries me tbh, had the hiace for 16 years and all that was replaced on it where tyres, battery and glow plugs.
I think no matter what van I get I am in for a treat maintenance wise.
The problem I have found when researching the likes of a boxer is that there isn't that many around in the first place, whereas everybody has a story about a transit.

bazz26

The parents neighbour has a 151 Renault Master with around 440,000km on the clock mainly used as a courier van and all that has been replaced on it other than tyres, are suspension bits due to normal wear and tear.

wilser

bazz26 wrote: »

The parents neighbour has a 151 Renault Master with around 440,000km on the clock mainly used as a courier van and all that has been replaced on it other than tyres, are suspension bits due to normal wear and tear.

Cheers for that, good to know. I was just going on what a mechanic friend had said to me, he really wasn't impressed with the Renault/Opel vans in general.

kilianmanning

bazz26 wrote: »

The parents neighbour has a 151 Renault Master with around 440,000km on the clock mainly used as a courier van and all that has been replaced on it other than tyres, are suspension bits due to normal wear and tear.

We had a 2012 lwb one, a pile a crap. Dpf clogged up, clutch went, ate back brake pads due to poor caliper slider design. Also very hard on diesel but I suppose that is a given on a bigger van. Sold it & bought a 2008 lwb pre dpf Renault Trafic.