Wanted Small shit vans - Advice in what is there and what to avoid

[83C]

Drop Holbeck a line, he has a C15 that might be Fur Zayle for the right offer.

[andy18s]

"Smiley" Transit?

[andy18s]

"Smiley" Transit?

Edit...that works out to around £400..

[Ghosty]

Me and my bike have experienced Daz's C15 and Dave_Q's Berlingo Multispace - they're both good vans, I liked them. Transit Connect isn't a bad idea either.

Don't get a Caddy, all the decent ones get pineappled.

[andy18s]

Little HiAce

[AnthonyG]

I would have thought you will struggle to get a decent example of any of the above bar perhaps the C15 for £500.

 

Particularly the Connect because 'Transit' tax. They are a decent drive though.

 

Maybe look for something that your average tradesman wouldn't have heard of, or touch with a barge pole. Maestro? Seat Inca? Renault 5 Extra?

[AnthonyG]

Just to add on the Connect, it's a purpose built commercial as an above poster has said, designed and built by Ford Otosan (Turkey).

 

I think some oily bits may be derived from the Mk1 Focus as some engineers at Ford Belgium fitted the complete running gear out of a totalled ST170 into one for a laugh.

[legasoil96]

+1 for kangoo 1.9d's I bought one off a pikey in 2015 and it was very good. He had nicked some bits off it when I came to collect but it was under £500 with 11 months test. He was later seen on crimewatch.

 

Avoid those DCI kangoo's. I have never had one but they're shit . am i right?

 

Maestro's are ok I might flog mine in a few months. 

 

Fiat fiorinos ? 

[Felly Magic]

Avoid cheap Bipper/nemo etc, especially as quite a few security firms bought them, and these vans average 100k a year and are well known for getting a full Quentin before sale, and the bloody things are never serviced

[SiC]

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm pretty much settled on the Berlingo/Partner/Kangoo now - especially considering my budget. C15 discounted as, strangely, it's load length is less. Hijet/carry even though ideal for loads, look to be horrible if needed to go on a long motorway journey and a death trap. All the Connects under 1k either seem fucked or not long to be. Anything bigger is out of my budget too.

 

Now it's just a case of waiting for a decent one to come up at the right price.

[SiC]

Avoid those DCI kangoo's. I have never had one but they're shit . am i right?

 

Going by that engine in other Renault stuff, when it's running it's very economical, pulls well and generally reliable ... Until it lunches it's fuel pump which takes out all 4 injectors, fills the tank with swarf and bungs up the fuel filter. At which point makes it easy decision on what to do next - i.e. scrapping it!

[Lacquer Peel]

I've driven well maintained Kangoo DCIs with over 300k on the clocks.

 

Y no Caddy/Inca?

[SiC]

I've driven well maintained Kangoo DCIs with over 300k on the clocks.

 

Y no Caddy/Inca?

Because all VAG are shit...

 

They're pretty rare it seems in my search. However if a good one comes up for the right price, I'd certainly consider too. They look far more dated (imo) than the others though.

[Waderider]

I've had a Citroen Nemo and then a Berlingo recently. Neither impresses me. Oddly the Peugeot Trek I recently had as a demonstrator was much nicer than a Berlingo. Maybe the higher ride height and softer suspension?

 

Avoid French is my opinion.

[Lacquer Peel]

Because all VAG are shit...

 

They're pretty rare it seems in my search. However if a good one comes up for the right price, I'd certainly consider too. They look far more dated (imo) than the others though.

 

They are dated, not far removed from a 1993 Ibiza really. Dated = simple and easy to repair however, cheap parts and no common rail diesels.

[Ben_O]

Going by that engine in other Renault stuff, when it's running it's very economical, pulls well and generally reliable ... Until it lunches it's fuel pump which takes out all 4 injectors, fills the tank with swarf and bungs up the fuel filter. At which point makes it easy decision on what to do next - i.e. scrapping it!

I have a 1.5dci Kangoo for work.

 

I think it's great, goes well enough, feels like a car and quite a handsome looking thing.

 

Mine is an 06 plate with 60k and one owner (textile company) from new so no builders shit and it's really clean. It's air conditioned, has a bulkhead to stop crap in the back from trying to take me out and a tow bar too. 

years MOt for £1200.

 

I have heard all the horror stories about the engine shitting itself but surely if it's well maintained, it will just proceed as normal.

 

My car is a 1.9dci scenic and i've had it 4 years. I change the oil and filter every 4k and a full service every 8k and it's marvelous. It's on 118k now and is still as strong as it was when i bought it.

 

So yeah, i would recommend a Kangoo, just consider having one without a bulkhead if you need to get bigger stuff in it as that does restrict the load space quite a bit.

[SiC]

It seems that it doesn't matter how well they were looked after, they still shit their pumps. However in later engines they changed suppliers & design of the pump and supposed to have resolved a lot of the issues. A lot of it also seems to be luck of the draw as there are a lot of >150k examples of these engines kicking around. Same lump is still kicking around in new Nissan Jokes/Cashcows, Clios, Scenics, etc so can't be that bad!

 

Pretty agricultural sounding though, even the latest. The compromise to get 60mpg+ I guess.

[Rovorsche]

How about this for a grand ?

 

Quite rare apparently, almost like nobody wanted one for some reason.

 

[SiC]

Cool car but I'm guessing that the load space is pretty small compared to the above and other things like a big load lip.

[Asimo]

C15 discounted as, strangely, it's load length is less.

Ok, we thought of that...

[83C]

How about an Astra van? Shedloads of them around, I've just won one on eBay for smol amounts of coin.