27-12-2017, 10:01 AM
(24-12-2017, 10:05 PM)Dum-Dum Wrote:(21-12-2017, 08:49 AM)306carter Wrote: I have had 2 Astra vans one was a 1.3cdti and the other 1.7cdti both suffered from EGR problems above 100k. They come with no toys even in the sportive form it’s pretty basic.
Citroen Nemo or Peugeot Bipper - Can get a 60 plate for around £2k if you go for enterprise/professional spec you get air con Bluetooth ect. Smart little vans although the load space is limited, but it depends what your carrying?
Don't get the Bipper/Nemo my mum had the Bipper tepee, the heaters weren't good enough to clear the windows properly (design flaw) and the boot catch didn't lock in properly sometimes leading to the boot opening while driving. Also the mechanism on the sliding door is shite and they aren't comfortable because of the shape of the door cards and the fact the shape of the dash means if you have longer legs you are stuck in one position.
The Bipper was so bad that my parents, who change their cars every 6 years with a 3 year offset (ie mum gets a new car, 3 years later dad gets a new car, 3 years later mum gets a new car etc) changed the Bipper after just 3 years meaning dad kept his old C3 almost a decade before it got changed.
Anyway we had that shape Astra at work and they were really nice as cars, the last decent hatchback we had really but it is a Vauxhall.
Have you considered one of the last Berlingos (i.e a mk1 facelift or whatever you would call it) with wither the 2.0 HDi or 1.6HDi
Didnt really look and little box vans just something about the astra van being the size of a normal car height wise alwasy appealed to me.
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