small van suggestions

[jase8519]

Kangoo with a full roof rack, fantastic flexible tool. The passenger seat folds down then the mesh bulk head (hinged) swings open and slots into place so you can put long item in and your protected by that too. I used to put a mobile tower on the top of mine...

You can Do a lot in a KANGOO!

 

What he said .... great van good on fuel . I have one for sale.

[Joel77]

Both transtit connect & vauxhall combo both good vans and both good on diesel, I'd go for the connect out of the two due to combo looking a little bit dated now,

If you could get away with a smaller van the astras have come down a lot on price now and really nice to drive and also fiesta and pug 207,s are nice little vans

[David Dobedoe]

I have a partner which has three seats in the front. Bought good secondhand without Vat. So far so good. if I had the money I'd go for the version with traction control, slightly raised suspension and guarding for brake hoses etc.

[jdavis]

I can't fault my berlingo, really nice to drive, very good mpg and reliable. Good load space aswel, we're renovating our first house at the moment and it's amazing how much you can cram in the back.

 

Drive my boss's combo quite a bit and I really don't like it, you sit really low and it's got poor visibility in comparison to the berlingo. Good mpg tho!

[TIMON]

We've just bought a berlingo. We got it to do quotes and get extra guys/tools to bigger jobs...

Haven't driven it yet, but am encouraged by what I've heard about them.

[Treefitter]

I've been using a long wheel base Fiat Doblo 1.6 diesel for 3 years (now rebadged as a Vauxhall) good van , good mileage. 1300 kilo towing capacity. Generally a good all round oh! and 21k service intervals. Better mpg than a Landrover too!

[peatff]

Fiat Doblo for me. Excellent vans, decent mpg, reliable and just keep going.

 

DPF gives problems though if you don't do the mileage in them. The firm my wife drives for uses them and the trim is fragile as well.

[Jim372xp]

I have an ex forestry commission berlingo in their colour green, been ultra reliable for the 6yrs I've had it. I had to put a recon axel on it last year as I overloaded it with wood a broke the torsion bar , the only criticism is the mk1 with the DW8b engine is bit flat and could do with a turbo, pro's very good on fuel:thumbup:.

[Orchard]

Vw caddy is great

[AlexB]

05 berlingo van, 230k of trouble free miles. 11 partner car, 50k, ok but it's had a few "faults" that needed a doohickey to reset them. I prefer to drive the older one. Plus it has a 2.0 hdi engine. Tows ok and the front seat folds forwards so I've a table at lunch time.