Connect, partner, berlingo, combo, ect

[White Noise]

Crank pulley is a weak spot on the Hdi Partners and Berlingos .

 

Having said that my good lady has had her Partner Quicksilver for 5 Yrs . Crank pulley had to be changed and it is apparently a common problem with the hdi engine .

Edited March 30, 2015 by White Noise

[div_h]

Al just chuck a VW caddy in the mix 👍👌

[64treefrog]

on second partner, old style non turbo 1.9, swear by them. Use for pricing, running around, carrying tools and for a couple of years towing stump grinders. cheap and chearful. recommend.

[harvey b davison]

on second partner, old style non turbo 1.9, swear by them. Use for pricing, running around, carrying tools and for a couple of years towing stump grinders. cheap and chearful. recommend.

 

I had that engine in my old citreon c15. Totally bombproof.

[carlos]

on second partner, old style non turbo 1.9, swear by them. Use for pricing, running around, carrying tools and for a couple of years towing stump grinders. cheap and chearful. recommend.

 

same here had mine a few years and touch wood its been reliable, bit on the slow side if your used to a turbo.

[eggsarascal]

Hey guys and gals,

 

Has anyone had any experience with any of these vans or similar, reliability, space, comfort, what to look out for when buy basically all pros and cons.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Adam

 

I'd go for a Combo, had three of them over the years, apart from normal wear and tear they cost me very little to run. I did keep the second one for six months to long, when it started going wrong it never stopped..... Saying that it did have nearly 400k miles on the clock.

[Adam Bourne]

Thanks for all the comments and advice guys, I've been to look at several vans over this week, some very nice and very spacious, some heaps of crap and some nasty feed back from DVLA vehicle checks on one of them.

 

But I did find a little gem and I pick it up sometime next week. It's a 51 plate VW Caddy van (not pick up) with 82,600 miles on the clock and a full VW service and 11 months MOT, very clean and tidy van, and most of all I got it way below my budget so saved some money also

 

[eggsarascal]

Thanks for all the comments and advice guys, I've been to look at several vans over this week, some very nice and very spacious, some heaps of crap and some nasty feed back from DVLA vehicle checks on one of them.

 

But I did find a little gem and I pick it up sometime next week. It's a 51 plate VW Caddy van (not pick up) with 82,600 miles on the clock and a full VW service and 11 months MOT, very clean and tidy van, and most of all I got it way below my budget so saved some money also

 

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Looks like a tidy little van mate, hope it serves you well.

[Adam Bourne]

Looks like a tidy little van mate, hope it serves you well.

 

 

Let's hope so mate I've not had much luck with vehicles just lately

[eggsarascal]

Let's hope so mate I've not had much luck with vehicles just lately

 

Fingers crossed for this one then!

 

If it was me, with the few quid saved on the purchase I would get the back ply-lined.