Have owned both the diesel and petrol Fiat versions, petrol 1.4 qubo drives great, decent size boot but is smaller than the old Berlingo.

The citroen nemo MPV and Peugeot partner tepee are identical to the Fiat.

What's good?

Driving position

Sliding doors

Masses of headroom

A pillars don't obstruct vision as much as most modern cars

Ultra reliable so far ( we got rid of the diesel fiat van versions called the fiorino recently at 80k)

Petrol seems to drive nicer than the diesel but the diesel unit had a lot more power and its noticeable

Handling is typical small fiat, very good and easy

Parts list is incredibly cheap because it is van based, my friend need a new bumper for her qubo and got a new one for £36 quid!

What's bad

Good Fiat dealers are few and far between, we would take our a 40 miles away past 5 other dealerships that where closer due to reputations. There are good fiat dealerships out there, the fiat forum is useful.

No spare tyre on car version but there is on the van version. If you specify it on your order its a cheap £95 option, but Fiat don't sell an aftermarket tyre storing kit for the car version despite all the holes and fixtures being in place, you have to order it against a van reg. I know this can be solved by ordering the tyre when new, buts its annoying Fiat make it so awkward when its clearly possible and a 20 minute job to fit.

Rear windows are push out not wind down, fine if you get a my life or higher spec qubo with air con as standard but it must be annoying if you go for the basic active.

Edited by daveyK_UK on 07/05/2014 at 17:51

Hi, Thanks to you all for your kind replies,

the last 2 have convinced me to keep hold of the berlingo for a while longer, i do want to change it because its not the nicest looking car although blue is probably the best colour and only done 59k miles, but the main thing is that its actually a fantastic car, so reliable and no trouble at all, i came back from a weeks holiday in Greece recently and it started first time.

So i will keep the not so handsome car for a bit longer, many thanks again..