Doblo, Belingo, Kangoo - Advice for cheap reliable old Diesel MPV/car van

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Fri 7 Aug 2015 13:08
Doblo, Belingo, Kangoo - Advice for cheap reliable old Diesel MPV/car van - rich5813

Any opinions on most reliable and economical Diesels MPVs from around 2006-2010?

Hi I'm new to the forum. Any advice for a non-motorhead much appreciated. I'm looking for a cheap weekend dirt wagon. For going camping / mountain biking / climbing for the weekend that will eat the miles and carry lots of gear. It just for fun so wont be keeping it clean :) old and cheap is good!

Popular choices are old Berlingos/Kangoos/Doblos/Caddy's

Also can anyone tell me if a old diesel that has obviously had its head gasket blown and fixed up (head skimmed and new gaskets) is an obvious dud and not going to be at all reliable? looking at this

Many thanks wise honestjohn-ers.

Rich

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Fri 7 Aug 2015 13:56
Doblo, Belingo, Kangoo - Advice for cheap reliable old Diesel MPV/car van - RobJP

Cheap, old, reliable - and diesel !

Not asking for much, are you ?

Oh, and I'd personally never buy a cheap car that's had a HG failure. No idea what they haven't fixed because it was going to involve too much work or too much money !

In general, you get what you pay for. So if you want to spend very little on a car/van, then you can't really expect a lot of reliability. Sub-£1000 or so, you've got to expect it to be on it's last legs. The next owner will be the scrapyard.

However, if I was in the market for that type of vehicle, then I'd probably go for something like a Kangoo. The 1.5dci is a pretty good unit, and the same basic unit has been around for a long time, and is still in use in new cars today (Nissan, Renault and even in Mercedes cars).

But it's pot luck. You might get a good one, but you might equally not.

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Fri 7 Aug 2015 14:07
Doblo, Belingo, Kangoo - Advice for cheap reliable old Diesel MPV/car van - rich5813

Amazing Thanks for advice Rob. Yeah I will prob look to spend 2-3k, just seemed like a bargain if I'm only going to use it on weekends!

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Fri 7 Aug 2015 17:50
Doblo, Belingo, Kangoo - Advice for cheap reliable old Diesel MPV/car van - MrDanno

Do not buy a panel van, buy a van derived car and you'll save big time on road tax and insurance.

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Fri 7 Aug 2015 18:03
Doblo, Belingo, Kangoo - Advice for cheap reliable old Diesel MPV/car van - mss1tw

Why has it got to be diesel?

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Fri 7 Aug 2015 19:14
Doblo, Belingo, Kangoo - Advice for cheap reliable old Diesel MPV/car van - daveyK_UK

For 3k you might just get a latest shape, first face Citroen berlingo multispace or Peugeot partner tepee with the 1.6 petrol engine.

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