citroen berlingo as a electricians van?

[keith915]

I've got a berlingo. It's sluggish to drive and gives you a bad back stretching to reach your gear.

Wish I'd bought a connect with sliding door.

 

[DomDC]

Ive got one, its good for round town, very nippy, (2.0 HDI) and good on fuel. bad points are, in 3 years its had a new starter, new exhaust, drivers door lock is bust, and it took theives about 2 minutes to pop the lock on the back doors, and clear out all my tools! the room in the back is ok, but not great.

 

[telectrix]

so why don't we all get one of these?

fibreglass body, no rust, only 3 tyres to worry about. no expensive electronic crap to go wrong

 

[Adam W]

... And it's a classic so you could probably get cheaper insurance.
That said, Reliant Regal vans seem to command a high price due to the 'Del Boy' effect. (It was a Regal, not a Robin.)

 

[marksparky]

i drive a vivaro for the past 2years and 2 date its only had a steerin pump + rear discs and pads touch wood! drove a combo wen worked for old company 1.7diesel and it was indestructable never gave up no matter how hard i thrashed it

 

[mogga]

i drive a vivaro for the past 2years and 2 date its only had a steerin pump + rear discs and pads touch wood! drove a combo wen worked for old company 1.7diesel and it was indestructable never gave up no matter how hard i thrashed it

its ONLY had .............. ffs 2yr old shouldn't have had nothing unless your doing like 100k a year Good Old blue Oval every time old fords never die they just get faster
but I am not looking forward to the day my boss decides he's taking my Transporter off me its nice to drive n reliable

 

[One_of_them]

hello,

I dont know which model Berlingo your after specifically but I have a new shape one from work with n/s sliding door. Had bout 5months and its racked up 12k miles and so far it's not let me down, event through all the terrible weather we had. Was not the best performer in the snow with regards to getting up even small banks but slow and steady eventually found grip.
I find the space in the back is adequate for what I do. I have the 3 seats up front and the far left drops flat to floor and allows 3mtr lengths which is handy. Although does get a bit cramped with 3 people in there (or cosy depending which way your feeling )
erm....storage up front is plentyful but I find limited for certain things eg over head storage doesnt seem to hold my folders very well. Cup holders in the door pockets are ridiculous they shouldnt have bothered with them!!! Glove box is that only, its literally a glove box and nothing else.
I find mpg is quite poor but then as it's not mine I do hammer it everywhere, legally of course
comfy enough to drive and is nippy enough but its not a rocket

dear me thats a long post anyways hope it helps

(p.s I did tell my gaffer to buy a connect but too expensive apparently)

 

[Mark_Burgess]

its ONLY had .............. ffs 2yr old shouldn't have had nothing unless your doing like 100k a year Good Old blue Oval every time old fords never die they just get faster
but I am not looking forward to the day my boss decides he's taking my Transporter off me its nice to drive n reliable

To be fair he did not say he had it from NEW for 2 years.

As you have found out, Transporters are damned good!

 

[Amp David]

Has anyone out there had a berlingo as a work van? if so how much Kit can they handle weight wise and any problems to look out for?

Many thanks

Steve.

Are you looking to but one?

New model or older one?

 

[marksparky]

yeah sorry should of been clearer van is 2004 with 148000 on the clock