[Clever Forum Name]

Wacking a turbo on a smaller engine always ends well lol. Let alone a biturbo.

I bet a biturbo setup for stop starting will be horrible for it.

[tlwcs]

Ford have never been known for economy. My new connect returns 30.9 according to the trip.
Claimed mpg from manufactures are just a fudge imo
Tony

[windowswashed]

I like the new Mercedes Citan extra long wheelbase with the rear quarter panelled and 5 seater with flexible bulkhead that moves with the folding rear seats. 795kg payload 1.5 diesel with good mpg and cheap insurance. Roomy in rear as a van and practical as a car.

[ChumBucket]

I wouldn't worry about a 1.6 engine. Trust me, VX & their partners know more about engine building than any window cleaner.

I ran a doblo with 400ltr system + trad gear for 4.5 years, that van has a 1250 turbo diesel engine in it. It never missed a beat & blew my old 1.9 Kangoo engine into the weeds!!

I now run a dispatch 1.6 with 500ltr system & you wouldn't even know there was anything in the back!!

[dd]

I have heard too many bad things about the 1.6 Dispatch. Even a guy at my local Citroen dealer advised me not to buy one. Hope fully yours will stay reasonably trouble free.

[andyM]

I like the new Mercedes Citan extra long wheelbase with the rear quarter panelled and 5 seater with flexible bulkhead that moves with the folding rear seats. 795kg payload 1.5 diesel with good mpg and cheap insurance. Roomy in rear as a van and practical as a car.

They look 'orrible!
Same as the new style Doblo/Combo's.
Ugly.

[Clever Forum Name]

They do a LWB Combo now. Good idea.

[PoleKing]

I like the new Mercedes Citan extra long wheelbase with the rear quarter panelled and 5 seater with flexible bulkhead that moves with the folding rear seats. 795kg payload 1.5 diesel with good mpg and cheap insurance. Roomy in rear as a van and practical as a car.

They look 'orrible!
Same as the new style Doblo/Combo's.
Ugly.

And underneath....they're (you won't believe this...) a...

Renault Kangoo.

Google it.

[Clever Forum Name]

You might get 30-32 if you drive really really slowly. Lol

I get 550 ish from £75 diesel at the moment on my custom
depends how you drive,  I'm old and wise 

Brimmed my tank and it said 469 miles to empty. Going to Swindon today so will see what it does on a run. Only got a 100L on though lol

[Michael Peterson]

I have the new vivaro fully loaded we get on average 32 mpg , really I cant recommend it enough though its a really lovely van

[Jakey boy]

I have heard too many bad things about the 1.6 Dispatch. Even a guy at my local Citroen dealer advised me not to buy one. Hope fully yours will stay reasonably trouble free.

Yep never buy French cars, notoriously unreliable...

[Jakey boy]

They do a LWB Combo now. Good idea.

Vauxhall though....

I have heard from the local post men that the new combos leak through the roof, I wouldn't trust a combo nor French vans...

Stick to ford merc and vw....     Saying that, all vans these days are becoming very reliable, still wouldn't buy French though !

[dd]

I have the old shape dispatch 2.0hdi. Owned from new for 9 years and been as good as gold. From what I hear the new shape is not as reliable so I have decided to keep it a few more years. I know it will start costing me more on maintenance but still cheaper than buying a new van.

[Scrimble]

They do a LWB Combo now. Good idea.

Vauxhall though....

I have heard from the local post men that the new combos leak through the roof, I wouldn't trust a combo nor French vans...

Stick to ford merc and vw....     Saying that, all vans these days are becoming very reliable, still wouldn't buy French though !

lol the merc is a renault kangoo with a merc badge

[Michael Peterson]

the most reliable vans I have ever had have been fiat funnily enough, and the vivaro is a Renault engine, i think you get bad and good in everything, these days they are all pretty good

[Clever Forum Name]

Got to Swindon and still got 460 miles til empty haha.

[Jakey boy]

They do a LWB Combo now. Good idea.

Vauxhall though....

I have heard from the local post men that the new combos leak through the roof, I wouldn't trust a combo nor French vans...

Stick to ford merc and vw....     Saying that, all vans these days are becoming very reliable, still wouldn't buy French though !

lol the merc is a renault kangoo with a merc badge

True! Thought it looked suspiciously like the ugly kangoo
 

[jonboywalton75]

Got to Swindon and still got 460 miles til empty haha.

You must accelerate like James hunt and average 95mph

[dd]

They do a LWB Combo now. Good idea.

Vauxhall though....

I have heard from the local post men that the new combos leak through the roof, I wouldn't trust a combo nor French vans...

Stick to ford merc and vw....     Saying that, all vans these days are becoming very reliable, still wouldn't buy French though !

lol the merc is a renault kangoo with a merc badge

True! Thought it looked suspiciously like the ugly kangoo
 

My impression is that vans are becoming more unreliable as they are being built/designed with ever increasing amounts of technology.

One of the worst things on modern vehicles is the sensors. Got rid of a previous vehicle because of starting to get problems with sensors and my mum had to get rid of a perfectly good (in other respects) diesel astra because it would go into limp mode and the dealer could not discover why.