[Total shine cleaning services]

hi guys

anyone got the 1.9, if so do they pull ok or are they vastly underpowered..?

graham

[PoleKing]

Nowhere near as good as the 2.0HDI.
If you weight up to limit, you'll struggle.

[Total shine cleaning services]

thanks

[R.C Property]

its not one u mentioned, but i have a 1.9d berlingo, 600kg, pulls fine, slower up hills,

[Total shine cleaning services]

cheers may be the same engine, may try get the 2 litre, there are some bargains to be had for the 1.9 tho, need to put in a 400L delivery system and a Guttervac, ladders and tools, but then if I occasionally want to run as a two man team out of it then the 2L makes sense

graham

[R.C Property]

cheers may be the same engine, may try get the 2 litre, there are some bargains to be had for the 1.9 tho, need to put in a 400L delivery system and a Guttervac, ladders and tools, but then if I occasionally want to run as a two man team out of it then the 2L makes sense

graham

yer i got a 400lt tank in mine, not much room for much else with the 2 hoses in the back of it!

[Tom White]

cheers may be the same engine, may try get the 2 litre, there are some bargains to be had for the 1.9 tho, need to put in a 400L delivery system and a Guttervac, ladders and tools, but then if I occasionally want to run as a two man team out of it then the 2L makes sense

graham

yer i got a 400lt tank in mine, not much room for much else with the 2 hoses in the back of it!

Me too.  I wouldn't say they're underpowered - I'm not a speed freak - but I wish I got a van with a bigger carrying capacity as in weight wise. 

[mark dew]

Ive had a couple of dispatch and 1 scudo van the last few years so i guess you can conclude that i do like the van.
But it is really only good for a 1 man setup. With 400L in the back a passenger and kit your on the borderline for weight.
Don't expect to be overtaking anything either.
If you have 2 people in it on a daily basis then you're going to be left wishing you had more.

[dave f]

i had one last year this van had 63k it was a compleat night mare it was a 1.9 .look at my old post to many things went on inthe first mnth i had it i took it back to dealer and got a .transit its like owt else you get a dodgy one now and then id have another simply for the twin side doors has i have my reel mounted on the tank frame,so you can do opposit side of road with out moving van i only got transit cos thats all they had in my price range and short notice still a good van though

[Tom White]

If you have 2 people in it on a daily basis then you're going to be left wishing you had more.

Definitely.  I work with my Missis and we can nearly empty 400 litres in a morning, depending on our work; in fact it makes us organise our work around it, and more often than not, I drop her home at lunch time and head out again by myself.

She quite likes it like that mind.

[mick hay]

ive had mine since 2006, its an 04. Bad points are the locks, they do fail in time. Ive got a 450 ltr system in it.

Good points, everything!! but do not go for the new shape, they are trouble, old shape that i have are great.

I keep promising myself a new van, but ive got no reason to change, bulletproof.

[ascjim]

I used to struggle going up hills etc. I now have the HDI version and it pulls lovely

[Tom White]

I used to struggle going up hills etc. I now have the HDI version and it pulls lovely

I used to struggle going up hills, but I'm fitter now; six days till my first marathon.  My van however goes up them no problems, just not very fast! 

But I would've preferred the HDI version 'cos it's got a heavier carrying capacity I believe.

[glen parva]

i have 2 experts 1.9
very good yes a bit slugish
hdi  not good a repairs when thing start going they do
nothing is cheap on a hdi engine imo

[d s windowcleaning]

i have 2 experts 1.9
very good yes a bit slugish
hdi  not good a repairs when thing start going they do
nothing is cheap on a hdi engine imo

thats true about hdi when things start going wrong it will cost big time .

[Deangsi]

I have a 1.9d scudo x reg its slow but will pull alot! I once had all my gear in plies 500 hundred litres plus a car trailer with an escort van on it now that tested it it pulled it but was well slugish

[dave f]

one of my custys is a mecanic he dose a lot of hdi  taxis he says the hdi models are trouble compared to the old shape 1.9 are a bit slugish but quite reliable in his opinion

[groundhog]

I would get something bigger, 400ltrs is never enough for a full days work! I had all kinds of problems with my Dispach, and yes it was very sluggish with a full tank of water in the back!

[Spruce]

I have a 1.9d scudo x reg its slow but will pull alot! I once had all my gear in plies 500 hundred litres plus a car trailer with an escort van on it now that tested it it pulled it but was well slugish

Greef - have you no heart? - poor van with that weight. 

[Rogue Trader]

use the search function to find LOTS of threads on this subject

bottomline is too sluggish get an hdi