[Ian101]

New van time and looking at these vans above ... 1000KG payload .

Anyone got one ?

[Spruce]

New van time and looking at these vans above ... 1000KG payload .

Anyone got one ?

Ian,
Its a Fiat Doblo. I know some on here have had good service from them, but Fiat haven't got a good reputation as a vehicle manufacturer as you know from the motor trade.

The only thing I like about my Citroen Relay is the Hdi engine. The rest is Fiat and crap.

[Scrimble]

I had a fiat doblo maxi and they are excellent vans,

[tlwcs]

I had a ducatto from new and sold it 6 years later.
It never missed a beat.  Would buy another  fiat  without hesitation.
Tony

[cgh window cleaning]

I have the Vauxhall  great van in terms of size and room and does exactly what I want and need but the gearbox just feels rubish.
The lwb can fit poles in perfect with out cutting in to the bulkhead.

[James chapman]

Iv e got the doblo maxi. 60 plate with now just over 100k. Engine is sound good economy. But when things go wrong it's expensive. Everything is fiat only for parts. The rear suspension arm bush has gone on both sides I've had one side fixed as its was wearing the tyres out double quick. That's an £800 a side repair. The front top mounts have gone apparently a common problem and my mechanic rang fiat they said they can't guarantee they'll last if you get them replaced so I'm left with a real noisy van on anything but the smoothest of roads. The egr valve cooler box split. Another common problem according to fiat. That was £140. But it handles a 650 tank with ease and it's pretty nice to drive. So swings and roundabouts. My 57 berlingo never needed any work.

[Ian101]

New van time and looking at these vans above ... 1000KG payload .

Anyone got one ?

Ian,
Its a Fiat Doblo. I know some on here have had good service from them, but Fiat haven't got a good reputation as a vehicle manufacturer as you know from the motor trade.

The only thing I like about my Citroen Relay is the Hdi engine. The rest is Fiat and crap.

  yup but thought it may have changed

[Ian101]

Iv e got the doblo maxi. 60 plate with now just over 100k. Engine is sound good economy. But when things go wrong it's expensive. Everything is fiat only for parts. The rear suspension arm bush has gone on both sides I've had one side fixed as its was wearing the tyres out double quick. That's an £800 a side repair. The front top mounts have gone apparently a common problem and my mechanic rang fiat they said they can't guarantee they'll last if you get them replaced so I'm left with a real noisy van on anything but the smoothest of roads. The egr valve cooler box split. Another common problem according to fiat. That was £140. But it handles a 650 tank with ease and it's pretty nice to drive. So swings and roundabouts. My 57 berlingo never needed any work.

ouch

[Ian101]

keep coming back to transit in my thoughts ... rust but keep going and cheap to fix

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

keep coming back to transit in my thoughts ... rust but keep going and cheap to fix

do what we do , we buy one owner low mile transits around 4 years old, run them for around  two/three  years and bin them off for the next in line ,

[Smudger]

Citroen dispatch is a great size for one or two men

I'd love to get my hands on Toyota hi ace but they seems to hold their money ( last time I looked people were asking over 2k for a 1998 model with 200+k on the clock

Darran

[the king]

Citroen dispatch is a great size for one or two men

I'd love to get my hands on Toyota hi ace but they seems to hold their money ( last time I looked people were asking over 2k for a 1998 model with 200+k on the clock

Darran

  200k on a hiace is nuffing thats just run in  they hold the value cos there so relible and easy to wrk on  ide have a nother any day 

[Scrimble]

the doblo I bought brand new and used it for 3 years only cost me services and tyres nothing else, I am going to be ordering another brand new one,