[Closed] Transportation AGAIN yawnn anyone use a Berlingo?

If there's anything this place loves more than woodburners, skodas or a fight about practically anything, it's a Berlingo.

Got a newer Berlingo. It's ace. XTR version has air-con which is useful for drying things out and three separately removable rear seats. Easy to fit three people and bikes and kit into. Can also fit two bikes, two BoB yaks, two dogs and a weekend's load of food/ kit for a bothy trip.

This isn't any Berlingo though it's a short wheel base will the bikes fit ? Don't realy want to be taking wheels off all the time (although I don't mind just Carnot be arsed)9

If there's anything this place loves more than woodburners, skodas or a fight about practically anything, it's [s]a Berlingo[/s] posting pictures of a Berlingo full of bikes.

Was looking at them xtr multispaces they look quite nice, I'm just a little worried it will get mistaken for a oap mobile and will get the pss ripped out of me when the bikes arnt in

Was looking at them xtr multispaces they look quite nice, I'm just a little worried it will get mistaken for a oap mobile and will get the pss ripped out of me when the bikes arnt in

Put some stickers on it, problem solved!

What and a 4" magnex big bore?

I look like a postman in mine.

You can fit loads in them and the back seats can be completely removed. Reckon you can fit 2 bikes in whole easily without taking the seats out but I have not tried as yet.

Even though I look like an old man driving it, I love mine.

Evening. 3.5k idnt going to buy you much of a newer shape one? It'd be higher miles/leggy etc?

Shock horror...why not a Xsara Picasso. Im embarrassed to say it was one of the best buys I've ever made carwise

Got a new shape XTR, can fit 2 complete bikes in the back no probs (with the seats out) and still have plenty room for kit.
To be fair, it does look like a mobility bus but its a proper handy vehicle ... just shy of 50mpg ave as well.

3.5k will get you a tidy petrol new shape,

The 1.4 is passable if you dont do much motorway. The 1.6 is ok all round except poor fuel economy.

The new shape is head and shoulders above the old ones for interior.

If your lookig at diesels youll either have starship milage or be lookig at an m59(2nd gen) face lift

I have 2 m59s ( van and multispace) both not missed a beat as far as im concerned.

Van will take 3 complete bikes - car only 2

I was thinking for of a van the 3 seater front seat type. One I had my eye on is a short wheel base and has it boarded behind the seats so no poking wheels through gaps.
Thought I would use the ban more and not look like a mobility car. Although I do quite like the vtr think I would get away better and use the van more plus for work etc
Just unsure if the bikes will go in don't want to be messing about taking muddy wheels off in pouring down rain when I'm nackered and ready for drive home

trail rat is your van the newer shape? long wheel base or short?

Hi

I have got a 2009 new shape Peugeot Partner. I would say if you kept the bulkhead in you would have problems getting to bikes in. I have taken the side out behind the passages seat and can get two bikes in easy and all the gear that goes with riding.

I think they are one of the best little vans on the market and you should be able to get an ok one for £3500.

Mine is a 1.6 hdi and get great mpg and is very comfortable even on long journeys.

Let me know if you want any picture as happy to email you some over.

Jez

jez i been looking at partners to, aren't they the same size as the berlingos?

if you don't mind drop me a few pics of the rear of your van with bikes in and without if you have any that is?

your home address and when you go out to work 😉

I've got a new shape Berlingo have a half height bulkhead I get a bike up each side with the front wheels turned into rest on the bulkhead ,I've had 5 29ers in with the front wheels removed & in cardboard bike boxes we use it as our car 1.6 hdi ave 45mpg even on short runs

The Partner & the Berlingo are one & the same. As for wheelbases, they are only available with one wheelbase, but choice of two bodylengths.

69 hole drive, memphis, tennessee. and i work night shifts so out 6pm-6am i send my rotweiler to my neighbours at 5.30pm and she doesn't come home till 8am ish. i live by myself and the alarms broken.
why did you want to know??

valley- i intend to use it for the bikes, a bit of work and as a car. will have to give the guy a bell tomorrow hopefully he hasn't sold it.
i was looking at the berlingos today just from the outside and they look short although a bike won't fit so it put me off

Our new works van is a Berlingo, I begrudgingly love it - is it as good as my Exeo? No, but it doesn't my do anything wrong, it'll do a constant 80mph well enough, it's only got 90bhp but it doesn't feel slow, I'd happily drive it to the Alps and back. The seats are comfy enough and ours has got air-con, cruise control (which is "impossible" at the moment according to the dash) and sat-nav.

Downsides? It does 47mpg on average, not terrible but my Exeo which weighs more and has nearly twice the power does more than that, it's quiet loud inside* and the radio is crap* and I get a little bit of wheel buzz than gives me a bit of pain after a day in it due to a plate in my wrist.

*compared to my Exeo which is very well sound insulated and has a very fancy Bose radio.

I'd reckon the car version would be quieter.

Oh out van can swallow 2 bikes easy enough whole.

Yep both the same. I have the normal length one and I get on average 52 mpg

I will post some pictures tomorrow of the van.

im not going to pick a exeo up for 3.5k though am i? lol. yeh post the pics please

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Here's ours.

My brother in law has a 55 reg with only 65k that he's looking to sell soon if that's any use? It's in Harrogate. Oh, and it's just been MOT'd. Price will be whatever Parkers price guide says.

p-jay did you have the wheels off or straight in with the bars bent?

arrogates not far away i would of been interested but I'm after the newer shape. thanks for letting me know though

Straight in with the bars turned, that's an XL Bronson that belongs to my lofty mate too.

ahh very interesting. i can see my bank balance reducing shortly haha