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I'm considering one of these as a Euro 6 compliant van for personal use.
Probably a 2016-2019 model.
Please do share your ownership experiences 🙂
Not ownership, but I was at Locks4vans when these were launched, they are probably the easiest van to break into and a set of deadlocks is a must.
I've had an 19 plate Expert for around 10months now, it had a new auxiliary belt about 4months into ownership which was changed under warranty but I've had no issues other than that - it's fist MOT is booked for Tuesday. Oh and my driver's side door has recently become loose for some reason (to be fixed on Tuesday).
On the FB owners group a large amount of Peugeot and Citroen owners get the adblue mapped out as soon as the warning light appears as they are notorious for adblue issues, a new tank can cost well over a grand and not resolve the issue & there doesn't seem to be a known cause or fix and the manufacturers won't acknowledge there's a problem.
The 2.0 engine is a far better drive than the 1.6, which is a little under powered.
Looking at the people carrier version for myself in about 12 months time.
Ad-blue seems to be an issue on any diesel TBH. Looking at the 2018 onwards current model. Mine will be used - 3 or so years old.
Not ownership, but I was at Locks4vans when these were launched, they are probably the easiest van to break into and a set of deadlocks is a must.
Locks4vans not work on transit customs then ?
We had a 2016 2.0hdi dispatch.
Great driving van pulled well with the 2.0 engine. Never gave us any issues int hat respect.
It did not enjoy being a builders van and the front end suspension had to be rebuilt before it was 3 years old /60k.
Used to eat rear tires inside edges as well.
Was always run under max gvw(dvsa loved to pull it over with the digger on back and we were always fine)
Reckon it would make a good people carrier but would just not buy one that's been used for work. Not that robust
The dispatch replaced a 180k mile 08 transit that other than terminal rust had been a good van doing the same work
And was replaced with a 2019 nv400 that's still in use.
All vans are easy to get into. More interested in reliability of the engines - should be easy/relatively cheap to look after given how many there are.
2.0 long crewvan since 2018, just hitting 50,000 miles.
Quite nice to drive and no significant problems. 44mpg avg, front tyres only just been changed and rears will probably last 100k. Just done front pads and discs (discs ok but wouldn't last through a second set of pads).
Driver door lock sender has died so have to use key not plip. Replacement has been on back order for a month. Air con has a tiny leak too small to find (18 month top ups needed). Handbrake cable freezes up at -10C.
We've got / had 5 1.6 hdis in the family all past 100k no problems, and expecting the 2.0 to be pretty well sorted by now.
It did not enjoy being a builders van and the front end suspension had to be rebuilt before it was 3 years old /60k.
Front end is based on the 306 isn't it? So I guess that makes sense.
Seems unlikely given the Berlingo has a 306 front end.
The original 1996 Berlingo that is.
Modern dispatch is based on a C4 platform
I think most similar to a C4 Grand Picasso underneath.
Dispatch was originally a smaller van than Transporter or Transit, but there has been ever increasing crossover in volume / payload with each successive version. As an MPV or for light trades they are great. For a permanently laden / towing builder's van a Relay would be more suitable.
Touch wood adblue hasn't been a problem. SCR / Adblue is a far better solution to NOx reduction than the excessive EGR they used for Euro 4 and 5 which just clogged up the intake manifold.
For a permanently laden / towing builder’s van a Relay would be more suitable.
If it can't work within its mgw it's mgw is wrong.
No, different vehicles for different user groups.
All are safe, tested and homologated to their MGW (which is the industry I've worked in for over 30 years).
I like having a light van to run around part laden with good economy and car like ride and handling (independent semi trailing arm rear suspension). But I can also occasionally carry big heavy things legally and safely. The trade off is camber change in the rear suspension leading to increased tyre wear alluded to by a previous post. But for my user case that is insignificant.
If I always want to drive fully laden, then the same manufacturer offers a van with rear beam axle on parabolic springs. That only has minimal camber change unladen to laden. But the trade off is worse ride unladen.
So my comment about not buying one that has been used for work -in the same post where I talked about the camber wear on the tires and the front end suspension being weak- stands.
We agree it's not really fit for carrying regular weight. Despite being rated to.