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Highly likely we'll be looking at a van-ish vehicle in next 12-18 months. We currently have a static and its at the site's age limit so we may get another year here.
We're not buying another as the ones we've seen aren't as good as ours.
So as I bike and MrsF likes open water swimming, a van vehicle may be best. Potentially looking at car derivatives.
Euro6 if poss. It will either be a Rifter/Berlingo or the Spacetourer/ProAce Verso.
Leaning towards the bigger one as all seats can come out, more room to kip in (we'll use it for camping with awning and tents etc) and there are a number of pod kits available (eg tables) that click in the runners. Would be looking at a manual 2.0 diesel.
Any info on reliability of these engines. If we went van then I'd budget in insulation. MrsF keener on the 'car' version as its classed as a car, not van.
We've got a 2018 Dispatch XL crewvan. The car and van versions came with a variety of engines - ours has the 2.0 whereas the equivalent Spacetourer at the time was 1.6. Just reaching 50,000 miles and engine has been faultless. Front tyres being replaced this week (never swapped with the rears and still legal so life has been very good). Averages about 42-44 mpg.
Driver door has stopped locking on the plip so getting that looked at this week otherwise reliable.
There were other people carrier options besides the Spacetourer. There was a Dispatch Combi that was same seats but more basic trim. Toyota had a couple of trim levels.
The M1 car versions are normal speed limits. The N1 are lower van speed limits, but some like our crewvan are N1 but meet the dual purpose vehicle requirements so are also allowed car limits. I swapped some emails with DVLA and DVSA - there is nothing that goes on the V5 regarding dpv, so you'd have to contest any speed tickets at the time (eg if a camera van snapped you at 70mph on a NSL dual carriageway or 60mph on a single). So for a simple life get an M1 or drive slowly....
Kids are growing up now - with just two of use we'd probably now go for the long Berlingo.
Two of us too, as kids have own vehicles, so a Rifter long would do, although do fancy the extra space.
Yes we are the same. Four (or six with grandparents) and totally separate muddy bikes, race gear and luggage was great in the crew van. Still very convenient now, but something a bit shorter with removable rear seat would also be good. We will make the change one day, but not until the electric options have a bit more range.
Citroens you are pretty fixed with lots of crew vans (but no flex to remove the rear seat) or blingier Spacetourer. Combi existed in the middle but was very rare.
Toyota sold quite a few M1 Proace Versos in the more basic trim, so steel wheels, unpainted bumpers, and hardboard trim / exposed metal in the very back (which does give a smidge more luggage / bike space). Don't know how the tax compares car Vs van.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/van-details/202309242311585?advertising-location=at_vans
Not sure what is around in the Vauxhall, Peugeot and now Fiat versions but they will all be some variation on similar specs.