[Crystal-clear]

 ive seen them at 2013 2014 low milages clean and tidy bloody 4k private when i say low milage im talking sub 50k with a 1k payload thats more then my 230 connect i see it has a 1.2 16v but with that payload it will be able to take a 500l system

talk to me  whats the catch do they blow up often have you got one?? or had dealings with any?
a new shape connect on that plate and milage were talking double the price..

[John Mart]

ive seen them at 2013 2014 low milages clean and tidy bloody 4k private when i say low milage im talking sub 50k with a 1k payload thats more then my 230 connect i see it has a 1.2 16v but with that payload it will be able to take a 500l system

talk to me  whats the catch do they blow up often have you got one?? or had dealings with any?
a new shape connect on that plate and milage were talking double the price..

Is it Scrimble on here that raves about them. New Peugeot Experts are great value too.

[Crystal-clear]

ive seen them at 2013 2014 low milages clean and tidy bloody 4k private when i say low milage im talking sub 50k with a 1k payload thats more then my 230 connect i see it has a 1.2 16v but with that payload it will be able to take a 500l system

talk to me  whats the catch do they blow up often have you got one?? or had dealings with any?
a new shape connect on that plate and milage were talking double the price..

Is it Scrimble on here that raves about them. New Peugeot Experts are great value too.

i just cant stop looking for problems tho when i see something this price you know what they say if its too good to be true...

[John Mart]

ive seen them at 2013 2014 low milages clean and tidy bloody 4k private when i say low milage im talking sub 50k with a 1k payload thats more then my 230 connect i see it has a 1.2 16v but with that payload it will be able to take a 500l system

talk to me  whats the catch do they blow up often have you got one?? or had dealings with any?
a new shape connect on that plate and milage were talking double the price..

Is it Scrimble on here that raves about them. New Peugeot Experts are great value too.

i just cant stop looking for problems tho when i see something this price you know what they say if its too good to be true...

Well he thinks they’re amazing. The problem with them is that they are Fiats.

[Spruce]

Because its a Fiat and Fiat haven't the same perception of quality a Ford has.

And yes, the perception of quality dictates price. The reason why a Mercedes Benz badge on a Renault Kangoo commands more money. Badge appeal sells. Buying a Mercedes Benz has become very popular among companies that want to convey a more upmarket image than those who tool around in Renault Kangoos.

In my motor trade days I worked for Citroen. In those days Citroen, Peugeot and Fiat shared rebadged variants of the same vehicle.
They were exactly the same vehicle but with slight cosmetic and badge differences. They were built in the same factory on the same production line by the same assemblers. But the public saw Fiat as the lowest quality and Peugeot as the highest. Fiat used the identical diesel engine (JTD) that Citroen/Peugeot used (Hdi). Even although it was the identical engine, the Fiat engine returned a better MPG and was marketed as a better engine with multi point injection. But the reason why the Fiat did better was that the Italians were allowed to do fuel economy tests in an enclosed, temperature controlled environment on a rolling road. Peugeot and Citroen were governed by French rules and had to do a fuel consumption test on an open road, both ways. The return had to be within 15 minutes of the outward test.

When the first Ford Connects stated to be sold in the UK in 2003 the public saw it as a superior van to the Citroen Berlingo/Peugeot Partner. But just because Ford marketed it as better didn't mean to say it was. Most of those Connects have gone due to rot where the galvanised 'chassis' and floor pan still show no signs of rust on the Berlingos. Ford also tried to market the 1.8 Tdci engine as better than the Hdi even although they were the identical engine made in the same factory.

Ford struggled with the Tddi and desperately promoted it as an engine that would never smoke. Unfortunately it also back fired because the Tdci did smoke under heavy acceleration and high engine revs the same as the Hdi engine did.

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I had the previous shape model, it was a fantastic van! 100% reliable and drove like a dream- I would have another fiat anyday!!

[p1w1]

i got a new one in Feb this year and can't fault it, comfy to drive and handles very well, quite cab, and easily handles  a 500lt tank.

[Spruce]

i got a new one in Feb this year and can't fault it, comfy to drive and handles very well, quite cab, and easily handles  a 500lt tank.

Fiat is a far cry from what it was a few years ago. It will still take time for their tarnished image to be replaced with a better one provided the country's current politics doesn't take industry back into that past era. The other thing is what happens now with the death of Sergio Marchionne who was credited with the revival of Fiat mainly due to the introduction of the new Fiat 500 that saved the company from bankruptcy.

"He introduced new production processes across Fiat factories in Italy. A car plant in Pomigliano d’Arco, once rife with inefficiency and absenteeism, is now considered among the world’s best-run. Marchionne wasn’t always a hero to everybody in the Italian business community. He had to take Fiat out of Confindustria — the country’s entrepreneurs association — so that he could make the changes to employment contracts that let him boost productivity at Fiat’s Italian plants. Such moves are always unpopular" with the masses and labour supported political parties.

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-07-30/marchionne-s-blueprint-for-saving-italy

Fiat in the mid 2000's reflected the British Leyland factory in Conventry years before and we know the result of what happened to that.

 At one time you wouldn't want to be seen dead in a Skoda, but that has changed with VW's buy out years ago. How's it going with Lada? 

[Scrimble]

Is it Scrimble on here that raves about them. New Peugeot Experts are great value too.

Yes I have 4 soon to be 5, don't get one though I don't want you copying me,

you would be better off renting a tranny van for 20k+ instead of buying a Doblo for 11-12k brand new

[John Mart]

Is it Scrimble on here that raves about them. New Peugeot Experts are great value too.

Yes I have 4 soon to be 5, don't get one though I don't want you copying me,

you would be better off renting a tranny van for 20k+ instead of buying a Doblo for 11-12k brand new

Look good. Nice and understated. No phone number?

[Crystal-clear]

Is it Scrimble on here that raves about them. New Peugeot Experts are great value too.

Yes I have 4 soon to be 5, don't get one though I don't want you copying me,

you would be better off renting a tranny van for 20k+ instead of buying a Doblo for 11-12k brand new

Lol says it all
Well done

[Scrimble]

Is it Scrimble on here that raves about them. New Peugeot Experts are great value too.

Yes I have 4 soon to be 5, don't get one though I don't want you copying me,

you would be better off renting a tranny van for 20k+ instead of buying a Doblo for 11-12k brand new

Look good. Nice and understated. No phone number?

Thanks, I only wanted the sign writing on the van so that a customer knows who it is that has just pulled up on there driveway, no need for a telephone number

[John Mart]

Is it Scrimble on here that raves about them. New Peugeot Experts are great value too.

Yes I have 4 soon to be 5, don't get one though I don't want you copying me,

you would be better off renting a tranny van for 20k+ instead of buying a Doblo for 11-12k brand new

Look good. Nice and understated. No phone number?

Thanks, I only wanted the sign writing on the van so that a customer knows who it is that has just pulled up on there driveway, no need for a telephone number

I worked out of a Ranger for a while and you’re right, it feels much better when you have a sign written vehicle.

[John Mart]

Just to add an Citroen Dispatch/Peugeot Expert can be had for £15k plus the VAT so £3k difference. If you’re clearing gutters too you’d need the extra space I’d think.

[Scrimble]

I clear gutters too, everything I need fits in the doblo,

[Crystal-clear]

I clear gutters too, everything I need fits in the doblo,

Where do you find the new for £11-12! that is very cheap and by the way which model of you go for is there a long wheelbase model that has 1 ton that is the one isn't it ?

[John Mart]

I clear gutters too, everything I need fits in the doblo,

Where do you find the new for £11-12! that is very cheap and by the way which model of you go for is there a long wheelbase model that has 1 ton that is the one isn't it ?

That’ll be ex VAT.

[dd]

New dispatch 2.0hdi £14,301 + VAT Bristol Street Motors

[p1w1]

I clear gutters too, everything I need fits in the doblo,

Where do you find the new for £11-12! that is very cheap and by the way which model of you go for is there a long wheelbase model that has 1 ton that is the one isn't it ?

i got mine from here https://www.pentagon-group.co.uk/fiat/new-vans/doblo-cargo-maxi/tecnico  they've gone up a little  bit in  price since i got mine but they were the cheapest by about £500 at the time. i paid 10,495 plus vat for the lwb tecnico version.

[dazmond]

I'd rather pay a bit extra and get a better van with air con,heated seats,etc.....the fiat poverty spec vans with ultra small engines couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding with a full 500L in the back....