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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....

Actually I found some 2018 models for £10,000 plus VAT with air conditioning that's a key Factor considering this summer also is not a little bit more it's quite a lot more mate the Ford Connect 240 is a good £20,000 the same ratio on a 2013 plate Fiat 4K for the Fiat and 8 k for the connect.

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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....

That's where you're wrong daz. My 1250 TD multijet engine blew the pants off my 1.9d kangoo engine. Those multijet engines are fantastic!!

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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....

That's where you're wrong daz. My 1250 TD multijet engine blew the pants off my 1.9d kangoo engine. Those multijet engines are fantastic!!

Can you tell us which is the model to go for with air conditioning  and high payload there so many multijet this multijet that 16 valve 1.3 1.4 1.9

[Scrimble]

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....

My doblos all have air con sat nav air con reverse park sensors electric windows Bluetooth etc I have one which is 2.0 turbo with 180 bhp which pulls like a train

And 8 weekly yes plus vat it’s a commercial vehicle,

Crystal clear go onto the fiat professional website and download the brochure, the best model is the doblo maxi technio which is lwb with1.6 105bhp 6 speed air con sat nav reverse park sensors cruise control air con Bluetooth electric windows mirrors etc

I just found a van on Auto Trader 11k brand new, get the money and go and buy it you won’t regret it

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201807318999992

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To be fair that looks a good deal scrimble.....

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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....

My doblos all have air con sat nav air con reverse park sensors electric windows Bluetooth etc I have one which is 2.0 turbo with 180 bhp which pulls like a train

And 8 weekly yes plus vat it’s a commercial vehicle,

Crystal clear go onto the fiat professional website and download the brochure, the best model is the doblo maxi technio which is lwb with1.6 105bhp 6 speed air con sat nav reverse park sensors cruise control air con Bluetooth electric windows mirrors etc

I just found a van on Auto Trader 11k brand new, get the money and go and buy it you won’t regret it

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201807318999992

mate the 1.3s are always SW's? which ones do you get usually for the money and the payload? i think the 1.3s have 900kg and the lwbs that do have a price difference have more room ofcourse and payload

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the maxi is 1000kg payload
the normal swb is 750kg payload,

I always buy the maxigo onto the Fiat professional website and download the brochure

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My 1.3 (736kg payload) bought new in 2006 is still going strong. It has had me one up 400L. Me and Dan the Man 2 up with 400L and a trailer with 200L for six months till I bought a new van. We kept it.

Now Dan the Man is on his own and running it for the last 4 years with a 400L. He was thinking of upgrading but like he says it's runnnng fine and so he saves a few hundred a month towards the new one.

Engines

1.3 is fine for one man and a 400/500 (new shape 750kg) NO CAM BELT it's a chain.

1.6 has the worst reputation of the three. Less well proven and reputed oil feed problems if not religious about oil and filter changes. May be OK now. Dunno. CAMBELT

2.0 is the JTD /HDi we all know and love from Peugeot and Citroen engines. Better if 1000kg payload.

[Scrimble]

My 1.3 (736kg payload) bought new in 2006 is still going strong. It has had me one up 400L. Me and Dan the Man 2 up with 400L and a trailer with 200L for six months till I bought a new van. We kept it.

Now Dan the Man is on his own and running it for the last 4 years with a 400L. He was thinking of upgrading but like he says it's runnnng fine and so he saves a few hundred a month towards the new one.

Engines

1.3 is fine for one man and a 400/500 (new shape 750kg) NO CAM BELT it's a chain.

1.6 has the worst reputation of the three. Less well proven and reputed oil feed problems if not religious about oil and filter changes. May be OK now. Dunno. CAMBELT

2.0 is the JTD /HDi we all know and love from Peugeot and Citroen engines. Better if 1000kg payload.

the 1.6 is not the same as the citreon peugeot, it is a FPT (Fiat Alfa Lancia) engine. it is basically a downsized 1.9 found in the older Doblo's and many other Alfas and Fiat. the new 120bhp 1.6 replaces the old 2.0


the 2.0 16v multijet is no longer avalible as it is only euro 5, it is a gm based engine not Citreon Peugeot so get yours facts right, I have a Doblo with this engine, very rare there are not many about and power wise defo the best.

the 1.3 now has 95bhp so more power than the old earlier Doblos, most swb Doblos have the 1.3

whichever engine you get it doesn't really matter they are all good, buy new if you can or get one which has been well looked after which is rare with commercial vehicles

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not bad price here for the lwb 1.6 tecnico  http://www.plattsvancentre.com/fiat-professional-new-doblo-cargo-vans.php?id=1034&NewDobloMAXICargoVan&stocklist=4&bodytype=L2H1.
That price may include metallic paint  so you could possibly take another £300 off that price if you went for the basic white one, if not its still a good price and i doubt it will be a pre registered one so you will get the full 3 year warranty.

[AuRavelling79]

Thank you Scrimble - I was really talking about the older ones and the first of the new shapes.

My point being is that they are very good vans.