[Richard Groves]

Ask if the cam belt and water pump have been done, if so you need to see an invoice for that. If mot then factor that in the price, it will cost 3pp-350 to get done. It is preventative maintenance, if yout cambelt snaps its bye bye engine., as the valves and pistons will connect at the wrong time, thus bending the valves.

Exactly. Had my 15 Yr old ranger serviced a couple of months back ahead of selling it this year and cam belt done at same time in the hope that it sells easier.

[andyM]

The one I've my eye on is a 1.6HDI L1 850 (2012)

Just a word of caution...
The 1.6 HDi does need to have regular oil changes (i think it's every 10,000 miles or every 12 months, whichever is sooner).
Check the service history to see if regular services have been done over the lifetime of the vehicle.
As the 1.6 HDi engine has a reputation for turbo issues, but this has been linked to irregular oil changes as far as i remember.

[Richard Groves]

The one I've my eye on is a 1.6HDI L1 850 (2012)

Just a word of caution...
The 1.6 HDi does need to have regular oil changes (i think it's every 10,000 miles or every 12 months, whichever is sooner).
Check the service history to see if regular services have been done over the lifetime of the vehicle.
As the 1.6 HDi engine has a reputation for turbo issues, but this has been linked to irregular oil changes as far as i remember.

Thank you Andy. As a matter of course I've always serviced my vehicles annually end of September/October with an oil and filter change, air filter, fluid top ups etc. but good to know.
I've narrowed down my choices to this van because I need an economical and smaller more compact van now and the occasional 3rd seat in the cab. With a tight budget of approx £3k , it seems to be the best option .

[Dave Willis]

Don’t buy a Toyota .......... two lightbulbs now in ten years.
Bloody rubbish!

[Mr.G]

I use a Peugeot Partner (same as Berlingo) 
I highly recommend them!
The old 1.9's are cheap as chips and go on forever (touch wood)
Payload is only 600kg though so no good for carting a 1000 litre tank about

[Richard Groves]

I use a Peugeot Partner (same as Berlingo) 
I highly recommend them!
The old 1.9's are cheap as chips and go on forever (touch wood)
Payload is only 600kg though so no good for carting a 1000 litre tank about

Shame I need the occasional 3rd seat or the 1.9 would be on the list.

[Spruce]

I use a Peugeot Partner (same as Berlingo) 
I highly recommend them!
The old 1.9's are cheap as chips and go on forever (touch wood)
Payload is only 600kg though so no good for carting a 1000 litre tank about

Shame I need the occasional 3rd seat or the 1.9 would be on the list.

Do check to see how usable that middle seat actually is.

[Klean07]

I bought a Peugeot Partner from a local van centre which sells loads of vans a month and always has around 500 in stock. These vans are mainly ex fleet with high mileage and full service history plus most are one owner too! The van I got is a 11 plate 1.9 which had 135,000 miles on clock for £2,500 and no vat! I took a 6 months warranty out for £200 extra but never had to use it van drives like new!!

[Richard Groves]

I use a Peugeot Partner (same as Berlingo) 
I highly recommend them!
The old 1.9's are cheap as chips and go on forever (touch wood)
Payload is only 600kg though so no good for carting a 1000 litre tank about

Shame I need the occasional 3rd seat or the 1.9 would be on the list.

Do check to see how usable that middle seat actually is.

Enough for my needs Spruce and only occasional short journey. With my partner not being a driver I refuse to bear the cost of running a car as well for the odd time we take a passenger too. Currently have a 15 year old ford ranger supercab with truckman. Great for working out the back of, but total overkill and uneconomical for the odd time we have a passenger, but she's insisting on at least 3 seats ! 

[EandM]

Enough for my needs Spruce and only occasional short journey. With my partner not being a driver I refuse to bear the cost of running a car as well for the odd time we take a passenger too. Currently have a 15 year old ford ranger supercab with truckman. Great for working out the back of, but total overkill and uneconomical for the odd time we have a passenger, but she's insisting on at least 3 seats ! 
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I have a 17 year old Ranger Supercab for work and ferrying the kids. Eight years owned with no hassle. Wouldn't be without it and could never go back to a van.

[Richard Groves]

I'll be sad to see it go. But it's mpg is terrible, barely fits on our short driveway ( moved house.) and is a right pita when it comes to hatchback sized parking spaces for the majority of my highly populated urban work. Shame though as its the most comfortable work vehicle I've owned. 😔

[alank]

Would a newer double cab pick up not be an option better mpg than the ranger and more cab space for when you need it I've used pick ups in the past and currently run an l200 for work and social wouldn't want to go back to a van.

[NWH]

I bought a Peugeot Partner from a local van centre which sells loads of vans a month and always has around 500 in stock. These vans are mainly ex fleet with high mileage and full service history plus most are one owner too! The van I got is a 11 plate 1.9 which had 135,000 miles on clock for £2,500 and no vat! I took a 6 months warranty out for £200 extra but never had to use it van drives like new!!

Drives like new yeah right oh,go and drive a new van and then come back and tell us.

[EandM]

I'll be sad to see it go. But it's mpg is terrible, barely fits on our short driveway ( moved house.) and is a right pita when it comes to hatchback sized parking spaces for the majority of my highly populated urban work. Shame though as its the most comfortable work vehicle I've owned. 😔

How bad is the mpg and how does that compare to a van ?

I appreciate the parking space issue. Mine can be a pain on some of the very rurals due to the narrowness of the roads.
Fortunately, most of my work is larger, detached houses with plenty of space.
The sheer amount of off roading I regualry do rules out a van for me.

[Johnny B]

I have just bought a Peugeot Partner 1.9d to replace my recently cremated Berlingo. It's an oldie (2006) but the bodywork is near perfect, no rust or damage anywhere on it. It needs a few things doing to it before I start using it in earnest, but it was as cheap as chips and even once everything is done on it, it will still be a cheap, cheerful, tidy and reliable work horse.

John

[Klean07]

I bought a Peugeot Partner from a local van centre which sells loads of vans a month and always has around 500 in stock. These vans are mainly ex fleet with high mileage and full service history plus most are one owner too! The van I got is a 11 plate 1.9 which had 135,000 miles on clock for £2,500 and no vat! I took a 6 months warranty out for £200 extra but never had to use it van drives like new!!

Drives like new yeah right oh,go and drive a new van and then come back and tell us.

Plonka!! Its a term people use go look on Autotrader where you'll see loads of ads for second hand vans and they'll use this in their advert! Or in simpler terms we say things like "there was a queue a mile long at the shops" but it wasn't really a mile just a long queue!!

[Richard Groves]

I'm beginning to think a 1.9 now . She'll be furious with me ( 2 seats ) but its my money and my business  !
Seen a very good condition 2006 with low miles. Do these have a dpf ?
Tried googling but cant find the answer.

[dazmond]

The one I've my eye on is a 1.6HDI L1 850 (2012)

Just a word of caution...
The 1.6 HDi does need to have regular oil changes (i think it's every 10,000 miles or every 12 months, whichever is sooner).
Check the service history to see if regular services have been done over the lifetime of the vehicle.
As the 1.6 HDi engine has a reputation for turbo issues, but this has been linked to irregular oil changes as far as i remember.

I always get my oil changed every year regardless of mileage.....mines only done 10,000 miles in 3 years and its coming up to its 3rd oil change(I'll get the fuel filter changed too this time)

[NWH]

I would say to every van owner keep changing the fuel filter every other service,gets overlooked as it was by me the van drove like a dog before I started regularly changing it.

[CleanClear]

I'm beginning to think a 1.9 now . She'll be furious with me ( 2 seats ) but its my money and my business  !
Seen a very good condition 2006 with low miles. Do these have a dpf ?
Tried googling but cant find the answer.

No DPF on them mate. I'll stand to be corrected but the DPF's come in on the Berlingo/ Partners around 2012/2013. I've just got rid of my 1.9, i found it ok and no problems, great on fuel. They ain't turbo so they aint hot off the mark, some people describe them as slow but for a van fully loaded i thought it was fine. You won't be holding anyone up but neither will you be streaking down lane three on the motorway passing everyone in a moment of madness .