Van derived cars?

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

Hello All,

Does anyone here have a Berlingo Multispace or a Kangoo?
I am thinking of getting one to ferry the dog in the back off and really need additional space.

In addition does anyone know if the rear seats easily come out of them, so when the need arises I can use it as a van.

Finally what is NVH like? Are they noisey as hell to drive with little sophistication?

Cheers

Craig

Phoenix · Twisted Firestarter Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Karma :

Problem with driving those is you will look like a spacker and drive everywhere at 20mph below the speed limit, don't do it.

Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

I get 2 Collies in the boot of a 306 without any problems. You just want a van. Laughing

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T0MMY · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Karma :

I spent 2 years driving a Berlingo around some of the best driving roads in Scotland when I was working as a field scientist and I thought it was bloody marvellous. I had a BMW 325i at the time and the Berlingo was a more involving drive...seriously.

They handle surprisingly well, quite happy to oversteer off the throttle and the turbo diesel's not that slow. Refinement wasn't too bad either really, in fact I'd say it was a nicer drive than some shitty small cars. This was a van one too, I bet the people carrier version is quieter inside.

Kangoo I didn't think was as good and I hate the Transit Connects. Either way though you'll either look like a white van man or a spacker depending on whether you get one with rear windows or not.
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Suntan Sid · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 May 2009 Karma :

Have to agree with “Tommy”, I had a Berlingo from new.
From what I remember, the back seats fold down leaving a large flat space.
We used to do a lot of toing and froing into Europe.
Southern Germany to Amsterdam, four adults, plus mega amounts of Beer and wine plus enough luggage for three weeks was not a problem.
Ours was a diesel, took a while to get there, but once up to top speed (110mph IIRC), it would stay there all day, on the autobahn.
Very frugal on juice, as well, on longer trips.
Very comfy on long trips, slow, but pleasant to drive.
I needed to take an, old, double mattress to the tip, got it in, but it was a bit of a squeeze.
Hope that helps!

andyscooter · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 May 2009 Karma :

buy an old escort van and stick it on a classic policy Laughing

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Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

I want an Escort van. Is van insurance a lot more?

Tiff · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Karma :

We had a Berlingo Multispace for a while, and it was fab, seats come out no problem, and you can fit a GN400 in the back.. Stick some alloys on, a chrome "A" bar and black out the windows and they look very cool..chassis is pure Peugeot 306-so they handle too. Even Clarkson rates 'em!

https://www.vanstyle.co.uk/vanaccessories/Citroen_Berlingo_Van_Accessories.html
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tatfan · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 10 May 2010 Karma :

I had a kangoo for work. The van itself wasn't too bad, although it did feel a bit cheap. However, 60000 miles in 6 months in it has totally killed my back. If you a big guy, be careful!

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dooley · L Plate Warrior Joined: 03 Jun 2010 Karma :

awesome cars. shame they did 'em in proper xtr lsd spec

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