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matthewmosse:
We have 2 old Berlingos, cannot fault them really, cheap parts. Fairly reliable. Good on fuel, and as a self employed handy man I love the fact I can carry wife and kids back from holiday on Sunday including luggage, and Monday morning I can be headed off on a job with a mini dumper in the boot and if needed a trailer on the back too. Yes at 15 years old they need the odd part doing, but generally it's a case of things feel or sound a bit odd when driving and a quick inspection reveals a simple fix. Only significant oil leak was a garage not tightening the oil fill bolt on the gearbox, only spotted when it was down to a thimble of oil, cooked an output seal, not very expensive to have sorted. Glad I investigated a extra oil drop on the drive, could have been a gearbox. When they do eventually die, it will be more of the same for me. Elasticated waistband of the car world maybe but very practical, lots of cubby holes to keep ratchet straps mean a family day out can be augmented by impulse buying engines or bulky furniture and tiring them in the boot or to the roof.

andy120t:
I have an old 1994 106 diesel and it's fab! Old french cars rule!

royhall:

--- Quote from: Green1 on April 01, 2018, 05:49:04 PM ---And almost every French car from a year old onwards.

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I had French and Italian cars and vans for years until the theft at Christmas when I got a Ford Focus estate. The difference is unbelievable, I couldn't believe what a pile of sh**e I had been driving around in. Wont be buying rubbish like that again. Now about the Dacia Sandero, just cheap transport for people with zero interest in cars?

I also think oil leaks should be an MOT fail, nothing more dangerous for bikers than oil on the road. In fact, I would fine the buggers as well. Had a front wheel lock a few years ago on an oil patch, let off the brake and went right over the centre of the roundabout through all the flowers. Didn't come off or damage the bike but it was just pure luck that nothing was on the roundabout.

Green1:
I bought my sister a Sandero a couple of years ago. Its got more plastic then a wheelie bin but its a great little thing runs on fumes and its so cheap you don't mind the odd car park ding.

My new Vauxhall combo is just a rebadged Fiat and it rattles like buggery but it was cheap brand new so I can live with that.

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