New vehicle

"Bob Sherunckle" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

But could there be, with relatively few other changes?

Is it b'ling-b'ling?

There could.

No.

:-)

Sliding doors

1.6HDI

French

Citroen.

Yep , definitely a Citroen ;0)

Whatever their van thing is :0)

Synergie. Its more probably a 2.0 HDi I reckon though.

Oops, missed this bit.

Douglas Payne gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Doesn't smell of garlic, then. That's a faint whiff of pasta sauce.

Oi we're not allowed to enter ! :)

Don't diss the HDi, I'm "smoking" around in a 306 HDi at the mo', it's suprisingly OK. 'specially the engine :)

I've gone from 24mpg to over 50 :)

All because I need another 4-door, due to a new arrival in the family :)

Hinge at the rear?

Is it a clownfish?

I knew someone would get it eventually...

Wot he said. I was initially thinking "berlingo", and also "I could be jealous of that, fairly easily" but the Synergie... no, not really.

See, that bit I don't get. Whilst I could easily understand that nobody would actually want a Synergie, why would a Berlingo be any better ? I have no problem with Berlingos, you can do stuff with them, just like the synergie. You can just do less stuff...

;-)

Because it looks like a van, and is effectively a van with seats and some extra glass, whereas the Synergie... humm... does the term 'Sunshine Bus' mean anything to you?

That, and every Synergie / 806 I've ever seen on eBay and the like always seems to be riddled with problems, whereas Berlingos seem to be pretty resilient - something perhaps to do with the latter being something of a 'no frills' vehicle, and therefore pretty basic toys wise.

-- JackH

Well, it's not exactly rational, but I reckon the Berlingo is a bit cool, because it's a car (at least in car form) for those who aspire to have a van [1] and who don't care in the slightest about image [2]

The synergie is just a bit, well, sprog-bus.

[1] Yes, we^h^h they do exist [2] this probably goes naturally with [1], but surely it's a key ingredient in being cool? This is a genuine question; I have no expertise in coolness.

Being a car that's also a van was more than a little of what I was looking for and a Berlingo or Partner wouldn't have worked for me or, yes I admit it, I would have had one. Plus, you can sleep in the back of a Eurovan.

Synergie is pretty uncool. Admit it, that's what you were aiming for. (c:

My cousin has a VW caddy as his only transport. He uses it for commuting and taking his trials bikes places.

He did have a hot hatch for work and a Transit Connect for play but he crashed the car and never went back.

Vans can be handy, but their lack of seating can make them a bit impractical.

...which is why Berlingo Multispaces and the like make good sense for some...

-- JackH

It's so uncool that most people wouldn't touch it with a barge pole, therefore only the truly enlightened would have one.

Ergo.

It's cool.

See, YKIMS.

Anyway, it's a lifestyle vehicle donchaknow. Swivel the front chairs around to the back. Fold the centre seat into picnic table mode. And you're good to go.

It's like a Bongobus only in FWD form. It's a Zilbus.

Bet it'll tow a Kit Car to a hillclimb and provide a base for tools and cups of tea nicely too.

Hey man, you don't need to explain it to me. Family Payne was there a few years ago with a 1987 Espace.