Vauxhall Combo

[jonesy_ni]

Needing to replace the Escort van.

Within the age I am looking i have a choice of, 1.7di, 1.3cdti, 1.7cdti. Prob with about 40k on the clock.

Had a drive in the 1.7di today, was good enough for what i want.

Anyone know about these vans and the engines?

Looking for reliability over power and a half decent MPG.

Cheers

[gallag]

Needing to replace the Escort van.

About time, Making the neighbourhood look bad.

[d_ghedia]

What kind of loads do you carry? My brother-in-law as a Combo 1.3cdti as part of his courior company fleet and he reckons its pretty good engine... very nippy too. If you were going to be carrying heavy loads then i would opt for the 1.7cdti.

standclear of the 1.7di... as far as I am aware its basically a slightly improved old isuzu 1.7TD unit... and i had one of those in my cavalier back in 1995.

[_ZS_]

They're a Corsa C with a cube on the back. My old work has a 1.7Di, 465kg payload. Went fine with a 1 tonne bag of gravel in the back (put the bag on a pallet and bunged it in, blew the tyres up to 60psi and away she went).

The 1.7Di is exactly the same as the 1.7DTi apart from a low pressure turbo and no intercooler. They drive very well.

Only faults is the common Corsa C fault, the electric power steering, though they always fail in the early Corsas and Combos in the first year so should be all sorted by now.

[jonesy_ni]

About time, Making the neighbourhood look bad.

Take more than an escort van to make this place look bad!

What kind of loads do you carry? My brother-in-law as a Combo 1.3cdti as part of his courior company fleet and he reckons its pretty good engine... very nippy too. If you were going to be carrying heavy loads then i would opt for the 1.7cdti.

standclear of the 1.7di... as far as I am aware its basically a slightly improved old isuzu 1.7TD unit... and i had one of those in my cavalier back in 1995.

light loads, mostly boxes with lots of packing.

They're a Corsa C with a cube on the back. My old work has a 1.7Di, 465kg payload. Went fine with a 1 tonne bag of gravel in the back (put the bag on a pallet and bunged it in, blew the tyres up to 60psi and away she went).

The 1.7Di is exactly the same as the 1.7DTi apart from a low pressure turbo and no intercooler. They drive very well.

Only faults is the common Corsa C fault, the electric power steering, though they always fail in the early Corsas and Combos in the first year so should be all sorted by now.

Went ok for a van, 1.7di was ok for what i want.

Just not sure on the cdti versions

[gallag]

Take more than an escort van to make this place look bad!

True

[Big-Pete]

Combo Vans are quite nippy, i had a 1.7cdti one while my astra was in having warranty work done, it was an 06 reg, think it done around 500 550 miles to a tank..

Bet you can't wait till Christmas Day!! any idea what your getting or is it still a surprise

[jonesy_ni]

True

lol, suppose its not that bad

Combo Vans are quite nippy, i had a 1.7cdti one while my astra was in having warranty work done, it was an 06 reg, think it done around 500 550 miles to a tank..

Bet you can't wait till Christmas Day!! any idea what your getting or is it still a surprise

think i might be getting an xbox

cdti would be a high mileage on my budget, or a tidy di

dont like the thoughts of a cdti with high miles that has been thrashed about too much, loads of 1.3cdti's about, will need to get a drive in one

[Big-Pete]

I've had a few DTi astra's, both the 1.7 and the 2.oltr, really good on MPG and also quite quiet and comfy if you end up driving them all day.. actually My Brother has just had his works DTi combo replaced with Berlingo, and he hates it!

[jonesy_ni]

I've had a few DTi astra's, both the 1.7 and the 2.oltr, really good on MPG and also quite quiet and comfy if you end up driving them all day.. actually My Brother has just had his works DTi combo replaced with Berlingo, and he hates it!

Had a good drive in a berlingo, didnt like it too much myself.

Pick them up cheap