Great purchase, Ian. Makes complete sense, please just don't junk it if you decide it needs a new clutch. If the car is essentially ok, spend a few hundred on it because it ticks the boxes for practicality 100%. It's also thoroughly HubNut. Well done, and hopefully it means that you have eased that burden of needing to source the basic daily.

@misshubnut

2 жыл бұрын

The lovely Cecily was the last car that had clutch considerations and we miss her to this day!

@TheKnobCalledTone.

2 жыл бұрын

The Berlingo seems like a cross between Foxann and Betty. Hopefully it's a keeper.

@stephenjones9153

2 жыл бұрын

@@astafford8865 Hi After owning car's for over 45 year's of various makes I now have a Toyota Auris 1.4Ltr Diesel and since purchasing it 5 year's ago have never had a problem apart from the usual bulbs,wipers,tyres and brake pads. My Nephew also owns 2 Toyota,s and has never had any mot failures due to rust. Our local mechanic also owns a little 2006 Toyota Yaris and he swears by them. We all live in Liverpool which isn't that far from the Sea. I think Toyota did a good job in rust prevention on there vehicles. Obviously even fairly new car's have some surface rust underneath but this doesn't effect roadworthiness and is mainly due to the salt they put on our roads. Good luck with finding a little Toyota they are great little car's.

When HubNut couldn't get anymore HubNut Ian: I'm clearing room in the unit because I have too many cars Also Ian: Buys new family car Ah Ian never stop being HubNut sir, you are amazing.

@diabrettic

2 жыл бұрын

@@bartosz126p Put it up for sale FIRE SALE XD

@diabrettic

2 жыл бұрын

@@bartosz126p at least Bogey's don't burn hahaha

Loving the green interior, proper thing. Bit of a tidy, some proper Citroen wheel trims and a bit of TLC, it'll be a very decent daily.

Awww let Miss HubNut have a little caravan.. it can be called 'Snot' (as in, it snot happening, says Ian) and Bogey the Berlingo will be a perfect partner

I had a 2003 206 SW with this engine. I did about 28k a year at an average 50 mpg - the 2.0 is a much better engine than the 1.6. The chap who bought it off me scrapped it at well over 200k. If the timing belt has done 90k, I would be looking at changing it sooner rather than later. Love the colour!

We've got two of those at work to use as run arounds. Affectionately known as bellendo 1 and 2...... Bellendo 2 has a non turbo diesel which is woeful to drive. Bellendo 1 has a tu petrol 1.4 which is less dismal. Both are supremely reliable, just needing more sill patches every mot time.

@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge

2 жыл бұрын

Personally the old TU3 is one of the best engines ever made, Peugeot did the dumbest thing by discontinuing it back in 2014

@patrickphillips5053

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I'm using a 206 1.1 tu engine on an 05 plate, returning a good solid 50mpg

Love the color. Similar to my Passat. And no clear coat peel! A good polish. A lick of black paint on the wheels and some cheap snap on wheel covers will transform the look of her. Looks like a sensible purchase.

As long as you service it regularly it will last forever. Mine has 370k on the clock and is still going strong...

Tip with these orthopaedic shoe-cars ... once you've got a parcel shelf, get yourself some good strong dog bars for it ... you can then load the boot area right up to the roof without the risk of things landing on small people's heads! The perfect family car.

That reminds me of the very first car Clarkson reviewed on the new Top Gear in 2002. Mainly because it was a green Berlingo. Please hang onto this one for a bit longer than 5 minutes, Ian... this is actually a really neat looking family motor.

you've definitely bought into a good ecosystem with the berlingo, you'll have no issues finding parts for it, and it's rare that they go wrong

@waynelittle5583

2 жыл бұрын

It's a shitroen it's rare if they don't go wrong lol

@scootyman2974

2 жыл бұрын

@@waynelittle5583 not true! I’ve had several without issue. It’s the 1.6 16valve hid that had the problems. This model was fine. Suspension was easy to replace too.

My dad had the exact same model but in silver and it was a brilliant bus. Had blue belts and dash! As for it being not too sluggish, we had 130 out of it in Germany. On the Nurburgring! Sadly it died when he crashed it and the insurance refused to let us buy the salvage back and it was scrapped. Enjoy it, they're loyal servants if given a bit of love.

Excellent choice! The greenness reminds me of my dad's 1982 metallic green citroen CX, with its green interior trim (dashboard and all) and green seats. Wonderful. And is this the first collection caper with miss Hubnut? Doesn't matter, miss Hubnut's presence always improves the videos

Really pleased to see the Berlingo join the fleet! It looks very good for its age and the interior is splendid. They're brilliantly designed, not bad to work on, reliable and the most Citroenesque of modern Citroens.

This is the finest family car available. If it wasn't for your business model (periodically new old car), I would suggest you have found motoring heaven here. Yes, the mirror caps are clipped and glued on and can be transferred to an aftermarket mirror (if you snap off the clips and re-glue) Have fun. Fit two bicycles in the back with only the double bench folded. Fit a ton sized hippobag in the back or even 2 standard domestic appliances. This car is a miracle. You will want to keep it.

A good choice for your family . If it breaks( a bit )please fix it ,if it's not too expensive . I think it'll be worth some expenditure. And it's not cost much to start with . Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮❤

Blanking plugs and windy windows are a sign of electric things that can't go wrong. Absolutely crucial for buying French cars. The more the better. Great purchase, Ian!

@andymccabe6712

2 жыл бұрын

The key to buying French cars, in my experience, is - buy newer ones.....! Nothing ever goes wrong with the ones I've owned!

Ian, great choice for a family car. As it has a tow bar, have the rear beam suspension checked, as they do love to go soggy or just snap when you least expect it! Our one was petrol and it still returned 46 mpg. Happy family motoring!

@johnmoruzzi7236

Жыл бұрын

You were ahead of the curve as they say !

Congrats on the new purchase. Good luck and safe travels. These pre-facelift models still look quit sharp even 20 years on. (did like the facelift models at all actually) Fun seeing the standard '90's PSA switchgear from the Xsara and 306 in another car.

I absolutely love it! At least you can say that the fleet has gotten a lot more green!

We have a grotty 1.6HDi Berlingo facelift van at work that we use as a general runaround, parts fetcher and tip run vehicle. It has had minimal love other than basic servicing and is now on 130k miles.. It's battered and stinky (someone fitted a roof beacon and bolted the lamp through the front head-lining - it now leaks in the rain and the seats get wet), we said we'd keep it until it went wrong and throw it away but that was 5+ years ago and it refuses to die. I've become quite fond of it 👍

Gosh I'm surprised. You've finally got one. Right call certainly the right vehicle, given age, mileage and price, but I think you've done well with this. Worth doing the cambelt on it. The 2.0hdi is good engine.

Congrats: You finally took the right choice of a family car. Very unspectacular but very useful and practical car. That´s why I like it.

I have had 4 work Berlingo vans, from the first 1.9 na to the current last of the old shape 1.6tdi nice to drive and reliable. The worst of the bunch was a 1.6 hdi as my back struggled with the drivers seat so it was swapped for a colleagues older one. None of the other Berlingos caused a back issue but two of my colleagues struggled with the same van, if you go newer, take a decent test drive. The last two were fine. Enjoy, they are great vans.

Ian,I used the berlingo and partner vans.for courier work,last 20 years.the later 1.6hdi,not as reliable.loves the early mkt 1,2.0hdi.90bhp.loved it.so good on fuel.performance good.just change cambelt/water pump,then no problems..regular oil.good one mate.

Nice. A friend had one in blue and it was indestructible, very useful for Cornish lanes and their incredibly hard hedge rows.

Great buy, Ian. We had one of these where I used to work. It was an absolute workhorse and I loved it. Such a good, practical car. Looking forward to seeing how you get on with it.

The Berlingo is the family car people need but don't know it. We're on our second and our next car in two years time will be Berlingo too

I'm another Berlingo convert - mine is a 7 seater 3rd Generation bought in March 2020 as an ex-demonstrator from the main dealer with 1000 miles on the clock. First registered in November 2019 on a 69 plate, it has all the bells and whistles, with a 1.5 turbo diesel. My reason for getting the 7 seater version is the campervan kit that I also bought - plenty of leg room!

I have a Mk2 Berlingo van, which is very comfortable, has a set maximum speed of 70MPH, and I have had it for 5 years. I have found that the electrics in the van are not perfect, and the ABS Light keeps coming on. About the time that it is due a service. I have driven it from Colwyn Bay, where I live, to Reading, and back again twice. I am now thinking about adding the Cruise Control, even though nothing is going to increase the value of the vehicle now. If the car version is anywhere near as good as the van, I would love to have one, as My van has over 220,000 miles the bodywork is dents and rust, and the main MOT failure is the electrical system. I hope that you are having many happy years of motoring with your prehistoric version of the Berlingo.

Spares are readily available for Berlingos these days so mirrors should be easy to get hold of. The painted panel on the mirror does just pop off so no need to respray anything. On my Berlingo I replaced the drivers side wiper blade with a longer one and it does make a difference to the triangle of doom! I think when Miss Hubnut passes her test you won't be able to get it off her, it's amazing just how useful they are to have around.

We had one of these. We loved it. Loads of space, character and flexibility. Somehow also fun to drive. Cheap and cheerful. Still on top of my list.

Really looking forward to seeing you do this up and all the adventures you'll have.

Best of luck with it! DW10 engines are pretty bulletproof and good for 300k+ miles as long as the important stuff is done, like the timing belt which I think is officially 100k miles/10 years. Injectors might need reconditioning if idling is rough. It might leak oil around the valve cover and elsewhere, so keep an eye out for that. Broken EGR valve may lead to trouble with cold starts in winter (no glow plug pre-heating unless it's below zero), though maybe that was just a rare issue that I had with my similarly aged 406.

Just tap the rear door mechanism with your foot when closing. Becomes an all in one movement soon enough! First car I drove was my dad's one- in gold (I was allowed to pick colour when I was 5) enjoy!

The 2.0 HDI is a great motor! My dad had one in his 406, almost 250k miles on it before it was scrapped for other reasons

First saw these at the NEC ( the 2 door ) when they were 1st released, 1997 from memory. Always said we needed one. My missus got a brand new one as a mobility car recently. Despite a few mod cons, it is as practical as the original and the most common sense car on the road. I can't imagine us ever wanting any other car now.

That was my first airport taxi. Same colour and green/yellow interior. A brilliant car. My current one is the Peugeot variant mk2 with the 8 valve 1.6hdi engine and is about to clock over 200,000 miles. It’s family transport, our camper van for the weekend and at times a builders van when I bring home materials. I don’t care about the dents, the crisp packets and my little pony juice all over the seats from my little one and the scratches we have accumulated along the way. Only luxury is air con but it’s not a deal breaker if it wasn’t there. You have the non dual mass flywheel engine I’m thinking. Cheap clutches and happy days!

Love it, those are absolutely cracking vehicles, tough as old boots but amazingly smooth to drive. Massive MPG and with the 2.0hdi decently responsive, I doubt there has actually ever been a better all around family car for those that aren't obsessed with posher things....plus, I feel like I'm the only person in Britain that actually fits new wiper blades....if you do plan on towing with it, the rear floor can distort with too much weight, much like 306s etc used to do, they can't manage a heavy trailer

@manwithapan9481

2 жыл бұрын

It is only matched by my 21 yr old toyota verso :)

Love the way you subtlety changed the subject from caravans to smooth torque delivery.

@tridaks

2 жыл бұрын

Deftly smooth-torqued his way out of an uncomfortable conversation?

Ah happy Memories of Family motoring, Wife number one, two young boys (now in their twenties) and being asked to ‘park AWAY from my School because I don’t want to be seen in ‘that car.’ Joyous memories of them playing with their ‘game boys’ in the back and all powered by a lead from the cigarette lighter! Memories space and taking building rubble down to the tip in the back. Recalling beautiful rear sliding doors that could not be clanged into other vehicles when the boys unloaded. It was the basic I think 1.6 diesel. Had the aero dynamics of a house brick, and the performance of a jam sponge. Mind you low range torque meant starting off in second gear was a cinch and as a diesel I was nearly impossible to stall. Got keyed within weeks of having it new. Think we knew the kid who did it but never got the panel done as he’d likely on,y key it again. Think it was a 51 plate and there was a recall and mod on front suspension. Good luck and yes, happy Memories Oh the wonderful Green seatbelts! They were so cool. Actually took it to France! Those door mirrors are massive and give great rear vision! Ours had a green gear shift knob…Matched the seat belts. Happy memories. Ah yes, nearly forgot the underfloor storage. Great for hiding the boys game boys when they did not want to carry them

Good choice, very practical, fairly cheap to run, robust and got a towbar...what's not to like?

Great Purchase, will make sensible family transport and we know you always wanted one. A great addition to the fleet.

I remember having a Berlingo van a few years ago - non turbo 1.9 D. Omg it was no Ferrari, but I loved it. It was comfy and fairly smooth for a van. I even chucked a mattress in the back and slept in it. I see yours is just a tad less utilitarian. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Great vehicles...

Yes Ian that's the one good family transport very good I like the Berlingo/partner great purchase

Fantastic Purchase, loving the interior, I can see this being here for the long haul because they're such an all round practical motor.

An old friend of mine had one. It is quite amazing what you can get in them, it did two moves for my son and a part house clearance for me. Before that he had a C4 VTS 1.6 that was terrible.

Very nice. Reminds me of the xsara Picasso you almost bought. Had the same rear wiper issue. I had a xsara 1.4 forte in the same colour

Well done on this. I have 2007 1.6 16v petrol 115 bhp. It is near silent, smooth, swift, gorgeous ride and comfortable. On the continent very very popular. I intend to keep mine until it is very very old and scrap. I absolutely love it. I dont like diesel but the fabric of the car is fantastic.

That is SO Hubnut! Great stuff. As long as it survives longer than the Camry then all good.

Perfect Hubnut mobile. I’ve had 4 berlingos and 2 Citroen dispatch vans. Loved them all. Previous VW owner too.

My ex had the newer version of the Citroen Berlingo and it was the perfect car for a family of five, plus great for picking up things from the hardware shop. With all five of us on board there was loads of boot space for shopping or holiday luggage. I can also attest to the airbags working well when she drove into the back of someone. No hospital treatment needed, thankfully, but the car was a write-off. One thing that did puzzle me about it was the number of headlight bulbs we went through. I replaced about three per year. Just 12V bulbs, nothing fancy, I've just never replaced headlight bulbs so often on a car before. The sliding doors are great for supermarket parking and kids wanting to jump out quickly :-)

Your bus journey took me right back to when i was an arriva driver based in Aberystwyth in the mid to late 2000's doing the 32 to Dolgellau and then the x32 which continued onwards to Bangor, beautiful bus route (as was the 28 which swang a left past dyfi bridge) Wyn Lloyd of Lloyds motors was just a driver at arriva once upon a time, from then to where he is now you have to take your hat off to the guy, hes got a good fleet and a good reputation. Great video as always

A friend of mine used to have I think 4 of this generation Berlingo vans for his engineers. He rated them as cheap to run and maintain, resilient to abuse and suitable suspension for London speed bumps and potholes without the inconvenience of slowing down.

Love the car, colour and all this practicality.

Absolutely brilliant Ian well done

A symphony in green! Congrats to your new old Citroën! Have a nice trip. 🍀🍀🍀

Congrats on this wonderful addition to the HubNut fleet! LOVE the green, it's just fantastic. BMW used to do similar all-green interiors although I can't remember if the safetybelts were green (they probably were; BMW had rather outlandish interiors back then). Those Because HubNut cable ties are a blast, in my view one of the BEST channel branded item Ever.

Congratulations! The under storage is a brilliant idea: When the kids get car sick and vomit, it collects down there

My 89 AX has the same window winders. Clearly a quality piece of design Great choice Ian, hope this one serves you and the family well for a while

Well done! I look forward to learning about this one.

Good purchase! That 2.0 HDi will last forever and you should find 50mpg within reach; I achieved it with a 406 Estate. You dodged a bullet by avoiding the 1.6 When (not If) you get the caravan, bear in mind that the Berlingo only takes a noseweight of 50kg maximum, so nothing too front heavy!

I spent a couple of years mobile fitting towbars & electrics - for a car of that age have a really good look at the mounting points. I always greased and sleeved the drill points but others didn’t. When I was asked just to work in wiring I had a look at bars fitted by others and some of them were bolted to virtually nothing but rust on cars only 5 years old. Refused to work on them, condemned the towbar, and walked away - funny I never had to ask for some cash for my time - people appreciated my cheap advice more than they did shedding their expensive caravan on the M5 … Expect I’d have to ask for call out money these days and have a 30 page contract to support said request …

2.0 hdi is just brilliant! Welcome to the club! Seems like you definitely bought one in purest hubnut spec!

Great purchase sir! Don’t worry about the mileage or small issues, there is plenty life left in that. There really is no finer family wagon/workhorse out there.

Nice motor! Wow £95 thats a big chunk of the value of the car right there in the tank!😲😁😳⚠️

Nice purchase Ian they are a great thing to have, when you fold the back seats down you have a great wee van, best of luck, health and happiness with it.

What I really love about your videos is that they are not only about interesting cars but also that you are often showing us how breathtakingly beautiful Wales is. I think I will have to go visit your lovely country one day.

Welcome to the Berlingo club at last... You will find the release bolt for the spare wheel cradle on the edge of the boot floor, if you have the original jack winding handle there is a fitment on the end of it. Good luck.

@Craig-wp3pz

2 жыл бұрын

Many are rotted away or the threads have been ruined in a moment of desperation, grab a replacement and keep it greased! 👌

Betty and Giselle breath a huge sigh of relief as a new vehicle comes in to do the hard work.. I use to drive a Van version of these for Work.. Was a nice drive.. Nice purchase. :)

I love it! How delightfully Hubnut! Hopefully this ones a keeper!

Fantastic! Common sense with character and still very HubNut.

Very green buy good service history.Enjoy all the best to all Hub Nuts

Looks a sensible buy at last! Just needs some nice stock Citroen wheel trims, would tidy up the appearance somewhat. Can usually add cruise control fairly easily to PSA vehicles. Plug in the stalk. Activate with Lexia or a decent Launch computers. Worthwhile looking into as it definitely works on 04+ models.

At last! I have a 12 plate Berlingo , slightly bigger , it’s my work vehicle ( gardening) and my recreational vehicle. At moment it has my Kitesurf gear plus mountain bike . Also have an Amdro Bootjump which is a camping unit with Double bed and cooker… hope you enjoy yours as much as I do ! I’m up for Berlingo merch! Cheers, Simon 👍😄

Extra points for it for having the bonnet release on the driver's side.

Green everywhere, loving the green seatbelts. Nice to hear it's a sort of test Berlingo, it's not a bad price considering the current car market but would definitely love to see a really nice and high spec one in the future if it does work old but this car will probably still be tough as old boots. Can probably use and abuse it and it'll be perfectly fine.

Good choice. The interior is marvellous.

Absolute perfection! Bloody adore a Berlingo! Best cars ever.

We had that year berlingos in work but in van form. 1 was gutless and the other would spin wheels in 3rd off roundabouts.

Love the rambling, love the car, love the commentary - she's a keeper for sure!

Great car, with a tow bar! Cheap bike racks that mount to the tow bar are a great asset,

Ah busride! Love british buses. It's green, it's a Citroën, it's a family carrier. What do you want more? Great purchase.

I had a 09 plate 1.6hdi Xtr Berlingo in silver, Great car and sometimes wish I hadn't sold it but very reliable daily driver.

Keep it quiet. Don't tell anyone! You have bought into the best vehicle on the planet bar none! My 1.6hdi has been around Europe without fault. Owned since 2014 and proudly supports a hubnut sticker. Eight torque screws hold the rear seats in. Easy to swap from car to van. Sleep in back ( hence no need for caravan).

Nice, love the 2 tone interior. Also loved the section of double decker bus top deck travel.

@tridaks

2 жыл бұрын

Who doesn't like a bit of top deck action!!

Such a cool car! I'd love to own one someday, would be great once my GF and I finally buy our first home and need to move our stuff :)

Nice colour! And if I may be so bold to say! Surly coming from that beautiful North Wales town of Porthmadog where you tell us she has spent her whole life, it must be Blanche the Berlingo. Taking the name of that Stalwart 1893 Hunslet engine Blanche that is Ex Penyrhyn Mainline and has been on the wonderful Ffestiniog railway running out of Porthmadog since 1963 now. And has given stalwart service. I hope the Berlingo lasts and gives as much trusted service to you and your family.

Very impressed! I was hoping it was going to be a 'van with windows' of the French or Italian variety. 😀 Furthermore: yet ANOTHER Citroen added to the fleet. You both could consider opening a Citroen museum at this rate.

It seems pleasant ! I've been thinking of getting one of these to convert into a micro camper ( doing it in such a way it could be returned to it's original condition if needed )

Oh yes I approve!!! Congrats happy Hubnut motoring in your new purchase 🚙🚙💨💨💨

Mrs Hubnut, you can tow a caravan with just the 12/7N black lights socket it’s just that the 12/7S grey socket you can charge the battery, runs the fridge, lights and operates the reversing lights. Andrew Get a folding camper if you don’t want a caravan😀

Cool car, practical, economical and a lovely colour.

That looks sweet, glad you finally got one, 2.0 HDI too! I still prefer how the Partner looks exterior wise, but I see what you mean with the interior, especially in green. Sad that the Camry didn't work out, will forever miss the twin rear wipers unless you decide to buy another one in the future

I will give you credit Mr H, your very consistent at buying a certain type of car, I will leave it at that!

Oh, my memories came back. D Many times I drove (my sister's) externally & internally IDENTICAL Berlingo, however with 1.9D engine, richy equippment (front electric windows & AC!). It offered leveled-sofa ride and MUCH better roadholding than van appearance suggested. And even 51 kW was enough for me (excluding +50 mph overtakes :) because 1.9D had good torque on low-to-medium rpm. I called it Donkey. :D And the car is still alive, with next owner.

Excellent choice! I was lucky enough to happen across a 2005 Fiat Doblo just over 5 years ago and it's still my regular daily. Not a wildly different concept although I'm impressed with the Doblo's 55mpg (it is the rather leisurely 1.3 multijet but does all the jobs I need). Aircon still blows icy after 125k too! The great thing for me, as a biker, is the fact I can get a full size 750 in the back with relative ease, after removing the back seats (two bolts each) and, like your Blingo, it has a towbar, so another bike on the trailer. If you want to do caravanning though, you might find the maximum towing weight a little light; I doubt it's much different from the Doblo's 800kg. All the best and have fun!

@darrenelbrow5144

2 жыл бұрын

It’s approximately 1200kgs on the Berlingo

@Nino500

2 жыл бұрын

@@darrenelbrow5144 That's pretty good. The car can't weigh much more than that.

Good purchase! That will come into its own on socials etc

Knew it would be one of these! Hope it provides reliable family transport!

Welcome to the club, Ian! It's such an excellent cruiser, I made a lot of road trips through the Andes in one of those with the NA 1.9 XUD. Unbreakable, comfortable and frugal. Just a little detail, the Argentinian Berlingo/Partner has the stereo in that hidden compartment like the 405. I guess it had to do with stereo robbery, but it still made it a cleaner dashboard. Enjoy it as much as you can!