(G) multipla help needed

i'm looking at getting me a diesel multipla is there anything i need to look out for ?? and a really girly question now whats the different numbers mean

I would have thought you had been on this forum long enough to know we have a multipla section

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I would look no more.My 06 Diesel is for sale in the for sale section funnily enoughShame on me

I've had my multipla for nearly 18 months, I really like it, I do my own work on it, I've replaced the front brake pads and rear brake shoes and drums, last week I replaced the cambelt, all stuff that needs doing anyway at some time. Mine's a 53 reg jtd (diesel) 115, the numbers refer to the horsepower and seem to increase with newer models.

Yes they are nice PG! I've had mine a few months now and really like it. They're a biggish old bus but to be honest once you're driving it, it doesn't seem that big. The beauty of it is it's only very short, not like a Galaxy or Sharan. If you buy one make sure you get evidence of cambelt changes etc. They should be done at 72000 miles but to me and a lot of other people that seems to be stretching it. The 115 (bhp) is reasonably pokey bearing in mind it's shaped a bit like a brick. The ELX models have twin sun roofs and aircon. One thing that does seem to be fairly common across the range is the low clutch bite. I was a bit worried about mine at first but soon got used to it. The high driving position is nice as well. See if you can get a test drive in one I bet you'll like it. Don't go for the first one you see though, shop about and see what you get for your money. I saw a couple of nails before I got the one I wanted. Good Luck.

The worst jobs to do are:

1 gearbox , check for fluid leaking under the gearbox if poss get it on a ramp while you test drive it.

2 rear trailing arms , get behind it and make sure the rear wheels are not tilting inwards at the top as it can be costly.

3 nocking at the rear could be the bushes where the rear subframe mounts which are not available without the subframe (£500).

4 clutch/dmf (dual mass flywheel) this again can be costly if your paying someone to do it i reckon your talking £200 to do the work and about £300 in parts (double that if you go to fiat).

5 turbo , mine is just approaching 100 thousand miles and is ok but it is letting some oil past it (£450?)

6 Knocking at the front, not so bad once you get over the shock of the roll bar £110 (if required) as most of the time it will be the droplinks which are about £30 and wishbones which can be had for about £30 each side.

These are prob the most common that pop up here but remember this is a small community and people only seek out these forums when something goes wrong so dont let my list scare you off .

I think the Multipla is a crackin car and couldnt think about replacing it with anything else so the smiles per miles are worth it.

Yep had my wishbones and one trailing arm replaced at only 24k