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General Would you sell it to a friend?

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I used to have an MPV version of the Ford Courier van. It was always pretty reliable apart from breaking its cambelt at 60,000 miles (it should have been changed at 30,000 miles :doh:) When I changed it I sold it to a friend who is still using it. I would not sell the Doblo to a friend as it is too unreliable. I suppose this is quite a good way of appraising a vehicle so I am starting a poll on the subject.
 
fido said:
I used to have an MPV version of the Ford Courier van. It was always pretty reliable apart from breaking its cambelt at 60,000 miles (it should have been changed at 30,000 miles :doh:) When I changed it I sold it to a friend who is still using it. I would not sell the Doblo to a friend as it is too unreliable. I suppose this is quite a good way of appraising a vehicle so I am starting a poll on the subject.
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Chop it in, less from a dealer when doing that but your conscience will be clear! That seems important to you. Or just advertize it outside your area?
 
Admin, please delete this thread. Apparently I'm only allowed 5 minutes to make up the poll options and I took 6 minutes so it timed out.:bang:
 
fido said:
Admin, please delete this thread. Apparently I'm only allowed 5 minutes to make up the poll options and I took 6 minutes so it timed out.:bang:
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Lol! :p
 
I do not know enough about dobin, I just got it last week,are the any worse than any other vans on the road.
Cheers
Stag from sunny Skye
 
my doblo is a 1.9 jtd 04 mpv, its been totally reliable over 3.5 yrs, done 20 k miles only needed aux belt and tyres, never let me down, I'm a sympathetic driver though regular oil changes, so yes I would sell to friend, had no advisories on mot since I bought it 107 k miles.
 
fido said:
I would not sell the Doblo to a friend as it is too unreliable.
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My uncle had a car that was totally reliable, it never gave any problem whatsoever for almost 8 years, and he had total confidence in it. Then on a family outing one day it suffered a minor fault, quickly fixed by a local garage. But uncle traded that car in the following week; it had let him down once, and he felt he would never really be able to trust it again.

The truth is that all cars are 100% reliable until the first fault shows up. And sometimes the best secondhand bargain is a car that the previous owner is totally sickened with, because he has spent a small fortune having things repaired or replaced.
 
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