captain_swing
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Something that troubles me a little is the issue of longevity in Doblo's. As you may know I drive a car version (1.3 multijet "family").
Now most commercial vehicles are designed for a horrid and brutal life of about 3 years before being scrapped - and Desiree, bless her is a very thinly disguised commercial vehicle. What is the life expectancy of this car?
I hope to get about 6 - 10 years out of her - but she may not reach that.
Interestingly of course, FIAT have galvanised the body - but Volkswagen, Ford etc don't for their commercial vehicles and they rust like billy-o.
I think I can expect the major componments - engine gearbox, body etc. to go the distance. But I can look forward to the components peculiar to the Doblo giving out after a while. Could get expensive.
Any thoughts?
What bits do you think are going to be long term failures?
Now most commercial vehicles are designed for a horrid and brutal life of about 3 years before being scrapped - and Desiree, bless her is a very thinly disguised commercial vehicle. What is the life expectancy of this car?
I hope to get about 6 - 10 years out of her - but she may not reach that.
Interestingly of course, FIAT have galvanised the body - but Volkswagen, Ford etc don't for their commercial vehicles and they rust like billy-o.
I think I can expect the major componments - engine gearbox, body etc. to go the distance. But I can look forward to the components peculiar to the Doblo giving out after a while. Could get expensive.
Any thoughts?
What bits do you think are going to be long term failures?