We've had ours for 5.5 years, but it's been a patience-tester from day 1 really.
Now it's going - I've had enough of the whole experience. The new car's been ordered, part-ex arranged, so as soon as the new one's been built then it's goodbye from me.
The Croma has also put me off buying second-hand so, for the first time in my life, we're ordering brand new, from a main dealer.
My need for carrying capacity has also increased since I started my own business just over a year ago. I retail online, and often end up carrying a fair bit of stock from suppliers.
The replacement (deep breath, it's the longest model name ever)...
A Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream XTR 5dr ETG6
This is the top-of-the-range model, plus climate control, auto lights and auto-wipers. I was expecting rough-and-ready, but it was actually amazingly quiet and civilised on the test drive - a big step up from the previous model we had years ago.
It's a lot like the Croma, in that you kind of walk into it and sit on a chair, but higher still. I don't think the driving position's as good as the Croma, but I'll get used to it - all new cars feel strange at first.
The boot with the back seats down is 3000 litres, versus 1600 in the Croma, but it's about a foot shorter.
The ETG gearbox is a robotised clutch and gearbox. Due to the extra economy of the gearbox, it's £130 road tax for the manual or £30 for the auto. So that was decision made then. It's an official 61mpg combined (so 50-55 real-world probably).
We got a big chunk off the list price, meaning that there was no sense at all in buying used.
Some piccies of one - identical down to the colour and every nut and bolt. I think it looks a bit mad and pimped actually, but this is absolutely factory standard - the lowered suspension and side skirts are part of the Airdream efficiency thing, and the dark windows and blingy front are the XTR spec...
Many many thanks for all the help from everyone here over the years, nice forum, shame about the car.
Now it's going - I've had enough of the whole experience. The new car's been ordered, part-ex arranged, so as soon as the new one's been built then it's goodbye from me.
The Croma has also put me off buying second-hand so, for the first time in my life, we're ordering brand new, from a main dealer.
My need for carrying capacity has also increased since I started my own business just over a year ago. I retail online, and often end up carrying a fair bit of stock from suppliers.
The replacement (deep breath, it's the longest model name ever)...
A Citroen Berlingo Multispace 1.6 e-HDi 90 Airdream XTR 5dr ETG6
This is the top-of-the-range model, plus climate control, auto lights and auto-wipers. I was expecting rough-and-ready, but it was actually amazingly quiet and civilised on the test drive - a big step up from the previous model we had years ago.
It's a lot like the Croma, in that you kind of walk into it and sit on a chair, but higher still. I don't think the driving position's as good as the Croma, but I'll get used to it - all new cars feel strange at first.
The boot with the back seats down is 3000 litres, versus 1600 in the Croma, but it's about a foot shorter.
The ETG gearbox is a robotised clutch and gearbox. Due to the extra economy of the gearbox, it's £130 road tax for the manual or £30 for the auto. So that was decision made then. It's an official 61mpg combined (so 50-55 real-world probably).
We got a big chunk off the list price, meaning that there was no sense at all in buying used.
Some piccies of one - identical down to the colour and every nut and bolt. I think it looks a bit mad and pimped actually, but this is absolutely factory standard - the lowered suspension and side skirts are part of the Airdream efficiency thing, and the dark windows and blingy front are the XTR spec...
Many many thanks for all the help from everyone here over the years, nice forum, shame about the car.
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