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Originally posted by Irony
Another vote for the Citroen Berlingo or Peogeot Partner. I have a 2004 Peogeot Partner Quicksilver, my elderly Dad gave it to me. it was 14 years old with 37k on the clock. Garaged all its life. Cam belt was 4 years past changing and the tires perished. It now has 100K with very very few repairs. Those repairs were due to lack of use.

Good Points:

Cheap as chips - 2.0HDi engine is in a million cars. Literally dirt cheap
Reliable as anything else.
Simple engineering, even the fuel primer is a hand pump!
So awful you don't give a crap - I've had grass, manure, broken concrete, cement, rubble, hardcore (arf arf), chickens and timber in the back.
No one will ever nick it.
Old folk let you out at junctions.
So many pockets and compartment in the interior, 32 in my quicksilver edition.
Nice chats with other owners in car parks to discuss how awful our vans are.
Huge, huge rear space with oodles of height for bikes.
Cheap insurance due to people never driving them at the speed limit.
Lift up boot lid so huge two people in chairs can shelter from rain.
Wife will not drive it.
Costs less per year than most cars per month.

Bad Points:

No street credibility what-so-ever, literally a step up from a mobility scooter.
Wife will not drive it
Anyone in the rear seats feels like the Pope.
Mates take the piss, literally all the time.

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