How Much For My Berlingo

[StephenM]

I was contemplating selling my precious Berlingo Forte after seeing the new (facelifted) Multipla <_<

Still got a year left to pay but I can sort that out, what I was wondering was had anyone sold or seen one for sale lately about the same age/spec as mine. These are very rare on the used market up in Glasgow area and having sold a few cars in my time I know the glasses guide doesnt really mean anything when it comes to the deal.

Looking to trade-in or preferably sell (maybe!)

Berlingo 1.6 Forte (april 03), med blue with no extras other than the mettalic paint, totally mint condition with 38k on the clock, new front tyres FDSH, and just serviced (the biggie at £280) with tax until september.

Any ideas?

Or maybe I am mad - I love the blingo and wanted to keep it until next april, but it will have covered 60k at that point and may be harder to shift. I have a kiddie due soon and love the idea of 3 in the front and all the gear in the back for holidays etc. plus I have a thing for quirky practical cars :rolleyes:

[hertsnminds]

If you go to the Citroen UK website and run an elect 3 calculation on a 1.6 Forte it gives a future value of
£3,933 which I suppose is what you would be offered by a dealer for it against a new car.

They also have eight 1.6 Forte in the used car section, the cheapest being a 52 plate with 7,723 miles on it for £6,495, so you can expect they have paid anything up to 2k less than the asking price.

Then there is the Auto Trader website, cheapest there was...
2003   CITROEN BERLINGO 1.6i 16V Forte 5dr Estate
Silver, Anti theft system, Remote c/locking, Driver airbag, Elec windows & mirrors, Power steer, Child locks, Rear Headrests, Folding Rear Seats, Luxury Pack, 1 owner, Full Citroen Service History & balance of new car warranty. Just serviced, immaculate. 12500 miles. £5900.

So it looks like trade in value is about 4k and sellng yourself closer to 6k.

Ian
Orange 03 Senso

[StephenM]

I was looking at £5900 for private as the nearest one to me is a Mk1 51 plate at £5700 (a bit overpriced!). One magazine reckoned £5000 trade - no way I would go for £4k! although I suppose its cost to change. Need to look out for a demonstrator on nearly new JTD Multipla now as they are just a little outside what I want to pay for a car.

My neighbour just bought a 52plate 1.9D Mk1 for £4300 (haggled down from £4900 I believe) so they seem to hold their value well enough.

Once the I get the small parking ding removed by my friendly local bodyshop I reckon I will make the swap in April or so.

Used berlingo anyone? :rolleyes:

[StephenM]

Looked at the Fiat Multipla - looks great and flexible seating is much better than the berlingo, seems expensive for a fiat and rrp. is up there with the Honda FRV!, dealer was keen to do a great deal on a demonstrator so I will see what figures they come up with - seen new 1.9TDs for as little as £11,500. Compared to the berlingo I was surprised as the tiny boot and limited load area with seats in :rolleyes: but (importantly!) my wife didnt like it as much as the multispace - so its a dilema for us. Because we want a bit more safety in the new car I did consider looking at a new Multispace HDi with specced up goodies - airbags and a modutop, but fancy a change too - mmm, descisions, descisions

Also looking at a used Touran or Zafira (flexible seating appeals) but these have no character... the multipla and berlingo have loads!

Only if citroen did a seven seater Multispace!

[hertsnminds]

Once you go 7 seats, Citroen, Peugeot and Fiat will try to sell you the same car but with a different name...C8, 807 and Ulysse. Mind you the Multispace, Partner combi and Doblo are the same box as well.

Most of the smaller 7 seat cars I have seen are actually 5 seaters with 2 child seats in the back. That is things like the Toyota Verso, Volvo estates and Zafira. The rear 2 seat are also not easy to get in and out of. You have to go to C8/Espace size for 7 adult size seats, then you start to use more petrol and get worse performance. I suppose the real question is how often do yuo have more than 5 people in the car?


Ian
Orange 03 Senso

[StephenM]

Not really into buying a big bus... I mean C8 :rolleyes: 6 or 7 seats would suit me with having child in car and bikes, kit etc. on one of my many trips up north. 3 seats with huge load area is the best option for me, however there has been a few times I have been heading away with friends or family and have been 1 seat short - small seats are OK as it wouldnt be everyday use.

On the legroom front, my friend who is 6' 2" travelled to scotland from way down south in the back of a Zafiri... it can be done!

[StephenM]

Well - my 03 1.6 forte (38k miles) acheived £5500 as a trade in, mainly due to it being mint! The deal on a new Berlingo HDi desire was just too good to miss, and better value than the Multipla and (yawn!) Zafira. Reckon the dealer will sell at £6,500 and I know I would have got £5,900 easy as a private sale - as I cant do without a car, for even a day, it meant it had to be the trade in route.

Dealer says around 2 months for my Iron Grey HDi with Air Con... all good things come to those who wait :ph34r:

[Terry1100]

[quote]is up there with the Honda FRV[/quote]

Have look at the Honda website (the FRV appealed to me in amoment of madness)

They have a "compare" function. Select the FRV and put it against the Berlingo. I'm sticking thanks very much.

[tronboy]

Can't see the logic in stuffing a couple of seats in the rear crumple zone and calling it a 7-seater. Fiat have done it with the Doglo and RustinAllover did it years ago with the Montego Wagon. Here they were even nastier as they faced the seats rearward so the occupants could witness their impending doom.

If you need a 7 seater you need to move upmarket and buy a 7-seater, not a 5-seater with rear seats as afterthoughts. If you don't then an airbagged-up Lingo is as safe as a Multipla, and better in side impact. Have you seen how thin the Multipla's doors are?

SCx

[numbersix]

An interesting choice for anyone looking for the seven seat experience , and that weekend away sort of thing is the Mazda Bongo.The brother-in-law almost bought one , and I was struck by the quality of the conversion work done on these vans , which can sleep four, transport up to eight , kitchenette, awning and sun canopy could be yours for anything from £5K to about £14K.They also have some of the best paint jobs going , and are reasonably economical in 2.5L TD guise, which most are.

Be seeing you!!!

[Oxymoron]

[quote name='StephenM' date='Mar 15 2005, 01:14 PM']
Dealer says around 2 months for my Iron Grey HDi with Air Con... all good things come to those who wait :D [/quote]
Hi,
Saw my first Iron Grey Blingo today!....good choice, nice colour, might have gone for this shade if it had been available at the time I bought mine!
Cheerz. :)

[tronboy]

[quote name='Oxymoron' date='May 9 2005, 06:36 PM'] [quote name='StephenM' date='Mar 15 2005, 01:14 PM']
Saw my first Iron Grey Blingo today!....good choice, nice colour, might have gone for this shade if it had been available at the time I bought mine!
Cheerz. :angry: [/quote]
Nice colour indeed! A bit more 'sensible' than some of the Multispace colours, more in line with the sober colour range offered on the Partner.

Has anybody seen the metallic Olive Green yet?

TronX

[DickieG]

Yes I saw one a couple of months ago up in Suffolk, it looks like metallic Army green :angry: