ACHUKA Posted March 18, 2003 Posted March 18, 2003 Just back from the showroom having bought a 1.9 diesel Berlingo Multispace on the current £1000 cashback deal (nice!), after a couple of weeks scouring the competition. Enjoyed the test drive. Haven't seen all that many on the road in our area, but there are hundreds of European websites. Great to find this UK forum, which looks to be in the early stages of development. Hopefully there'll be more Berlingo owners registering soon. Quote
Albert Posted March 20, 2003 Posted March 20, 2003 Hi ACHUKA Where are you in the UK as here in sunny Lancashire there are loads around here. They are mainly series 1's but I have seen alot more series 2's coming on the road recently Is yours a series 1 or 2? Quote
clanixion Posted March 21, 2003 Posted March 21, 2003 Just taken delivery of mine, a 2.0 HDi and it's a blast ! Had to wait nearly 10 weeks for delivery due to demand. The dealer I bought it from had ordered 15 to see them through the season and sold all of them in a matter of weeks. I had a Peugeot 406 1.9TD and the only thing I'm missing is the CD player. Anyone know if a CD tuner from any other Citroen's will fit the Multispace ? Cheers Andy Quote
ACHUKA Posted March 21, 2003 Author Posted March 21, 2003 Mine's the new updated model, so I guess a series 2 - but it's the old 1.9D engine - I'm not bothered about the speed and acceleration and I'd like to see the HDi engines notch up a bit more of a track record, although on paper they seem wonderfully economical I'd also be interested in info. re. a CD fitting - although initially even cassette music will be a luxury, since the system on our old Peugeot 405 estate (G reg) bit the dust some time ago... Got the reg. number on our new Multspace today - picking it up next Friday... we've spotted just one other in our local area so far... Quote
clanixion Posted March 22, 2003 Posted March 22, 2003 Well, Picked up the Multispace on Wednesday and was told the first 1,000 mile service was free. Looks like I'll be getting that on Tuesday. Loaded the beast up with all my gear (I'm a service engineer), two kids, wife and collected several more bags and boxes on my travels. I am still highly impressed with the space inside even with the boot area full. The kids had room to move around and the engine never felt stressed. It was good fun zipping past the Fiat Doblo on the M-Way. Anyway I read the radio manual and it appears that each Radio / CD Player is matched to the cars electrics therefore getting a CD player from a different Citroen is a no go. Looks like it's got to be a multichanger. Quote
ACHUKA Posted March 24, 2003 Author Posted March 24, 2003 Have now been given this Friday as MY pickup date... Can't wait. Wish we'd had it this weekend, with the superb weather. What colour is [I]your[I] HDi - our 1.9D is Sahara Gold... Quote
StephenM Posted March 27, 2003 Posted March 27, 2003 I ordered my Multispace 1.6 (new shape) way back in February, I am due to take delivery very soon (TBC). I do a fair few miles and wanted an HDi but I was told it would be June/July before I could take delivery . The 1.6 was supposed to be with me in early March - turns out it was another customers car on order - salesman error :) and the comfort pack I wanted would add another month onto the delivery time, so I went without. The dealer did try to get me to buy the 1.9 D - these seem readily available, but as the fuel economy was only about 3mpg better and performance slower I stuck with the petrol. I managed a craking deal on this car, most dealers refused to haggle even when I manged to sell what would have been trade in. I was almost about to buy over the net, but tried one last fairly local dealer - bingo! someone that wanted my business, they even beat my 'net price as well as giving me a fantastic finance rate. It pays to shop around for this car as it appears that some dealers seem to use citroen's cashback offer as a means to end haggling, I know (from the waiting times) that this is a popular car that citroen underestimated who popular it would be - but dealers still have their margins so haggle like mad. My 1.6 16v forte, w/mettalic paint (mediteranian blue - nice!) and comfort pack (now deleted from order :( ) cost less than £8600 - even after £1000 cashback it should be over £9000. This car is quite a transition for me, I came from having a modified Saxo VTR! (which are excellent cars even in unmodified form) But as I do a lot of outdoor pursuits the Berlingo makes much more sense and are unbelievable value. The Mk2's are also rare up here in Scotland - I have seen only 3 so far in the last month. Quote
StephenM Posted March 27, 2003 Posted March 27, 2003 Forgot to mention I was also interested in views re. CD fitting. Dealer had advised you must use a dealer fitted player (wasnt sure at the time if one was available) or multichanger. As citroen was charging well in excess of £200 before fitting :) I want to explore all other options first. I have a perfectly good Kenwood CD player which I wanted to use, my father who is a bit savvy when it comes to all things electrical and mechanical to do with cars reckons this can be wired in, regardless of the multiplex wiring - although you would lose speed sensitive volume and the steering wheel control. We will try this out before commiting to an overpriced citroen item! Quote
ACHUKA Posted March 27, 2003 Author Posted March 27, 2003 Regarding CD player. I've decided we'll probably be happy enough with radio and the odd cassette for short journeys. For longer trips I'm wondering about buying a portable CD/MP3 player with one of those in-car adapters. Does anyone have any good/bad experience with them? This is my eve-of-collection. First time with a brand new car, so I'm filled with a boyish sense of excitement. Quote
StephenM Posted March 29, 2003 Posted March 29, 2003 I wouldnt advise it, although it depends on how high quality you want the sound to be. I used one a few years ago with a technics player and goodmans kit - sound was OK although not nearly as good as my current kenwood front loading player, plus the kit was a bit bulky and the CD jumped a lot. If you are going down this route I would recommend going for a player with a long anti-shock memory, it will help your listening pleasure a lot! Should also note if you drive long distances and like your music - replace the factory speakers. If you only have 2 you need to add at least 2 more (not sure on the berlingo set up - even though I ordered one!). My saxo VTR had crap sounds until I removed the cardboard citroen ones, and swapped for sony - £30 a pair and the fitted right in, a 20 minunte job for a vast improvement. Quote
ACHUKA Posted March 30, 2003 Author Posted March 30, 2003 We were out driving for most of the day yesterday in the new Berlingo. It's a dream compared to our ancient old Peugeot 405. I love the driving position. My one worry, from review comments, was that I would find the 1.9 trad diesel engine sluggish, but it's perfectly nippy enough for me and the relationship of gears to speed is much more logical than it was (had become) in the old car, where 3rd gear was particularly naff, and 4th gear always nagged you to move into 5th even in builtup suburban areas. Only dodgy moment yesterday was when I filled up with diesel and couldn't work out how to get the rather awkwardly designed petrol cap back on. There must be a nack, so will have to practice today. Began to notice many more fellow multispace drivers on the road and felt like giving them all a wave of fellowship. We're also really pleased with our colour - Sahara Gold - though would prefer it if the Registration document did not describe it as 'beige'! :) Quote
clanixion Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 Well, The Berlingo is nearly two weeks old and I am averaging close to 1,000 miles per week. Phoned the garage when it was 5 days old to request the 1,000 mile service and was told I would have to wait 10 days before they could book it in. Looks like it will have nearly 2,500 miles on it before they get it ! I think my Sony CD player will slot into where the radio is but will loose the steering column controls and the central display. So far I am listening to talking books from the library ! I looked up the hand book and it appears that the radio or CD player is coded to the cars ignition system so you can't swap units between cars. Cheers Andy Quote
ACHUKA Posted April 6, 2003 Author Posted April 6, 2003 Still really chuffed with our new Multispace and seeing lots more on the road, including one identical to ours in our own hometown, except that that one has a personalised reg. plate. Some observations: ~lots of slopping noises from the diesel tank when reversing into parking spaces ~some degree of engine/body vibration noise at high rev. (tho have to say this was only really noticeable when my wife, with a tendency to be over-heavy on the throttle in low gears, was driving) ~nice heating system (it was grey and cold in the SE today!) ~Neil Young's [i]Silver and Gold[/i] (sounded great on the tape system, and it's nice to have those programmed RDS traffic alerts) so we're not missing a CD deck AT ALL ~ have driven 300+ miles in 10 days so first service will be due v. soon after Easter - am presuming that the high idling rev. will be calmed down a bit at that time Michael www.achuka.co.uk Quote
ACHUKA Posted April 17, 2003 Author Posted April 17, 2003 Even better pleased with Berlingo now that the warmer weather's here (the engine vibrations seems to have been connected with frosty starts)... [img]http://www.achuka.co.uk/achockablog/images/warehouse/berligo01.jpg[/img] Quote
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