Great purchase, Ian. Makes complete sense, please just don't junk it if you decide it needs a new clutch. If the car is essentially ok, spend a few hundred on it because it ticks the boxes for practicality 100%. It's also thoroughly HubNut. Well done, and hopefully it means that you have eased that burden of needing to source the basic daily.

When HubNut couldn't get anymore HubNut Ian: I'm clearing room in the unit because I have too many cars Also Ian: Buys new family car Ah Ian never stop being HubNut sir, you are amazing.

Awww let Miss HubNut have a little caravan.. it can be called 'Snot' (as in, it snot happening, says Ian) and Bogey the Berlingo will be a perfect partner

I had a 2003 206 SW with this engine. I did about 28k a year at an average 50 mpg - the 2.0 is a much better engine than the 1.6. The chap who bought it off me scrapped it at well over 200k. If the timing belt has done 90k, I would be looking at changing it sooner rather than later. Love the colour!

We've got two of those at work to use as run arounds. Affectionately known as bellendo 1 and 2...... Bellendo 2 has a non turbo diesel which is woeful to drive. Bellendo 1 has a tu petrol 1.4 which is less dismal. Both are supremely reliable, just needing more sill patches every mot time.

Love the color. Similar to my Passat. And no clear coat peel! A good polish. A lick of black paint on the wheels and some cheap snap on wheel covers will transform the look of her. Looks like a sensible purchase.

Loving the green interior, proper thing. Bit of a tidy, some proper Citroen wheel trims and a bit of TLC, it'll be a very decent daily.

This is the finest family car available. If it wasn't for your business model (periodically new old car), I would suggest you have found motoring heaven here. Yes, the mirror caps are clipped and glued on and can be transferred to an aftermarket mirror (if you snap off the clips and re-glue) Have fun. Fit two bicycles in the back with only the double bench folded. Fit a ton sized hippobag in the back or even 2 standard domestic appliances. This car is a miracle. You will want to keep it.

As long as you service it regularly it will last forever. Mine has 370k on the clock and is still going strong...

My dad had the exact same model but in silver and it was a brilliant bus. Had blue belts and dash! As for it being not too sluggish, we had 130 out of it in Germany. On the Nurburgring! Sadly it died when he crashed it and the insurance refused to let us buy the salvage back and it was scrapped. Enjoy it, they're loyal servants if given a bit of love.

We have a grotty 1.6HDi Berlingo facelift van at work that we use as a general runaround, parts fetcher and tip run vehicle. It has had minimal love other than basic servicing and is now on 130k miles.. It's battered and stinky (someone fitted a roof beacon and bolted the lamp through the front head-lining - it now leaks in the rain and the seats get wet), we said we'd keep it until it went wrong and throw it away but that was 5+ years ago and it refuses to die. I've become quite fond of it 👍

Blanking plugs and windy windows are a sign of electric things that can't go wrong. Absolutely crucial for buying French cars. The more the better. Great purchase, Ian!

Ian, great choice for a family car. As it has a tow bar, have the rear beam suspension checked, as they do love to go soggy or just snap when you least expect it! Our one was petrol and it still returned 46 mpg. Happy family motoring!

Keep it quiet. Don't tell anyone! You have bought into the best vehicle on the planet bar none! My 1.6hdi has been around Europe without fault. Owned since 2014 and proudly supports a hubnut sticker. Eight torque screws hold the rear seats in. Easy to swap from car to van. Sleep in back ( hence no need for caravan).

That reminds me of the very first car Clarkson reviewed on the new Top Gear in 2002. Mainly because it was a green Berlingo. Please hang onto this one for a bit longer than 5 minutes, Ian... this is actually a really neat looking family motor.

A good choice for your family . If it breaks( a bit )please fix it ,if it's not too expensive . I think it'll be worth some expenditure. And it's not cost much to start with . Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮❤

Gosh I'm surprised. You've finally got one. Right call certainly the right vehicle, given age, mileage and price, but I think you've done well with this. Worth doing the cambelt on it. The 2.0hdi is good engine.

Love it, those are absolutely cracking vehicles, tough as old boots but amazingly smooth to drive. Massive MPG and with the 2.0hdi decently responsive, I doubt there has actually ever been a better all around family car for those that aren't obsessed with posher things....plus, I feel like I'm the only person in Britain that actually fits new wiper blades....if you do plan on towing with it, the rear floor can distort with too much weight, much like 306s etc used to do, they can't manage a heavy trailer

you've definitely bought into a good ecosystem with the berlingo, you'll have no issues finding parts for it, and it's rare that they go wrong

Tip with these orthopaedic shoe-cars ... once you've got a parcel shelf, get yourself some good strong dog bars for it ... you can then load the boot area right up to the roof without the risk of things landing on small people's heads! The perfect family car.

Excellent choice! The greenness reminds me of my dad's 1982 metallic green citroen CX, with its green interior trim (dashboard and all) and green seats. Wonderful. And is this the first collection caper with miss Hubnut? Doesn't matter, miss Hubnut's presence always improves the videos

Congrats: You finally took the right choice of a family car. Very unspectacular but very useful and practical car. That´s why I like it.

Really pleased to see the Berlingo join the fleet! It looks very good for its age and the interior is splendid. They're brilliantly designed, not bad to work on, reliable and the most Citroenesque of modern Citroens.

Just tap the rear door mechanism with your foot when closing. Becomes an all in one movement soon enough! First car I drove was my dad's one- in gold (I was allowed to pick colour when I was 5) enjoy!

I'm another Berlingo convert - mine is a 7 seater 3rd Generation bought in March 2020 as an ex-demonstrator from the main dealer with 1000 miles on the clock. First registered in November 2019 on a 69 plate, it has all the bells and whistles, with a 1.5 turbo diesel. My reason for getting the 7 seater version is the campervan kit that I also bought - plenty of leg room!

Ian,I used the berlingo and partner vans.for courier work,last 20 years.the later 1.6hdi,not as reliable.loves the early mkt 1,2.0hdi.90bhp.loved it.so good on fuel.performance good.just change cambelt/water pump,then no problems..regular oil.good one mate.

I have had 4 work Berlingo vans, from the first 1.9 na to the current last of the old shape 1.6tdi nice to drive and reliable. The worst of the bunch was a 1.6 hdi as my back struggled with the drivers seat so it was swapped for a colleagues older one. None of the other Berlingos caused a back issue but two of my colleagues struggled with the same van, if you go newer, take a decent test drive. The last two were fine. Enjoy, they are great vans.

Good purchase! That 2.0 HDi will last forever and you should find 50mpg within reach; I achieved it with a 406 Estate. You dodged a bullet by avoiding the 1.6 When (not If) you get the caravan, bear in mind that the Berlingo only takes a noseweight of 50kg maximum, so nothing too front heavy!

I remember having a Berlingo van a few years ago - non turbo 1.9 D. Omg it was no Ferrari, but I loved it. It was comfy and fairly smooth for a van. I even chucked a mattress in the back and slept in it. I see yours is just a tad less utilitarian. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Great vehicles...

Well done on this. I have 2007 1.6 16v petrol 115 bhp. It is near silent, smooth, swift, gorgeous ride and comfortable. On the continent very very popular. I intend to keep mine until it is very very old and scrap. I absolutely love it. I dont like diesel but the fabric of the car is fantastic.

Ah happy Memories of Family motoring, Wife number one, two young boys (now in their twenties) and being asked to ‘park AWAY from my School because I don’t want to be seen in ‘that car.’ Joyous memories of them playing with their ‘game boys’ in the back and all powered by a lead from the cigarette lighter! Memories space and taking building rubble down to the tip in the back. Recalling beautiful rear sliding doors that could not be clanged into other vehicles when the boys unloaded. It was the basic I think 1.6 diesel. Had the aero dynamics of a house brick, and the performance of a jam sponge. Mind you low range torque meant starting off in second gear was a cinch and as a diesel I was nearly impossible to stall. Got keyed within weeks of having it new. Think we knew the kid who did it but never got the panel done as he’d likely on,y key it again. Think it was a 51 plate and there was a recall and mod on front suspension. Good luck and yes, happy Memories Oh the wonderful Green seatbelts! They were so cool. Actually took it to France! Those door mirrors are massive and give great rear vision! Ours had a green gear shift knob…Matched the seat belts. Happy memories. Ah yes, nearly forgot the underfloor storage. Great for hiding the boys game boys when they did not want to carry them

I have a Mk2 Berlingo van, which is very comfortable, has a set maximum speed of 70MPH, and I have had it for 5 years. I have found that the electrics in the van are not perfect, and the ABS Light keeps coming on. About the time that it is due a service. I have driven it from Colwyn Bay, where I live, to Reading, and back again twice. I am now thinking about adding the Cruise Control, even though nothing is going to increase the value of the vehicle now. If the car version is anywhere near as good as the van, I would love to have one, as My van has over 220,000 miles the bodywork is dents and rust, and the main MOT failure is the electrical system. I hope that you are having many happy years of motoring with your prehistoric version of the Berlingo.

Congrats on the new purchase. Good luck and safe travels. These pre-facelift models still look quit sharp even 20 years on. (did like the facelift models at all actually) Fun seeing the standard '90's PSA switchgear from the Xsara and 306 in another car.

The Berlingo is the family car people need but don't know it. We're on our second and our next car in two years time will be Berlingo too

Fantastic Purchase, loving the interior, I can see this being here for the long haul because they're such an all round practical motor.

That was my first airport taxi. Same colour and green/yellow interior. A brilliant car. My current one is the Peugeot variant mk2 with the 8 valve 1.6hdi engine and is about to clock over 200,000 miles. It’s family transport, our camper van for the weekend and at times a builders van when I bring home materials. I don’t care about the dents, the crisp packets and my little pony juice all over the seats from my little one and the scratches we have accumulated along the way. Only luxury is air con but it’s not a deal breaker if it wasn’t there. You have the non dual mass flywheel engine I’m thinking. Cheap clutches and happy days!

I will give you credit Mr H, your very consistent at buying a certain type of car, I will leave it at that!

2.0 hdi is just brilliant! Welcome to the club! Seems like you definitely bought one in purest hubnut spec!

I always look forward to the report of the wind screen wipers and the dreaded triangle of doom. This car seemed to have a very modest one. You failed, however, to mention of a squirter. Inquiring minds want to know. When I was young, our cars always had wipers that met in the middle, with the resulting HUGE triangle of doom. I was always stuck in the middle position, being the smallest. On a rainy day, everyone could see out, save for me. I lived in mortal fear that I wouldn't see an impending head on collision, and would perish from lack of time to brace. Somehow, I managed to survive to retirement age. Now I base my automobile purchases solely on the basis of wind screen clarity, lack of triangle, and squirter efficiency. Keep up the good work.

Best of luck with it! DW10 engines are pretty bulletproof and good for 300k+ miles as long as the important stuff is done, like the timing belt which I think is officially 100k miles/10 years. Injectors might need reconditioning if idling is rough. It might leak oil around the valve cover and elsewhere, so keep an eye out for that. Broken EGR valve may lead to trouble with cold starts in winter (no glow plug pre-heating unless it's below zero), though maybe that was just a rare issue that I had with my similarly aged 406.

Spares are readily available for Berlingos these days so mirrors should be easy to get hold of. The painted panel on the mirror does just pop off so no need to respray anything. On my Berlingo I replaced the drivers side wiper blade with a longer one and it does make a difference to the triangle of doom! I think when Miss Hubnut passes her test you won't be able to get it off her, it's amazing just how useful they are to have around.

Ah busride! Love british buses. It's green, it's a Citroën, it's a family carrier. What do you want more? Great purchase.

🙂Maybe not the most exciting vehicle you've owned, but certainly one of the most practical and sensible for family daily driving and general mixed duties - if it's reliable (which it should be). The Belingos I drove for the utility company a decade back had huge mileages and were doing up to 35K a year with few problems, helped by being regularly serviced 'by the book' at a big local authority depot. But as you say, if you like the general character of the things, you can always swap it for a newer one later on.

My ex had the newer version of the Citroen Berlingo and it was the perfect car for a family of five, plus great for picking up things from the hardware shop. With all five of us on board there was loads of boot space for shopping or holiday luggage. I can also attest to the airbags working well when she drove into the back of someone. No hospital treatment needed, thankfully, but the car was a write-off. One thing that did puzzle me about it was the number of headlight bulbs we went through. I replaced about three per year. Just 12V bulbs, nothing fancy, I've just never replaced headlight bulbs so often on a car before. The sliding doors are great for supermarket parking and kids wanting to jump out quickly :-)

I'd be seriously tempted by a Berlingo as a second car. Not because I have a family, but because I run events and the van-like practicality would suit my needs. Looking forward to further videos!

I was in Aberystwyth once, in probably about 1998. Had my appendix out. I was gutted. Anyway, Berlingo. I had one of those. I put the wheels off my C5 onto it, which made a big improvement in ride and handling. Also the tyres that I had put on the C5 were immensely better. The thing about the wheels on the basic early C5 was that, although they had plastic wheel trims and looked like they were steel, they were actually alloys, and a fair bit lighter than steels would have been.

I spent a couple of years mobile fitting towbars & electrics - for a car of that age have a really good look at the mounting points. I always greased and sleeved the drill points but others didn’t. When I was asked just to work in wiring I had a look at bars fitted by others and some of them were bolted to virtually nothing but rust on cars only 5 years old. Refused to work on them, condemned the towbar, and walked away - funny I never had to ask for some cash for my time - people appreciated my cheap advice more than they did shedding their expensive caravan on the M5 … Expect I’d have to ask for call out money these days and have a 30 page contract to support said request …

Hallelujah, you've finally bought a decent car! I wouldn't want to be without my 2004 B'ling 1.6 petrol.

Yes Ian that's the one good family transport very good I like the Berlingo/partner great purchase

Very nice. Reminds me of the xsara Picasso you almost bought. Had the same rear wiper issue. I had a xsara 1.4 forte in the same colour

Congratulations! The under storage is a brilliant idea: When the kids get car sick and vomit, it collects down there

Mrs Hubnut, you can tow a caravan with just the 12/7N black lights socket it’s just that the 12/7S grey socket you can charge the battery, runs the fridge, lights and operates the reversing lights. Andrew Get a folding camper if you don’t want a caravan😀

Love the fact your car has a cellar.

Love the way you subtlety changed the subject from caravans to smooth torque delivery.

Perfect Hubnut mobile. I’ve had 4 berlingos and 2 Citroen dispatch vans. Loved them all. Previous VW owner too.

Welcome to the Berlingo club at last... You will find the release bolt for the spare wheel cradle on the edge of the boot floor, if you have the original jack winding handle there is a fitment on the end of it. Good luck.

I have a 2.0 facelift Berlingo. Everyone laughs at it then loves it. Great car, I'll be sad if it ever has to go.

I paid 750 for an 07 1.6 poverty spec van, and felt quite chuffed, no side doors, but well impressed so far!!!!!!!

Nice motor! Wow £95 thats a big chunk of the value of the car right there in the tank!😲😁😳⚠️

A friend of mine used to have I think 4 of this generation Berlingo vans for his engineers. He rated them as cheap to run and maintain, resilient to abuse and suitable suspension for London speed bumps and potholes without the inconvenience of slowing down.

Great car for a daily. Definitely the right choice not getting the DV6 engine, its not a patch on the DW10.

Yay! HDi ‘Lingo’. Gets my vote. I was in Porthmadog last bank holiday sampling the delights of the Ffestiniog railway, which is absolutely wonderful (shameless plug). I was going to suggest a Doblo JTD which is essentially same but bolognaise flavour. I’m more than happy to fit you a 12s socket to your tow bar next time your up my way on a social 😁. A worthy purchase good sir.

Oh, my memories came back. D Many times I drove (my sister's) externally & internally IDENTICAL Berlingo, however with 1.9D engine, richy equippment (front electric windows & AC!). It offered leveled-sofa ride and MUCH better roadholding than van appearance suggested. And even 51 kW was enough for me (excluding +50 mph overtakes :) because 1.9D had good torque on low-to-medium rpm. I called it Donkey. :D And the car is still alive, with next owner.

Absolute perfection! Bloody adore a Berlingo! Best cars ever.

Heh be warned b4 you know it Mrs Hubnut & hublets have turned you into a camperman :P Congrats on the new green mover.

I too added some French Family Transportation to the fleet this week too in the form on a MK4 Espace. Fifteen hundred quid. French comfyness everywhere and it's even got a long NCT (Irish MOT) No nation does original family movers better than the French

Great purchase sir! Don’t worry about the mileage or small issues, there is plenty life left in that. There really is no finer family wagon/workhorse out there.

Excellent choice. I finally sold mine ('06 partner) last weekend after 12 years. The 1.6 diesel had been suffering the usual lubrication issues for a few years and the trailing arms were worn to the point of the tyres rubbing the arches (problems you've avoided on this one). Otherwise not a spot of rust and I'm sure it will be a good 'fixer upper' for someone with the time and skills to swap out the rear sub frame. It's the most practical and frugal vehicle I've owned. When driven carefully I could just eke out 700 miles before the fuel light came on. It was replaced this week... with a newer Peugeot Partnee. What else?

That is SO Hubnut! Great stuff. As long as it survives longer than the Camry then all good.

I had a 09 plate 1.6hdi Xtr Berlingo in silver, Great car and sometimes wish I hadn't sold it but very reliable daily driver.

Lovely countryside, Ian. With a 2 litre diesel engine, you should get around 45 mpg plus and it will be fairly quick. I had a Peugeot Partner van for work (same body shell as the Berlingo), only a 1.6 diesel, we used to get 50 mpg. We got rid when it had done around 140K, by then it was 8 years old. It was on the original clutch, its only fault was the Add Blue pump packed in and needed replacement, repair cost was over £350, the pump alone was £250. This Berlingo is so old though, it won't have Add Blue.

Back in the day I had a 306 HDi with this exact engine and if you think it's worth it as an experiment, I'd thoroughly recommend an ECU remap. The power goes up to around 120bhp, the torque is insane and if I remember rightly the fuel economy was even slightly better. Great car the Berlingo, so practical but still oddly with some charm.

Mrs Hubnut adds a great “McMillan & Wife” vibe to the vid. BTW That upholstery- fabulous!

The 2.0 HDI is a great motor! My dad had one in his 406, almost 250k miles on it before it was scrapped for other reasons

Had a 1.6 HDI Picasso other than injector seals it did 20k miles to 120k miles trouble free averaging 50mpg. Serviced every 6k miles using quality diesel and oils I had zero issues.

What I really love about your videos is that they are not only about interesting cars but also that you are often showing us how breathtakingly beautiful Wales is. I think I will have to go visit your lovely country one day.

Best looking Berlingo in my opinion. I love the early ones. Jealous

Good choice, very practical, fairly cheap to run, robust and got a towbar...what's not to like?

Betty and Giselle breath a huge sigh of relief as a new vehicle comes in to do the hard work.. I use to drive a Van version of these for Work.. Was a nice drive.. Nice purchase. :)

Nice, love the 2 tone interior. Also loved the section of double decker bus top deck travel.

Yes, you can't go wrong. My Y199MOD 1.4 petrol went on a scrappage trade-in in 2020, no rust, heater matrix was leaking like a seive with steam coming out from under the dash! Had I known about Covid I'd probably have kept it and sorted it ouit on lockdown, instead my new car was impounded at the dealership! The top speaker positions in mine were unused, I fitted extra speakers there wired to a CD player behind the flap.

I absolutely love it! At least you can say that the fleet has gotten a lot more green!

Love the car, colour and all this practicality.

Berlingo 2.0 hdi the easiest car I've owned to service you can do a full service in 30 mins. 300k mile's and it's still going strong.

Nice colour, Ian. My missus had an X reg (2000) 1.8L petrol Focus Ghia Estate in Pacific Green pearlescent, a similar colour. We gave it to the granddaughter who had it for another two years before some scumbag poured paint stripper all over it and 2 other cars nearby, so it got scrapped. BTW, by 63 reg, the 1.6L engined turbo diesel vans vans were up to 92 bhp, the latest models are around 100 bhp. The Peugeot/Citroen diesels are some of the most efficient and reliable there are. Also the latest incantation of the Berlingo car shown here came out very well in a What Car survey last year, I think it was voted the best in its class.

I had an '03 facelift model 2.0 Hdi, which was hands down the best vehicle I have ever driven up the steep hill from Newgale to Solva. It could leave a Range Rover or Jag standing on that stretch - and did. It had a definite torque sweet spot where the turbo would kick in just under 3,000 revs. I bought with 129k on the clock and sold at 186k. It never missed a beat and did'nt use any oil. Intermittently showed the airbag light, which was a dodgy white connector under the drivers seat. If you hear a twanging noise from the back, there's a spring near the offside rear hub that's needs greasing. Enjoy.

Same colour as my old Berlingo I had. Also 2.0hdi. Best ‘car’ I ever owned (for 10 years). I do miss it. Keep it regularly serviced, change the cambelt and all will be well 😆👌

First saw these at the NEC ( the 2 door ) when they were 1st released, 1997 from memory. Always said we needed one. My missus got a brand new one as a mobility car recently. Despite a few mod cons, it is as practical as the original and the most common sense car on the road. I can't imagine us ever wanting any other car now.

Great move, I own a 2003 16v 1600 petrol, which I've had for 13 years, with the 'Hippo' front end. It's always been used as a 2nd car, but I love it, and I think they are brilliant. Typical French smooth ride, design, and excellent build quality. Only problem I had early days was a leaking heater matrix (misting windscreen) which was a pig to replace. Also Ian, those front door speaker grilles, if you kick them by accident, getting in or out, they tend to fly off easily. so I've 'tethered' my grilles with some fishing line just long enough to clear the door shut. I also still own a Dyane which I bought new in 1979 from Normans of Westminster, Wandsworth Rd SW London, whose showroom was on the exact footprint of the 'Vauxhall Iron Works' the birthplace of Vauxhall Motors, Happy days.

Name has to be Kermit. Its green and a frog(french) 😉

'Bingo ' , THE Berlingo , because it 's a winner .

Very green buy good service history.Enjoy all the best to all Hub Nuts

Ian, just checked. The Citroen Berlingo Multispace, 2022 model, got a 5 star review in this year's What Car review. You can't do any better than that, can you, 5 out of 5? Keep up the good work, nice to see Miss Hubnut participating, her comments are certainly welcome.

The 1.6hdi, if the oil is changed on time it is usually trouble free, when you miss the service schedule, that is when the turbo busting happens. When you remove the plastic strainer from the oil inlet on the turbo you'll have no problems with it. Here in Finland we have a 207 1.6hdi in -30°c and +30°c no issues, the turbo strainer has been removed and oil done on time, 125000mi now

An old friend of mine had one. It is quite amazing what you can get in them, it did two moves for my son and a part house clearance for me. Before that he had a C4 VTS 1.6 that was terrible.

Ian, I'm commenting a few seconds in with fingers and toes crossed that you've not bought a pup....... to be fair that was a relief, never I have been more happy to see a Berlingo…

Excellent choice! I was lucky enough to happen across a 2005 Fiat Doblo just over 5 years ago and it's still my regular daily. Not a wildly different concept although I'm impressed with the Doblo's 55mpg (it is the rather leisurely 1.3 multijet but does all the jobs I need). Aircon still blows icy after 125k too! The great thing for me, as a biker, is the fact I can get a full size 750 in the back with relative ease, after removing the back seats (two bolts each) and, like your Blingo, it has a towbar, so another bike on the trailer. If you want to do caravanning though, you might find the maximum towing weight a little light; I doubt it's much different from the Doblo's 800kg. All the best and have fun!

good choice Hubnutters.. 'Bout time'

You could drive that on a field and be camouflaged nobody will see it 😜 Car should go on for ever if you sort the issues, the 5 seat Berlingo is extremely popular in Spain every 3rd car 👍

Great car, with a tow bar! Cheap bike racks that mount to the tow bar are a great asset,