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In reply to Post #9
Unfortunately the 1.5 blue HDi did have problems around the 2019. Timing chains snapping, PSA changed it from a 7mm to a 8mm chain and some got contributory good will towards the cost of replacement, which also included a new cam cover, shafts etc, you can find the kits on Ebay. Keep in mind how many vehicles those engines are in I suppose it's a small %age but never the less, if you browse Ebay you'll see a few sold as new engine required and services selling a replacement engine & fitting, which to me is quite well priced.
PSA are also considering (or may have changed now) the oil type, it was iirc 0:20 and maybe changed to 5:30 for incresed shear strength.
What really peed me off when I bought the Rifter is the oil at that time (made by Total) was only available to garages as a whatever hundred ltr drum, they were struggling to keep up with demand and couldn't release the 1 or 5ltr options. I asked the garage if it needed topping up what to do, naturally they said bring it to us but there's a 30 min labour charge min plus the oil!
Edit, changed engine size from 1,6 to 1.5.
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In reply to Post #14
I had a 520D and put 88,000 mile on it, other than normal running costs i had to fit a front wiper washer motor, £18 off Ebay. Super reliable BMs 
Note - seats don't drop down, massive boot for all the gear but the rod holdall had to go inside the car if that bothers you.
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In reply to Post #1
I have a mercedes glc250 petrol suv.
Big enough toget tones of gear in, comfortable and very easy to drive.
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In reply to Post #1
BMW 520/530 touring diesel preferably m sport variant.
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I was in a similar spot a couple years back—needed decent legroom and boot space without going full 7-seater. I ended up going with a Skoda Superb Estate, and it surprised me how comfy the rear seats were, even for my tall brother. It's also got Android Auto, massive boot, pretty slick auto gearbox, and zero issues reliability-wise so far. Not the most exciting car, but ticks all the boxes for practical use.
If you ever end up buying something out of town or need to move vehicles around for family, I had a pretty smooth time using this motorcycle shipping service recently. Was super helpful when I sold my old bike to someone across the state. For more details check https://www.a1autotransport.com/motorcycles/
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In reply to Post #9
As above, never had engine issues with my 1.6 HDI 2015. That one has PAT fluid instead of adblue, so that's another issue to not worry about
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Last thing I'd do in this anti car times is spend thousands on a vehicle, ..
Stay the way you are for as long as you can and save your money....
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Talking to a bloke the other day who I work with, he has a BMW 2 series with nearly 360,000 miles on the clock, petrol too   
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In reply to Post #1
What reliability with Diesel engines?
The only people that usually have issues are one's that drive in towns and never rev the engines. The PSA diesel is one of the most reliable Diesel engines out there and millions have been made, over the years they have been fine tuned to remove weaknesses. You can easily see 200k on the 1.6 hdi.
If Toyota are happy to use the PSA vans and rebadge them as Toyota then their good enough for anyone.
Compared to taking a chance on a German brand the PSA group vehicles are a safe bet.
https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/
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In reply to Post #1
Gert a decent ford ranger for that price, remap it and and adblue delete.
Bought mine 12 months ago and never regretted it.
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Yep, your not wrong mate I've posted on the forum before about it. There was a design fault to on the early new models, found out by van users, routing of the adblu feeder pipe, too close and rubbing through, problem was adblu tank needed removal to get to the pipe. Also a problem with early adblu tanks cracking, now also sorted. Hardly surprising really with a new model, happens to them all, only real world finds them out.
Still, surprised to hear of engine issues.
Edit, But I'm still running a 18 year old Berlingo (had from new) with the dreaded DV6 engine...lol ...sad to report a water leak I can't find might mean it's demise, otherwise still going strong :-(
I'll have to check the rear room in our Rifter tomoz, never sat there, dog territory 🤣
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Hi Mate, that adblue problem is pretty common I believe. Funny enough I was in one yesterday (a taxi) and the rear legroom was tiny... it was a wheelchair carrier one though which might have meant the rear seats were closer to the front?
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In reply to Post #1
Not sure about the engine issues on the Rifter. In any case, we bought a 69 plate 130bhpTdi last year, 17k, on the clock. We did have a issue with the adblu system, faulty injector, but apart from that and a rogue door open warning it's been faultless. Now got 34K on the clock.
The rear seats don't fold fully flat, my only gripe, but it ain't that bad.
I would buy another one.
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Form Custom crew in automatic, i have the manual but will upgrade to auto in the near future.
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Not many Automatic ones though, but yeah I would have a crew van. Would prefer low miles but the renault trafic / vauxhall vivaro sport are ok.
I looked at the VW caddy maxi life but the spec on them is really basic.
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