Renault Kangoo DCI 60 1.5

[04gallsopp]

Your thoughts, been offered one at a good price. One old man owner with 39000 on. 54 plate . Are these a turbo diesel or not. Need a cheap is van for work you see.

[manta]

I've driven the 70.

Slow as shit and the turbo blew up.

[blackie_2k5]

was going to say there is a prob with one of them that the turbo fails alot

like the vaux cdti 1.3 lump

[Manu]

Your thoughts, been offered one at a good price. One old man owner with 39000 on. 54 plate . Are these a turbo diesel or not. Need a cheap is van for work you see.

in terms on perf you're looking at something that's behind a saxo 1.1 after second gear, so I'm pretty sure they must be quite useless under load. Others above already confirmed the turbo blows up and I wouldn't be surprised by that. There's a lot of lag in any gear, really feels like put your foot down and nothing happens. Load it up, put your foot down, nothing happens except more stress on the engine.

Unless you don't plan on transporting very heavy goods, I'd tell you to look at a 1.9dci minimum.

[04gallsopp]

Yeh its the insurance though as well, 1.5 60 DCI = £750 FC 1.9 = £1590

[Manu]

Make more phone calls towards more companies and brokers, there is always a cheaper one unless you had your licence 18 months ago or have points.

Do the math and it could cost you as much in petrol and maintenance because you'll have to rag it to get going.

[04gallsopp]

To be honest, I have the mini which is rapid as mini go so I feel I wont be having to rag the van everywhere. I just need it to start the business, low insurance and its the only one i can insure someone on , on the business insurance which is an actual bonus.

[Manu]

To be honest, I have the mini which is rapid as mini go so I feel I wont be having to rag the van everywhere. I just need it to start the business, low insurance and its the only one i can insure someone on , on the business insurance which is an actual bonus.

fair does. I'm talking about having to rag it under load, as in you won't have much of a choice. That vehicle is good for light stuff only. The other stuff that steers me away from renault is that parts are quite expensive on them.

That said the one you're looking at is 39kmiles one old owner so it sounds pretty safe, though there's a lot more than just that to check.

[04gallsopp]

TBH my dad had a car of the bloke years back a TDI 306. If i remember correctly we had to have the turbo rebuilt due to the fact that it was used. He must of only gone up to 30 MPH ha ha

[Manu]

one of my uncle also had it with a 206, he got rid.

[yeahbuddy]

Your thoughts, been offered one at a good price. One old man owner with 39000 on. 54 plate . Are these a turbo diesel or not. Need a cheap is van for work you see.

What is the nature of the business?
More power more problems imo when it comes to business vehicles.
I have a connect 75 slow as but never broke down in the 2.5 years I've owned it and returns great MPG 50 ish on average, I generally use it to carry tools in mine roughly 300kgs does 60 down the motorway what more do you need.

[m4tt274]

it will do like 56787654mpg driven steady! lol

[Moke]

I drive one of these for work and they are god awful... I wouldn't bother.

They're ugly, uncomfortable and French.

[04gallsopp]

Had a drive today, really nice. Got a/c, cruise control, lecy windows and mirrors. Also ply lined and really comftable. Im an electrician and odd job bloke.

[rob_s]

If it's anything like the 1.3 cdti astra don't bother if you live where there is a lot of hills!

I had one beifly only had it a month it was stupidly slow empty even more loaded,had to be careful how you pulled out at junctions/round a bouts etc! No power what so ever

Button the motorway it was ok, however the 6 speed was a waste of time anything under 70-80 it would start almost kangerooing In 6th

The newer 1.3 engines are supposed to be better

And mine did have a knackerd egr we found out after selling it