Kangoo Van - Opinions/Info Pls...

[u33db]

Hi,

thinking of changing my car this coming year as it'll need mot'd and the milage will have gone +100k so round about the time things go wrong.

Theres a Renault Kangoo van (dci 80) for sale not far away from me which i'm interested in...mainly as it gets masssive mpg but also as its only on 33k.

My question is - are these based on the mk2 clios and are the solid enough?

Reason i ask is that aside from the points above i'd probably end up 'tarting' it up and i'd like to know how much stuff would be interchangable.

I see the engine is covered by a superchip but would say the springs/wheels be swapable from a clio?

I'm hoping its much like the extra vans were (i.e basically a car underneigth) but am unsure.

Also, does anyone drive these for their work - are they comfortable enough?

Thanks in advance!

[Daz.]

I had one via work for a bit - slooooooooow - nowt an f7r wouldn't fix though!

It was cheap and cheerful enough, drove like a van but wasn't as loud as say a berlingo or partner on the motorway - with a roofrack it was changing lanes all the time without my help!

[Lunner]

We had one on site, out of the vans we had (others were fords) it was the quickest, nice little van to drive, quick enough for a van, and still did 90....something that north yorkshire police can vouch for

Bit rattly and loud at high speeds.....but then most vans are

[u33db]

Cool.

Well i'm tempted - thought i'd get one, superchip it to 100bhp then lower it and that'd do me for a runabout.

Will need to have a think though - got my mondeo paid off today so not sure whether to sacrifice what i have with that...

[BRUN]

we have one as our delivery van and its very slow after 30-40mph

they are comfy as fook to drive though, you hardly feel most bumps at all, even speed bumps, fair bit of body roll though as its a van

[talkingfish]

my missus had a clio mk2 with the 80bhp dci engine in it - was a sound strong motor - we got 60+mpg average... it's very chipable - you can get 100bhp+ quite easily...

[Lunner]

we have one as our delivery van and its very slow after 30-40mph

they are comfy as fook to drive though, you hardly feel most bumps at all, even speed bumps, fair bit of body roll though as its a van

You just aren't driving it properly ;)

I'd say speed wise it was on a par with the 2.0 Di Vectra i had

[stan]

The 1.5dci's are very punchy, certainly not slow, ive got a kangoo and its quicker than my 1.9dti laguna....and better on fuel.


Im selling the van if your intrested. 52plate, 12months mot, brand new turbocharger (they are prone to failures), 42k miles, white, nice clean condition...
pm me if you want some pics..

[doug2.0]

i was thinking about a kangoo but they have there good and bad points imo.

good...
mpg
comfort
space
easy to fix

bad...
they look shit and are really uncool, which is good if you just want 'a van'

but i was leaning more towards an extra
cool as ****....

http://www.clio16valver.co.uk/forum/...tra+van#203987

but im planning on dropping one (easy as its the same set up as a ren 5) on 14inch bbs split rims and a cheap re spray in gunmetal grey. but i cant part with the williams just yet

[u33db]

I had an extra with an rsi engine in it.

Agree they're better looking but a lot of work and hard to find decent ones, especially up my way. :(

Hmmm...another reno though - after 10 do i risk another? lol