Aerosmith 2nd Gear June 19, 2012 Share June 19, 2012 i've been looking for auto vans and would like to find which one has the lowest running cost (depreciation + maintenance + fuel costs), it seems the combo 1.3 is that van. anyone one has any opinion on another better van? is the combo 1.3 going to be a maintenance nightmare? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosmith 2nd Gear June 20, 2012 Author Share June 20, 2012 anyone have opinions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenson_ong Neutral Newbie June 20, 2012 Share June 20, 2012 It will be a nightmare if you get opel. Spare parts are expensive and maintenance cost will be high for euro vans. However, since you need am auto van then you do not have much options as most auto vans are manufactured by euro companies. The japanese auto vans that I can think of are suzuki every and daihatsu hijet, but both are petrol driven. You can also take a look at liteace van, but most of them would be COE vehicle and it would be difficult to find spare parts for the gearbox if anything happens to the gearbox. Other than that, liteace is a very durable and fuel saving van. If you want to get a newer auto van, get fiat fiorino, which was first introduced 4 years back. However, IMO, fiorino is underpowered. All in all, if you want to get a van with cheap spare parts and low running cost, I would advise you to look at japanese manual van. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosmith 2nd Gear June 20, 2012 Author Share June 20, 2012 i also realise the liteace got auto, is the FC and reliability good for liteace auto? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Twincharged June 20, 2012 Share June 20, 2012 i also realise the liteace got auto, is the FC and reliability good for liteace auto? Toyota/Nissan is very reliable....go for it.!Opel.????You must be joking..damm lousy....problematic... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosmith 2nd Gear June 21, 2012 Author Share June 21, 2012 (edited) i know toyota liteace manual quite reputable for reliabilty. But i want to know is it equally reliable for auto version (the 2200 cc model)? also, how is the FC compared to auto combo 1.3? Edited June 21, 2012 by Aerosmith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kia0042 2nd Gear June 21, 2012 Share June 21, 2012 It will be a nightmare if you get opel. Spare parts are expensive and maintenance cost will be high for euro vans. However, since you need am auto van then you do not have much options as most auto vans are manufactured by euro companies. The japanese auto vans that I can think of are suzuki every and daihatsu hijet, but both are petrol driven. You can also take a look at liteace van, but most of them would be COE vehicle and it would be difficult to find spare parts for the gearbox if anything happens to the gearbox. Other than that, liteace is a very durable and fuel saving van. If you want to get a newer auto van, get fiat fiorino, which was first introduced 4 years back. However, IMO, fiorino is underpowered. All in all, if you want to get a van with cheap spare parts and low running cost, I would advise you to look at japanese manual van. You are right, my company has a Opel van (diesel), yes, it is powerful BUT better don't kenna problem coz the spare parts damn expensive hor! Recently company just spent 1k+ for repair, dunno replaced what part, somemore made to wait for a few weeks for the part, kns, it's just a van. Ts better consider a Jap van. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhauto213 Neutral Newbie June 21, 2012 Share June 21, 2012 i've been looking for auto vans and would like to find which one has the lowest running cost (depreciation + maintenance + fuel costs), it seems the combo 1.3 is that van. anyone one has any opinion on another better van? is the combo 1.3 going to be a maintenance nightmare? When it come to repair cost for those wear and tear parts you will have heart attack... The parts are dame ex... turst me :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosmith 2nd Gear June 21, 2012 Author Share June 21, 2012 how is the FC for the toyota liteace 2.2l auto version? how is reliability for it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proton_neutron 1st Gear June 21, 2012 Share June 21, 2012 No wonder so many used Combo's available in the used market now.... Maybe cos the Opel dealer don't keep spares for this van (also for their cars, they just changed ownership). How about the Fiat Doblo Cargo? Am also considering cargo vans.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenson_ong Neutral Newbie June 21, 2012 Share June 21, 2012 (edited) how is the FC for the toyota liteace 2.2l auto version? how is reliability for it? Everything is reliable as everything is identical to the manual version. Just take note that it would be very difficult to find spare parts for the auto gearbox. If the gearbox kaput, good luck to you. FC wise, of course will be worse than manual version since it is auto and is only 4 speed. Edited June 21, 2012 by Zenson_ong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenson_ong Neutral Newbie June 21, 2012 Share June 21, 2012 No wonder so many used Combo's available in the used market now.... Maybe cos the Opel dealer don't keep spares for this van (also for their cars, they just changed ownership). How about the Fiat Doblo Cargo? Am also considering cargo vans.... Same as opel just that it may be easier to buy spare parts in the market. The agent of fiat has spare parts in singapore whereas the agent for opel doesn't keep much spare parts in singapore and only indent the parts when required. Therefore, opel vans tends to stay in workshop longer considered fiat vans. Personally, I consider fiat the best and reliable among all the euro vans. Renault and opel are nightmares. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proton_neutron 1st Gear June 21, 2012 Share June 21, 2012 Managed to read up on the European forum on Opel Combo. They say that it's best to steer clear of the Combo, and they recommend Fiat Doblo Cargo and Citroen Berlingo. Haha. Major problems with the Combo arises after 70k km, which includes valves, throttle, ECU problems, and these are costly to replace - not worth the down time in the work shop as well. Hmm..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice1972sg March 31, 2013 Share March 31, 2013 Aiyo! Mati liao! I only read this forum after I bought the 2006 1.3 Opel COMBO last week! Help! What should I do as preventive measure? Immediate change of which parts would you guys recommend? Help! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norsenal Neutral Newbie April 1, 2013 Share April 1, 2013 Any problems so far from Combo so far? Was thinking of getting a eurovan as well. Read thru a number of forums, still cant decide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonahsng Neutral Newbie April 29, 2013 Share April 29, 2013 Been using the Opel 1.3 for about 4 months, no problems so far. It's 2nd hand so I believe any issues were inherited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyboy 1st Gear April 29, 2013 Share April 29, 2013 the manual 1.7 is a damn nice drive. But robotised manual (aka "auto")? Steer well clear from it. I used to drive the 1.7 CDTI. really loved that ride. Only thing which gave way was a/c compressor, and radiator fan, which cost me $600 to fix. other than that, no complaints or issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpmanz 5th Gear April 29, 2013 Share April 29, 2013 hi bros. those with combos please pm me. we have a group for opel combos and vans for discussions. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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