Peugeot 106 van

[gridley51]

Well,my trusty little 106 diesel van has given up due to a fire in the engine compartment.It`s probably been the best motor I`ve ever owned in terms of reliability and economy.Brilliant in the snow.I`ve had it since 1998 and it`s never cost more than £140 to mot.
Anyway,enough tears,anyone know where I can find another one.Must be 1500cc diesel and pre electronic.
Mark.

 

[Shedendman]

needle in a haystack comes to mind there,lol
i borrowed a mates years ago,took some thrashing too,lol

 

[welshpug]

how bad was the fire?

as mentioned, the van versions are hard to come by, but there's plenty of the 1.5 Diesels in normal cars about.

there were no electronic diesels in the 106.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Here you go mate:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/106-Xad-1-6-Diesel-Van-Long-Mot-fresh-service-/280597179697?pt=UK_Commercial_Trucks&hash=item4154e52d31

 

[gridley51]

Here you go mate:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/106-Xad-1-6-Diesel-Van-Long-Mot-fresh-service-/280597179697?pt=UK_Commercial_Trucks&hash=item4154e52d31

I`d saw that one but a long way to go for a van.I`ve been through Ebay,Adtrader,Autotrader and Gumtree and turned up only five or six of them.Plenty cars and it may be worth buying one to strip,but,probably better to just move on and buy something else.With this in mind I have an Astravan to look at tomorrow and it`s only around the corner.I`ve had a few Astravans in the past.Started on them in 1984 when they cost £4060+vat on the road new.

Hi Slim,where in the Highlands are you?
Mark.

 

[welshpug]

I'd have the pug over an ashtray van anyday :P

 

[slim_boy_fat]

....Hi Slim,where in the Highlands are you?
Mark.

Hey Mark, I'm in a wee place named Bonar Bridge, 14 miles West of Dornoch/Tain.

My brother lives near you - in Dechmont, moved there from Broxie. Small world, eh?

 

[gridley51]

Hey Mark, I'm in a wee place named Bonar Bridge, 14 miles West of Dornoch/Tain.

My brother lives near you - in Dechmont, moved there from Broxie. Small world, eh?

Small alright,and I used to go on holiday to Tain and round about the area.Been through Bonar Bridge often.

 

[anto]

Could you not just take a normal 106 diesel and convert it to van.
You can probably get the panels for the rear windows from somehwere to convert it.

 

[rikrobson]

or get a car and reshell it with the van

 

[gridley51]

or get a car and reshell it with the van

I`m considering that at the moment,but it would not be cost effective unless I did it myself and I already have a long list of jobs.
Blanking out the windows on a car is easy but you also need the bulkhead and false floor.

 

[Dr pepper]

My mrs has a citroen if your into that sort of thing, its the same diesel engine as the pug, its a 1900 berlingo.
Its an 04 and doesnt have a turbo, and has mechanical injection no electronics.
They were made up till recently, most of the 1900's were the saem DW8 engine.
So you'll be able to get summat similar but a bit newer.

 

[welshpug]

Don't be so sure Dr Pepper, most of the DW8's I've worked on were mechanical pumps but did have air flow meters and an ECU!

 

[gridley51]

Berlingos do have ecu`s and they`re useless in the snow as three seperate owners have testified.One of them was really annoyed as he`s had Citroen cars for years which were good in the snow so bought the van.

 

[garethp]

Berlingos do have ecu`s and they`re useless in the snow as three seperate owners have testified.One of them was really annoyed as he`s had Citroen cars for years which were good in the snow so bought the van.

I've got an 08 berlingo van and its great in the snow, spent a lot of time recently driving in the stuff so deep its scraping on the bottom of the van for miles. Biggest problem is the fat tyre brigade blocking the road in front, I've ended up either pushing them out of the way (not with the van ) or just driving around them!!

 

[Dr pepper]

Hers is ok in the snow, but I dont have too much experience with it so dont know.
Yes there is an ecu, and I'm on the edge of what I know here but I think they are like the discovery the ecu only controls the exhaust emissions valve, if you unplug all the electronics etc the engine still runs without any fancy stuff, just the stop solenoid.