2004 Vauxhall Combo Van LPG 1.4 petrol from UK and Ireland
Summary:
I beg you do not buy a Combo Van! A VW Caddy or Ford Connect is a much sounder bet
Faults:
Wiper blade motor failed at 32k.
Goes into limp mode if I rev it in first. It's hard to get up hills!
Rear springs cracked at 43k.
Weird 2cm up and down movement in the steering column, like height adjustment, only not. Didn't affect the drive at all, but was an MOT failure. New column was over £300.
Water coming in the passenger footwell after heavy rain.
Gear linkage snapped at 44k.
Bonnet pull failed!
CV gaiter fail.
Gearbox failed at 46k.
General Comments:
The worst, most dated, cheapest, nastiest, most basic van ever!
Based on old Corsa technology to use up old Corsa stock.
How can so much fail on a car that's done less than 50k?
In the end I was pleased the gearbox went, because I was forced to scrap it. No one else will have to suffer.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 14th February, 2013
29th Sep 2010, 03:09
Have found my Combo van fine even when loaded to capacity. I have no problems with acceleration and it does nearly 600 miles on a full tank of fuel, so I do not understand why yours does not, must be that turbo is not working correctly as I can feel the turbo cut in when needing to accelerate quickly. Mine accelerates to 60 very easily, even loaded. I suggest that you service the vehicle every 6 months i.e. air filter, diesel filter and oil filter, as this often detracts from performance and fuel consumption. I was told this by my works fitters.