Prospective Berlingo owner; need advice

[iamtoo]

Must say though for 10 miles daily on forest tracks I'd use a mountain bike !.

Can you put a dog crate with dog on a mountain bike?

Typical usage would be a few miles on A road with the last bit driving down a forestry road and then walking the dog. Occasional longer trips would be likely too.

Previously, we have been diesel Passat owners and never had a problem with the engine. However, our previous Passats have had terrible problems with water ingress and electrical faults. The Berlingo with the twin sliding doors and big rear opening looks practical from our perspective.

Surprisingly, there are very few Berlingos available secondhand for sale. The ones that I am finding are in the Central Belt and that is already a round trip of a few hundred miles. Petrol Berlingos probably go in the hen's teeth category.

Will constant short journeys in a Berlingo kill it?