1.6 petrol mileage advice

[kayak23]

I'm looking to buy a berlingo. The 1.9 diesel I had my eye on has gone. I can test drive a 2002 1.6 which has had 1 owner and is apparently great condition inside and out, but has 85k on the clock. Is this Too high to consider? What should I look out for when inspecting?
Thanks.
Oli

[corkgsxr]

No you should get 200k miles out of a petrol if serviced right.

86k is only 50k miles which is nothing.

Try get a gauge on there opinions of servicing, and how often

[kayak23]

Sorry, yeah I did actually mean 85000 miles.
is this a bit of a worry?

[corkgsxr]

No still not high, over 120k is what I consider high

[Chris]

I would check to see if, or when it last had the cam belt changed. At nearly 10 years old and 85k miles it should have had it done. Otherwise I would be looking to do it right away, and factor this into the price.

I think that the petrol is often overlooked as people assume that a diesel is always going to be cheaper to run. Unless you are doing significant mileage, I really think the petrols are cheaper to run overall.

My mpg varies from about 30 around town to 40+ on a gentle run. You can feel relieved as well that you don't have to worry about the diesel's EGR/DPF/turbo issues that seem all too common.

[kayak23]

Thanks for the advice.it had the cam belt done at 72k on one of its annual full dealer services.
It has a stamp in the book for each year since first registered.
Anyway, it seemed very good.......so I bought it. :-)
Very pleased to be on berlingo land. Wish I had an extra high head to take advantage of the space above me....

[steve valentine]

Wish I had an extra high head to take advantage of the space above me....

You could always wear a big hat ?

[andy-womble]

Wish I had an extra high head to take advantage of the space above me....

You could always wear a big hat ?

Ideal van for an undertaker with his top hat on .....

I am not tall but big bodied, my head used to rub on the roof of the 306 and a previous ZX and attribute this to a bald patch appearing on top of my head... but yes, acres of headroom in the 'lingo........