Aidan Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 So after a slightly delayed arrival (windscreen got a crack somewhere up on the delivery run, now replaced) my new set of wheels has finally arrived. http://www.goldstraw.com/images/berlingonow.jpg So far, I'm extremely impressed. Early indications are that I will easily get early to mid-50s mpg out of this thing and the iPhone integration with Bluetooth (including audio streaming) is simple and great quality. It also includes a built-in satnav with tracking in the event of theft. The only slightly hairy thing so far has been reversing a large vehicle through my gate without the aid of a central mirror or back and side windows, but slowly getting the hang of that, and the reassurance of parking sensors helps a lot. Got a long haul down to South Wales with it next week for a gig (two nights away) and it's going to be a great gear-hauler! Studio: Yamaha P515 | Yamaha Tyros 5 | Yamaha HX1 | Moog Sub 37 Road: Yamaha YC88 | Nord Electro 5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Sweet!!! No rearward-facing camera for backing? Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Alas not But the parking sensors are really helpful and have a graphic display to let you know what's where. Studio: Yamaha P515 | Yamaha Tyros 5 | Yamaha HX1 | Moog Sub 37 Road: Yamaha YC88 | Nord Electro 5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 What is that, a Transit? Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillplaying Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Did you get a black and white cat to go with it? "It was a windy day and Pat was blown all over the valley." You're off to Wales. You're a musician. Surely you can expect to score as much as the local postman? I'm the piano player "off of" Borrowed Books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Stranger Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I never watch television and at the age of 41 I have actually heard of Postman Pat. I guess having nephews and nieces does that to you. PCLinuxOS user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 What is that, a Transit? Citroen Berlingo. Studio: Yamaha P515 | Yamaha Tyros 5 | Yamaha HX1 | Moog Sub 37 Road: Yamaha YC88 | Nord Electro 5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicaL Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Nice wheels Aidan! Gear: Yamaha MODX8, Mojo 61, NS2 73, C. Bechstein baby grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJR Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 :thu: Cool Gig Rig!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Looks like a.... NORD!! (ducking) ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodyMary Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 berlingos are known for reliability, used alot where I work. Congrats! Stage: MOX6, V-machine, and Roland AX7 Rolls PM351 for IEMs. Home/recording: Roland FP4, a few guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Fortner Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I so wish Citroens were available in the U.S. Stephen Fortner Principal, Fortner Media Former Editor in Chief, Keyboard Magazine Digital Piano Consultant, Piano Buyer Magazine Industry affiliations: Antares, Arturia, Giles Communications, MS Media, Polyverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Ford Transit, now available in the US, is quite similar: http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/TransitConnect-609.jpg Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I've been seeing the Ford Transits around, and I am kinda GASsing after one. Seems like the best gig rig on the market at the moment. Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman27 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 The Ford Transit only gets 25mpg. A van that gets 50mpg... that's a dream! edit: It's only a dream for folks in the US, I guess. The Citroen vans really do get excellent mileage. I thought about getting a Ford Transit, but ended up buying a used Honda Odyssey. I took out the back seats and put a 4x8 piece of plywood in the back. It's a nice gig vehicle for sure, but gets maybe 20mpg in the city & a little better on the highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 The Ford Transit only gets 25mpg. A van that gets 50mpg... that's a dream! Diesel A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 My Jetta Sportwagen TDI is a great gig mobile and gets 40-45 mpg on diesel. That red van is in another league. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Send it back... Steering wheel is on the wrong side. RED... I like it, Aidan. "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwhite9 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Does that pass for a chick-mobile in the UK? In the US that's the kind of van married women buy their husbands. It's like buying a chastity belt. It could be considered a form of mechanical castration. If it was two years old and coming of lease it would be perfect. 3 cylinders? Under 90HP? Yikes. It is under 90HP! That's illegal in the US. Too fuel efficient I like it that vans are coming without windows again. Its's easier to hide the bodies and the empties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 Well, not noticed its qualities as a babe magnet yet, that's for sure. Lots of interest from my male friends - think it's a "boys toys" kinda dynamic going on. Steve, what you pictured looks like what's marketed in the UK as the Transit Connect. I'm pretty sure the diesel version of that model has fuel consumption pretty comparable with my Berlingo, certainly in the 40s. That's a pretty recent addition to Ford Europe's van range. Most people over her think of this as a "Transit"... http://www.purevans.co.uk/images/uploads/1308228780_transit.jpg Much bigger and popular as bandmobiles. I'd imagine the consumption on one of these babies to be around 25mpg for sure. In fact, the name has become so synonymous with medium/large panel vans that it's achieved "Hoover" status over here as an all-encompassing term. The Transit Connect isn't at all related to the main Transit van family here, but is actually based on the Ford Focus chassis, I believe. Studio: Yamaha P515 | Yamaha Tyros 5 | Yamaha HX1 | Moog Sub 37 Road: Yamaha YC88 | Nord Electro 5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillplaying Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 We need our own spot on Top Gear. Like the idea of Richard Hammond opting for the 61 key Kronos as it "fits better across the back seat." I'm the piano player "off of" Borrowed Books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillplaying Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Its's easier to hide the bodies and the empties. What's that officer - the reading's showing that I just under the limit? That's great. Can I go? Magic. For a moment there I thought you were going to ask to check my boot. What? I thought that us finished. What have I done now? I'm the piano player "off of" Borrowed Books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 That's a pretty recent addition to Ford Europe's van range. Most people over her think of this as a "Transit"... http://www.purevans.co.uk/images/uploads/1308228780_transit.jpgMan, that thing looks great. Much more practical for me than the Transit Connect. I swear, Ford has some really hip stuff in Europe that we don't get in the States, and that Transit is one of em.... A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 The trouble with diesel, at least in the States, is that it is taxed so severely that it is by far the most expensive fuel. I don't like paying more and getting less. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Stranger Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 In Canada we have the same version as the US and here it is called the Transit Connect just like in the UK. I have not checked them out so I have no idea what they are like. There are the Dodge/Mercedes/Freightliner Sprinter vans too which are bigger but I hear conflicting reports on the reliability of them. PCLinuxOS user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 The trouble with diesel, at least in the States, is that it is taxed so severely that it is by far the most expensive fuel. I don't like paying more and getting less. It is more than regular gas, but not more than premium in most cases. There are many cars that require premium, so I look at my diesel vehicle as no different and similar cost of fuel. Once you factor in the awesome MPG and cost per mile, it's a savings for sure. I like paying the same and getting a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnegrad Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 As soon as I saw the red van, the first thing I thought was that if you were in NYC, it would be stolen from you the second you turned your back. I could never take that to a gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwhite9 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 The trouble with diesel, at least in the States, is that it is taxed so severely that it is by far the most expensive fuel. I don't like paying more and getting less. We're between 20 and 25 cents a gallon. The thing is Ford is giving the UK a 67-MPG Focus next year (diesel) and that's not going to be their most efficient engine of the small 1.6s. It's 104 HP and they introduce a low torque engine around 75 HP as part of the line up in a couple years after a revamp. That would clean up in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Some time ago I rented a small Fiat minivan for getting my gear to a musical instrument fair a couple of days, I don't know the mpg but it was sufficiently comfortable for two persons and the big speakers, S90 etc over a few hundred KMs. I don't know how safe these models are, I suppose red indeed stands out a bit, and 50MPG is nice. I drove an old Renault Clio for years which also has a bit of space but nowhere near the minivan, but OTOH was more comfortable. The Audi 100 I can currently use needs a new motor-belt and might have to go (I didn't buy it), but then again, I currently didn't do much with transporting equipment at all. Of course the luxury and space costs major mpg in this case, the OP wins hands down.. If I'd have the choice a A3 avant hybrid with 100 (really, it appears) mpg would sound great. Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Ford Transit, now available in the US, is quite similar: http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/TransitConnect-609.jpg I don't know, this is a Ford Stormtrooper to me... What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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