Decision help with 2012 or 16 auto berlingo

[ohspecial1]

Hi Folks

Currently have a nemo 2010 Semi

Looking to change it to berlingo

2 options

a 2012 43k miles

a 2016 but has ad blue issue and will need a tank but have a budget for that

What is best choice

Both are auto/or semi

[mickthemaverick]

2012 for me!

[ohspecial1]

Hi any reason why 2012
Main concern is auto box reliablity
my nemo is at 55k miles and well had more issues with the automated manual box then bloomin anything

[mickthemaverick]

Good mileage and no adblue floats my boat

[PaulC5]

Adblue faults can be expensive so you need to be sure of the actual fault diagnosis as it may not be just a tank. Our Cactus recently needed a new NOx sensor plus the exhaust section as it could not be removed and also a new injector. The exhaust bit was the most expensive part as it was repaired at a dealer, total costs were about £1500. If DIY it would have been a lot less but it needed a diagnostic to confirm the faulty parts and then one to tell the car they had been replaced. This was when nearly 10 years old, the NOx sensor had also been replaced at 3 years old but then under warranty. Adblue itself costs about £15 to cover about 10k miles and then another £10 for Wynns Crystal Clean and protect to help avoid adblue problems.

[Richard_C]

The big difference is ULEZ compliance so if you are a frequent visitor to London, Birmingham and other places that have or may introduce charging zones for cars or vans that don't meet Euro 6 the 2016/AdBlue version may be better.