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Private Reggie
 Post subject: Re: hopefully new E7
PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 9:25 pm 
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Got a price from them when I was told no more E7 Peugeot
£42.000 for the new model
Way to much money to justify once you put the interest on top of that
Still my E7 62 plate only has 223.000 miles on it. So got another 5 years to worry about my next cab
I Don't think so. But saying that my mate got 402.000 out of his

223,000 more so 402,000 miles :shock: What's the secret of getting that sort of mileage out of the e7, I have a 15 reg, planning to keep it going for at least its 4 year finance period although double shifted I'm thinking it's going to cost me loads of dosh if I keep it going to that sort of mileage, tips welcome :D

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 Post subject: Re: hopefully new E7
PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 10:04 pm 
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Serviced every 12.000 miles
Keep well away from supermarket fuel
And I give it a full valet every Sunday weather permitting
People still get in and ask me if its new and can't believe its done over 200.000 miles
But it has cost me a lot to keep it on the road
DPF filter £1000
Diesel pump £1000
Injectors £1200
And so. Over £6000 in servicing and repairs last year
Trouble started once it hit 150.000
Touch wood its doing well at the moment
High mileage cars will always need repairs
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Nidge2
 Post subject: Re: hopefully new E7
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 3:56 am 
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perry wrote:
Serviced every 12.000 miles
Keep well away from supermarket fuel


People will laugh at you for saying that but I won't. It's good advice to anyone who wants to look after their engine.
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Private Reggie
 Post subject: Re: hopefully new E7
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:09 am 
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perry wrote:
Serviced every 12.000 miles
Keep well away from supermarket fuel
And I give it a full valet every Sunday weather permitting
People still get in and ask me if its new and can't believe its done over 200.000 miles
But it has cost me a lot to keep it on the road
DPF filter £1000
Diesel pump £1000
Injectors £1200
And so. Over £6000 in servicing and repairs last year
Trouble started once it hit 150.000
Touch wood its doing well at the moment
High mileage cars will always need repairs

I run down tank at least once a month and put in V power diesel, I give it a good clean regularly, I lubricate all round including the step, I'm surprised at the £1000 for DPF, my last E7 needed that, cost £400, good all round taxi though, it'll be sadly missed if there isn't an option to renew, £42k for an M8 and over £40k for a TX is not going to happen for me, hopefully they get the problem with conversion sorted.

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skippy41
 Post subject: Re: hopefully new E7
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:21 pm 
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At the moment, the only new hacks available are the Ford, VW and Vito, if they pull out where dose it leave everyone
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Private Reggie
 Post subject: Re: hopefully new E7
PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:14 pm 
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skippy41 wrote:
At the moment, the only new hacks available are the Ford, VW and Vito, if they pull out where dose it leave everyone

Cynical but maybe AV are getting such a good deal alround on the M8 that they themselves are putting out the rumours, what's in it for them? At least 12k :shock: Surely not :roll:

Out of those three Skippy, up here we only have one of those alongside the TX :sad:

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 Post subject: Re: hopefully new E7
PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 11:21 am 
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Private Reggie wrote:
perry wrote:
Serviced every 12.000 miles
Keep well away from supermarket fuel
And I give it a full valet every Sunday weather permitting
People still get in and ask me if its new and can't believe its done over 200.000 miles
But it has cost me a lot to keep it on the road
DPF filter £1000
Diesel pump £1000
Injectors £1200
And so. Over £6000 in servicing and repairs last year
Trouble started once it hit 150.000
Touch wood its doing well at the moment
High mileage cars will always need repairs

I run down tank at least once a month and put in V power diesel, I give it a good clean regularly, I lubricate all round including the step, I'm surprised at the £1000 for DPF, my last E7 needed that, cost £400, good all round taxi though, it'll be sadly missed if there isn't an option to renew, £42k for an M8 and over £40k for a TX is not going to happen for me, hopefully they get the problem with conversion sorted.


If our council get their way with the age limit that they will be discussing next month, we won't have a choice. :evil:
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perry
 Post subject: Re: hopefully new E7
PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 3:50 pm 
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The mistake I made was taking it to the main dealer that's why it was a £1000. I also think that the dpf filters are moe expensive for models after 2012 as they have a different engine Euro 5
I know a lot of people moan about the E7 but it will be missed when it's gone as we don't have an alternative at the moment
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skippy41
 Post subject: Re: hopefully new E7
PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 10:39 am 
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perry wrote:
The mistake I made was taking it to the main dealer that's why it was a £1000. I also think that the dpf filters are moe expensive for models after 2012 as they have a different engine Euro 5
I know a lot of people moan about the E7 but it will be missed when it's gone as we don't have an alternative at the moment


They have stopped making them, now the new vehicle has come out :shock:
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Private Reggie
 Post subject: Re: hopefully new E7
PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:06 pm 
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Cab Direct pushing the M8 up here, not for me thanks :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: hopefully new E7
PostPosted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 12:04 am 
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Hopefully they make a cheaper version on the M8 like the did with the E7 the Eurotaxi is great for out of town drivers like myself that dont need all the extras just need side loading wheelchair access
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