Berlingo Multispace Meet! Celebrating 25 years!

[@robertedwards1819]

Citroen berlingo the Swiss army knife of cars Excellent vehicles

[@fuenteror9111]

Crazy! that old Berlingo is from a mall in my little city , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. So glad to see it in such a good shape. Im also a Berlingo owner and I love them all!

[@colinjones2505]

I'm seriously thinking you have really caught the Berlingo Bug now. This is going to become the number one in the fleet. I can feel the luuurve for it.🥰 Many adventures await us all to enjoy I think.

[@garethwatkins6347]

Me too

[@F1Kamel_1992]

0:16 Actually the blue Citroën Berlingo is the original Mk1 (Phase 1), the turqoise green Berlingo is a Mk1 (Phase 2) and next to the Skoda is the 2008 spec Mk2 Berlingo along with a couple of the neighbouring Peugeot Partners in the car meet.

[@markwright3161]

It seems like the Berlingo with the full length fabric sunroof was actually the new 2CV the C3 Pluriel wasn't. :)

[@Karl_Burton]

You have a great way of helping me go from seeing something previously ordinary, to seeing something wonderful

[@paulcoombes8657]

Great video. The Gold Berlingo (BW02 NOF) was my ‘Gold Goddess’. I owned her from new until a few months ago. The purchase of a campervan meant I had to reluctantly let her go. It was the best car I have ever owned and is sadly missed. It took me and my family everywhere and is part of our memories. Thankfully the new owner is a lovely lady who has converted it to a micro camper so it will still be loved.

[@paulcoombes8657]

@Feartheladypug I am so glad to hear this. My fear was that it would end up with somebody that would just run it into the ground.

[@Snarfcat]

I must say watching Hubnut is an odd experience, to be honest there aren't many cars that you feature that I would personally own but the enthusiasm shown by you and the owners brings me back to every video. Keep up the good work dude and I will keep watching and appreciate the odd or unexceptional cars of the world.

[@twobob8585]

Yep, feel just the same ( - :

[@Snarfcat]

@@twobob8585 it's weirdly addicting, I find myself buying junk sorry merch in the shop just to support him.

[@UnknownUser-rb9pd]

I watch in hope that some of the cars will end up crushed 🙂 Not the lovely people of course. I did regard the sale of the Oltcit and Foxanne as wins. Hopefully Twc next. To be fair I do also like some of the cars.....

[@Snarfcat]

@@UnknownUser-rb9pd I love the little Invicar and the Reliant was not a bad little van. The weird Citroen's from bulgaria were definitely a mistake but that's hubnut.

[@UnknownUser-rb9pd]

@@Snarfcat The Invacar has no redeeming features whatsoever IMHO. I have a theory that they were designed so dangerous in order to cull the number of invalids and therefore reduce the social care bill. And the Daewoo Matiz is like a more modern, four wheeled version. I do like the GSA, the Berlingo, 2CV and Betty though and the Charade should be decent if they ever get it driving again

[@johnhall4917]

Got my HubNut car Sticker. Thanks Ian.

[@brianfd622]

Great meet up for these hidden gems, can’t beat a Blingo.

[@niklaswejedal463]

What a great Meeting! - Fun Fact: some month ago I happened to meet an Acadiane exactly like that (minus the stickers) on my way home from work. You don't really see them anymore here in Sweden, so that was a very nice surprise and I was so excited by the encounter I had to check out eBay to see if there was any nice 1:43-models of it, which there were - which is why I now have one in my ever growing collection 😁 - Love all the classic Citroën vans!

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

Never thought I would ever see a Berlingo meet 🤣🤣

[@garethwatkins6347]

There's something about 'em ain't there !

[@JPF90374]

Hi Ian hope you don't mind just a small correction for you my blue one next to the Triangle of doom demo is a 1.6 Petrol version. Lovely to meet you all what a brilliant gathering and a friendly bunch of people are fellow Berlingo owners.

[@HubNut]

It was a lovely day. Every video has an error somewhere so cheers!

[@JPF90374]

@@HubNut No problem.

[@dortkommendieclowns1474]

I'm a tall 6'6 bloke and sit very comfortable behind the wheel of my Berlingo. I drive it every day with a big smile on my face.

[@nakoma5]

I'd love to see direct comparisons with competitors like the Kangoo and the Doblo!

[@daniellee9015]

Absolutely brilliant video Ian 👍 Absolutely beautiful cars omg I love the older one that was upgraded you were talking about 1930s one Absolutely brilliant

[@jeremytaylor4458]

Ian, you’ll be pleased to learn that the NEW Berlingo does NOT have a triangle of doom! And it does have a a lovely 3-pot engine.

[@Hillbillymills.]

Cool little conversions going on there. Was behind a little white mg3 in Edinburgh this afternoon with a hubnut sticker in rear window. A fellow watcher of the channel 😊

[@jerzywoking1699]

Belingos, Partners and Doblos are everywhere over here in this part of Spain. I ended up buying a Doblo as a stop gap, but it is such a versatile thing. Fold the rear seats down and loads of space to carry furniture, full builders vans, etc. With the rear seats in position, passengers have masses of headroom and leg room, and still loads of space in the load area. My thought of buying a BMW 530 is but a distant memory

[@darrencowley8265]

Hi Ian I had a Peugeot partner on the motability scheme I about 20 years ago. It was a 2 litrt diesel it went well it was a surprise how well it wanted. Thanks for all your videos 🙂.

[@thecylinderblockheads2999]

I must voice other sentiment that it was your Rover 75 that bought me too all things Hubnut, but it has been yours and Miss Hubnuts enthusiasm and the camping that has kept me coming back for more. I will eventually obtain a Rover 75 in Copper Leaf red....but the way prices are going it will probably be a Corgi model.....

[@fredparker8174]

1:21, I never realised how much like the saxo, a mk1 front end is until I saw the blue ones.

[@TheFlyingBusman]

I drove my first Berlingo, a 1.9 naturally aspirated ‘wheezel’, back in 1996 and liked them from day one. The evolution into a mini people carrier was a master stroke and made for a very versatile vehicle.

[@seancooke7332]

Great location and awesome display of Berlingos and Partners. The genius of the design is shown off by all of the interior mods that can be done to enhance your journey or make the Vehicle into a base for a stopover. To convert Steve Cropley proves how good it was and still is.

[@vivianhughes9347]

Very many thanks for posting this. I am an ardent Berlingo Multispace fan, having owned a M49 Forte for 15 years until recently. Now own a B9 XTR (called Barney!). I love 'em! Will be ordering a T shirt this evening. Cheers. Vivian

[@tyrannodex8472]

Thanks for posting this :) I was there in S33 DEX (silver one parked at the front). Was great day out and happy so many made it, given the downpour that morning! Look forward to more meetings next year.

[@paultaylor9652]

Looks like a great group of people to spend time with Mr HubNut, great video by the way.

[@frglee]

The best! Thank you for a very interesting video. I'd have loved to see an old Berlingo commercial van here too, but I guess being workhorses, they are probably not so loved. Four years of driving a bog standard 2006 diesel white van vast distances for a utility company in rural Scotland gave me some respect for the model.

[@scalecrawlnl]

Fun event reporting, thank you! Great to see the celebration of the practical, daily driver. Creative uses and personalizations of the car too. Interesting and a cool location 👍

[@andysalter4473]

I must say I'm really warming to these practical gems. I found myself going round a roundabout back to a garage that had 3 on the forecourt. 1 had sold , one was a Peugeot and the cheapest one was a 2.0 HDi( no modutop). Another great video Ian.

[@spencereagle1118]

I've got a 1998 Peugeot Partner van sitting on my driveway waiting for me to get it on the road again. I bought it new and did 334000 in it, on the original clutch I might add. A couple of years back the camshaft snapped and there its sat as a driveway shed since. The wife hates it and has even offered to buy me a brand new van if I scrap it - I love it too much for that!

[@Acamperfull]

Really enjoyed your video, thank you for mentioning my late friend Jeroen Cats!

[@Leon-uj7pc]

I have never seen a Berlingo in person. We did not get them in the USA. However I did see its cousin the Peugeot Partner sitting in the customer parking lot of pick it/pull it junk yard outside Washington DC. It was from Mexico City so it and its owner had a long drive to get up there. I am not sure what the owner was doing there as you were not going to find any French vehicles in that junk yard. Though I did see a LeCar years ago in there.

[@Bicyclehub]

It’s so good to see how fondly the Berlingo is regarded. The design has totally made it to bonafide classic status, unlike the C15. The styling is unpretentious and the space inside is enormous for the wheelbase. I have a Berlingo 1.4 dualfuel petrol/lpg- although I never bother with the gas these days. The front passenger seat does some clever things; folds flat to make a table, tumbles forward and has a storage compartment underneath. The rear wheelarches are so small you hardly lose any space to them. I’m going to turn it into a microcamper when I have some more time.

[@HubNut]

Ooh, harsh on the C15! The main difference is we never had the C15 as a car here, only van.

[@timtube1663]

Then there was the C15 Romahome of course!

[@timelwell7002]

Heaven! Berlingos are wonderful, as is the Caddyanne. A small but very select group of apparently ordinary - but actually extraordinary cars.

[@andrewentwistle515]

What a interesting video from Hubnut. It was nice to see the different models in one place including the odd Peugeot Version as well. I look forward to seeing the next Hubnut Video.

[@nekite1]

I love that DS! My dream is to get a DS Pallas totally restored and converted to an EV. I remember as a kid in 65/66 getting a lift home in a Safari (7 seat estate version) from school as a kid when I lived in Malawi. The roads there were pretty dire, and that car just floated over the various crevices in the road!

[@bmwman1981]

Why restore a classic car then ruin it by making it into a ev. Just buy a ev and keep the ds original

[@lesklower7281]

That place were the Belingo show was at looks like a popular venue for classic car shows and the camper conversions look realy good and enough for an overnight stay and the other Citreons that showed up that Citreon with the roof you leave at home well l saw one the other day

[@icascone]

Blimey!! 25 years!!!

[@everydaysabonus]

Hi loved this episode, since retiring my main vehicle is a Fiat Qubo, sister model to the Citroen Nemo ie a baby berlingo and one of the most practical cars I’ve driven, it’s a 5 seater van with windows and can take a pallet 1.4 x 1.0m with the rear seats out !

[@onionridetv]

LOVE THIS CAR! And would love to join the next meet!

[@anthonystevens8683]

Nice one Ian, now I have (yet) another car on my want to have list when I only have the space for one. In the future I'd love one of these cars but for me if I can create room by clicking my heels together (or win the lottery) I still really want a 2CV... and a GS.... and a CX... and now a Berlingo! I am also a tad fond of the old Mini Moke.... I'll take a tablet and reality will kick in. Did I mention I love Caterham 7's as well? I have to visit my doctor at some point soon so maybe I'll not mention this bit or they might not let me home. Great videos Ian. A brilliant community.

[@helenclapperton6209]

I'm so gutted I missed out on a multi space 2008 went the same day it was posted not been able to find one since.

[@allanriches9381]

Great gathering by the looks of it. Seems a real nice group of people.

[@bentullett6068]

That looked a great meet up. Need some van only variants to turn up next as there are many variations of them, some panel vans without doors on the side and some have a side door or two.

[@Velocipedium]

How I wish I still had my beloved Berlingo now. A 1.8 petrol 3-door on W plate. I sold it to upsize to Espace. It would have found some love at at Gilks I’m sure

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

Looked like a fab community get together! :)

[@davidmarsden4268]

You're right about the adventures, Ian. I've taken AAZ to Berlin, and to the Volvo & Saab museums in Sweden. Now it's fixed, further jollies are planned...

[@martinneumann7783]

«Please park in front of the garages»... Lovely! I think this show is just the beginning. Next time there will be more cars and people; I'm pretty sure.

[@robinkirke1702]

Excellent stuff. Thanks.

[@norwegiangadgetman]

The wheel trim at 4:30 is stock for the M49. I may have an extra set in my garage, but I imagine that shipping costs from Norway would be rather... not good... My first Berlingo was a 98 3 door. It really needs another door. And the Pluriel... Please no. And no, it was not even close to being a successor for the 2CV. That honor really belongs to the M49 Berlingo. Oh, and thanks for the info on the shirts. Just put in an order. ;-)

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Great little meet, hard to believe the Berlingo is 25 years old... Seeing all these Berlingos makes me want to own one. My Bella t shirt and magnets will have to do the now.

[@HubNut]

The Berlingo van is 26!

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

@@HubNut that makes me feel old, I was still at school.....

[@UPnDOWN]

Clement's engine bay is tip-top, thank you very much. (Tip-top in an upside-down sense)

[@MattBrownbill]

I'm so close to getting one of these. Got pipped to the post on getting a deposit down on a lovely red mk1...

[@EcoHamletsUK]

I was thinking of buying one and doing a camper conversion after my bigger motorhome had to go, but going out looking for vehicles in West Wales, during a pandemic when you don't have a vehicle, was a bit of a problem. So I ended up with a Corsa, but there's no way I could sleep in it with my German Shepherd!

[@bartheyne2490]

Lovely video again! Please test the pluriel! I had one, and loved it!

[@pauldavies6037]

25years wow probably the best most useful small but big instead vehicle ever made well done Citroen

[@Levenstone132]

Erm,don't tell anyone but I've got a super little '06 Kangoo.I have owned five C15s though. This type of vehicle is so good. Splendid all rounders.

[@the.internet]

I'd love to show you my Yaris Verso if you're down in Kent sometime Ian, it's defo got the same sort of vibe as the Berlingo from a practical point of view! It's got some cool little things I think you'd dig. For example - 3 interior lights and the rear one does something very special!

[@matthieumeewis]

Wonderful video, Bella even turned into Betty at the end.

[@a11csc]

middle age spread lol

[@adamfloyd2152]

Wasn't that a Monaro parked in front of Bella? Must be its Aussie influence rubbing off :)

[@HubNut]

We did have a Monaro visit. I sadly failed to film it!

[@tony-yp6qk]

another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍

[@joshbrailsford]

I do like a Berlingo, but I love a C3 Pluriel! Perhaps my nostalgia for being aged 10 when they launched, and seeing one demonstrated by the local Citroën dealer at a car show, explains my fascination with them. Perhaps not such a great ownership proposition as a Berlingo, but I've heard several first-hand accounts from happy Pluriel owners who wouldn't drive anything else.

[@bsimpson6204]

7:28 I wish someone made a tent to hang from the open rear door, it would make for a real simple full height camper extension

[@jerzywoking1699]

B. Simpson, you can easily make one with a tarpaulin from B&Q, Homebase, etc, with a few bits of string and some tent pegs. We had one that we used on our Transit when we were motorbike racing, gave a few feet of working space if it rained or was too sunny.

[@wangdangdoodie]

Reimo, Easy Camp & Kampa all make such a tent/awning, for the Berlingo/Caddy/Kangoo & Doblo market. There are a few others as well.

[@davewilson3061]

I bought a new Berlingo 1.9 D in 2001 as a second family car and we kept it for 15 years

[@micheltebraake7915]

Multifunctional cars always have a loyal group of owners, this club lasts for a long time.

[@leeholden8658]

Wow 25 years anniversary of the Berlingo. Can’t believe the Honda CR-V is 27 years old too,our mk2 is 20 years old next March

[@misterthegeoff9767]

Was a fun day out despite the weather doing its best to dampen our spirits.

[@darrenwilson8042]

I have noticed recently there is a gloriously patinated white C15 knocking about round here. From whats in the back it looks like its the daily steed and workhorse of a local handyman - still earning a living.

[@frglee]

There's one round here in a garden rusting, probably not been used for many years. I guess the owner must have been too attached to it to scrap it - or maybe it's still useful as a garden shed?

[@Elvis_TheKing]

“Acadiane, what’s your game now, can anybody play?” 🎼🎼🎤😁

[@richarddye9170]

I bought a 2004 Multispace 2.0 HDI new in 2004 and so far it is the only vehicle I've kept as a forever car. I was lead to buy it after Jeremy Clarkson heaped praise on the model. It now has 125k on the clock and apart from servicing and consumables the only repairs are a new clutch in March this year, front struts and bottom pulley around four years ago. I brought it to France when I moved here 12 years ago and it still pulls like a train and uses negligible oil between services. It is also remarkably frugal on diesel. Despite it being one of three cars I have, it's the one I jump in to for the majority of my journeys. It owes me nothing and when eventually it does expire I'll definitely be considering another to replace it.

[@leonardosimm3536]

I have a bee in my bonnet about those who turn up to a marque-specific or period - specific meet in a completely unrelated, very shiny/expensive vehicle to show it off (for example, a vintage UK meet suddenly has a huge American muscle car in its midst). It always strikes me as missing the spirit of such gatherings...

[@HubNut]

This was a public cafe, so there were people turning up in normal cars.

[@stephenrosser293]

Steve cropley did a column for wheels Australia from the UK in the 80s

[@HubNut]

Indeed he did, before we stole him. 😉

[@donwright3427]

My ones got a lowered floor and a ramp . As a matter of fact you can easily get ten euro pallets in there if you interlock them! ,and naturally it silver

[@timtube1663]

Can you fold down or remove the rear seats? Always fancied doing a Berlingo van camper conversion, but if the rear seats can go down it can also be the family car!

[@HubNut]

Yes. On earlier ones like mine, the seats tumble. I think they're more easily removable on the next generation. Some camper conversions just fold out over the folded seats I think.

[@timtube1663]

@@HubNut thanks for that! While I prefer the Mk.1, the Mk.2 is the same in most respects. Thanks for another great video. Good to see Colin's Pluriel there too. Known Colin for years 🙂

[@hectorshouse7348]

You got Bella at the right time…before the boom, nice move 😃👍

[@paulbennell3313]

Indicator lens falls off; irritating. You've opened my eyes to the Berlingo however, I'd rather like one.

[@MapleMarmite]

Nice conversions there! I, too, vote for a Kangoo and/or Doblo head to head video. 👍🏻

[@timcox7673]

I know you are aware of the AU Falcon on the Motoring Box channel, recently I noticed two more You tube channels that have acquired an AU, on the 6th October a channel called Psivewri did a video and the other channel called Jimmy Dale on the 20th October took his to a skid pan that produced some good content

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

What do you think of the Berlingo 2CV Fourgonnette Ian?

[@HubNut]

It's quite stylish but not really my cup of tea.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

@@HubNut Same sort of feelings myself, worthy enough for a review tho.

[@tridaks]

9:20 you are definitely wrong ! These are cool! :-)

[@Chris391971]

Check out the Amdro Boot Jump in Caernarfon. I’ve got one for the last 5 years and it’s been very good.

[@peterriggall8409]

A jolly time had by all. Impressed by the electric Traction Avant……well it must be as it was parked at the ‘Electric Charging Point’. 🤔

[@AliMackMechanical]

My brother's got the Partner van he had a berlingo said it's handy little van.

[@mikes747]

Would have liked to attend myself but my partner 20 hdi is currently on the naughty step with a snapped spring!

[@huwdavies6650]

There is a company that produces a foldaway mattress with bedding that folds into its own carry case. It's quite popular with Tesla owners who like to use camping mode, but they produce mattresses for other manufacturers including Citroën. Not specifically the Berlingo but if you looked in the dimensions you would probably find something suitable.

[@barrybark3995]

good to see the kids having their say/ good vid / iv had 5 berlingo vans over 13yrs , all old "haters" im afraid

[@rakeshtak]

Nice vid of a very practical motor. You didn’t call Bella “Betty” at the end did you? 😉

[@HubNut]

Oops...

[@garethwatkins6347]

When and whereis the next berlingo meet please I'd like to attend ❤❤❤

[@MrTopgearnerd]

I love the berlingo!!

[@thomasfrancis5747]

Might be interesting to do a video sometime on Citroen car derived vans.

[@thegenderfaerie]

when I pass my driving test later this year I want the 2009-2015 era berlingo multispace in auto so I can use it as a gardening business van

[@jfv65]

That sportcar reminds me of a Matra Djet. Which is not bad at all.

[@alansimpson835]

A thoroughly decent vehicle and a modern People's Car.

[@dreammaker730]

Those berlingo windscreens were quite funky to fit .

[@HubNut]

A bit of a game reaching the middle, I bet...

[@dreammaker730]

@@HubNut and throwing in because of the curves on both sides .

[@davidlloydjones752]

All it needed was a big bowl, for everyone to put their keys into!.🤣

[@seamusobrien2675]

Mark 1 best car I have ever had. Ex Postie Van, so red, and bits did fall off, because French. Just get multi glue and gaffer tape (both friends of the Berlingo) and motor on.

[@jaggass]

Did the Berlingo sell better than the Partner? They're seem to be more of them about.

[@HubNut]

Yes. Partner took longer to develop a Multispace equivalent too - only introduced late 2001 I think.

[@2tone209]

AY UP MR HUBNUT.......EYES DOWN HEADS IN FOR A GAME OF BERLINGO

[@volt8684]

These will be as iconic as 2cv

[@rhys_thomss7013]

So sorry I’m late I had a meeting last night very sorry how is the hublets

[@HubNut]

No worries. Hublets are both well, but very busy with school work.

[@rhys_thomss7013]

@@HubNut ye I’m quite busy lot of homework