Opel Vivaro vs Renault Traffic: Differences, Parts Availability, and Usage Insights

Hello
I am planning to buy an Opel Vivaro in L1H1 sheet metal. Could anyone point out the differences between the Renault Traffic?

Why Opel? German... Although looking at Traffic, one has doubts. What about the availability of parts for these cars? What is the issue of exploitation?

Hello !
Whether it is Opel, Renault or Nissan, you will have the same - the differences are only a little in appearance, but not much - I have been driving Opel Vivaro and Renault Trafic for the last few years - only the name differs, there is no problem with the availability of parts, if it is a new car, warranty inspections every 30,000 km, timing belt every 150,000 km, observe and monitor it, there will be no problems at the service center!

I`m aiming for a 7-8 year old car.
What kind of bikes did you have under the hood, buddy? There are a lot of cars with an 80 HP engine, but I am biased towards such power for such a car. In the previous company I drove a VW t5 with 175 horses - this route was pure pleasure

Hello !
It works very well with the 1.9 115 HP engine, I drove a passenger car - 9 seats with a driver, the drawback is the rear heating, in mine there were separate controls for the front and rear and when someone in the back turned on the heating when the car was not yet warmed up well, it was neither warm in the front nor in the rear, the heating system in these cars does not work, and apart from that it drives well!

I am interested in the option of 6 or 9 people, but at the moment the bed will be without the last row of seats and will be enclosed.

Generally: the size and appearance of the car suits me best as a work car as well as a great vehicle for family escapades.

In the 9-seater Trafic, the 1.9 dCi 100 HP engine was completely sufficient. The workers made a mistake twice and poured gasoline, and then diesel was added without removing the gasoline. Since new, the engine has covered almost 200,000 km without any renovation! I wouldn`t believe how much this engine can endure if I didn`t have contact with it. The only issue is that when buying an 8-year-old car, you don`t know whether the engine will require repairs after 300,000 km.

As for choosing Vivaro/Trafic, it`s like choosing between Evasion/Zeta and Ulysse. Same car.

krocze wrote:

The only issue is that when buying an 8-year-old car, you don`t know whether the engine will require repairs after 300,000 km.

I absolutely count on it. So immediately oil, filters and perhaps timing. Unfortunately, I can`t find anything newer in my budget. Oh - let me just add that the car will be towed from the Netherlands or Germany. So theoretically it should be better than our domestic offers.

tehaceole wrote:

So theoretically it should be better than our domestic offers.

Theoretically, yes, but it all depends on whether they will send you a car with a current TUV, which was driven until the moment of sale, or one with only HU or no inspection at all. Unless the TUV was purchased from a "Turk", in order to pass the TUV, the car must not have any damage, and all observations are included in the inspection documents - rust on individual chassis elements, etc. Therefore, a car with TUV is in better condition than the one with HU/AU which is granted for one year only. In general, I have noticed that cars from the Benelux countries are more neat/better maintained than those from Germany. The Jeep KJ imported from Belgium had absolutely no play in the chassis and no corrosion. It was expensive, but I wouldn`t buy it in this condition in the country.

tehaceole wrote:

oil, filters and perhaps timing belt immediately.

Start with the timing, because it`s the most important thing. If it hasn`t been replaced for over 100,000 km or you don`t know when, it`s better to be safe. Only after that filters and oil.

krocze wrote:

Theoretically, yes, but it all depends on whether they will send you a car with a current TUV, which was in operation until the moment of sale, or one with only HU or no inspection at all. Unless the TUV was purchased from a "Turk", in order to pass the TUV, the car must not have any damage, and all observations are included in the inspection documents - rust on individual chassis elements, etc. Therefore, a car with TUV is in better condition than the one with HU/AU

Thanks for your VERY VALUABLE ATTENTION! Too bad I don`t see "helped" here. =/

And from a service point of view: my wife has a Renault Clio 98. There are no major problems with access to parts. Prices are good too. But damn her car, for the specific month it comes from there are several dozen different variants of the same element. At the beginning of the year, the rods broke (a broken apple on the driver`s side) - it all ended with putting the car on jack stands and coming to the store with old, complete rods.
That`s why I`m aiming more at the Vivaro than at the Traffic, thinking (perhaps naively) that there will be less trouble and confusion with Opel than with the French. I am basing this on knowledge about the availability of parts for the Opel Astra II owned by my parents.

After all, these colleagues have already written thattrafic/vivaro/primastar are the same, only with different badges.
Consider seriously the version with a petrol engine (and there is one) + LPG. It will be 25% cheaper than diesel, and the failure rate of dci engines is very high.
Other comparable cars are Ducato/jumper/boxer and certainly with better JTD or HDI engines.