Peugeot Bipper road tests and consumer car reviews

Peugeot Bipper Professional 2011

I bought this van for our delivery service around town and country lanes, and it drives very well as other reviews have stated. At the first check over, after a month, I had roof bars fitted; 3 cross bars form the loading facilility on the roof area. At anything over 40mph there is significant noise caused by the wind resistance on the front bar which is directly above the drivers head. At Dual carriageway speeds, employers will need to be getting seriously engrossed with Health & Safety noise assessments. Vans are noisy we all know that, sound reducing material fitted above the driver would be a significant assistance if you are fitting roof bars as there doesn’t appear to be any as standard.

Peugeot Bipper 1.4 HDI Professional 70bhp 2011

This van is amazing! I have a business teaching people to play instruments, but the two main reasons for getting this was: 1). For the Mobile Rock School sessions that I do having to lug music equipment around and 2). For its great fuel consumption. I went from a 2.0 petrol 2001 Ford Focus straight to the Peugeot Bipper and I now completely understand why people have stuck to diesel engines. Fuel economy on this is amazing, the driver has tons of room and not to mention a nice big view of the road. It’s not only smooth to drive, but exciting to drive too, and best of all there’s plenty of advertising space on the van. If you have had any thoughts on buying this van then just test drive one and that will decide it for you right there and then.

Peugeot Bipper 1.4 HDi 2008

Brilliant run-about-town. I’m a florist and it is perfect for the kind of work we do. It’s easy to park and handle yet has bags of room inside. Quite economical too.

Peugeot Bipper Professional 1.4 hdi 2010

I’ve had this little gem for 2 weeks , it’s the top of the range professional 1.4 hdi. Well I tell you this is the best van I’ve ever had and I’ve had a few in my time, the cab is like a car but with a high driving position and the seats are so, so comfortable. Driving the bipper is an absolute dream and although you feel most bumps in the road it’s still really great . The 1.4 diesel pulls really well in all the gears and is fantastic around town. The turning circle is brilliant you can get it in the tightest of gaps it fits in a standard garage easily goes under multi-storey car parks and fits under the refuse tip . The fuel economy is excellent put £20 in and forget it. After 2 weeks I’m still getting a proper buzz every time I drive it. All in all I can’t recommend this van enough. If you’re thinking of buying one do it now you will love it.

Peugeot Bipper 1.4 HDi 70 2010

Not many people entertain the idea of buying a van as a second family vehicle these days, preferring shockingly impractical sports cars and the like - but I can tell you that in today’s entrepreneurial, uncertain and individualistic society, a handy little commercial vehicle can actually make commercial sense. Take Peugeot’s Bipper Professional 1.4 HDi 70 for example. As a high specification Bipper at £13,781.87 OTR, it has all the creature comforts of a family saloon, with the added advantage of carrying capacity. (Parents with offspring at university called upon frequently to serve as removal personnel take note). There’s air conditioning, Bluetooth connectivity, powered windows and lots more to make van driving an enjoyable experience There’s so much you can do with a van - furniture removing, trips to the waste disposal centre, the supermarket - and not forgetting those amateur and professional musicians with bulky instruments, techno-electro young freaks and their happy bands, friendly local DJs and their enormous speakers, animal lovers - you can fit at least a St. Bernard in, (although a Dartmoor Pony might be a struggle), pigeon fanciers....(Readers please note that this is the censored list). I haven’t even mentioned lawnmowers, mountain bikes, ecological water butts and sofa beds. The nicest little ’Pug’ this side of Peking, the Bipper has won many accolades including International Van of the Year and ’What Van’ of the Year Award. It’s a sub-compact van based on car technology but it’s slightly bigger than most car-derived vans and is aimed at urban businesses where decent payload, ease of loading and light handling plus lively performance are key requirements. I’m pleased to report that on all counts it excels. A load volume of 2.5 square metres with load-securing rings on the floor and a payload of 610 kgs is ample for most small businesses. And it’s fantastically easy to load too, thanks to rear doors that open to 180 degrees and a large sliding side door. It certainly ’cuts the mustard’ in the kerbside struggle to ’load and away’. Driving it is a real pleasure. Perfect seating in a warm and comfortable cabin with good storage space and robust fixtures and fittings set to withstand hard use, makes for relaxed driving and this usually means ’safe’ driving - so on that score the Bipper is ahead of the opposition. From the driving seat you look through a low windscreen that enables you to easily judge your road position in the heavy city traffic where light vans spend much of their time and reasonable size mirrors help you significantly in the traditional ’cut and thrust’ on crowded urban streets. Available with either a 1.4 petrol motor, or the most popular 1.4, 68bhp diesel engine or the 1.3 HDi 75 Stop-Start (Available with 2-Tronic electrically controlled manual gears) and in specifications less generous than the high spec. version on test, prices start at £9,095. There’s a Bipper for everyone. The little 68bhp diesel in the test van is a gem. 68bhp doesn’t seem much - but let me assure you: it pulls splendidly. Not only that, it’ll whiz along at speeds up to 95mph but always remains economical. Your correspondent didn’t properly test the fuel consumption - but if talk in Fag Ash Lil’s transport cafe is anything to go by, most vandoliers are getting around 65/68mpg. (Chip shop owners please note. It will run on a 30% bio diesel mix). Handling is reassuring and loaded or unloaded it is nimble and safe. Responsive and light electro-hydraulic steering makes for easy work around town and there’s a sense of well planted security when thrashing the daylights out of it on the motorway - as many van drivers do, secure in the knowledge that Peugeot diesels are unburstable. Understandably, one might sometimes be encouraged not to spare the horses because no matter what speed you do, it’s never too noisy or ’boomy’ like some rivals I could name - but all is relative; so if you have only ever driven your Lexus you might find my words suspect. After my most enjoyable experience at the wheel of the Bipper, which proved a refreshing contrast to the usual luxury saloons and jet powered projectiles on test, I’m thinking of changing my name. If not to Van Morrison or Sainsbury, to Van Poundland - because you’re ’quids in’ with this little beaut.

Peugeot Bipper 2008

Nice, complete and handy car. But... it consumes 6 litres every 100km instead of 4.5. Suspension like a rally car!! You feel every small bump in the road. This message is from Holland.

Responses to this review

I’m driving with a peugeot bipper too. the car has positive and negative points. positive: lots of space, nice design, comfortable, good looking, very useful in the city. Negative: consumes much more than 4.5l/100km - more like 6 l/100km -  suspension really terrible and fragile. I was forced to replace the suspension after 60,000 km (known problem). The suspension is not comfortable and really dangerous when you want to transport children with it. You feel every chock on a rude road! By the way, the Bipper didn’t pass the ’ELAND’ test. I have the impression that a lot of people did not test the vehicle in ALL conditions. Conclusion: nice car but don’t expect a lot of it - Gaspard Steve from Belgium