Citroen at Saltex

Citroen’s Saltex Show display (Windsor Racecourse, September 4–6 2007) demonstrates the company’s impressive range of standard and specialist bodied products. Representing Citroen’s extensive light commercial vehicle range, Berlingo, Dispatch and Relay models will all be on display at the show.

The all-new Citroen Dispatch range was introduced earlier this year and two models, a L1H1 90hp 1200kg payload van and a versatile Combi, feature on the stand. The new Dispatch range now includes short and long wheelbase versions, and a high roof model. Dependent on model, there is a choice of fuel efficient 90, 120 and 136hp HDi diesel engines, and 1000 or 1200kg payloads. All Dispatch vans have dual passenger seats and Trafficmaster Smartnav satellite navigation and Trackstar stolen vehicle tracking systems fitted as standard. In addition to the panel van the new range also includes a wide choice of short and long wheelbase Combi models, which are available in 5, 6, 8 and 9 seat configurations and two trim levels.

Priced from just £12,995 + VAT, and on display at the show, is the Citroen Ready to Run Relay tipper. Built by Tipmaster, the UK’s largest supplier of 3.5 tonne gvw tipper packages, the Ready to Run Relay tipper has a payload of up to 1,280kg. This exceptionally well-priced package has the highest payload of any Tipmaster 3.5 tonne gvw tipper conversion.

The Ready to Run Tipmaster tipper package, which is built on a 3.5 tonne gvw Relay 35 medium wheelbase chassis cab, includes a tipper body with an all-steel underframe, floor and headboard as standard. The extruded alloy body dropsides and tailboard have recessed fasteners while Tipmaster’s own-make electro-hydraulic power pack, with its chromed under-floor scissor action ram, tips the body. A remote, wander lead mounted control for body tipping actuation is included as part of the package. The Tipmaster body has been upgraded for the new Ready to Run Relay package with a new, easier to use body prop and stronger, zinc plated body corner pillars with recessed locking fasteners.

The Citroen Ready to Run Relay 35 Tipmaster tipper package is also available with a comprehensive range of body options, including an all-alloy body, which increases payload by up to 130kg, to further increase its operational capability.

Also on display is the Nicholson McLaren Engines (NME) converted Berlingo 600 LX 1.4i dual fuel (petrol/LPG) van. This latest addition to the Ready to Run range comes at a new, exceptionally attractive price of £7,995 + VAT + delivery.

The Ready to Run Berlingo dual fuel van is a practical and economical proposition for intensive urban operation or inter-city courier use from a base in a congestion charge zone. It is exempt from the London Congestion Charge as it meets Powershift Band 4 emissions standards, providing operators of Berlingo dual fuel vans based in this zone with a significant cost saving of £1,696 p.a. as well as providing fuel cost savings.

The Ready to Run dual fuel Berlingo conversion has similar performance characteristics to the petrol-fuelled Berlingo van, meets European standard R6701 and is fully European On Board Diagnosis (EOBD) compliant. The conversion includes a 43 litre LPG tank mounted in place of the spare wheel (a 100 litre LPG tank fitted in the load area is optionally available).