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Pilote Pacific 690

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#1 ·
Hi All

I'm looking for some advice please. Hi am going to view a Pilote Pacific 690 tomorrow and would like your comments both good and bad. Details are as follows:

Pilote Pacific fixed bed motorhome, based on the Fiat Ducato turbo diesel chassis with only 37373 miles, first registered in 2000, it is in superb condition both inside and out, real nice layout with a fixed rear double bed, large rear washroom with rear walk in shower, centre galley style fully fitted kitchen with cooker, oven hob, fridge freezer and long range water tanks, forward double lounge with side bench settee, swivel front seats, fitted cruise control, 3 point rear seatbelts. Price £18999.

It is on at the following

http://mrmotorhome.co.uk/motors/pilote-pacific-2/

Really would appreciate your advice.

Regards to all

Allan
 
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#2 ·
Looks good to me Allan.
Guess it's got the 2.8TD motor. Not the most lively but almost indestructible.

Ray.
 
#4 ·
For my money an excellent van, have had many Pilote over the years. From the pictures that one looks to be in good condition.

One point is, in your post you suggest it is on a Fiat Ducato, the pictures show a Peugeot base!

Not one hundred percent sure of the Peugeot engines but if a Fiat produced one (and most of that era diesels were) it is possibly the manual injection motor as the electronic version didn't come in till 2001, no problem as such but a bit down on actual power than the later versions.

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#5 ·
We've had a Pilote Reference 716P for over four years, bought second hand when 6 months old, and now with 25,000 miles on the clock it still hasn't had much wrong with it.

The Fiat 150 engine works well and despite clogging it down the M1, round the M25 and M20 on the way to Eurotunnel (and back again) the fuel consumption isn't bad.

A tap replaced in the bathroom sink and internal mechanism of the Toilet cassette malfunctioning is about the only things I can think that have gone wrong.

No water ingress and ground clearance no problem.

Check payload before buying (whichever make or model you buy) as the payload quoted by the Salesmen and Brochure seem to have been worked out on the back of a *** packet with no relation to the real world of a fully loaded holiday mode vehicle.

A few squeaks (which MH doesn't) and a few alterations (including replacing bulbs with LED ones) to some of the original habitation bits and pieces have been done but the MH has been, and still is, a good'un.

Has it got a spare wheel, what gas bottles and/or system do you have, an extra leisure battery is a bonus and Solar panel is almost essential – it is to us.

Does it have Smoke and Carbon Monoxide alarms, fire extinguisher and fire blanket?

You may be slightly over the 3 metres height for Toll roads abroad (higher Classe and Toll tag possibly not allowed) but measuring it accurately may help.

I'd recommend the Pilote brand and would buy their vehicles again.

Hope this helps.


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#6 ·
Check payload before buying (whichever make or model you buy) as the payload quoted by the Salesmen and Brochure seem to have been worked out on the back of a *** packet with no relation to the real world of a fully loaded holiday mode vehicle.
I'd certainly check the payload as, according to the blurb, it has a MLW of 3,400kg which seems quite low for that size of van.

Lovely looking vehicle tho.
 
#8 · (Edited)
Re Johns point on the actual engine type, lift the bonnet and look at the aluminium data plate for the engine type number.

Look at the attached (click to enlarge) see which engine to have.

I think it's a bit on the high side for price so have a go at getting it down, £2k, also it's only a 3400kg van, so payload won't be very good, you can possibly get it uprated by SVtech or the other company.

Otherwise a really nice van, apart from it having what is usually a pretty useless smev oven, not much more than a warmer.
 

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#9 · (Edited)
MOT Data

W485WTA
PEUGEOT BOXER

Colour
White
Fuel type
Diesel
Date registered
1 July 2000

MOT valid until
21 September 2018

MOT History
Mileage recorded at test, parts failed or had minor problems

Date tested
22 September 2017
PASS
Mileage
36,340 miles
MOT test number
9601 4111 6658
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
21 September 2018

Date tested
10 April 2017
PASS
Mileage
36,257 miles
MOT test number
2594 7616 1443
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
29 April 2018
Advisory notice item(s)
both front inner wheel arches corroded
What are advisories?

Date tested
4 April 2016
PASS
Mileage
35,916 miles
MOT test number
3359 5405 5881
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
29 April 2017

Date tested
30 April 2015
PASS
Mileage
33,652 miles
MOT test number
7779 9072 5159
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
29 April 2016

Date tested
28 April 2015
FAIL
Mileage
33,649 miles
MOT test number
1283 5851 5150
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
corrosion under vehicle
corrosion on front cross member
corrosion on power steering pipes
corrosion on both front inner arches
What are failures and advisories?

Date tested
27 October 2014
PASS
Mileage
33,411 miles
MOT test number
5392 7020 4394
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
26 October 2015
Advisory notice item(s)
Centre Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.2.1b)
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
O/S/R Brake starting to bind
What are advisories?

Date tested
31 July 2013
PASS
Mileage
33,342 miles
MOT test number
1088 6291 3275
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
5 August 2014
Advisory notice item(s)
Centre Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.2.1b)
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
What are advisories?

Date tested
24 July 2012
PASS
Mileage
32,907 miles
MOT test number
7695 7660 2248
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
5 August 2013

Date tested
13 July 2011
PASS
Mileage
32,461 miles
MOT test number
8459 7479 1118
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
5 August 2012

Date tested
13 July 2011
FAIL
Mileage
32,461 miles
MOT test number
2568 8469 1407
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
What are failures?

Date tested
3 August 2010
PASS
Mileage
32,263 miles
MOT test number
6430 9521 0242
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
5 August 2011

Date tested
6 August 2009
PASS
Mileage
31,516 miles
MOT test number
9808 3841 9291
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
5 August 2010

Date tested
26 August 2008
PASS
Mileage
29,812 miles
MOT test number
4906 2953 8266
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
17 September 2009

Date tested
18 September 2007
PASS
Mileage
24,787 miles
MOT test number
8410 5106 7233
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
17 September 2008
Advisory notice item(s)
Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Both front tyres slightly deteriated on outer edge.
What are advisories?

Date tested
26 July 2006
PASS
Mileage
22,712 miles
MOT test number
3606 9750 6226
Test location
unavailable until further notice
Expiry date
25 July 2007

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#10 ·
Looking at that list Kev what strikes me is that it's done so few miles in the last 10 years. While that could be a good thing from the point of view of some parts of the van, it'll not be good for the tyres if they haven't been changed over that period. And maybe some other engine stuff too?
 
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