Symbol v Duetto

As a previous Duetto owner you are correct in saying they are almost the same layout but Ford rather than Peugeot. I may be corrected but ours was an N Reg Duetto and I thought it was based on a bigger van base. Ours was also rear wheel drive. 
We looked at a newer Duetto to replace ours and it seemed smaller so they may have used a smaller van base when they moved to the Mk6 Transit. 
As to choice of van I have a preference to Ford if only for the price and availability of spares. The Peugeot like other Seval based vans seem to be having gearbox problems as they get older and parts are not easy to find.

I can confirm our Duetto had a separate roof add on because it leaked in the n/s corner above the door pillar allowing water to run down the inside of the A post. It had been bodged before we bought it blocking the post causing water to sit in the pillar until it rotted away. It wasn’t until we needed a new windscreen before we found how bad the rot was. 
Our Duetto had Tourano badges on the doors and  I found out was the German spec mini bus. The noticeable difference being heated front seats and a radio amplifier. The passenger seat was disconnected when the swivel was fitted. 
Maybe just my liking for Fords having a Rienza now but I thought the Duetto was a better base van but it’s each to their own preference.

One of the things we miss is the ability to make a changing area outside the shower by fastening the door across. We have a bigger wash room in the Rienza and use the passenger seat to put our clothes on but you can’t close it off from the rest of the motorhome. 
I normally take muttly for his walk whilst management is in shower. It’s not appreciated when I let muttly in whilst she is getting dry and dressed. It’s even worse when muttly is wet and he shakes himself before I can rub him down.