Iveco Daily Vans

jetj · Guru

Iveco Daily Vans

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

Generally get good reports.
Personally they are a better choice than the FWD Fiats (even though they are made by Fiat).
Iveco diesel motors have a good reputation.
We are driving a 1995 2.5L turbo charged 4WD Iveco Daily motorhome in Europe. It has done 240,00k and goes very well.

Cheers,
Peter

Big Gorilla · Guru

I have an 2007 Iveco Daily 2.3 liter high roof, medium wheel base, being 6 meters in length. It's an auto/manual and has done 118,000 km. I am extremely happy with it. The engine is the same as one of the Fiat Vans, not sure which model.

I did have one problem, a mouse got into the timing belt which resulted in considerable damage to the engine. This happened at Green Lake and the repair was carried out by the Iveco Dealer, Taig Bros., in Shepparton, Vic. The damage bill was around $11,000.00 but luckily for me, the Insurance Company picked up the tab as it was classed as an "Accident".

I am now considering selling this vehicle and buying the LWB, which is 7 meters long.

If you buy one, you should consider the high roof for stand up comfort.

-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Tuesday 14th of January 2014 06:58:04 AM

Nelly · Guru

That looks like a great van Big Gorilla. What company uses Iveco? Did you convert his yourself or did you purchase this setup ready to go?

Big Gorilla · Guru

Nelly wrote:
That looks like a great van Big Gorilla. What company uses Iveco? Did you convert his yourself or did you purchase this setup ready to go?

When you say what Company uses Iveco, do you mean who makes it ? Iveco came from the American Company International Harvester. I don't know who owns them now but I think Fiat in Italy make them. I know when I had my engine problem, we were able to use some Fiat parts. I purchased the Van then had it professionally fitted out by a Company in Launceston, Tasmania...

-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Tuesday 14th of January 2014 09:14:34 AM

Nelly · Guru

Sorry Big Gorilla - meant to say what company made the camper (using Iveco) that you have but you have answered all questions - thanks.

johmandkaz · Veteran Member

We had the 05 LWB high roof model and had quite a few problems with it, immobiliser died so a new ecu, immobiliser and key required ($850 secondhand), brake pads fell out so new pads and a disk was needed ( just under $1000) , replaced one front wheel bearing and hub ( $800), then it started to use lots of water, thus we sold it.

At the end of the day i am not saying they are all bad,but this one was a lemon and the cost of parts was ridiculous

cheers

Big Gorilla · Guru

johmandkaz wrote:
We had the 05 LWB high roof model and had quite a few problems with it, immobiliser died so a new ecu, immobiliser and key required ($850 secondhand), brake pads fell out so new pads and a disk was needed ( just under $1000) , replaced one front wheel bearing and hub ( $800), then it started to use lots of water, thus we sold it.

At the end of the day i am not saying they are all bad,but this one was a lemon and the cost of parts was ridiculous

cheers

You are not wrong about the cost of original parts. Go Generic... After replacing rear brake pads at $287 just for the pads, I took my MH to my local mechanic. He replaced front pads for under $100.00 inc. labor. For servicing instead of using Iveco oil imported from Europe, use top quality Pennzoil. Quarter the price. Oil filter is same as used for Falcon, Z9, cost $9.00. Only original part I had to buy was the fuel filter. Overflow fuel line from No. 1 injector $86.00. Replaced it with fuel grade plastic line from local mower store, $8.00. As the old saying goes, more than one way to skin a cat ... biggrin

jetj · Guru

Thanks everyone, BG I love the look of your short wheel base. The long would be too big for me.

Lorries · Veteran Member

I have an Iveco Daily 50C18 model. I have a Sunliner motorhome built on the back. I have had one major issue but it was under warranty and all fixed without a whimper. Problem was a gear rod snapped so couldn't change gear out of 4th. I have done over 50,000kms now. I make sure I get an annual oil change etc before I take off on my big trips as you only service them every 40,000kms.

jetj · Guru

Thanks Lorries, appreciate your input.

justcruisin01 · Guru

We bought a duall cab daily trayback as a tow vehicle & to carry the boat & allthe gear so we are legal; LOVE IT!

IF you are looking at new, check the oppition of ISRI seats; nothing short of brilliant for back probs.

JC

jetj · Guru

justcruisin01 wrote:
We bought a duall cab daily trayback as a tow vehicle & to carry the boat & allthe gear so we are legal; LOVE IT!
IF you are looking at new, check the oppition of ISRI seats; nothing short of brilliant for back probs.
JC

Thanks JC, appreciate the information.

avenfun · Newbie

I have just ordered a new 2016 model Iveco low roof van , model 35s205 , with eight speed auto transmittion , aloy wheels , air bag suspension ,window in side door ,single heated seat x2 with arm rest,,rear floor mat , comes as standard with Nav sat , and rear camera , also have ordered the biggest engine available ,205 HP, with twin turbo and intercooler,, will also have a tow bar and wiring done ,my caravan weighs in at 2008 kgs, the iveco is rated to tow 3200 kgs so shouldn't be a problem , the Iveco can be loaded with around 1600 kgs according to the specs, I'm intending to carry a 3metre tinny in the van hanging it on brackets on the driver side wall ,will fit a generator in a soundproofed aluminum box with a slide out behind the drivers seat ,twin batteries with a solar panel should take care of a wayco,,I had a test drive of a 170 HP van and was pleased with the performance , I'm told it will take 5 months from order to delivery date ,as it has to be made in Italy then shipped out here ,so looks like I have a few months to wait yet ,I'm located in central Victoria ,and so far haven't seen the latest 2016 model on the road ,so I'm asking has any one out there got one of these with the bigger engine and auto, would be interested how they go as a tug ,i have no connection with Iveco ,just wanting to hear from people with the same sort of machine , i will post when it arrives and also post the towing results ,eg fuel consumption ,handling etc ,

Emer · Newbie

Hi, I wonder whether these Iveco Daily vans are 12 or 24V, as I had a hair-raising experience with my van. When ordering a towbar from a Frankston towbar place I instructed them not to take 12V from one of the two 12V batteries in series on my Isuzu NPR300. I sent them a copy of the National WIring Standards to proof this. They still did, saying that they were instructed to do so by Reese. However, when contacting Reese they said that they woul dnever instruct anybody doing that. THe fact is that running the van's fridge on 12V, whilst driving, didtake theh 12V out of one battery, whilst the other one on the truck probably got overcharged. it drains one battery. I did a 240 km trip and could not find the street I had to go to, so I stopped the turck and van and shut the engine off to ask somebody where to go. This took several minutes and after that I coul dnot restart the truck, because the two batteries together could not handle the starting load. I had to uncouple my nearly 3T caravan on a sloping rod, to let it roll back and into the grass kerb and stop it with the handbrake. I then had to let my truck roll backwarts and start it in reverse. While doing this I coul dnot see whether anybody was coming. All of this coul dhave been an absolute disaster. The Frankston tow bar place did install a 24 to 12V reducer but this could not handle the load of running the van's fridge, hence they took it off one of the two batteries.

So, has anybody found a solution of towing an all-12V caravan, running the fridge on 12V whilst towing, with a 24V truck???

Jaahn · Guru

Hi emer smile

Your question "So, has anybody found a solution of towing an all-12V caravan, running the fridge on 12V whilst towing, with a 24V truck??? "

seems to me to have an obvious answer. Fit a 24v to 12v reducing unit that is capable of running the caravan.

Or if the caravan has seperate 12v batteries then fit a charger for the 12v which can handle that function from the 24v truck. Sounds like the competence of the fitters so far has been less than good. Consult an auto electrician and then get a second opinion also. wink

Jaahn

Tony Bev · Guru

Hello Emer

Firstly may I be one of the first to welcome you to the forum

To answer this bit

Hi, I wonder whether these Iveco Daily vans are 12 or 24V

To the best of my knowledge they are all 12 volt, but I am sure that you would double check this before buying

johnno952 · Newbie

avenfun wrote:
I have just ordered a new 2016 model Iveco low roof van , model 35s205 , with eight speed auto transmittion , aloy wheels , air bag suspension ,window in side door ,single heated seat x2 with arm rest,,rear floor mat , comes as standard with Nav sat , and rear camera , also have ordered the biggest engine available ,205 HP, with twin turbo and intercooler,, will also have a tow bar and wiring done ,my caravan weighs in at 2008 kgs, the iveco is rated to tow 3200 kgs so shouldn't be a problem , the Iveco can be loaded with around 1600 kgs according to the specs, I'm intending to carry a 3metre tinny in the van hanging it on brackets on the driver side wall ,will fit a generator in a soundproofed aluminum box with a slide out behind the drivers seat ,twin batteries with a solar panel should take care of a wayco,,I had a test drive of a 170 HP van and was pleased with the performance , I'm told it will take 5 months from order to delivery date ,as it has to be made in Italy then shipped out here ,so looks like I have a few months to wait yet ,I'm located in central Victoria ,and so far haven't seen the latest 2016 model on the road ,so I'm asking has any one out there got one of these with the bigger engine and auto, would be interested how they go as a tug ,i have no connection with Iveco ,just wanting to hear from people with the same sort of machine , i will post when it arrives and also post the towing results ,eg fuel consumption ,handling etc ,

This is exactly the path I wanted to go down as my caravan atm is 2950kg and an currently towing with my VW Amarok (towing capacity of 3000kg and GCM of 5550kg).

I considered the Daily single cab chassis but would have needed 4 ally boxes and one for a genny, there would have been ample space for 2 kayaks, 2 bikes and a Hobie Tandem Island up top.

The van option fixed the security issue by having nearly everything inside. The local Iveco place said this van did not take a towbar as there was not enough chassis aft of the rear axle, a scan of the Hayman Reese website revealed there is in fact a towbar available for this vehicle, local Iveco duly informed, they checked but the towball download limit is 250kg (capacity is ok at 3500kg). This towball download limit was a concern as my towball download is around 220 to 250ish. I needed the low roof van as I planned to secure my large kayak to roof bars. Then Iveco tell me there are NO factory mounting points for roof bars so that was a deal breaker. If I did not need a kayak on top of the van roof Id have an Iveco in my drive by now! Good luck with your purchase.

-- Edited by johnno952 on Thursday 6th of October 2016 08:59:27 AM

avenfun · Newbie

The new IVECO DAILY low roof van has arrived at the dealers yard, had a drive of the new tug yesterday arvo , just Awsome , everything I had ordered was there except the tow bar and bullbar , the pre delivery checks and reg are yet to be done ,so hoping to get it some time next week ,I have taken pictures of the new van but I couldn't figure out how to post them for all to see , I will post again after I have tried the Iveco at towing the caravan ,

vik351 · Senior Member

avenfun wrote:
The new IVECO DAILY low roof van has arrived at the dealers yard, had a drive of the new tug yesterday arvo , just Awsome , everything I had ordered was there except the tow bar and bullbar , the pre delivery checks and reg are yet to be done ,so hoping to get it some time next week ,I have taken pictures of the new van but I couldn't figure out how to post them for all to see , I will post again after I have tried the Iveco at towing the caravan ,

So what happened...??? no pichas...???

vik...

Pelicanbev · Newbie

Hello Peter,

How are finding your new Iveco? Would love to see photos. biggrin

avenfun · Newbie

I have removed the metal wall behind the seats and was going to make a timber wall with and opening to walk through , but found it better with out a wall ,

-- Edited by avenfun on Saturday 3rd of June 2017 07:40:35 AM