Iveco daily 2015 onwards opinions
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Tesco have/had an absolute ton of them. I used to drive them, I recommend getting the automatic if possible as it's a ZF8 (not the early automated manual crappy ones though!). I drove an older shape manual, automated manual and 15 plate on loads of autos.
They were very reliable, 160k plus on the clocks. They also have a very good turning circle compared to the Mercedes that have replaced them.
They were very reliable, 160k plus on the clocks. They also have a very good turning circle compared to the Mercedes that have replaced them.
stoop44rio said:
Has anyone any first hand experience with these newer models. Anything I can find online refers to the older model. Looking for a dropside and have been wondering about these against a transit.
Reliability and general build quality. Thanks.
Dont forget to factor in the weight of the Body when it comes to Dropsides because there can be some surprising variations . Personally its Sprinter all day long for me , these Turkish Transits are very fragile in comparison .Reliability and general build quality. Thanks.
We have 2 lwb hightops as service vans in 2 garage depots.
Both have had several sets of injectors @£1400 a time although iveco chipped in towards at least one of those sets when the vans were only a few months old. They said it was due to bad diesel so hadda drain the tanks each time and send off for rather expensive fuel analysis before going back to them with lab results stating that the fuel was perfectly fine.
Both have regular problems trying to regen the dpf, it'll try on a long motorway run but it looks like the van is on fire with the amount of white smoke pouring out and after a while it goes into limp mode and have to pull over and restart the engine but usually if it's still hot enough itll try another regen after 5mins and tons of smoke and pull over and repeat.
The key and rubbery gearknob on both fell apart after a year or so (and our keys never leave the ignition).
Manual handbrake fouls on the seats so scraped knuckles regularly.
I probably drive the one in my depot the most and tbh I dont mind it but I dont pay the crazy bills it throws up so purely from a driving point of view it's fine but it feels quite cheap. I thought my boss had cheaped out by buying them along with a few rigid lorries and getting a discount but he paid £23k each so not much of a savings compared to say a transit imo.
All anecdotal with little science and a small sampling but that's my experience e of them.
Both have had several sets of injectors @£1400 a time although iveco chipped in towards at least one of those sets when the vans were only a few months old. They said it was due to bad diesel so hadda drain the tanks each time and send off for rather expensive fuel analysis before going back to them with lab results stating that the fuel was perfectly fine.
Both have regular problems trying to regen the dpf, it'll try on a long motorway run but it looks like the van is on fire with the amount of white smoke pouring out and after a while it goes into limp mode and have to pull over and restart the engine but usually if it's still hot enough itll try another regen after 5mins and tons of smoke and pull over and repeat.
The key and rubbery gearknob on both fell apart after a year or so (and our keys never leave the ignition).
Manual handbrake fouls on the seats so scraped knuckles regularly.
I probably drive the one in my depot the most and tbh I dont mind it but I dont pay the crazy bills it throws up so purely from a driving point of view it's fine but it feels quite cheap. I thought my boss had cheaped out by buying them along with a few rigid lorries and getting a discount but he paid £23k each so not much of a savings compared to say a transit imo.
All anecdotal with little science and a small sampling but that's my experience e of them.
Decky_Q said:
We have 2 lwb hightops as service vans in 2 garage depots.
Both have had several sets of injectors @£1400 a time although iveco chipped in towards at least one of those sets when the vans were only a few months old. They said it was due to bad diesel so hadda drain the tanks each time and send off for rather expensive fuel analysis before going back to them with lab results stating that the fuel was perfectly fine.
Both have regular problems trying to regen the dpf, it'll try on a long motorway run but it looks like the van is on fire with the amount of white smoke pouring out and after a while it goes into limp mode and have to pull over and restart the engine but usually if it's still hot enough itll try another regen after 5mins and tons of smoke and pull over and repeat.
The key and rubbery gearknob on both fell apart after a year or so (and our keys never leave the ignition).
Manual handbrake fouls on the seats so scraped knuckles regularly.
I probably drive the one in my depot the most and tbh I dont mind it but I dont pay the crazy bills it throws up so purely from a driving point of view it's fine but it feels quite cheap. I thought my boss had cheaped out by buying them along with a few rigid lorries and getting a discount but he paid £23k each so not much of a savings compared to say a transit imo.
All anecdotal with little science and a small sampling but that's my experience e of them.
I Vibrate Everything Comes Off was the Trade slogan for Iveco Vans at one time and as you know its very hard to get rid of a bad name . I work in Construction and one of the big Civil Engineering Firms we deal with picked up a dozen of the new Turkish Transits and they reckoned them to be pretty poor . A Bricklaying Firm have the latest Iveco in Dropside form and its almost completely wrecked after around two years , granted it bounces around Building Sites rather than driving up and down Motorways but my 14 and 15 plate Sprinter dropsides do likewise and are a far more durable vehicle . At Both have had several sets of injectors @£1400 a time although iveco chipped in towards at least one of those sets when the vans were only a few months old. They said it was due to bad diesel so hadda drain the tanks each time and send off for rather expensive fuel analysis before going back to them with lab results stating that the fuel was perfectly fine.
Both have regular problems trying to regen the dpf, it'll try on a long motorway run but it looks like the van is on fire with the amount of white smoke pouring out and after a while it goes into limp mode and have to pull over and restart the engine but usually if it's still hot enough itll try another regen after 5mins and tons of smoke and pull over and repeat.
The key and rubbery gearknob on both fell apart after a year or so (and our keys never leave the ignition).
Manual handbrake fouls on the seats so scraped knuckles regularly.
I probably drive the one in my depot the most and tbh I dont mind it but I dont pay the crazy bills it throws up so purely from a driving point of view it's fine but it feels quite cheap. I thought my boss had cheaped out by buying them along with a few rigid lorries and getting a discount but he paid £23k each so not much of a savings compared to say a transit imo.
All anecdotal with little science and a small sampling but that's my experience e of them.
170,000 miles a piece they have just had a solitary injector and a starter motor fitted to each , apart from that its just been consumables . I do all the filters and oil every 5000 miles on account of their mileage though I have been told I am wasting my money though they do work hard .
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