3.0lt Fiat engine, still got the love?

[Vic]

Looking at 2016 Carthago E line 4800kg with a Fiat 3.0lt engine and comfortatic gearbox.
I have looked at older posts about the engine and noted the comments.
Are owners still in love with this engine?
I currently have Hymer 150bhp with the same gearbox, so I already know it's faults.
Also, driven normally, what sort of mpg am I looking at, just out of curiosity rather than a deal breaker.
Thank you,
Vic

 

[WESTY66]

Love my 3.0L comfortmatic, no adblu euro5, pulls like a Train, what’s not to like

 

[tonka]

Have a 2014 3lt Comfortmatic on my Burstner 5000kg..
No issues.. Average 27mpg on an A class.
Chain, so no cam belt issues.

 

[Steve and Denise]

That was the reason we went over to Iveco rather than Fiat didn’t really want a big van with a little engine.

 

[Cavs]

Love my 3.0L comfortmatic, no adblu euro5, pulls like a Train, what’s not to like

What he said ^^^^^

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[peterc10]

Our Fiat X290 based Hymer B678 was built in late 2014 and was first registered by us a year later. Both engine and gearbox has not let us down. It has plenty enough of grunt for me. We still have it and it is our "keeper".

 

[Lenny HB]

With an E--Line get it on a weighbridge before committing to it. Even with the upgrade to 4800kg they can be tight on the rear axle.
You can go to over 5000kg but will need new rims & tyres.

 

[Mr B]

I love our 2015 plate Rapido 7065ff on the 3l , 180bhp comfortmatic, had it over 5 years now. I will be booking it in at Adam Morley later in the new year to have necessary done on the clutch/gearbox
It does everything that I want it to do…

 

[Just smiffy]

2011 and over 133 thousand miles and drives like new on my pvc, around 30mpg at a steady 60mph…

 

[jongood]

Looking at 2016 Carthago E line 4800kg with a Fiat 3.0lt engine and comfortatic gearbox.
I have looked at older posts about the engine and noted the comments.
Are owners still in love with this engine?
I currently have Hymer 150bhp with the same gearbox, so I already know it's faults.
Also, driven normally, what sort of mpg am I looking at, just out of curiosity rather than a deal breaker.
Thank you,
Vic

Great engine, wrong gearbox. Just search comfortmatic on here or google if you have the time, LOTUS

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[CaptainPaul]

Had the same engine in all my previous 3 Burstner Elegances 5000kg sometimes towing cars & motorcycles etc although always with the manual gearbox but a fantastic engine that never gave any trouble, as others have said pulls like a freight train, having said that my current van which is a little pvc with the latest 2.2 engine and 180bhp again with manual gearbox is a bit of a beast too climbs steep hills like a ferrari lol great combo but that 3L Fiat engine which is actually made by Iveco is a fantastic engine you won't go wrong with it