Iveco daily , anyone seen a conversion done?

[uzsnowdrop]

Saw one of these big old units come past me today, just wondered if anyone has seen or done a conversion on the new model?

 

[Northernraider]

Quite a few on faceache self build camper group ...one with a vw hightop roof stuck on the top

 

[uzsnowdrop]

They look huge!

 

[Wack]

They are huge , the 3.0 is the one to go for , I put over 300,000 miles on a pickup in 5 years , never let me down once , ate 2 diffs and that was it , still on the same clutch when I sold it and most of that was pulling a 3.5t trailer too

They are a big van mind , I bought one cheap with a gearbox problem, no 3rd gear , it was a big company so they'd just bought a new one

The guy gave me the keys and left me to it , I was looking through the paperwork when I noticed the date of registration and the mileage

rang iveco and gave them the registration , yes that's still under warranty , when would you like to book it in

Er I'll call you back

So I bought it , drove it round to iveco and they put a new gearbox in it

 

[uzsnowdrop]

Thats amazing, I saw the 100,000 warranty and thought it was a joke. No way I can go that big due to driveway but the new one looked weirdly nice, imposing.

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[Jays2]

What I am finding, if its a 3.5 ton vehicle, when the conversion is done, there is no payload, or very little.

 

[uzsnowdrop]

Big beasts for sure

 

[Jamesh]

They are massive.

Being rwd the floor is high and they drive Ike a truck being on a ladder frame.

The overhang is massive and would make parking and city driving a pain!

Cheers James

 

[Wack]

What I am finding, if its a 3.5 ton vehicle, when the conversion is done, there is no payload, or very little.

That is the problem with Iveco's they're built on a ladder chassis same as a truck so the payload can be woeful , my 3.5t pickup was about 900kg but the 2.6T I could carry on the trailer more than made up for it

 

[Northernraider]

That is the problem with Iveco's they're built on a ladder chassis same as a truck so the payload can be woeful , my 3.5t pickup was about 900kg but the 2.6T I could carry on the trailer more than made up for it

The beauty is you can get them at 6 tonne

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[Northernraider]

They are massive.

Being rwd the floor is high and they drive Ike a truck being on a ladder frame.

The overhang is massive and would make parking and city driving a pain!

Cheers James

Much the same as the vario ...

 

[Jamesh]

But the Vario is a proper truck ...

The Iveco iirc is narrow too narrow for a transverse bed unlike the Seville vans or new transit.

Cheers James

 

[Wack]

Thats amazing, I saw the 100,000 warranty and thought it was a joke. No way I can go that big due to driveway but the new one looked weirdly nice, imposing.

The company I bought it from had it serviced at a local garage so they must've assumed they'd voided the warranty but iveco didn't even ask about servicing , all they were interested in was the current mileage and date of registration .

You'd think somebody would've made a phone call before they sold it though

 

[Jonny Parkin]

I have a 2003 LWB daily that was converted from new by it's original owner. Drives well and great turning circle for a 7m vehicle. Still only 70k on the clock.

 

[uzsnowdrop]

Great to see some photsIf you are ok with that

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[gus-lopez]

Iveco was my first choice , basically due to the size. I even found an ex ambulance with air suspension & bonus was it was already changed to van with living accommodation . I'd have bought it but the bloke wanted to do the changeover himself to save a few euros. It was all just too much aggro & he wouldn't budge even when I offered to pay for the gestoria. he did it himself & wanted to do the same on it. Great vans ,although finding a tidy one here is a problem.Actually finding anything tidy here is a problem.

 

[Jamesh]

There is a recent conversion on an iveco minibus on here.

Nice van.

Cheers James

 

[Jonny Parkin]

 

[uzsnowdrop]

Like that layout , looks great … and big!

 

[scotzsue]

That conversion certainly looks better than the converted ambulance, complete with log burner, son used as a student

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