Thread: Iveco Daily 4x4

The IVECO daily is a love it or hate it vehicle. They have a poor reputation and resale value here in UK.

Italian army has them in 4x4 version and found them to be a comparative poor performers off road.

The bloke who lives behind me has the Australia Post mail delivery contract for towns north & south of Kalgoorlie. He bought two Iveco Daily vans new when he won the contract.

He soon replaced both with Mercedes Sprinters. Told me that he had experienced many of the same problems that we encountered with our tray top at Nullagine - not least of which is the fact that outside of the metro area and away from the major dealers, there is virtually nobody with the capability to work on them. Apparently the Merc is much more "user friendly" and can be worked on easily by most competent mechanics - but he says that they have never really given any problems in any case.

From my experience - I wouldn't touch the Iveco, even though there are things about them that I do like.

There used to be quite a few Daily vans (and Ford Transits) getting around Kalgoorlie in various delivery roles. I've noticed lately that both models are quite rare, and the majority of vans seem to be either Mercedes or Volkswagen - there is no Merc dealer in Kalgoorlie, but the Ford dealership has recently taken on the VW agency, mainly to sell Amaroks (which are becoming very popular in the Goldfields).

Originally Posted by Michele

Currently I'm working at the company which builds/produces it for Iveco...
Sitting in the passenger's seat for the test drive was an experience

I have toured one of the Fiat factories in Torino (Turin) where they make the driveline components, diffs and gear boxes, and also where they assemble the Iveco Daily.

My wife is Italian and her sister lives in Torino, a family friend works at the factory and gave us a personal tour while we were visiting.

Cheers
Ron

Nice looking d/c but could anyone tell me where they would get spare tyres? 255/100R16 off road (Michelin XLZ by the look) are rare as rocking horse poo. If anybody knows post a link as many would be interested.

Originally Posted by mike_ie

I'll be damned... I've driven on these trails, I used to live about an hours drive away from this National Park...

You lived in Georgia??? Always wanted to go, next time we visit Russia I think is the time.

Originally Posted by RSCHIPP

I have toured one of the Fiat factories in Torino (Turin) where they make the driveline components, diffs and gear boxes, and also where they assemble the Iveco Daily.

Iveco Daily but not Daily 4x4 I'd say, axles are not made by Iveco
engine yes...transfer case not

Comparing it to the MB Sprinter is like comparing apples to oranges...

It's an odd 4x4 commercial vehicle, fills a very small niche, and it's expensive...I don't generally like Iveco style/design, but in the end I'm getting used to it.

Mate of mine has had a 2WD one for a while,he tows a massive van with it,no probs at all.Also has a set of ramps and puts the Harley in the back as well.Fuel economy is incredible and it does a ridiculous amount of k's between services.

Also i am pretty sure it also seats 4 in the second seat.

Originally Posted by scarry

Also i am pretty sure it also seats 4 in the second seat.

Rear seat in them is huge. You could easily seat 4 on it - and the seat itself lifts up to reveal a huge storage box underneath - bigger than your average coffin. You could "seat" another full size adult in there.