[vivaro 013]

has anybody got new shape  fiat ducato had 1 today while my scudo was in the garage.
there seem extremely noisy  and creeking  in back storage area, van only had 5000 mile on clock
put me of buying 1 when my scudo comes up to 3 years old
anybody else had any noise issus

[Spruce]

Hi
I can't talk from experience, but they do seem to suffer from water leaks on the rear doors, so the rattling may be down to incorrect door adjustment.
The other problem is that most courtsey/demonstrator vans are used a spare part donors so there was probably no spare wheel in the frame under the rear cargo floor. That makes a terrible racket when empty as there is nothing to secure it from rattling around. As most dealer principals ban this practice of robbing parts to get a customer's car going, it is usually done on the 'QT' and nobody knows. Unfortunately, the part replacement and fitting are not often very well policed so I would think very carefully about buying an ex - demonstrator.
Many years ago my daughter brought a preregistered Fiat Punto that had been in stock for a few months. When it arrived, most of the aircleaner securing mountings and rubbers were missing, as was the rubber gasket that sealed the airfilter to the fuel injection system.
Fiat boast that the new van is very quiet to drive, so who knows what the problem is?
If you are thinking of buying one in the future, take a test drive in one then, and also try the Citreon and Peugeot and see if they are the same. Personally I think the latest models look awful so I probably wouldn't get to do a test drive in the first place.

Spruce.

[dean123]

yes ive a lwb and high roof new shape ducato 3litre

very nice van to drive has a few bad points though

im a short a r s e and the front drivers screen pillar is a pig ive had a few near misses as it is a bad blind spot yuo can loose a car in it its that bad

make sure it has a engine cover on as thats a recall for the camper vans (although i think the new build commercials do haev the cover on the top of the engine)

if yuo fit a roof rack make sure it aint the heavey duty type use the flimsey 3 /4 bar type
these vans are designed to flex and you can notice it opening and closing the side door when you are  parked on a kerb

rattles all the time but thats wot i carry in the back

plus side
widest van on the road
lowest floor in the rear load bay on the market
and goes like sh  t of a shovel
despite the facts id buy another

[MoemGorod]

Hi, mate.

We purchased new Fiat Ducato 2.3 turbo diesel 5 months ago and still very glad. Driving is very good.

Before that 18 of our customers has bought the same van and satisfied as well.

regards,

Vadim