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Used vehicle review Cargo
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CM tests more vehicles than anyone else; now we're using our extensive database to highlight popular vehicles in the used sector. This week it's the Iveco Cargo 7.5-tonner
— the backbone
of Iveco's used truck programme.
UK launch date: 1991.
Modifications since launch: Major updates include cab,Tector engine and 180E designation. It has been replaced by the latest generation Eurocargo, and the Ford name has been dropped.
Engines: Most recently powered by the Tector engine at 170,180 and 210hp.
Transmissions: Five, six, seven and nine-speed manual transmission which is available with an automatic option.
Brakes: Full air system, discs all round.
G VW:7.5 tonnes plus braked towing capacity. UK registrations to date: 10,500.
Main market Short distance, local distribution and inter-urban plus occasional tipper/ skip-type operation.
Official used dealers: 96 main dealers plus three Used Truck Centres.
Future developments: None, following the 2003 launch of the Eurocargo.
Recalls:Date of recall, 06.04.98; build start/ end, 01.08.93-31.03.95; recall number, R/1998/ 011; concern, possible inadvertent application of parking brake. The lowdown :It's little wonder that the Langley-made chassis has been favoured by so many urban delivery specialists and trunkers for so long.The cab is driver-friendly; it handles well and delivers fast,fuel-efficient performance. Depending on the type of body there's more than 4.5 tonnes to play with and given our standard box van, the 75E14S can haul up to 3.6 tonnes of payload.
There are enough driveline and wheelbase options to suit almost any application. Add a sleeper cab to one of the long-wheelbase odels and you've got a high-cube unit which in even be run as an 11-tonne drawbar. Of iurse the annual £165 VED bill doubles and cu need an HGV-trained driver, but think of lthat extra load volume.
Firms shifting electronics or other delicate lads may be interested in Iveco's line-fit rear ir suspension which costs an extra £2590, ,eighs in at 120kg and transforms your Cargo -no a 75E14P.
lveco Ford with 4,337 registrations,Daf 3.776) and Mercedes (2,808) accounted for 8% of 7.5-tonner sales in the UK last year, but le transfer of the Langley robots will leave he 45-Series as the only one of the three with I -British-built" label. However, the change if country is unlikely to influence sales among lard-headed fleet buyers who are much more nterested in spec, availability and price.
Against some impressive competition in this hotly contested market sector the Cargo heads the sales league on sheer merit. Its success story shows no sign of ending. The lowdown: Well, it looks like Iveco has done enough to convince existing Cargo operators to buy some more.The Tectorpowered Euro-3 model gives more of the same, with better fuel consumption, enhanced driveability and longer service intervals.
It's a shame that the cab and chassis don't quite match up to the innovation of the Tector Euro-3 engine, but to be fair Iveco has enough of a job satisfying existing customers with a bewildering array of engine, running gear and wheelbase options.
Moving to Euro-3 without losing anything in the way of payload or productivity would be an impressive feat in itself.
But to improve fuel economy while keeping the price so competitive —this chassis costs £7,000 less than the 75E14S we tested in 1997 —is a real bonus.
At the Euro-3 Cargo's launch Iveco predicted that repair and maintenance contract prices would be up to 20% less than for the old model. With stats like that the Cargo will stay popular for a long time yet.
The lowdown: Buying ex-rental trucks used to be considered a bit of a lottery. But these days, with buy-back and contract-hire schemes in place, potential new owners are offered some assurances of a vehicle's condition.
T109 VUM is not the most spectacular truck on the market and it lacks an air management kit, which will push up your fuel bills. But this is a solid, functional workhorse that is more than capable of earning its keep.
It produced a good overall fuel figure and maintained a decent average speed.
With a large box on the back the Cargo should also prove versatile enough for most operations..