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Hello Marko.
Whereabouts are you?
Mine is a 2.8 SK, but I will not be selling until April/May time, after I have valeted it and prepared it for sale. It just needs a polish up and some minor details need attention.
I have considered selling it a couple of grand cheaper so that I do not have to go through the fatiguing polishing-up process!
If no-one is selling right now, keep looking on here…
Place your “Exsis Wanted” post there too, and include contact details, either an email address or ‘phone number.
Barry
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Hi Marko
One point in favour of the 2.3l engine is that it was at the time a newer model than the 2.8l and only requires a timing belt etc change every 8 years as specified by Fiat in its work schedule. I believe the 2.8l requires a change every 5 years. This is not a cost that I delay because I want to avoid an expensive engine rebuild if it goes wrong. With our vans’ use I imagine that few timing belt changes are triggered by high mileage.
I’ve been lucky to have my van from new. I am a cautious person and so I have not gone the full 8 years before changing the timing belt. My Exsis was made on the first production run for right hand drive; I assumed a November 2003 manufacture date for the basic van as supplied to Hymer so you’ll not be surprised to learn that my second change (of timing belt, water pump kit, trans belt and tensioner – all genuine Fiat parts fitted by my local garage) was in November 2018. It’s a long job and for what it’s worth for you in Slovenia my UK cost all in was just under £800 including 5 hours labour.
When buying second-hand I would advise asking when the timing belt was last changed and, in particular, whether all the parts were new. For me it’s a false economy with such a long job not to renew all the bits.
Best wishes with tracking a suitable one down.
Keith
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Hi, we are considering selling our Exsis SG 2,3 2005. Due to the Coronavirus restrictions we have to wait because of the economic situation: we are not sure that in the end We will be able to buy the new van we are thinking to. Anyway… it’s a very well mantained van with external awning, bike rack. We always did maintenance changing twice the cam belt. Our Exsis has now about 215.000 km (133.000 miles) but all is still perfectly working: the Exsis, named by us Falkor, is our home since last year (we have an Italian blog where we write about our choice: http://www.seimetri.it).
The van is near Milan, in Italy, and we are going to ask 21.000 Euro. If someone interested can contact me at paolo1964@gmail.com.Ciao
Paolo
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