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Fiat Ducato Matkaaja – motorhome on the type 280 Ducato (14-280NA8-AF14-PA2/3650): 2.4-litre diesel, 640kg payload, 2,180mm width, model year 1990
From 1981, Fiat supplied the light commercial Ducato, whose first generation was internally designated type 280 and built until 1994. Under the Finnish name Matkaaja – roughly “the traveller” in English – such a chassis was converted into a motorhome; the type designation 14-280NA8-AF14-PA2/3650 points to a Ducato chassis of this first generation.
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The recorded diesel engine has a displacement of 2,440cc and is paired with a five-speed manual gearbox. With a gross vehicle weight of 3,100kg and an unladen weight of 2,460kg, a payload of 640kg remains for the body, fittings and occupants. A width of 2,180mm corresponds to a chassis with a standard-width motorhome body.
A motorhome on a transporter chassis of this weight class falls under EU category N1, or, when registered as a motorhome, the related category for leisure vehicles, and can be driven on a category B licence as long as the gross vehicle weight does not exceed 3,500kg. With a payload of 640kg, the margin for water, gas, furniture and luggage on a motorhome this size is tight and needs careful attention when loading.
When buying a used motorhome of this early Ducato generation, damp in the body matters most: seals around windows, the roof hatch and the join between body and chassis are worth checking, as are the gas system and the leisure battery. On the chassis itself, corrosion on wheel arches and the floor, the condition of the clutch and brakes, and the diesel engine's injection pump should be inspected. Spare parts for the widely used Ducato chassis are generally still available even for this model year, while body parts from the motorhome builder are available only to a limited extent.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells DUCATO 14-280NA8-AF14-PA2/3650
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