Delica - info

Yup got them, thanks for that Wolfie :-)
Is that the LWB you've got or the SWB? High roof or low? What year, and what model?

Not planning on a lot of rock hopping :-) just getting it wherever the Challenger went, and maybe a bit further if we invest in a locker and lift.

SWB
Low Roof
1995
Space Gear

Bought it three years ago 70,000 km for $20,000.00 private cash sale.
Now has racked up another 30,000 km.

2.8 Turbo Intercooler
Auto trans with traction control
Super select 4 x 4 with centre diff lock & low range
15 inch chrome mags with Cooper ST's
Tinted windows ( to CIA & Drug Bust specification )
Lots of white dog fur, chip packets, Coles green shopping bags... you get the drill. Sad thing is, is we CAN'T blame it on the kids anymore, they've gone!

Can't tell you much more I'm afraid.

Wolfie

"We don't do SERIOUS off road work, ....................."

Hey Ian,

What about that big rock you tried to nudge down the mountain at the Murray Bridge 4WD Club's property?

I followed Wolfie around the Club "track" and the Delica surprised quite a few.

Allow me to reminisce:-

A few of the folks on that trip, manhandled the rock (about 2 feet square) out of the way, by sending it down the hill. Well, it headed toward a group of vehicles and people already at the bottom. From the top of the hill it looked like a bunch of "keystone cops" performing their usual antics.

Fortunately, the "boulder" stopped short and everyone continued on their way unhindered and undamaged.

Oh, and Pesty demonstrated how to build and run the biggest campfire witnessed in modern times.

It was a great weekend and the first introduction many of the S.A. ExplorOz forumites had with each other.

None of us have been the same since!

LOL :-)

Cheers Mad, I've been scouring it for info :-)

Both sensible suggestions Truckster thankyou. The Troopy is going to get a good look over I think. The missus hates the look of them, and they are a heck of a lot more expensive to run fuel wise (from what I understand), but there's no doubt they would be easier to get bits for.

We don't want half of whats in a camper conversion, we're just trying to avoid putting up a tent and taking it down every day.

Can you put a raised (double) bed (storage underneath) in an 80 series?
Can you put something like a folding bed arrangement and still have seating (legal/comfortable) for 4?

I'm going to have to find a few and take a tapemeasure to them :-)

The missus will have to get over it lol

what about a Jackaroo with the seats removed, and a board in its place with a materess on top?

Single pole tents only take 5 mins to put up.. a 9x9 will set you back under $300 in canvas... they arent that much hassle.

>>>Can you put a raised (double) bed (storage underneath) in an 80 series?
anything can be done. remove all seats apart from drivers and passengers and go with it.

>> Can you put something like a folding bed arrangement and still have seating (legal/comfortable) for 4?
So now its 4 people, not 2?

Its options mate, ya never know when the in-laws or mates will drop by. We aren't planning to have 2 cars if we can avoid it, this will want to be a comfortable and reasonably economical daily driver too.

With a LWB Delica from the measurements I've taken its a walk though from front to back, and enough room to have the second row of seats turned around (they rotate and slide forward) and a full double bed still made up. Its about the same length as a troopie but with the front seats that much further forward its got a lot more room in the back.

Its a 2.8L turbo diesel or 3L v6 both are around the same to run as I'm paying now with the 3L V6 challanger. The diesel having the advantage of the longer lasting engine, and being able to have a jerry can inside the vehicle safely (is that right?).

We've got a good pop up tent, takes about 20 minutes for camp to be setup, assuming we can get the pegs into the ground.

When we do head off for some touring, we want the convenience of being able to just pull up anywhere and go to sleep, without being busted for "putting up a structure" in an inappropiate spot.

So far the only vehicle's of a suitable size, thats in the right money range, would be a troopie or a Delica.

The only other thing is that we defintely want an Auto, (the missus needs it if we're gonna share driving ever) and I've yet to find an Auto troopie on Autotrader (better have another look tho :-)

The Jack's not really in the running, its the same length as the Challenger I believe (and about the same off road as the Delica and Challenger anyway) so it wouldnt offer any extra room AFAIK.