4wd vans

Grey Imports. Good by all accounts and well appointed and have seen them on the Simpson Desert tracks. But maybe they aren't suited for serious 4x4 stuff due to limited wheeltravel

We have an IVECO 4WD (camper) van. Very capable, considering the format. A bit of a snail on highways, but offroad and in the bush, it's good.
Slightly bigger than the Delica..
And with the Delica being monocoque, the IVECO is full (and rugged) chassis.
My impression is the Delica is an uprated 'vege van'...where as the IVECO is a down rated truck. The same chassis/running gear is, in fact, used as gun carriers and military vehicles in many Euro countrys.

Gday xr500. Have a look at the Delicaclub website. If you can't find the info that you want then it probably hasn't happened.
Delicaclub

I have a '96 TD. Good space, there are a lot more accessories available now and they have various levels of comfort and options. A lot of the running gear is similar to Pajero or Triton. we have members in all states and overseas and there is a lot of knowledge and experience in the club. Where abouts are you looking to buy?
Cheers
Col

Yep Delica for sure. Have two mates that own them. Tough as guts, spare parts are easy to come by, lots of after market gear available and not bad on juice too.
One of the guys I know has done a Googs track/Simpson trip in his.Seat are very comfortable too.
Good luck.

A lot of these in different versions were imported into NZ over a long period.

They were tagged as the "falling over vans " due to the narrowness of their track in relation to the height.

It does seem there is a bit of a cult for them here however.

In the importerd diesels one had to be very careful as the Japanese are notorious for lack of serving their vehicles.

Several guys tried Mitsibitsis for Taxis with disasterous results.

Mitsis make very good big diesel motors but make terrible small ones.

One driver bought a Sigma diesel and let his wife use it for 6 months and it seemed Ok.

It lasted 4 months as a taxi before dieing bigtime.

Another one blew the trans 4 months off the road to get parts from Japan.

The late 80's imported Pajero Diesels had a habit of cracking heads.

At one time a s/h head was fetching well into the several $k

Just my personal observations.

Know of someone who has been around Oz with his Delica, wife and two young kids, towing a camper trailer. I don't think they are approved/recommended for towing but he fitted a towbar and away they went. Completely trouble free trips and very comfotrable and enjoyable to drive. Still uses it as his family car.
Tradie at work has had one for years and loves it.

If I was looking for a family car that I could use for camping/travelling the Delica would probably be my first choice.
Must admit I am a bit biased towards Mitsubishi's, my first Magna did 350000 km and other than services and brakes tyres timing belts cost me $20 for a fuse.
Sold my second Magna 6 months old to buy a Mitsubishi Challenger to tow my 1.8 ton caravan. Touch wood, haven't spent a cent in 100000km.

KenD
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