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stribo

QLD

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stribo

QLD, 1628 posts

4 Apr 2008 6:40pm

Mobydisc said...

In regards to Delicas there is a good website clubdelica.com. Its sponsored by delicaparts.

I have a Delica just like the one pictured above. So far no parts needed besides oil filters. From talking to people who own them, they advise there is no problem with parts. At least one Mitsubishi dealer in Sydney deals with Delica parts and is happy to do so. I read on the Delica club site about one Mitsubishi dealer in SA that didn't want to know about Delicas. They were reported to Mitsubishi Motors Australia and repremanded.

I like my Deli, can fit a fair bit of stuff in the back plus have room for two passengers.

Yeah Mistubishi is going well in Australia

BTW i have on old s/box L300 van lol

stribo

QLD

1628 posts

stribo

QLD, 1628 posts

4 Apr 2008 6:45pm

Squid Lips said...

stribo said...

BEWARE OF IMPORTS

I work in the spare parts department at a Toyota dealership.Although these imports (mitsi's,nissans and toyota's) look great and have "all the fruit".I would strongly advise against buying one.If you require parts other than an oil or air filter you could have a nice garden ornament for up to 6 months plus a massive repair/parts bill.Also there aren't many mechanics willing to work on them , parts are expensive and hard to source and your resale value is sh1te!!!

BEWARE OF IMPORTS

EDIT.. Toyota WA do sell import parts and the dealer i work for are one of the only ones that sell them... The rest don't bother/refuse to sell parts for them.I can tell you they are(imports) a damn pain in the perverbial..

Sorry stribo but I have to disagree with most of that. I've been driving an import for the last 8 years and parts are cheap and plentiful at import wreckers, or if you want new parts it's almost always cheaper and easier to source the parts yourself over the net than through a dealer. It may have been true a few years ago that no one wanted to work on them but more and more mechanics are becoming familiar with them. The best thing to do if you buy an import is find a forum like this for that model and it will be full of tech articles and probably have access to the service manual online.

Thing is ..most of the people that buy them have no idea how to follow these paths ..They see the bling and get sucked in.Thats the thing when you buy an import you are on your own. SFA support.The guys that bring these things in coudn't give a toss once there sold and beleive me they make good money out of them.And yes i know they have to bring a certain amount of parts cars in etc etc.
Yes people have had good experiences with imports .But in mt position i see more bad experiences....

Squid Lips

708 posts

Squid Lips

WA, 708 posts

4 Apr 2008 4:52pm

stribo said...
Thing is ..most of the people that buy them have no idea how to follow these paths ..They see the bling and get sucked in.Thats the thing when you buy an import you are on your own. SFA support.

Yeah, that's true. I guess I forgot what it was like at the start. That's probably the reason there are so many dirt cheap, flogged out imports around giving the rest a bad name

keef

NSW

2016 posts

keef

NSW, 2016 posts

4 Apr 2008 9:38pm

iv'e allready had a post on this one but ill have to agree with sweet lips, im a part owner of a taxi company and we have allways used LWB toyota's, from 1986 till 2006 they didnt change the design because they didnt have any compertition "stribo you can correct me on that one" second hand parts are allways avalible on the hot line, have a look and you mite be able to find the gas tank

keef

NSW

2016 posts

keef

NSW, 2016 posts

4 Apr 2008 9:41pm

its a 4 seater as well

Mobydisc

NSW

9029 posts

Mobydisc

NSW, 9029 posts

4 Apr 2008 9:44pm

One feature I don't like with vans are they are generally a bastard to work on compared to a normal car. As the engine bay is shrunk and sometimes stuck underneath, they are a pain compared to the space you get under a bonnet.

In regards to my Delica, its a short wheel base one. I would have liked to have purchased a LWB but I live in the city and it would have been too big. However if you want to carry boards around 2.5 meters long then get a LWB one.

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