View Full Version : We bought the Delica
After looking at 20 odd landrovers and discovering very few were roadworthy (where do these dudes get MOT's from?? :shock: ) we ended up with the Mitsubishi Delica.
2.5 turbo diesel, aircon front & back 2 or 4 WD High & Low ratio, 7 seats that transform into a bed Mint condition 44,000 miles £3200
Check it out !!
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And considering most of the landies we looked at didn't have decent chassis or bulkheads etc...I think we did alright :-D
Nice looking wagon. now my landies poorly i am thinking of getting one myself. i hope i find one half as good as that one. :-D
I like the personalized number plates!
Oh, and the vehicle is pretty smart too! :lol:
Some serious metal work on the front there Dave!
Do you get a lot of Rhinos in Manchester???? :lol: :lol:
Nice looking wagon. now my landies poorly i am thinking of getting one myself. i hope i find one half as good as that one. :-D
They're the mutts nuts. And they "Do the business". This is one of the new shape ones if ya want to pay about 6K but you get the Idea
http://photos.imageevent.com/russpix/delicastuff/Entermud.jpg
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bushwacker bob
10-05-2004, 20:58
looks like a serious bit of kit dave, can you get off road tyres on it? I'd still look for a cheap landy tho' as that looks a bit too roadworthy for greenlanes :-D My RangeRover cost less than a grand to buy and I've had it for 4 years,only having to spend about 200 quid a year to get it through an MOT.I can abuse it lots and it keeps going!
Dave he forgets to mention the £200 to fill up every 50 yards.
looks like a serious bit of kit dave, can you get off road tyres on it? I'd still look for a cheap landy tho' as that looks a bit too roadworthy for greenlanes :-D My RangeRover cost less than a grand to buy and I've had it for 4 years,only having to spend about 200 quid a year to get it through an MOT.I can abuse it lots and it keeps going!
It has a set of decent "Knobblys" on it I think they're called DUELLER M/T's off the top of my head. We did a little green laning up Grizedale way which was a lot of fun :-D I'm thinking of getting a series 3 landy project next year for serious green laning but for the amount of offroad I do at the moment, she's a beut. Insurance was cheap too. £355 with Tesco's :-D
bushwacker bob
11-05-2004, 15:54
yea Wayne your right,it only does about 16 mpg, But as a certain advert says SHES WORTH IT. :wink: :-D :-D :-D :-D
ANDYLASER
13-05-2004, 00:14
Good on ya Dave. We have had ours nearly 2 years now, I think it is an excellent wagon. Dont like the new shaped ones though. We have had the bull bars and steps powder coated black and fitted chunky wheels & tyres on it. Looks much more Tonka toy like now. I'll have to get some pictures of it posted.
Found a couple of expedition prepared "Deli's" for your appreciation...
http://www.geocities.co.jp/MotorCity-Pit/3335/dscf0022.JPG
http://www.geocities.co.jp/MotorCity-Pit/3335/image118.jpg
SquirrelBoy
11-06-2004, 20:47
WOW they look like serious FUN !!
Where can I buy one, be fantastic for M25 hold ups :o):
WOW they look like serious FUN !!
Where can I buy one, be fantastic for M25 hold ups :o):
Have a look on www.mdocuk.co.uk (Delica owners club) They have a forum with a dealers section...The later ones go for about 6K But there's something deeply satisfying about pulling up to a Range Rover and looking DOWN into his cab :-D
We took ours to wales recently, great fun......
http://www.nxray.com/uploads/deliwales2.jpg
http://www.nxray.com/uploads/deliwales1.jpg
Dave - Glad to see you get down and dirty in her.
If it does have the same chassis as the L200 you shouldn't have too many problems in the rough stuff.
Took my work L200 round a BORDA course a while back. I was more scared of scratching the paintwork than suffering damage from the ground. Have driven it round some private quarries too - without any problems (other than thinking the bump on the bonnet was the air intake and having a lucky escape after some wading :oops: