delica

[simdeb]

hi every body
                    has any body driven one, we are thinking of having one, as i would like to take my mum & dad out with us, so we need an eight seater, as we have 4 very growing fast boys!!
if any body got one what is the bad points to watch out for apart from the obvious.

any comments would be appreicated. like  fuel consumption, and handling as i will using it for work.

thanks debbie :D

[alaric]

Unless there is a different variant, the Delica is a 7 seater...

It's basically an MPV body on a Pajero/Shogun chassis and running gear - so drive and handling are similar.

It's more comfortable as a road car, and much better as an MPV, but not as good in the rough stuff.

Part are also more of an issue, as Delicas were never sold in the UK, so there are more specialist parts than for a Pajero, as this is almost identical to a Shogun.

If you go ahead with a Delica, there are no major recuuring flaws with them, but it's better to look for the 2.8 diesel than the 2.5. It's slightly newer, gives 120+ hp over 80 or so in the 2.5, and has a cam chain instead of a belt.

Hope this helps a bit...

Alaric.

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there is a 8 seater too,if you have any q's about vans with windows www.mdocuk.com is the place to ask

[redneck]

I have one  :D  love it  :D  I use mine as a work van as well as the family runaround
There are seven or eight seat versions, mine's the seven seat version with the front and middle row being captains style seats, the eight seat version hes a bench seat in the middle row.

[TEMPL4R]

I service a 2.8 for a Customer. I tended to find it a bit un nerving when I first drove it, the body seems to roll a bit more than most 4x4s. It's just being a bit higher than most. But they are Good trucks.

[cliffysmiffy]

i have a l300 delica... and its wicked everybody i know and spoken to loves them real cult following.. as for the rolling thing for a couple of hundred squid put some pro comp es 9000 shocks on it and its fab... i have had mine for about two years and apart from self invlicted off road stuff its never gone wrong and flew through both mot,s.... buy one and you will love it..

[redneck]

As for the rolling bit, some models have ECS (mine has) press a switch on the dashboard and change the damper settings to "sport" mode and it firms everything up a bit  

[strangerover]

Can't fault it !

Its not for extreme off roading, but...

If you want a comfortable large comfy off roader that you can green lane in then the Delica fits the bill !

It'll never compete in challenge events though.

If you do go looking about some of the options available are amazing !!!!

I have the exceed and that has plenty of kit on it and all of it works !!!