Welding virgin from Bristol saying Hi!

[Mystery Machine]

What do you get to the gallon - I suppose it's the 2.8 Mitsubishi diesel?
Did you get yours as direct imports? Where from?

Thanks Bill,

Mine is the 2.5td (more reliable than the 2.8 if a little less powerful!) I get around 22-25mpg which isn't too bad because most of the driving is city (for work) and the thing weighs 2 tons!

I bought my first one (the one that's now really jacked up) from a dealer in Bristol who imports them himself. Had it over 5 years now.

My second one (the muddy one I've just sold) was from a guy in Cornwall who wanted rid of it because it failed the MOT. I paid £200 for it, drove down there with a mate, changed the blown brake pipe on his drive in about 10 mins then drove it home! Best £200 I've spent in a long time!

The third one (the blue one that is replacing the muddy one) I paid £400 about 1 month ago. A guy in Bridport owned it, didn't need it any more and just wanted it of his drive. He couldn't be bothered to MOT it, so didn't want much for it. I got a train down there and drove it back (on trade plates from a friend) and it sailed through the MOT the next day. I then stripped it and boarded it out ready for work.

They really are amazing vehicles and do pretty much anything you want them to!

Here are a few videos of a couple of our outings....




Gotta love the Delica!

MM, is your rascal van going to be used as a tool carrying vehicle or has it got any other purposes?

Yeah it's gonna be a work vehicle alongside the Delica.

I want a small run-around van that is cheap to tax/insure/maintain etc... that I can use if working in town a lot. It'll get into spaces the Delica won't and will happily carry my most of my tools for most of my jobs.

I only paid £50 for it from a guy local to me who had retired and it had been sat on his drive for 7 years! About half an hour of cleaning the points and putting some fuel in it....it started lovely and I drove it home!

It's in pretty good nick for £50 and doesn't look like its seen much work (the paint in the rear load area/floor is totally unscratched!!)

The front steps are rusty (very common on these) and the upper strut/suspension mounts are looking a bit fragile too - other than that it's a very solid little motor and I can't wait to get it on the road

Sorry to bombard you with all these vids and photos - can you tell I get excited about cars!

 

[marknotgeorge]

You could put that in your Delica - matryoshka vans!

 

[eil]

Ive had two L300 I take it their similar great vans two side loading doors get your hands on your tools without having to climb in all the time, buggerd up the engine on one when the oil feed pipe to the vac pump burst at speed piston picked up by the time id noticed.