At long last! Greetings from the USA

[joebillhill]

Hello all up north of the border. I was just able to head up to Vancouver last week and pick up a 1989 l300 2.5 t/d lowroof exceed and am currently driving her around Portland and the west coast. It's got 103k km on her and from what I gathered was mostly city miles save for a few trips down to portland, seattle, and sasquach music festival. It's been amazing to drive and I've read here that you feel like a rockstar when driving in the states but had no idea. People in Portland love it and I can't get enough of driving it! I'm taking it down to the parents shop tomorrow to convert it to a more livable space (Bed, storage, etc.). I was wondering though, any care or driving tips? What should I be looking/listening for and looking to do to keep her running tip top for the years to come?
Thanks and I'm glad to finally be a member of the club!
-Joe

[Mr. Flibble]

Welcome!

And Congrats!

You are right about the head-turning appeal of the Deli, they get more attention than a Ferrari down here!

[glenn]

You are right about the head-turning appeal of the Deli, they get more attention than a Ferrari down here!

. . . . Especially in Portland.

[FalcoColumbarius]

Welcome to Delica Canada, JoeBillHill

It is truly amazing how beautiful women flock to you when you drive a Delica Starwagon. I have had to beat off many women as they amass around my wagon "Get back, you wild and crazy throng!", I say... A similar thing happens to Space Gear owners, as well ~ except it's usually a case of being stalked by Windstar drivers (kind of creepy, really?).

I was wondering though, any care or driving tips?

I would recommend good lane discipline; signaling before changing lanes; regular fluid changes; drive her like a diesel.
Check out this thread: http://www.delica.ca/forum/driving-a-diesel-15802.html

Another useful link as a basic guide to the website would be this one: http://www.delica.ca/forum/welcome-to-d ... -9778.html

Happy trails,

Falco.

[joebillhill]

Ha. Yes I'll have to start driving back roads/streets to keep the numbers of women down, (for road safety reasons of course). And yes I could see the windstar stalkers following their Hulk equivalent.
Anyways, I've been getting used to driving a diesel, a van, and on the right side all at the same time and its great. Plan on changing the oil today and will have to find time/a space to install a Exhaust Gauge in the near future.
Thanks for the info and I'm sure I'll be asking/looking for some more soon.
-Joe

[Erich]

Welcome to Deli Land, Joe. There is a meet scheduled in Seattle in September. You should also touch base with the other Deli owners in Portland.

Erich

[joebillhill]

I wish I could Erich. Alas I will be in the heart of the firefighting season in Idaho and won't be able to stop in.
How often are the meets?

[jpk503]

Welcome and congrats.

I'm in Alberta Arts District, PDX. PM me if you want to meetup for a cruise.

[macro]

Thats a tasty little piece of van you got there! For driving tips, if you're not in a rush, you'll never have a problem!

[alti2d]

Any interest in a PDX deli meet late May? I'll be down that way for a couple of weeks then

[jpk503]

Any interest in a PDX deli meet late May? I'll be down that way for a couple of weeks then

Didn't see this until now but I did see your Delica parked 2 blocks from my house on Tues! Small world. I'm on 29th and Alberta. PM me if you're still in town. Want to get a closer look at that beast.

[joebillhill]

Jpk just checked back in on this. I'll be back in Oregon sometime in the late fall (hacking away at wildfires around the states till then), but definitely down for a cruise then!