Community.

[FalcoColumbarius]

I just wanted to acknowledge something and someone.

I was driving up the road when my stereo went out. I thought "what the ****?" So I was planning on talking to the guys that put it in when it dawned on me that it had nothing to do with the stereo as I had noticed that all my lights were out; my horn wasn't working; neither were my brake lights..... oh dear! I was close to home so home I went. I started looking through fuses &c. but could find nothing. I thought to myself what would I do if I understood electronics?.... I thought some more ~ then it came to me: I would phone a friend. So I dialled the number (which is tricky on a cel phone) and:
"Dude" came the reply.
"Jay" said I "I have a problem, all my lights, my stereo, my horn &c. have gone out. I need my van, man... What do I do???"

Before long Jay & Christine turned up in front of my place in the TardisDeli. Next Jay was scoping out the situation systematically and was into the battery compartment, torch in mouth with a ratchet wrench in hand while Christine was calling out options. I stood back in awe watching all this going on. It was an old burnt out plug in the battery compartment that fed certain fuses in the fuse box.

Jay is a Wizard.

What really hit me was that these wonderful people helped me out in a moment of need.

Community.

Falco.

[jwfchase]

I haven't had the pleasure of meeting too many of you in person yet, being WAAAAYY up here in the interior...

...that said, I figured out quickly after first coming on this site that at the end of the day, the Delica is just another vehicle (OK, the COOLEST "just-another-vehicle"), and many of the people out there driving them are just like every other self absorbed person behind the wheel...

...BUT, those real Delicites sporting the on their rides and truly helping to form this awesome community on Delica.ca and as Falco has illustrated, out there in the real world, are the real reason I love my Delica.

[jessef]

Love the community.

Jay = Wizard

[Chewy]

I'd like to add to this with a big Cheers to the deli community!

I was greeted with an amazing warm welcome and invite from Jay and Christine to drop by when picking up my Deli, I wish I had the time to take them up on that(thankyou again you guys!!). Despite having not met many of you gals and guys in person. I have nothing but great things to say about the community. It's a huge bonus to owning a Delica to have a great group of friends who are as enthusiastic and interested in them as I am, and on many occasions, even more so!

I've been part of a few other tight knit online car communities, and it's far different from here, trolls, flamers, and just plain juvenile animosity towards fellow enthusiasts because everybody has something to prove.

here: good answers to vague questions. Nary a flame in sight, and warm welcomes to newbies, which these days is unheard of in a circle of enthusiasts of this size.

You guys rock!
PS: anybody from the victoria area interested in regular get togethers?

[Erebus]

I'll add my thanks and praise for Jay & Christine. Having had the pleasure of 4 nights at the TardisDeli motel, I know how awesome they are.

Not to say there aren't many other wonderful people on this forum, and I've met quite a few now.

I raise a glass of the best vintage to my wonderful Delica "Deli-bear", who brought me together with you all. From Vancouver to Inuvik, Deli owners (and RHD owners in general) rock

[FalcoColumbarius]

Help Guys!! Brian took my van to work this am, says he suddenly realized he's lost lights, etc. thinks he still has brake lights. Is it fuses? He's on the job site swearing at my van right now.

Jay went through everything and discovered a plug in the battery chamber that had burned out. It is one of the plugs that leads off of the batteries in the rear of the compartment (behind the batteries). The theory is with the temperature changes we have been experiencing, combined with age and condensation, the plug shorts because of intermittent connecting it heats up the plug, kind of like friction. The plug feeds a portion of the fuse box. I lost my lights, stereo, horn ~ my wipers, fan, indicators were still working. Jay replaced the dead plug with heavy duty butt connectors and all was well. Ironically the same thing happened to the TardisDeli a couple of days later. The technical term for this, Jay tells me, is "electrickery".

Jay is the man to talk to, he can give you a better description. This is somewhat bizarre how it is happening all at the same time.

Falco.

[Jonny5ive]

...and I know of a few (many) other Delica drivers that bought because of the support from this forum.

For all you that contribute valuable knowledge, expertise and general DIY, FYI, MODs and LOL's, Thank you.

It's true that they are just a vehicle and we are all just individuals but in the end it's important to have this community to count on.

Cheers!

[FalcoColumbarius]

My father once told me that the world is what you make it.