second impressions..What do you use you van for?

visotzky · Post by **visotzky** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:02 pm

I got to admit that I was afraid that I would suffer from buyers remorse after buying the RHD. At first I figured that I would really only drive this van on trips, but after a week of driving in different roads, I'm ready to make this my daily driver. It is just awesome! Do you guys drive your to commute and run errands or do you just use it for trips? Just wondering.
Cheers
Val

josh · Post by **josh** » Sat May 05, 2007 4:53 pm

I use mine for everything... Its out only vehicle presently. It has been all over northern BC, down the south coast of the USA, and been all through the Kootenays as well. Presently I sleep in it 3 nights a week... (I am going to school in a town 150km away... and the rest of the week my wife and I bomb all over the place... I love it!

Josh

visotzky · Post by **visotzky** » Sat May 05, 2007 6:14 pm

Right on, hey Smithers I used to drive through all the time on my way to Stewart. Beautiful place. I know a couple of crazy germans up there.
Cheers
Val

Post by **BCDelica** » Sat May 05, 2007 7:30 pm

Hi, originally we purchased our first to convert it to WVO and do our traveling with it. It quickly turned into our daily driver also, very quickly. Last year I purchased our second for a work vehicle, and couldn't be happier in every way with it's 'work-ability'.

My first veggie fill this year.

Cheers

Beans on Toast · Post by **Beans on Toast** » Sat May 05, 2007 8:45 pm

I drive mine every day too, between Squamish and Whistler, and she's been across the island a bunch of times. I'd sleep in her more often, but she reaks like dirty wetsuit juice. Devil evil.

visotzky · Post by **visotzky** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:28 pm

I'm curious about running veggie, I've checked out the various forum's but i'm still unsure as to what is involved. Can some one pls sum it up for me it point form, no technicalities. Do you need to mod the engine? etc
Cheers
Val

Post by **BCDelica** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:46 pm

My long and boring read - viewtopic.php?p=4336#4336

Cheers

visotzky · Post by **visotzky** » Sun May 06, 2007 12:50 am

wow

Thanks man

docsavage · Post by **docsavage** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:24 am

My delica is a daily driver and work truck. Since I bought it 8 months ago I have put on 30,000 km. I am a forest worker so it also gets to see lots of gravel, unmaintained roads, mud, deactivations, etc. I am thoroughly impressed with it's capabilities and reliability, just need to do something with the radiators under the steps soon and rearrange the snow shovel on the main radiator.

James

lost1 · Post by **lost1** » Mon May 07, 2007 10:47 pm

use mine for overlanding. Crossed Canada coast to coast; drove it down to Mexico and back, and will probably cross the USA again this summer. It is my daily driver too.

josh · Post by **josh** » Mon May 07, 2007 11:01 pm

Lost,

Are you running WVO also?

Josh

scott · Post by **scott** » Tue May 08, 2007 2:56 pm

field work, climbing trips, road trips, furniture hauling, rowdy hauling, and yeah, there's a good chance it'll be my primary residence for a while next year. same as docsavage, i was surprised at what these things are capable of.

Green1 · Post by **Green1** » Tue May 08, 2007 5:19 pm

The plan for mine was to use it on weekend events, and drive something smaller during the week... but I love the Delica too much, so I'm selling my other vehicle...

I use the vehicle as my only vehicle, however here is what I bought the van for, and I love it for these purposes:
- camping in it
- mild off-road (ok, more lousy road/good cut-line then real offroad)
And specifically to do these events:
- radio support and communication control post (mobile office with lots of radios)
- field ambulance

I have yet to use it in the ambulance capacity, but I should be doing that on an event in the next couple weeks... everything else it has excelled at so far!

torchard · Post by **torchard** » Wed May 09, 2007 11:10 pm

With two kids, and likely more pending, this will be our daily ride. It'll see few camping sites, hopefully a coastal road trip in the summer, and with any luck some abuse on the odd disused logging road.

I couldn't commit to the mini van and thankfully the wife bought into the Delica craze.

In fact, I was out tonight for a cruise, and after spending the last few nights fixing a few odds and ends, and having a stereo installed today (w/ Ipod controller), I admit I was totally thrilled. This things rocks.

(although ask me a week from now when I've spending 6 hours underneath the things with nasty goo dripping in my face!)

--T

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second impressions..What do you use you van for?

second impressions..What do you use you van for?

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