Delica Canada | Mitsubishi Van Club

Just got a 1992 Mitsubishi L300 4WD (Euro Spec) left hand drive version in Norway for use while here working. Wondering if anyone on the forum can advise if it's worth bringing back to Canada, Victoria BC where I live.
Thanks,
Tormod

Welcome Twalle,

Well, if you want some input youre going to have to give us more info........like how much did it cost to land it in Norway for starters. Then its a matter of shipping cost to Canada, along with all the taxes, bells and whistles that entails.
I think the last LHD here was selling for about 7 bills, and that was a dual slider. Nobody can really make up your mind for you on this better than you can. Whats the van worth to you ? Might be easier to decide for you whether to buy Haynes or Fruit O/T Loom

Cheers

Hi Twalle, welcome to our cult. I echo Greg Golfcart, give us tons of info.

My first thought is shipping would be cheaper to eastern Canada (not western Canada unless you drive to Vladivostok which I would be tempted to do just to say been there done that, then take the night ferry to Japan, drive thru Japan to Yokohama and leave your van for the month or so wait for a space on the ro-ro to Vancouver). Since eastern Canada is not a usual import car route you won't have the advantage of bulk pricing of dedicated automobile ro-ro ships such as from asia. Also, if you intend bringing home personal gear at the same time, you are not allowed to have anything inside a vehicle, unless you rent a shipping container just for yourself ie a 20 foot long one, but then your square footage size is bigger than just the sqaure footage of a delica, so more cost.

Finally, what about insurance on the road in Canada, will Norwegian insurance be valid here while driving it home from back east? I'm not up on all the details, as this isnt common. Normally, our imports must be made road legal for the province they land in, then get a mandatory government inspection decal, BEFORE getting Canadian insurance. THis happens for the Alberta guys, but they get the inspection done in BC and get temporary BC insurance to drive home to Alberta, then get an Alberta inspection (slightly different requirements between provinces). Another option is to train or truck it across Canada, I heard $600 from Vanc to Toronto, more cost if you arent on that major auto mover route, but the vehicle must be driven on and off the train by their staff (again what about yr perosnal gearif any, hmm).

Financially, if you sold your vehicle in Europe, how much will you get. Might be cheaper to buy another one here, save all the import costs (see other postings in the past where members have written there import costs) for ro-ro transport, mandatory costs in Canada for unloading vehicle, for agriculture Cnada inspection to make sure you're not bringing in foreign soil, storage costs at the dock here. A daily permit for ICBC insurance unitl it gets a safety inspection is $15 ish per day.

Whether you would be allowed to drive in Cnada on Norwegian insurance is something you need to assess. There is thing where new residnets can drive temporarily, as they are moving their life from one country to another. But I think your status would be returned resident not new resident.

Hmmm, losts to think about. Also, if you have done lots of maintenance and upgrade to your deli it would be more valubale, than if your deli is just a vanilla dlica, likeley to need expensive maintenace once you are here.
Good luck, keep in touch and let us know how you're doing. Also if you need a place to stay in Vancouver while waiting to ferry back to Vicotria, let us know, we'll also get you a mini-meet in your honour.
Cheers,Christine.