About to buy 1993

Kalin · Post by **Kalin** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:15 am

Hey, I don't actually own a Delica.. Yet. I'm about to buy one in Calgary, but before I pull the trigger, I was hoping to hear from everyone here, how hard it will be to find parts, and do the maintenance and repairs myself?
I'm hoping to make this my daily driver. I put in about 300km a week to work and back, as well as 250km round trip ski trips on the regular.
Thanks in advance!

Mr. Fuji · Post by **Mr. Fuji** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 7:00 am

I'm a chequebook mechanic so I can't speak on ease of maintenance & repairs, but I have been pleasantly surprised that there are at least a few shops where Delicas are regularly seen -even welcomed- in Calgary.

Welcome to the club, soon!

Post by **Growlerbearnz** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 7:22 pm

Parts aren't difficult to find, Mitsubishi still seem to have stock of just about everything, though you might have to wait a while and pay a bit extra for things that are not available locally and have to be ordered from Japan. The basics (brake components, filters, bearings, some suspension parts) were used on many similar Mitsubishis, and tend to be easier to find at a local parts place.

They're fairly basic mechanically so repairs are well within the scope of your average backyard mechanic though (like anything) there's a learning curve, especially if you're not familiar with diesel engines. Thanks to the engine being hidden away under the seat, repairs can be a bit fiddly and take longer than you expect. They're getting old now and most of them have a varied ownership history. I'd be wary of expecting *any* freshly-purchased 22 year old vehicle to be a reliable daily driver immediately, unless you know it's been maintained correctly.