Delica - the next challenge - help please me re weight issues

mark61 said:
Thats good, VIN number should tell all.

He is probably talking about the Canter range, being between 3.5 and 7 Tonnes.
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That could be another twist to this little conundrum for the canter range for a longtime in the UK were outsourced through Volvo truck and bus.

Good logic behind it all actually, Mitsubishi wanted a dealer network that thought like commercial people eg overnight servicing is the norm not the retail offering which is at odds for commercial users.

Volvo don't produce smaller commercials so the marriage worked (to an extent)

Channa
 
delicagirl said:
When he said "it should be 2500 kgs max - I asked if the max weight on a vehicle was the same as the cc of the engine and he said 'yes'.... - now that I think about that... it makes no sense. Maybe I should take it to another public weighbridge and see what their observations are.
But in the meantime I am contacting sv and asking them for advice. I am up in lancashire in a few weeks so could call in to see them as m van is a real oddball - bit like me really !!
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Really, that makes my 2 seater sports car have a carrying capacity of 3.2 Tonnes. I think not. Biggest load of BS going

harrow said:
Number of seats = 8, I guess there is some past history about that.

The only real way to calculate the carrying capacity will be according to what chassis, suspension, tyres etc that it currently has fitted.

I know that will be very difficult to answer, sorry.
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Maybe a crew cab truck, with this original data being carried over from the importer.

As there is no official data on your conversion no one can tell you you're over weight. Don't dig a hole for yourself :eek:
 
stop digging - good advice - that's why I've not contacted DVLA till I establish what's what.

I simply don't want to overload the van, that's all.

The fact that my water tank holds half of what I believe it did, is a good thing to know, as I could possibly take more books - once we have established a safe load for me.

The 8 seats include the 6 seats in the habitation area - allowing it to be "marketed as a 6 berth" - NOT - unless we are talking 6 x 4 year olds.
 
Haaamster said:
Might be 6 normal sized Japanese people, they are very small.
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if that comment is an ....ist" of some sort, its still jolly funny !!!

Trying to imagine 6 sleeping bodies in my van and one needing a mid-night pee - would make a Mr Bean sketch any day !!!
 
canters were first made in 1963 . although mitsubishi fuso have been around since1931 .
forget the volvo bit they were only handlers . most canters in the eu are made in portugal at tramagal.
although even more have been made in casablanca and they make the coaches there as well.
 
vwalan said:
canters were first made in 1963 . although mitsubishi fuso have been around since1931 .
forget the volvo bit they were only handlers . most canters in the eu are made in portugal at tramagal.
although even more have been made in casablanca and they make the coaches there as well.
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mitsubishi fuso is a choice of model on DVLA wegsite when searching for a vehicle - delica is not there.
 
delicagirl said:
if that comment is an ....ist" of some sort, its still jolly funny !!!

Trying to imagine 6 sleeping bodies in my van and one needing a mid-night pee - would make a Mr Bean sketch any day !!!
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Well it certainly wasn't meant as an ist and it's true they are very small, well all the one's I've met have been. I actually really like the Japanese and how different their culture is, well except the one's that kill all the whales of course I don't really like them.
 
izwozral said:
Can you identify your MH from the contained Mitsubishi Delica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lots of reading but you should get your payload from it.
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No Izzy its not there. The front of my truck is not similar to any of the photos on this site - even going back to the 1970's, so I can only surmise that it was customised by a previous owner. In between my two main headlights is a full width grill, and also another 2/3rds width grill under that. My front bumper is different to all those in the pictures, and I have now spotted 2 bilateral orange lights on the front (one above the number plate) that I never knew I had !!!!! I'll have a play with those tomorrow.
 
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weight issues

hello delica,...........have I missed something?..........cannot understand why you are getting bogged down in such issues. If it was my van, I would have to bang it in for trade in and get something where its all sorted, even if it meant a mortgage

Is it a misubishi delica?..........it might well have been customised, but it must have been something original originally. One thing I would not do is pester the DVLA about it, knowing this country, you might find you got something which should not see daylight on the road...........get back on the road and enjoy..........steve bristol
 
pughed2 said:
hello delica,...........have I missed something?..........cannot understand why you are getting bogged down in such issues. If it was my van, I would have to bang it in for trade in and get something where its all sorted, even if it meant a mortgage

Is it a misubishi delica?..........it might well have been customised, but it must have been something original originally. One thing I would not do is pester the DVLA about it, knowing this country, you might find you got something which should not see daylight on the road...........get back on the road and enjoy..........steve bristol
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After reading everyone's contribution to this thread, there is no way I will talk to DVLA unless absolutely necessary.

I guess you think I am a bit of a worry-box Steve - I guess I am - probably because I travel alone to isolated places, and I need to feel my vehicle is as safe as it can be. I have spent a lot on this van, and I love it, because its 4WD, is just the right size for me, and fully self contained, and I plan to keep it for a long time. My local garage assure me it is in good condition and capable of another 100,000 miles.

Yes it is a Mitsubishi as far as I know - that's what it says in the log book.

Steve - thanks for your concern - but i don't want any more debt and yes - I cant wait to get back on the road - I have used it a great deal and will do so again twice before the end of this month !!!

Being the non tecchie that I am - I'm sure no one here would want me to start all over again asking the same questions about a different van next month - there would be mass demands for the return of the GROAN button !!!!
 
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Mitsubishi L300 Motorhome

L300.jpg Does this look like yours ?
 
sak said:
View attachment 46346 Does this look like yours ?
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it is quite similar but not identical !!! That one looks longer than mine (its roof comes down at the point where mine probably ends.) Mine has a front window in the above-cab bed, my hab door is nearer the front of the van - but the headlights are the same.

My hab box was built in Germany and so its different to this one.

Thanks for looking. My van piccie is in this thread, and also some more on my profile.
 
quote from another site may locate the makers plate.

look in front of the drivers seat there will be a flap in the carpet that is behind your knees when sat in the seat, lift that, your 'data plate' should be underneath

 
A 100mm x 100mm x 100mm cube is 1 litre or 1 kilograme of fluid.

Have you tried going to your MOT station and asking them to put your details into the test computer?

That should show all the details that are known about your motor.

The tester is encouraged to change some of this information on test to keep the database up to date.

If you ask him nicely he might put your van weight in as 3500kg.

Make sure your tyres can support that weight.

PS;
The MOT lads should have changed your seating number on the last test?
 
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I think the Delica model range was a model brought in as direct competition with the VW T25. Even looks a little like it.
The Mitzy 4X4 version was pitched against the T25 4x4 Synchro version.

The VW T25 range was the so called 1 tonne payload van, nominally 1 tonne because there was a bit of variation due to whether diesel or petrol versions etc. The van left the factory at around 1.5 tonnes so it was a 2.5 tonnes MAM designated van.

Karmann used to make a coachbuilt Ghia T25 version, but I'm almost certain they never upped the load capacity. It had a dismal load capacity I am sure of that.

Alan may be able to confirm the above?
 
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