Mitsubishi Delica

We use it eveyday transporting kids and we love it. In our personal research, Delica is the only van with proper 8 seats. You can have an adult sit in any seat and feel comfortable. Not like other vehicles who claim to have 7 or 8 seats as they are typically kids seat. Well, toyota makes great vans too but they are not 4 WD. Delica is a proper 4 WD and there are no hesitations to drive in 4WD mode. It handles pretty good. We can even fit in a narrow car park and not worry, thank goodness to the sliding door. With the back row seats folded up, w...Read more

I bought this my second Delica two years ago and went for the 3.0 v6 Petrol version after having Land rovers in-between, I previously owned the diesel version so I knew what to expect. The newer version comes with parking sensors electric seats, electric side step etc and if you manage to acquire the crystallite roof version your passengers will enjoy every mile spent in it as its comfort and form really cater for passengers and driver, fold the seats and there's the van aspect. Combine that with a proper offload capabilities(not rock hoping...Read more

Had a Series 2 L400 SWB 2.8 Diesel with high Roof & 7 Seats. Did bit mods on the vehicle such as 31' tyres, 2 inch lift, Roof Rack, Winch and LED light bars. And this car is a beast in the outback bush. Quite often took the car with other 4WD club fans' vehicles (Landcrusier, Hilux, Pajero, GU/GQ patrol, Jeep JK, D4, and many other 4WDs) and the Delica L400 performs very well above the average. The 4WD capability is amazing through Mud, Beach Soft Sands, Creek, River, Rock Climbing. In general, this car can take 8 people comfortably to those ar...Read more

###Update 2018### 3rd motor now blown up, man I am over these things, just a bucket you poor money into!!!!!!!!!
*****These Do Blow Heads fairly Often So Buyer Beware******You might get 5 years between blown Headjobs lol........thats what ive experienced. ........$2500-3500 each time....
Have had my Delica l400 for 6 years now. Is reliable"sometimes", easy to service and can go just about anywhere you point it. Taken her in the snow, beach, off road, handles all with ease. Once you get one of these you will be hooked, have turned the back int...Read more

I've had my 1998 LWB L400 2.8L turbo diesel Delica for 12 months now and have put 28,000km on the clock since getting it and driving around Australia. They're awesome vans, very nice to drive long distances and quite capable offroad even in stock configuration. But they are awful to park and drive in tight situations due to height and blind spots. It REALLY helps to have a reversing camera and parking pole installed. If you do some cheap mods like 1.5" suspension lift and 16" wheels it goes even better offroad as departure/approach angles aren...Read more

This van is so versitile,I have a 8 seater.Back seats fold up or down.Middle seats swivels around to face the other way,has 2 sunroofs.Seats can fold down flat to either sleep on or to put long things in there.Good strong car.This van is spacious & comfortable.Great if your out & about & end up on a flood damaged road,just wack it into 4wd, don't have to worry about getting bogged.
Spacious Van,Great for families or putting your shopping in there.Back seats fold up.You can fit a mountain bike in there upright.Great for all types of roads,& for...Read more

Ive had several 4x4s and the Deli is going to be a hard one to part with after 5 years.

Offroad it is easy to place it on track as you dont have a bonnet in the way so you dont have to get out and look or get directions.
This one has 15" Pajero wheels 265x 70 Coopers and air bags on the rear with about 2-3" lift, its a camper with 4 seats a double bed, fridge, rear tent, side tent and Ive towed a Camper trailer as well .
With it loaded or unloaded I like they way it handles for a 2 ton van and its capable like a Pajero and the pe...Read more

I'm on my third Delica and have brought them all in direct from Japan. Have travelled about 300,000kms in total including a 17,000km across the top in my first L300 version.
I can only agree with all the comments on this site. My current ride is a 1999 2.8td high roof auto. Critical points to consider are - the high roof is a serious issue if you are a town driver as I have had to back out of some awkward situations a number of times; you need to become a member of the Delica Club on-line as being a low volume import Mitsubishi generally won'...Read more

I run a Melbourne based business (Auto Academy in Moorabbin). We have been carrying out repairs to these vehicles for a number of years now so are well aware of the common issues Delica's sometimes suffer.
All in all, they are a very well made vehicle. I don't say that lightly because I'm not generally a fan of many other Mitsubishi made vehicles.
If in the market to purchase a Delica, I strongly recommend having the vehicle mechanically assessed by someone who knows them well. For example, I recently repaired a vehicle purchased with a certi...Read more

Great drive if alone or full to the roof. Great height and view forward over heavy traffic, helps avoid congestion and rear enders! Comfy, quiet, enjoyable ride. Fold up back seats makes for an over sized station wagon.
Having 5 kids we needed plenty of room. We are now on our second L400, the first was 1995 SWB 5 speed manual done 70,000km and was $30,000, drove it from one side of Oz to the other and back, now done nearly 300,000km and all it needs is a headjob. Second is 1995 LWB 6 speed auto with 81,000km for $9500, great for the growing fa...Read more