Mitsubishi Express 2006-2013

Fitted out my 2008 Mitsubishi L300 Express van as a camper to see if we like grey nomad'ing before spending too much on travelling kit. Used as guidance for the fit-out a You tube titled Mitsubishi Express Microcamper Campervan Conversion. Fitout and van all up cost me $13K - van was $8500K at 76000 km. With the fitout I went a bit chunky on the cabinetry, bed frame, the auxiliary battery, flooring and the Dometic fridge so the van ended up sitting a bit squat on the suspension - especially when loaded for a trip. Just worked out today that I c...Read more

I brought my Express second hand and i use it as a Courier vehicle.

It is 2006 Manual lwb widowed all round 2.0L engine thats done over 400,000ks and still the original engine. It runs LPG and Petrol. When i brought the van it had 220,000ks on it a few years ago. Every botton works so dose AC thats still original just regassed and power sterring. Only thing iv changed is a brake comp valve due to over loading and clutch.

In the last 3 years i spent $2100 in Mantanance and if you do your own Servicing it will cost about $80 for full Synthe...Read more

I purchased my van new and purely love it! As compared to the VW Caddy is way better as visibility and even driving position ! The engine is very good 2.4 petrol, I find to be getting a good mileage out of a fuel of tank considering the bulk of the van itself. Not a performance vehicle, yet great to drive around having my hobby stuff and travelling without fear of loosing thousand bucks, insurance etc. if this is not your only car then great! Great for blokes setting up own stuff without fears of huge costs . I care for my van, good vehicle ...Read more

First thing remember the price!
A pretty bad van but reliable. Good engine. Needs timing chain done every 90,000km, I run gas. All under seat engines are hard to service. Noisy as hell. Needs a tacho as I have often been driving down the highway in 4th gear. Doors leak air. I can see daylight through the seals. Cheap windscreens. Easy to get parts at wreckers. Fuel economy okay. The 2.4 is fuel injected. Good carrying and towing capacity. Cheap tyres 8 ply. Okay headlights. Absolutely ratshit safety. Also seat belts don't retract. Seat coverin...Read more

There are a lot of vans out there of various models. The Mitsubishi Express line is value for money. You get what you pay for in this world but this is a quality machine for the price, especially second hand purchases. Other makes from other companies are at least $15,000 more. The Express has barely changed in 15-20 yrs except from 2006 to 2007 the engine went from 2.0 lt to a 2.4 lt. These machines were made for couriers to zip around the city and suburbia stopping and starting. No they are not great on the open highways going from city to ci...Read more

Honestly it is a poorly made van which I only have cause its work supplied...although now we are trading it cause it uses too much fuel, very uncomfortable and can't fit a bull bar. As far as going the distance, it might last forever but the amount you'd pay to get it there would buy another two vans. There needs to be alot of improvements made before we would ever consider buying another one and maybe a more modern shape couldnt hurt either.
Um...Good radio and cold A/C
Radio Aux input is just tucked in the back (gotta pull the dash apart to u...Read more

A honest, reliable and dependable van that with it's firm suspension made carrying heavy loads easy. What you see is what you get basically. However, in today's market, it is easily outclassed by newer (and much safer) rivals.
Pretty strong and reliable commerical van, ours was fitted with a 3 seater rear bench making it a 5 seater and rear windows that didn't open. The cabin was very basic, with only a 2 speaker AM/FM radio and no air conditioning. Fairly easy to drive and proved to be quite reliable over the time that we owned it. Engine wa...Read more

This is the third express I've owned. The first one, 92 model, has done 575,000 km on only it's second engine. Of late I've had to replace diff and gear box but after 575,oookm I'm happy. The new one, 06 model, has done 150,000 km so far and has not missed a beat. The radiator is an issue, not big enough. Seats are terrible, they need to be a far better quality as most of the drivers of these vans spend all day in them. A mirror on the tail gate would be nice or better still, a camera. In my work I reverse out of driveways and car parks all day...Read more

for the money a brand new express is competing against second hand toyota hiace, and the express wins hands down.

i drive it as a courier everyday and it has an uncomfortable seating position but for the money i ended up with a brand new van, reliability, powerful aircon, and its unbeatable at parking and maneuvering through the tight city streets which i drive every day. It works hard and takes everything i throw at it.

mitsubishi could improve the seating and pedal position, give it an airbag and improve fuel economy and this thing wou...Read more