Date:         Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:31:19 -0500
Reply-To:     Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: It would make a nice camper
Comments: To: Paul Guzyk <paullist08@GUZYK.COM>

Hey Paul, how is life? Was it cold in BBTB

That perticular van look brand new to me! And high enough for a 6' tall person.

I don't even know where is the engine?

Cheers, Ben


On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:51:54 -0800, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@GUZYK.COM> wrote:

>The Toyota Hiace and the similar Mitsibishi Delica are a nice
>platform.  People in BC are going crazy for them since Vanagons have
>gotten the reputation as expensive to buy, unreliable, and expensive
>to maintain (unless you do the work yourself).
>
>In Vancouver you now see many of these 15 year old Japanese vans.
>(easy to import 15 year old vehicles into Canada...for now)
>
>There are almost as many of these JDM vans as Vanagons running around
>Vancouver and appearing at campgrounds.   Most have AWD and diesel
>engines.....however, being true JDM vehicles with right hand drive
>makes them somewhat awkward to drive.
>
>see http://tinyurl.com/3ahyg4
>or http://tinyurl.com/32ffpn
>
>
>>I see a lot a cool (and not so cool) vehicle here, some would make great
>>camper. I have seen one Toyota Hiace converted to a camper but i didn't have
>>the camera. This one is a passenger van.
>>http://www.benplace.com/mexico2007/toyota_hiace1.jpg
>>
>>Cheers, Ben
>>http://www.benplace.com/mexico2008.htm