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    Each injector has a calibrated value code. When replacing them, a scan tool is used to place the calibration code in the PCM/ECU so the correct quantity of fuel is injected for the given pulse width.
    We bought one for a Hyundai about 2 years ago and trade price was $1100 though they have come down in price on some vehicles.

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    Something to consider with a van that I haven't seen much said about in this thread. If you go for a forward control eg HiAce there is not much crumple zone in front of you. Your legs are still in front of the wheels and engine. The late model ones are certainly better than the 1974 one I rebuild from a head on with a tree back in the late 1970's, but the driving position is still pretty much the same.
    Another thing to consider with the forward control is you are sitting directly above the wheels so any vertical movement is a lot more noticable than in a vehicle where you are behind the wheels. I regularly drive the HiAce at work (the latest one only had 4000K when I drove it a week ago) and the up and down movement really effects my crook neck. Having said that, they have an absolutely fantasticaly tight turning circle and the new one which is a petrol with, I think, a 5 speed auto is very economical. 84klm trip with half of that loaded to the bottom of the windows with surveying gear and the fuel needle barely moved from full.
    I was thinking abotu a van myself recently and when I started researching, I discovered that the iLoads dont have a very good reputation for engine longevity.
    So pays to do your research.
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    Enough of this Brett ... just get a 911 and a Large roof rack!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bryn23 View Post
    I should point out, these Euro vans are pricey on services and repairs, id be buying a Japanese van if second hand or no warranty.
    Having experience with both there is not much between them these days. A $500 battery for a Mazda sound good with no generic alternative? Sad but true.
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    I have just read the entire thread, are you confused as I am Brett? I did fleet admin for Australia Post for a while but I left just as the first Renos were coming onto the fleet to replace the Sprinters and one thing I can confidently say is that a Sprinter is absolutely bullet proof and way better to drive than any Jap van. We had 26 drivers all doing their level best to break them and they didn't break apart from some very early problems with door limiting straps and IIRC some had to have water pumps replaced. My daughter has a Hyundai seven seat van that the seats can be removed or change the configuration in and it has been really good much like Derek's Tarago. She uses it like a truck, kids and stuff being sold at the markets gets chucked in and it doesn't stop, a seven year warranty does not hurt either. Forward control Jap vans are a PIA to get in and out of and if you drive a Euro van you will find that they are a thousand times nicer to drive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    Enough of this Brett ... just get a 911 and a Large roof rack!
    Why would I want to drive around with a 911 on the roof?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Parks View Post
    She uses it like a truck, kids and stuff being sold at the markets gets chucked in and it doesn't stop, a seven year warranty does not hurt either.
    Why is she selling them, doesn't she like them anymore?????

    (Quote = bollie Something to consider with a van that I haven't seen much said about in this thread. If you go for a forward control eg HiAce there is not much crumple zone in front of you. Your legs are still in front of the wheels and engine. The late model ones are certainly better than the 1974 one I rebuild from a head on with a tree back in the late 1970's, but the driving position is still pretty much the same.)

    This is truly something something I never thought about 17 years ago, I had a Suzuki Carry ute for work, that was great until someone stopped suddenly in front of me. Result, 21 days in hospital, 3 months in a wheelchair and a permanent problem with my legs after breaking both just below the knee, very close to having the right one amputated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FenceFurniture View Post
    Why would I want to drive around with a 911 on the roof?


    Seriously ... my dream car - a 1962 VW twin screen bus ... with a 911 motor.

    That'd carry your timber!

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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post


    Seriously ... my dream car - a 1962 VW twin screen bus ... with a 911 motor.

    That'd carry your timber!

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    Chris, a wus?!

    I want this one (minus the racing stripes and decals) ...



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    not to pour tepid water on the fun, but does Brett really need to buy a van?

    his proposed use for the van envisions it sitting in the street 6 or 7 days a week -- for 5 of those days he can use Lola's run-about.
    And on the other days, unless he's visiting Chris, he'll be playing in his shed or vegie patch.

    I can't see him carting much wood around till he has mostly emptied his gigantic wood store ...


    perhaps, the sensible solution is to rent a van for the 4 or 5 days a year that he really needs one?
    that or buy a 2nd station wagon.







    but where would the fun be in that?
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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post


    Seriously ... my dream car - a 1962 VW twin screen bus ... with a 911 motor.

    That'd carry your timber!

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    Now we're talking (single cap has more room)

    But it needs a turbo as well.and air bags
    And a little boast I restored about 10 VW in total in the U.K. Over a five year period not mine clients.
    But the price of splits here now OMG

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    Quote Originally Posted by ian View Post
    ...does Brett really need to buy a van?
    Well, I need a vehicle that's dedicated to me. It may as well be a van because that will be the most useful vehicle to me, and I doubt it will cost any more than a station wagon of similar age/kms would.

    Actually, I'll clarify that first bit....Lola wants me to have a vehicle that's dedicated to me.....or should I really say that she wants me to STF out of her new vehicle when she buys it next year......
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    Brett

    Just to use a little bit of lateral thinking ( definitely not a digression, before some people brandish scurrilous accusations ) is it worth considering a trailer? If a van type vehicle is essential you could consider a ute body made into a trailer with a canopy. The thing is that a van is going to be heavier on fuel, maybe more expensive to register and, unless it is a swish modern model, less comfortable: Not to mention less safe to carry small children.

    One of our trailers is such a type as I have described. Useful at times. remember that all these vehicles are a compromise of some description. They can't be all things to all people. With a trailer you are back to considering a passenger vehicle.

    Another thread?

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    Trailers aren't secure in one very important aspect, I know of three trailers containing thousands of dollars of race karts and gear literally removed from the back of one car and put on another and driven away while the owners were having a driving break during long trips. All round a van is about the most secure but then nothing is absolute.
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