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1st October 2017, 04:07 PM #76Woodworking mechanic
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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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2nd October 2017, 08:37 PM #77SENIOR MEMBER
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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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2nd October 2017, 08:57 PM #78
Enough of this Brett ... just get a 911 and a Large roof rack!
Regards from Perth
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2nd October 2017, 09:01 PM #79GOLD MEMBER
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2nd October 2017, 09:21 PM #80GOLD MEMBER
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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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2nd October 2017, 11:13 PM #81
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2nd October 2017, 11:24 PM #82GOLD MEMBER
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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.
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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2nd October 2017, 11:40 PM #83Visit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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3rd October 2017, 11:11 AM #84GOLD MEMBER
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3rd October 2017, 02:35 PM #85
Chris, a wus?!
I want this one (minus the racing stripes and decals) ...
Regards from Perth
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3rd October 2017, 03:43 PM #86
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?regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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3rd October 2017, 04:42 PM #87
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3rd October 2017, 06:51 PM #88
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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3rd October 2017, 08:12 PM #89
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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PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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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.
CHRIS
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