Old generation
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Mitsubishi Canter
The year was 2000 and the event was the annual gathering of tippers for Truck magazine’s Tip In road test. My first vehicle was the Mitsubishi Canter and I still shiver in recalling that drive. In fairness, it was offered at two weights – 6.3 and 7.5 tonnes – and at the lighter weight it did very well. However, once loaded to 7.5 tonnes, it became – I reckoned – the most dangerous vehicle I’d ever driven. In trying to save weight (a huge problem for manufacturers building 7.5-tonners), strength had been taken out of the Canter’s chassis.
Consequently, along both quarry and surfaced roads, the vehicle’s entire chassis flexed – and in an alarming fashion.
Never have I been so pleased to step down from a vehicle.
And never have I written such a scathing report.
Bob Tuck (freelance journalist)