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Am looking for a 4x4 and been browsing the web etc. Starting to look like the hilux might meet my requirements. They seem reliable and as I've got three kids will be useful for holidays etc as well as for getting onto permissions etc

 

Anythings gotta be better than my current car - omega fuel guzzler lol

 

Anyone on here had any experience with em?

 

thanks

 

stu

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Am looking for a 4x4 and been browsing the web etc. Starting to look like the hilux might meet my requirements. They seem reliable and as I've got three kids will be useful for holidays etc as well as for getting onto permissions etc

 

Anythings gotta be better than my current car - omega fuel guzzler lol

 

Anyone on here had any experience with em?

 

thanks

 

stu

 

yeahhhhhhh. there's plenty room in the back. ???

 

 

 

:angry::angry::angry::lol::angry:

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Can't be anymore expensive than my omega - it only does 22 mpg and the tyres are extremely expensive as they are W rated ones and as for parts don't get me started there ???

 

If anything it should be cheaper in the long run.

 

The reliability of the Toyotas is what attracts me- I will be buying second hand anyway as i ain't that rich :angry: but my shooting buddy is an ex-mechanic so he should be able to spot any dodgy ones

 

The mitsubishis (a mate of mine uses a L200 for work and swears by it) are also in the frame if i see one at the right price but i have been warned to steer clear of the Nissans as they have a lot of problems with the brakes amongs other things apparently.

 

Anything made by Vauxhall is obviously a No No :angry:

 

Thanks for the advice

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Thanks again gents - will make sure i keep an eye out for rust but i think plinker summed the benefits up nicely and thats whats selling em to me at the minute.

 

Thanks for the link too

 

oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii and gent-esses. ???

 

i happened to think my advice was invaluable :angry:

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That should be the other way round gordon! Our work brava has done 60k miles, FSH. Jumps out of gear, low range and 4wd works when it wants to (not very often), it's rusty, and bits keep falling off. Worst truck we ever bought, complete *****!

EDIT: And we have an L200, doing the same work. Has only ever wanted a clutch and alternator in 130k!

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Thanks again gents - will make sure i keep an eye out for rust but i think plinker summed the benefits up nicely and thats whats selling em to me at the minute.

 

Thanks for the link too

 

oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii and gent-esses. :P

 

i happened to think my advice was invaluable :P

 

Apologies ??? and to be honest yours was the reply that swung it for me :angry::angry::angry::angry::lol:

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wife had hilux surf for a year,no problem at all.....just a bit heavy on the fuel.

i have just parted with my nissan terrano 2,not one single problem,great on fuel,will pull anything and over the rough stuff and deep mud....fantastic.

i never got stuck anywhere i went and some of the land i go on is bad....

after all that....go for what you like,not for what your mates like.

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wife had hilux surf for a year,no problem at all.....just a bit heavy on the fuel.

i have just parted with my nissan terrano 2,not one single problem,great on fuel,will pull anything and over the rough stuff and deep mud....fantastic.

i never got stuck anywhere i went and some of the land i go on is bad....

after all that....go for what you like,not for what your mates like.

 

what was the fuel consumption like? was it a petrol or diesel she had?

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