Pick ups

[Orchard]

Looking at buying a double cab 4x4 pick up. I am open minded to make/model etc. Up here in cumbria I am getting more and more people opting for having chip left behind on site so I don't want something with the capacity of a transit tipper type truck. I was going to build a canopy which can hold a small amount of chip onto a l200, ranger hilux etc and if I found it worked well I could convert to a arb type tipper.

 

I just wanted to ask the people who have been there and done it as it were, do I get a cheap n cheerful £3k pick up or do I hold out for something £7k and upwards? It won't be my only vehicle but as I have a newish vw caddy for general Eco driving about.

 

So if any of you have any suggestions, advice I am all ears.

Cheers

[FireFlyDom]

I have a P plate hilux for sale.

[Matthew Storrs]

I think 7k is a very sensible amount to be spending on a truck, it will have done most of its depreciation by then, should still be a tidy respectable and reliable truck. 3k- unless you strike lucky you may well end up spending far more in downtime and repairs.

Which truck- well you will get a load of replys suggesting all different trucks and their merits or issues. Id only have a landrover 110/130 for what you are suggesting as that's what I have and it has been an idestructable workhorse for the last 6 years and has good carrying capacity and towing capacity, not to mention superior off roading over the other pickups.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

All I'd say is if you are not ferrying 4 passengers i.e. 2 in the back regularly, avoid double cabs like the plague. Extra cab is the way to go.

[HGBMX]

Can't beat a Hilux, I looked at and test drove every truck took about 2 months to decide and in the end I got a HL3 twin cab and the back is a decent size. The L200 you can't even put a wheel Barrow in the back

[Orchard]

In the space of an hour my mind has been made up then changed again!!! As I say for now I don't mind unloading chip from a pick up by hand until I am happy with the truck then I'll get in converted to a tipper.

Hilux landrover hilux landrover???

[HGBMX]

I'm sure the land rover gang will be up soon to tell you how good they are but a hilux is a lot more comfortable and better on fuel

[Scott Farmborough]

Yep hilux every time!

I have a Landy 110 tipper difficult to live with every day

[Orchard]

Budget aside, What age a hilux is advisable to go for? Are there good models and bad models?

[keptenjim]

So if any of you have any suggestions, advice I am all ears.

Cheers

 

Isuzu D-Max double cab? Just a thought!