New 2.8L Hilux Review

[Rich Rule]

7 hours ago, chrism3513 said:

I’ve just bought one. Only had picked it up  last Wednesday (ordered early November)  but so far so good 💪

Nice.

 

I take it you are in Oz with a setup like that?

[Dbikeguy]

Hilux is so popular as the new ranger has ALL of the engine issues, merc X class, Navarra, Amarok all discontinued with no new models till 2023 i was told. Amarok is coming back as a ford colam?! Using the junk Ford engine not the V6.
i ordered an extra cab in March with delivery earliest Oct using NGO discounts was told the basc ngo etc ended on the 1st april...

[chrism3513]

1 hour ago, Rich Rule said:

Nice.

 

I take it you are in Oz with a setup like that?

Hi rich that’s correct 

 

we worked together in Norway by the way 😉

[Rich Rule]

2 minutes ago, chrism3513 said:

Hi rich that’s correct 

 

we worked together in Norway by the way 😉

Mackenzie?

[Commando]

Hilux is so popular as the new ranger has ALL of the engine issues, merc X class, Navarra, Amarok all discontinued with no new models till 2023 i was told. Amarok is coming back as a ford colam?! Using the junk Ford engine not the V6.
i ordered an extra cab in March with delivery earliest Oct using NGO discounts was told the basc ngo etc ended on the 1st april...

BASC discount is still available, I just got the quote through….

[monkeybusiness]

10 hours ago, Commando said:

Or a Suez issue?

Mine was ordered before all of that - still December delivery! 
Yet I still get Hilux adverts all over my internet browsing....

[chrism3513]

3 hours ago, Rich Rule said:

Mackenzie?

That’s the one 😅

[Mr. Squirrel]

Picked mine up in March, I got it on the 0% PCP with a 15% discount from the dealer. 

It drives and pulls really nice, and it's a very comfy truck. The auto is really nice, if a bit revvy sometimes.

I really like it, however it does feel a little half finished sometimes...There's a two pin socket in the arm rest which is a bit odd, the load bed on mine is squint and the gaps around the tailgate are so big that getting anything like a seal with a canopy is proving very challenging. 

Being my first pickup I think it's crazy thirsty too. I used to average about 37mpg in my transit custom, closer to 50 on long burns down the motorway. currently getting 27-28mpg in the hilux 😬

[Johnsond]

On 03/05/2021 at 21:25, Dbikeguy said:

Hilux is so popular as the new ranger has ALL of the engine issues, merc X class, Navarra, Amarok all discontinued with no new models till 2023 i was told. Amarok is coming back as a ford colam?! Using the junk Ford engine not the V6.
i ordered an extra cab in March with delivery earliest Oct using NGO discounts was told the basc ngo etc ended on the 1st april...

Which of the rangers has all the engine issues ??

Edited May 5, 2021 by Johnsond

[Mr. Squirrel]

On 03/05/2021 at 22:26, monkeybusiness said:

Mine was ordered before all of that - still December delivery! 
Yet I still get Hilux adverts all over my internet browsing....

The delivery times are mental. I ordered in January, deposit paid and all that, and was told June. Checked a few weeks later and was told October. In January.

I politely told them they could find one sooner or I'd go elsewhere and surprisingly it actually worked.