Why no Toyota J40 type pickups in the uk?

[broonie]

Toyota Stockholdings Ltd.

[Timbermcpherson]

They are good but they are only able to carry about 1300kgs in the back

 

Toyota New Zealand - Land Cruiser 70

[treedweller]

The 4.5 d4d manual with tipper body is somewhat sexual and 1300kg is about 4ish m3 with some decent springs on i bet you could fill it to the nines and it wouldn't even blink and whats more if you had barn doors on the back nobody would be none the wiser. I know a builder with a ford f150 and we went to the tip with some rubble and hardcore on the back and it had near 2 tonne on it and the springs hardly moved an inch!

[bradshaw groundcare]

its a shame toyota dont sell the full range of picks up in the uk. I am a big fan.

 

heres what i did to my kzj70 does not carry much weight but tows good and goes off road well.

 

flat back

 

 

 

ally drop side

 

[hiluxstihl]

conditions and how many people would pay more for one of them than a hilux. theres not many places in the uk or ireland a hilux wouldnt go if needed

[wicklamulla]

conditions and how many people would pay more for one of them than a hilux. theres not many places in the uk or ireland a hilux wouldnt go if needed

 

 

 

 

gotta agree, i've been running a works vehicle 2008 Hilux double cab (2.5) and they are amazing, those import landcruisers are sminky but a bit OTT for some but I'd prefer one to a landy.

[hiluxstihl]

i love the newer invincibles, crew cab is the shot with the foldable rear seat really handy!

[Craig Johnson]

I spoke to a guy who works daily on most Toyota derivatives who told me few years back that LR and Toyota had a Gentlemans Agreement of sorts whereby Toyota didnt export some of their other models into the uk-thats why your unlikely to see many of the 70 series or HJZs around.

 

i guess this will end when they stop making 90's next year:thumbdown:

[wicklamulla]

i don't actually loike the Hilux invincibles as they have too many bells and whistles and chrome/shiney bits, silly side steps etc. A Basic Hilux 2.5 with a locking rear diff is all i'd ever need. A proper 4 door double cab is gr8 too as the extra cab / club cab / space cab / cab and a half or what ever it's actually known as does not have those small suicide doors like the new Isuzu pickups and Ford Rangers have, as these make accessing your climbing kit on the back seat soooooooooo much easier.

[ArthurBottlesworth]

I used to deal with a guy who imported brand new Lada Nivas from Russia

Under £10 k on the road

SPrayed with thick rubber on inside .....to keep noise down and make " hose out" to clean

**** on a long journey but very practical off road ---- was very tempted

 

Also dealt with guy who had trained drivers for oil companies todrive off road anywhere in the world

 

He reckoned he'd used pretty much every 4x4 made

 

Rated niva as very capable but rough

Also rated little suzuki with funny name, said it was actually designed by land rover ....said he'd seen one start on 25% inclined ice and just driven up it

 

Said some nissans were good but lacked ground clearance

 

There is some russian super tough niva ....will go anywhere but doesn't even have a heater, you have to put one of those petrol heaters in the back to survive in russia

 

Can't remember what else he said

 

Also had guy who imported hiluxes from thailand, found on delivery theydidn't have heaters (who needs heater in thailand)