swb shogun van

[THE88MAN]

been looking at a couple on autotrader,toying with idea of upgrading me old fourtrak.i assume they are decent off road and reliable being jap.anyone got one? do they do an auto? what can they tow? seen a few around 04 plate,reasonable mileage,around £4-5k cheers,steve

[J The Tree]

I have an 03 Swb auto commercial, superb in every way. the 3.2 diesel can be rather juicy if driven hard, but will outperform most 4x4 on the road. I also run a Discovery commercial with all the off road goodies fitted and the Shogun will run rings around it in the mud! even on BFG AT tyres. The Uk supplied ones only have a towing weight of 2.7t for the swb, some imported ones have the 3.5t max weight to match the lwb model.Genuine parts can be a tad pricey, aftermarket ones are much cheaper- but it doesnt go wrong so costs should be minimal one last thing the turning circle has got to be seen to be believed, will do a 2 point turn where a Nissan Micra needs 3 shunts!!

[THE88MAN]

I have an 03 Swb auto commercial, superb in every way. the 3.2 diesel can be rather juicy if driven hard, but will outperform most 4x4 on the road. I also run a Discovery commercial with all the off road goodies fitted and the Shogun will run rings around it in the mud! even on BFG AT tyres. The Uk supplied ones only have a towing weight of 2.7t for the swb, some imported ones have the 3.5t max weight to match the lwb model.Genuine parts can be a tad pricey, aftermarket ones are much cheaper- but it doesnt go wrong so costs should be minimal one last thing the turning circle has got to be seen to be believed, will do a 2 point turn where a Nissan Micra needs 3 shunts!!

thanks J,the turning circle is a surprise,most 4x4's i've had are shocking! towing weight is a bit of a minus but glad they do this model in auto as i'm getting old and lazy

[Chris Sheppard]

Friend of mine had one (04 reg i think but might be a touch out) and he loved it - used to have the big Ifor williams horsebox and two big hunters in and it woul pull top up hill and keep going well past 70. He'd had most 4x4's over the years and reckoned that would take some beating.

[Dean Lofthouse]

used to have the big Ifor williams horsebox and two big hunters in and it woul pull top up hill and keep going well past 70.

 

My 130 will do that !!!!

 

 

....not

[Chris Sheppard]

I didn't see the not at first was gonna say "why wont mine!" - the 110 I'm building should though with it's nice 3.9 V8

[Dean Lofthouse]

the 110 I'm building should though with it's nice 3.9 V8

 

If thats a 3.9 V8 diesel I will be impressed

[Chris Sheppard]

will LPG do? V8 diesel too heavy (and expensive)

[Dean Lofthouse]

will LPG do? V8 diesel too heavy (and expensive)

 

I'm a die hard diesel fan, that's why I'm saving up for this

 

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/210556/toyota_land_cruiser.html

[Chris Sheppard]

Nice

 

What I'd meant was a V8 diesel to fit into a landy would have been to heavy or expensive - I've been trying to talk SWMBO into an older amazon or a patrol but she won't get rid of the Jimny. Reckon a big 6 cyl diesel takes some beating - have had the old 3.2 patrol and the 4.0 n/a landcruiser.

 

Figured I've too many broken landies kicking about and now they aren't worth FA now so I'd build a good one out of what I've got kicking about (plus a few new bits that she doesn't know about!

Edited December 31, 2008 by Chris Sheppard