I'm after a hilux

[hiluxstihl]

mk 4are the last of the old hiluxes, the 5 went totally overboard on "modern " stuff common rail engines and that ive had mk 3 and 4 before, ill stick with the 5 though, better fuel economy and smoother to drive! had a 02 ranger 2wd super cab, nice and did its job but it wasnt a hilux ie didnt do as good as one johnny walker

Edited October 18, 2013 by Stephen Blair

[Coletti]

The Hilux that Top Gear tried to kill years back is a thing of the past

 

I realise that how ever my mk4 stood 5 years of some of the worst terrain that I could throw at it on exmoor day in day out and just kept trucking on, had things like ujs and diff seals go a bit due to driving over commons and getting the prop shafts wound up with rushes and weeds but apart from that it was great

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

4's were still good 'uns mate.

 

Someone should buck the trend and design a real truck with the guts of a Defender, the reliability of an early Hilux and the refinement of the current crop of 4x4s.

 

You should have to have a beard and serious arm/shoulder muscle to engage the 4x4 box, and even more to gain the low ratio.

[hiluxstihl]

landcruiser pickup but there lotto money! i meant the 4 were great trucks

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

I've had a mk3 mk4 & mk5 Hilux, 57 plate Navara, TD5 defender, and the Mk5 Hilux is by far the best of the bunch!

Yes the mk3 & 4 were good for bouncing around off road but you'd deffo need a car for taking the kids etc to the metro centre. Mk5 has it all!

Yes they are strong money but you get what you pay for I recon...

Dig deep and mine could be yours

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

Mk4 and defender were previous vehicles

[gensetsteve]

I bought a mk 4 with 140k on the clock and 4 years later loaded with too many logs its still the same truck. No repairs starts on the button done about 30k in it. Very heavy on diesel 20 mpg I would have a mk 5 with the d4d much better on fuel next time.

[Coletti]

Well I've stretched my budget to get what I want but in in 2 minds weather to get a hilux extra cab or writhed I get this (that's if it's still for sale when I have all the money together) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151127322076?redirect=mobile

 

 

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[gensetsteve]

Well I've stretched my budget to get what I want but in in 2 minds weather to get a hilux extra cab or writhed I get this (that's if it's still for sale when I have all the money together) Ford Ranger 4wd Super Cab Tipper 58 Reg Wit Air/Con | eBay

 

 

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That looks like a boulter tipper conversion. Very well made but heavy big tipping ram and steel floor . Get it down the weigh bridge and see what it weighs empty with driver. I am guessing 2400 kg. The rear tyre looks loaded but could be soft ? Looks like ours.

[mendiplogs]

That looks like a boulter tipper conversion. Very well made but heavy big tipping ram and steel floor . Get it down the weigh bridge and see what it weighs empty with driver. I am guessing 2400 kg. The rear tyre looks loaded but could be soft ? Looks like ours.

 

HI STEVE 2400kgs IS that gross as my 110 tipper is only 2000kgs empty with no weight that is 2000kgs thanks jon