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Graeme
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5th Jul 14 at 10:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm in the market for a truck.

I've been needing one for years for towing and chucking my bikes in the back off and general use with shit I do. but finally decided I'm going to get one. I know fuel economy isn't the best but obviously looking for a diesel.

I've got about £8-£9k to spend.

Open to anything really and real life suggestions. My brother has had them all his life through work but they have only ever been a max of 4 years old so don't know what there like when getting a bit older.

Needs to be a double cab. With or with out a back on.

Anyone with real experience of them?
Gary
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Defender 110
Bonney
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Nissan Navara, Toyota Hi Lux, Isuzu Rodeo or a Ford Ranger
Graeme
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quote:
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Defender 110


Definatly not a land rover. Awfull to drive for miles.
Graeme
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Nissan Navara, Toyota Hi Lux, Isuzu Rodeo or a Ford Ranger


Had any experience with any or just listing a few?
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I have experience of the toyotas got one in work as a workhorse great thing can't fault it at all and they hold their value really wrll
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6th Jul 14 at 20:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My 2006 3.0 hilux was great. Very comfy too. It was only two years old when I got it though

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Joe
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Hilux for sure.
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MikeB really rates his Nissan Nav.
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Bonney
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quote:
Originally posted by Graeme
quote:
Originally posted by Bonney
Nissan Navara, Toyota Hi Lux, Isuzu Rodeo or a Ford Ranger


Had any experience with any or just listing a few?


Just listing a few. Out of that list I prefer the look of the navaras, look a lot bigger than the others do
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6th Jul 14 at 21:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dodge Ram diesel. Massive dirty Cummins power.
Mike
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MikeB really rates his Nissan Nav.


Yep, I love mine. It's new so I'm not sure about long term reliability and I believe older ones weren't as good on fuel, I've averaged 32mpg but I think high 20s are more common on the euro 4 stuff. Tows great, loads of torque, if you're after carrying bikes then you're better off not having a canopy, I tried putting my bike in last week and it was a squeeze, possibly a front wheel off job so if you've got a few then it'll be a mission trying to stack them with a roof in the way. Without the height restriction you may get a few stood up without removing wheels.

The Nav is the most car like of them all and generally come with more toys.
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It's motorbikes I would be carrying so Deffinatly not a canopy.

Navara's are nice but have heard about the older ones not being good on fuel.

Beetlegav I do like the 2wd ones lowered.
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I had an automatic '56 Navara and I absolutely loved everything about it other than the 16-18mpg I averaged, needless to say I didn't keep it very long

[Edited on 07-07-2014 by Mad Moe]
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I had an automatic '56 Navara and I absolutely loved everything about it other than the 16-18mpg I averaged, needless to say I didn't keep it very long

[Edited on 07-07-2014 by Mad Moe]


Fuck that. 30's I can deal with.
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18 mpg from a diesel
Mike
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I do seem to remember reading that the 2.5 autos are about 10mpg worse off than the manuals so mid to late 20s may be realistic for a manual. When I was looking I read up on the Navs, L200s, Amaroks, D-Max, Rangers and Hilux and the Nav did have the worst fuel consumption figures.

[Edited on 07-07-2014 by Mike]
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Hilux all the way.
Tiger
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Nissan Pathfinder

 
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