One guy I know has had problems with the DPF and going into limp mode.
Threatened to take it to the top of the Horseshoe Pass and let the handbrake off.
What Pick Up Truck...?
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Threatened to take it to the top of the Horseshoe Pass and let the handbrake off.
Not as good,only 3 year warranty for a start and not as well made allegedly
lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Best quote i've had is a shade over 30k plus vat for 2.8 invincible x auto with
roll top and bars.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Out of production now.
- Location
- Co antrim
That didnt last long
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Like the merc, you cannot fool enough people into thinking its a different product any more.
Cowabunga
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- Location
- Ceredigion,Wales
The VW is currently out of production for EU [and UK] sales.
The Mercedes was a slightly restyled Nissan but double the price. No longer in production.
The Fiat was a slightly restyled Mitsubishi and is no longer sold new here.
The Mitsubishi L200 will not be for sale for much longer in Europe because Mitsubishi are packing it in. Abandoning Europe altogether, just like General Motors [Vauxhall and Opel]. At least the GM brands are still live, but selling more and more restyled Peugeot cars. No pickups though.
Renault abandoned plans to sell their Alaskan pickups in the UK for some reason. It is a restyled Nissan Navara again, but it would surely sell well through their car dealerships.
The Mercedes was a slightly restyled Nissan but double the price. No longer in production.
The Fiat was a slightly restyled Mitsubishi and is no longer sold new here.
The Mitsubishi L200 will not be for sale for much longer in Europe because Mitsubishi are packing it in. Abandoning Europe altogether, just like General Motors [Vauxhall and Opel]. At least the GM brands are still live, but selling more and more restyled Peugeot cars. No pickups though.
Renault abandoned plans to sell their Alaskan pickups in the UK for some reason. It is a restyled Nissan Navara again, but it would surely sell well through their car dealerships.
- Location
- north Wales
Only had hilux here because they don't really go wrong. This new one is leaking oil from the back axle already though!
Hate the dial for selecting 4wd and low box, what a backwards step that is!
Hate the dial for selecting 4wd and low box, what a backwards step that is!
Johnnyboxer
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- Location
- Yorkshire
Are levers superior?
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Definitely, high box engagement and disengagement of 4wd OK but low box is a bloody pain in the backside.
Cowabunga
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- Location
- Ceredigion,Wales
Every electric-engage part time 4wd I've ever tried with electric range change is far too slow changing transfer box ratios. Both up and down changes take ages and most brands also require the vehicle to be at a complete stop. Back to old Defenders and even series 3 the upshift could be done on the move by double-declutching, but not these days. My old Isuzu Trooper was brilliant because it even had synchromesh of the transfer box upshift. Range Rovers from 2001 on, and Mercedes ML from 1999 both had electric range boxes but both were fast and were meant to be changed up from low to high on the move. All it required was to shift the auto box to Neutral, press the range-up button, then by the time the main shifter was moved back to Drive they has changed to high ration while rolling.
So why have pickups gone backwards so seriously? I have no idea but they really do need to be put on notice that waiting around on a busy main road with a trailer behind while the transfer box shifts is just not on. While they are at it, why not make pickups full time 4wd like Mitsubishi, the Amarok auto, LR, Mercedes and so on. And leave the centre diff open by default in Low range, like LR and Mercedes.
Johnnyboxer
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- Location
- Yorkshire
I see
Mine still has levers and I just need to be in N (auto) to shift to Low
Sub 50 mph I can shift from 2wd to 4wd High on the fly by pulling the lever
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Will you be buying one?
I took into account the resale value but the resale value of any of my vehicles is based on £/ton, badge name is irrelevant.
Johnnyboxer
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- Location
- Yorkshire
Not with a Hilux though
Price up a 100k 5 year old L200/DMAX/ Ranger etc against a similar aged and mileage Hilux and the Hilux price will be more
Bit of a Defender effect with Hilux
- Location
- north Wales
To go to market I have to enter a main road on a steep 340 degree junction. Low box is a must with trailer behind. With the td5 discovery I just knocked it into low box, got up to the top of the hill in low box, stopped very briefly then off in high box.
With the new hilux the transmission winds right up going around the corner, then I stop at the top of the hill twiddling the switch and pumping the clutch till it finally releases when it feels like it
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
A scrapyard pays more for Hilux?
Only people to buy my trucks when I sell them is the scrap man, that's why the resale value doesn't come into it for me.
If you replace every 3 years it's a different matter.
- Location
- N.Yorkshire
The new isuzu looks vastly improved but has been delayed and the dealer chips them to get more power.
I see the reviews in oz puts them on a par with the hilux but a bit cheaper but they are comparing the 3l engine in aus dmax models to the 2.8 hilux, it’s a shame that engine is not coming here. Not sure a 1.9 really is the answer for heavy work long term but I’m certainly no expert. To sell in any quantities the new dmax will need to be more powerful to compete with the new ranger and hilux ( as I bet the 2.8 engine will be rolled out down the range in time).
- Location
- N.Yorkshire
It is a shame about the 3.0l engine not coming not sure how much hp or torque the chip gets it to.