Pickup thread

[Bill dog]

Hang fire, doesn’t a new 2.8 Toyota come out in September?
@JP1 who did the chop job on that old tub? Proper job !

 

[JP1]

Hang fire, doesn’t a new 2.8 Toyota come out in September?
@JP1 who did the chop job on that old tub? Proper job !

Robert Graham up in Dumfries and Galloway. Beltie breeder, farmer and runs RKG Landrovers

He's made a super job of it whenever he has a little time to work on it.

I asked him on FB this morning, in the light of the demise of the Defender and not being able to import Landcruiser bakkies, whether this was a commercial propistion to do them. I like the attention to detail

 

[Bill dog]

I know the company, he used to be the go to man in the south west for 2nd hand landy’s.
I’m glad he is finding alternatives . That old hi lux could have written a book by the look of it !

 

[Nithsdale]

Robert Graham up in Dumfries and Galloway. Beltie breeder, farmer and runs RKG Landrovers

He's made a super job of it whenever he has a little time to work on it.

I asked him on FB this morning, in the light of the demise of the Defender and not being able to import Landcruiser bakkies, whether this was a commercial propistion to do them. I like the attention to detail

He will need to drop the "Land rovers" bit soon... word is he can supply brand new Toyotas (hence he's been pushing/praising the Land Cruiser commercial he drives, and last I heard he can get you HiLux's too)

 

[Nithsdale]

Surely they are past that now ?

Nissan have never sorted the chassis issues. In fact I'm led to believe they've put more holes into the chassis to speed up the rotting/fatigue.


Guaranteed vehicle (short) lifespan... But they did/do a 'buyback' scheme - if MOT flags up serious chassis corrosion Nissan will give you a deal on a new vehicle... upto you if you take it

 

[JP1]

He will need to drop the "Land rovers" bit soon... word is he can supply brand new Toyotas (hence he's been pushing/praising the Land Cruiser commercial he drives, and last I heard he can get you HiLux's too)

He's always had a range of stock

 

[Hilly]

Buy an older one and convert it and keep it

I’ve done three like that for myself in the past but I don’t reAlly need one or want another quad dose me . One I bought for fifty quid put it on limited use used it five year sold it for 1 k deals like that are not out their now sadly .

 

[Hilly]

Nissan five year warranty what s hilux ?

 

[Hilly]

Hang fire, doesn’t a new 2.8 Toyota come out in September?
@JP1 who did the chop job on that old tub? Proper job !

I hope it’s prettier than current model .

 

[quavers]

I hope it’s prettier than current model .

5 years for the hilux , what about a isuzu ? there coming out with a new one later in the year , dont know about the engines but out selling the hilux in thailand where the crazy for double cabs took off , ps ive a hilux always worth something second hand for export

 

[Nithsdale]

He's always had a range of stock

Only in more recent years. If you go back 10+ years he was dedicated LR and almost exclusively Defender and Series

 

[quavers]

First look: Isuzu’s refreshed D-Max pickup - Farmers Weekly

Isuzu has given its popular D-Max pickup a ground-up restyle with lofty promises of a far superior ride, cutting-edge technology and the return of a rear

www.fwi.co.uk

 

[glensman]

Nissan have never sorted the chassis issues. In fact I'm led to believe they've put more holes into the chassis to speed up the rotting/fatigue.


Guaranteed vehicle (short) lifespan... But they did/do a 'buyback' scheme - if MOT flags up serious chassis corrosion Nissan will give you a deal on a new vehicle... upto you if you take it

I wonder what would happen if you pumped them full of expanding foam.

 

[Hilly]

I wonder what would happen if you pumped them full of expanding foam.

Or better still wax oil and plastic gromits , but when your buying something new shouldn’t have to do these things .

 

[SRRC]

Autocar this week has an article reporting that Mitsubishi are withdrawing from Europe to concentrate on Asia, so no more L200s.
No more Mercedes or VW Amaroks either.

 

[JP1]

Autocar this week has an article reporting that Mitsubishi are withdrawing from Europe to concentrate on Asia, so no more L200s.
No more Mercedes or VW Amaroks either.

You could have saved buying Autocar and got that info off here a few weeks ago !!

 

[Nithsdale]

Autocar this week has an article reporting that Mitsubishi are withdrawing from Europe to concentrate on Asia, so no more L200s.
No more Mercedes or VW Amaroks either.

It's a phased pull out.
You will can still buy a Mitsubishi... they are continuing to import and sell existing models.
But no new models will be brought forward for sale in Europe.


In other words, the L200 will still be for sale here in the short term... but when the next version comes out, it will not be available here

 

[Nithsdale]

I wonder what would happen if you pumped them full of expanding foam.

Waxoil the hell out of it, but as Hilly says - you need to bung up all the bloody holes first

 

[Cowabunga]

It's a phased pull out.
You will can still buy a Mitsubishi... they are continuing to import and sell existing models.
But no new models will be brought forward for sale in Europe.


In other words, the L200 will still be for sale here in the short term... but when the next version comes out, it will not be available here

Unlikely after September, because that is about the time the new stricter emission regulations hit and why there is a new D-Max and Mercedes and VW abandoning the market. The current engine doesn't hack it and they have said that they will not develop the engines to meet the stricter standards.
They don't want to kill the market for vehicles already imported, so they aren't putting it as plainly as they could, while stocks last.
I've yet to see one of the current models on the road, even though it has been available since last Autumn, which is about nine months ago.

 

[JeepJeep]

Hilux would be choice.... Out of not a lot of choice really.

I've been eyeing Invincibles as a one truck/car does all as my mileage is the lowest it's ever been and I'm probably needing a tow vehicle next Spring again..