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03-02-2008, 09:37 AM
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My young fella "Paddy"
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Location: Brisbane North
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Hi All, have just started looking for a suitable fourby to tow a van and possibly another purpose built trailer. Needs to be able to tow more than 2500 kg and have more than four cylinders and be a cab chassis design as I need to have a tray. At the moment I have a RTV and if there was a way that I could modify it to tow more than 2300 kg I wouldn't even bother considering replacing it. So down I go to Toyota at Morayfield and in their yard they have a new 09/07 build V8 Diesel Work Mate that they let me take for a test drive. Now while the new engine is a very sweet thing indeed the rest of it is just hopeless. How can they justify $60 odd thousand on a vehicle that is essentially the same as when it was introduced back in 1984 or there abouts. No ABS and no Air Bags not even as an option on either of the three variants. Oh yeah and If you want cloth on your seats instead of vinyl you have to by the GXL which then reduces the seating capacity to just two. All I could say to the salesman is that Toyota are very luck that Ford are unable to offer the F Series to the Australian market.
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03-02-2008, 09:41 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
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wow what a pain in the aye!!
maybe contact that corvette import yard up at gympie .. they sell all your ford and chev and all the other american full size pickup trucks etc i think those workmate/ landcruiser looking things are ment for farmers and the such that just need a purpose built offroader that doesnt need to come to the dealership to get fixed..
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03-02-2008, 09:48 AM
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NOT A TOYOTA :/
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The Landcruiser 70 series is a very tough truck that is capable of doing just about anything you want it to do... Without all the crap that can interfere with farm work like ABS and the safety gear.
It's almost a year waiting list for one..
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03-02-2008, 09:58 AM
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My young fella "Paddy"
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I guess I realise what you say about it being a farm truck and all the rest of it but at that price they just have to be kidding. And take it from me that you do not have to wait for a year for one. Just go to Martin Jonkers Toyota at Morayfield. And by the way they have also widened the front track of the new V8 meaning that the vehicle has to cut two tracks when doing it rough through sand etc.
I have thought about venturing to Gympie however I am worried about warranty and the availability of spare parts etc and also insurance. Darren |
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03-02-2008, 10:28 AM
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03-02-2008, 11:25 AM
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V8 Powaah
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What about a Nissan Patrol Ute?
Sounds like it would fit the bill perfectly
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03-02-2008, 11:47 AM
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Can't go around corners
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F-350 all the way, you should be able to find late 80's - early 90's ones for a fraction of the price of post 2000 ones
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03-02-2008, 03:32 PM
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BF XR6, oh yeah!!
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Location: Melton, Vic
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What about the Ford Ranger 3.0 I6 TD, Tows 3000kg, which is more than the Hilux (Hilux only good for 2250kg according to Toyota's website) and is cheaper than the Navara and newer than the Rodeo. That's the one I would go for, you could probably pick one up brand new top of the range with a dropside tray for about $38,000 with everything you could need. Look pretty decent to.
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03-02-2008, 05:17 PM
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My young fella "Paddy"
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03-02-2008, 11:30 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Patrol weighs a good 500kg more to start off with. Cant say ive towed anything with a Ranger but it goes like a stink without anything. Patrol on the other hand is a lame duck from the get go.
A few mods and they would be packing more torque than an XR6T. Go drive one and see.
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04-02-2008, 10:05 AM
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Get a used F250. Pickles have a trayback here.
http://www.pickles.com.au/cars/vehic...otid-452045267
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