[gone bush]

thinking of geting a hilux double cab deisel about r reg and need some info
what sort of miles should i get to the galon.
whats the ride like on the road (eg hard / soft
are they reliable
any good / bad points to look for
any info welcome cheers in advance

[bert69]

gone bush, on Oct 28 2009, 10:14 PM, said:

thinking of geting a hilux double cab deisel about r reg and need some info
what sort of miles should i get to the galon.
whats the ride like on the road (eg hard / soft
are they reliable
any good / bad points to look for
any info welcome cheers in advance

Excellent work horse trucks but very unrefined, i think at that age you'll struggle to get one that has been looked after. They're just as good off road as can be expected of any 4wd pick up but remember on that age of truck you will probably have manual hubs so be prepared to get out of the truck before every gateway. Try to avoid the non-turbo engine as you will need to send it a post card to warn it if you plan to do any overtaking.
The back end as with any pick up will be very hard and can be a bit lively on corners and roundabouts (have seen a few people who were obviously new to pick ups end up going in to the hedge backwards). The toyotas are extremely reliable vehicles but parts are very expensive if they do go wrong. They will rot quite readily if they haven't been looked after or have spent a long time near the sea. As for fuel consumption they are fairly heavy (23-25 to the gallon) less if you put decent tyres on. They are fantastic all round trucks but i believe they were left behind for a while by mitsubishi, nissan and ford at that sort of age that you are after (now they're all pretty similar). For the money you will pay for that year toyota, you will get a newer and better example of a mitsubishi, ford or nissan. I've owned all except the nissan and can honestly say that my favourite is the Ford, as it's cheaper to buy, better on fuel, more comfortable and nicer to drive. However, the Fords are slightly less reliable but parts are cheaper. (I'm on my second)

[lincolnjefferies]

They are great trucks and the turbo diesels are plenty fast enough for the type of vehicle they are. Good ground clearence, well built and will take loads of hammer. Tough engines and transmission.
Great off road and good road manners too, bearing in mind they will carry a ton. But obviously slow down a bit round the bends in wet weather if you have knobbly tyres on.
The 2.4 turbo diesel will do about 30 to 33 miles per gallon driven reasonably. Parts are cheap from a company called Milner off road, who supply pattern parts.

Cheers

[bert69]

lincolnjefferies, on Oct 30 2009, 03:50 PM, said:

They are great trucks and the turbo diesels are plenty fast enough for the type of vehicle they are. Good ground clearence, well built and will take loads of hammer. Tough engines and transmission.
Great off road and good road manners too, bearing in mind they will carry a ton. But obviously slow down a bit round the bends in wet weather if you have knobbly tyres on.
The 2.4 turbo diesel will do about 30 to 33 miles per gallon driven reasonably. Parts are cheap from a company called Milner off road, who supply pattern parts.

Cheers

I think 30-33 to the gallon is a bit ambitious, in my experience you will get nowhere near that unless you drive it like a geriatric sunday driver with arthritis in the right foot and you put around 60 psi in the tyres. Also, i can't speak for everything from them but in my experience milner is absoloute shite! Cheap chinese bearings and leafsprings that lasted for all of 10000 miles being just some of their achievements for me. I for one will never use them again.

[hiluxmk3]

gone bush, on Oct 28 2009, 10:14 PM, said:

thinking of geting a hilux double cab deisel about r reg and need some info
what sort of miles should i get to the galon.
whats the ride like on the road (eg hard / soft
are they reliable
any good / bad points to look for
any info welcome cheers in advance

LOOK on here mate www.hpoc.co.uk
I dont want to get into an argument thats already started with the 1st few replys, we will set your mind at rest on the hpoc, you will get all the honest answers you require just ASK !!!

as you can tell by my member name, i think they are the best 4x4 money can buy, i have owned a few of these and never had any problems, buy one today for around 3k and in 2 years time you will still sell it for 3k, tell me any other 4x4 that will give you your money back....


GOOD LUCK hiluxmk3 :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

[tonka]

exelent trucks mate i wouldent worry too much about mileage as long as it has serv history got mk4 at moment but had l200 etc hilux is the truck for the job

[trapperman]

i`ve had my y reg hilux double cab for 5 years does around 30 to the gallon, cant fault it has naver let me down :notworthy:

[bullmastiff]

30 to the Gallon!!! christ, I only get about 26 mpg in my Volvo!!!

[TOPPER]

bullmastiff, on Nov 4 2009, 10:49 PM, said:

30 to the Gallon!!! christ, I only get about 26 mpg in my Volvo!!!

luke my old cruiser does 30-31 mpg the new ones no to good mind 25-26mpg but it is auto

[gone bush]

not been on the net for a while so just got to read the replys
cheers for the advice its always worth asking before buying :victory: