Triton ute improvements.

G/Day RMD

I Guess So, Although i have had a few mitsubishi utes over the years very light, but have had very little trouble with any of them . Over loading in the wrong areas has been the biggest problem some have had
a problem shared with a few others makes as well if you look into it.


Cheers Axle

I must admit that's my preference too, but I have to ask you as a truck driver, is that the way trucks are operated? All those semi-trailers and B-doubles... are the cabs really heavier than the trailers they're pulling?

Difference beast all together, no the semi truck/ cabin is usually lighter than the load but are specifically built for the purpose of towing loads that are much much heavier. Just look how over engineered their chassis are and a different more effective braking system and engine braking is better and aided by an exhaust brake etc.

I don't see how it's different to most other fluids in the car - run out (or leak it out and find it in a puddle under the car) and you're not going to be going anywhere, or at best, nowhere far.... fuel, oil, coolant, you name it

But as for burning another chemical to supposedly save the planet... welcome to the world of emissions controls! Does EGR really help in the long run when it causes the car to run less efficiently (which gets worse as it ends up choking up the air intake), and likely compromises the service life of the car (or at least the engine)? What about auto-stop/start systems which cause the engine to restart repeatedly each trip and therefore operate repeatedly with low (or no) oil pressure until the oil pump can build up the pressure again after each restart?

It's a vicious circle technology can be a killer of vehicle's just one more thing we don't need they keep adding but never take away so vehicles are getting heavier as well which is a big negative for fuel econ. They don't won't your engine to last a million kilometres so they are designed to fail because it's all about money and not really about the environment as they claim. Look at how much stuff is thrown away these days using cheap electrical components that should last for decades and decades because of the years of development put into things.
Back in the mid 70's as an example the Holden 308 lost a bit over 10hp give or take due to the introduction of basic emissions systems that's not much but it was the start and it's been getting worse as the years go on.
Amazingly I can still drive an old torana around with the original engine without all the necessary pollution gear required these days ha go figure.