Slow race - place your bets

There both toyotas - pulling the handbrake on wont do a thing :)

Ain't that the truth!!

LOL, thats something i've noticed driving my mates 100s around, not the best handbrake i've found. Are they all like this i must admit not the lightest vehicle on the road.

Baz, They can be ok but need adjusting every service. Does that coment mean 100s are off the list? thats about all you have let go so far

This is Kalgoorlie I would have a hard time finding a nissan

That's coz they're all out bush earning a living, not in town getting fixed. Ooooowwwhhh. ;-)

Davoe, what happened to that Nissan that was comming into Kal to pull you guys up the hill?? Last I heard it's motor blew up 10km's out of Perth! LOL

sheesh not hard to stir up a bit of t vs n is it!

probably not the most informed answer I have seen mr Gone who mentioned 100 series ? and even if there was one it would be a standard whith rfs with no reputation for collapsing. The reason for the high number of tojos is they are used virtually exclusivly in miining industries. Private ownership and contractors are more even

That is a Toyota fable and a common misconception.

What is?? certainly nothing I have written above

That is what I was referring too .

dont know where you get your info from but in the real world there are plenty of 78 series utes and 100 series cruisers running around minesites both with simular setups that cop more of a hiding in a week than the average joe would dish out in a year and there is certainly no reputation for front end failures (ifs could be a different matter but they are not used) If it is tojos being used virtually exclusively for mining in the goldfields you are reffering to you would be wise not to argue the point coz you would be wrong

If you believe that then I can't help you.

With Davoe on this one Gone4by'ing. I remember on one minsite counting over 90 Toyotas, about 5 Patrols and one lone Landrover owned by Down Hole Surveys. Not all fleet vehicles either, plenty of contractors too.

WA is overwhelmingly ruled by diesel Landcruisers. Patrol is making inroads, but is a long way from catching up. The only time you'll see a Landrover on a minesite, is either when it's driven by a geologist with one of those funny beards with no moustache, or admin staff.

There's been a long and disasterous history of experimentation with different vehicles in WA mining. OKA - a.k.a. "the answer" bugger all around now , Hummer - H.I. (I think) tried 'em, got rid of them, HQ utes in the 70's, even Chev C10's and 20's were used for a while in the 80's on the salt works at Carnarvon. BHP use standard HZJ 105's cut down to a 4 door ute configuration.

pehaps you would care to enlighten me with all your toyota experience mr Gone me - I have worked at over 10 mining and exploration companys and have driven virtually nothing but cruisers I am not saying they are better than Nissans, I cant I have never driven a Nissan (4by) but I will say I have driven enough (actually more than enough) cruisers to be able to tell you the rfs can take a decent beating and would not appear to have a collapsing tendancy.

No thanks.

You have more than made the point for me already ;).