Howdy folks.
well i have gone and did what i thought i would never do.
I have gone and left behind the ''Oh what a feeling'' and became a ''Zoom Zoom Zoom man''. And it feels great.
Sold the Prado and got a brand new Mazda BT 50 SDX Boss. May i say that the power is unreal, and i am very happy with it. In all honesty it is every bit as good as a Hilux if not better. I couldnt believe how
well these things drove. I love it. For $38,990 its definitely a bargain. Poor thing is only 5 days old and already has 2700k's on it. Fuel economy is around 11l/100kms i think so far, but that was sitting on 115km/hr and up to 130km/hr. Speed creeps up very easy, the grunt is unreal. They even come stock with Bridgestone Dueler 693s, i was wrapt when i seen that. My prefered tyre straight from the factory, what a bonus. They chucked in some weathershields,
Perth street directory and full tank of diesel but that was it, but for that price i wasnt complaining. Every other Mazda dealer in
Perth would not drop under $41,990 , but these guys dropped it straight to $38,990. I would like to give the guys at Parkland Mazda in Melville (
Perth) a big thankyou and recommend them. Of course they tried a little to push this way or that way but at the end of the day they went out of there way big time to seal the deal in very short time for us so we could get
home. They honestly were great to deal with and at no point were we pressured or made to feel uncomfortable.
Now comes the task of kitting it out to suit, a task i love doing but the wallet doesnt. First few mods will be
Steel Bullbar
Cruise Control
Window Tint
Sports Bars
Rhino Tub Lining
Scangauge II
HID Spotties
Dual Batteries
After they are all done might consider Long range tank, UHF, and some good speakers. I plan to keep car for at least 6 years, hopefully anyway as i would like to kit it out to suit my needs and then hang on to it for as long as possible. As long as the grunt doesnt go anywhere i will be happy with it as its all we need and having a ute again has already paid off. Although it has its bad points too, (helping move/cart gear for others).
So some on all you BT and
Ranger owners come out of the woodwork. Definitely an under estimated 4wd, and for the price a much better decision then a Hilux or Triton. Around a $15k saving, thats all my mods done plus
suspension, a chip and exhaust and enoug money for fuel to go around Australia. Ladies and Gentleman, thats what i call more bang for ya buck.
Cheers all,
The Boss (formerly known as Kroozer)