4X4 reviews by owners seem hard to find,, except from nissan owners!

Thanks Redbakk

I did read a bit about the Dmax and yes it did look good.

Dmax - Colorado - (Rodeo)

Good vehicle - more than enough power - fuel economy is great 10-11 on the highway 15 - 16s in the sand with a full load.

Has been very reliable to date 90k on the clock

Tows well - but forget about 3 ton - max of 2.2 I would say. In hot weather it starts overheating under load (Headwinds, hills) when towing heavier weights. When this happens you just have to drop back and lay off the power for a while. Drop back to 3rd and 60k :-) - It has the power to tow in these conditions ..just not the cooling capacity.

It needed mods to become a good off road 4x4, if you do not do a lot of off road then it would suffice. If you do, you will have to upgrade the suspension, tyres and throw in some front diff locks. After that it will take you anywhere you would venture & beyond :-)


Very comfortable seats and extended hours in the seat are fine, accessories are ample for these models.

All in All good vehicle 6/10 without mods - 8/10 with basic mods and 10/10 with the mods I have put on it :-0.

Cheers Tony

Notso

I sort of agree the triton is good vehicle.

I had one in 2003,, it was really great until 94000km's then the timing belt broke and destroyed the motor.

Fixed under warranty ok and other than that It was OK.

The later models have timing chains, so hopefully that won't be an issue with mine.

Thanks John

Will have a look at it tonight.

Sorry forgot to spell check.

But you know what I mean.

3go Bush you sound like a impulse buyer who buys a exploder because he never researched it.
Like Boo Boo I do heaps of research first, never had a dud yet and I only but 2nd hand.
Cheers Pete

G'day Axle

We still haven't caught up for that beer yet,,, must try and arrange it the next time we are at Tumbi.

So let me get this right you wouldn't sell me your good caravan dirt cheap a few months back,, but you now want to sell me a clapped out landy. LOL

When we travel to jobs these days we take every thing including the kitchen sink. The troopy is great for the job but its getting in and out and bending inside while I'm packing and unloading.

My thoughts are that it would be far easier to access things from a tray top with say, an aluminium canopy and some access doors.

I'm in the early stages of deciding what I want.

It may be that we keep the troopy a while longer if nothing else fits the billl, or bite the bullet and get a tray top cruiser, although I don't want to spend that much money.

Anyway I'll see what pops up.