Triton or Dmax

Have the 3L (2.8) with a turbo, starts first time everytime, never broken down, no smoke and been around oz twice both times towing.

Brilliant bus, but very slow - first gear on some of the hills, can recall around balingup in the south west almost reaching a stop.

Agreed but I find I have a numb backside in side 100ks in Tritons, seats leave a bit to be desired
Cheers Pete

"the triton has a few issues"
Ed would you like to expand on what the issues are with the current model Triton range?
Cheers Craig.....................

I'm with you Crackles, as a 2009 Triton owner who is VERY happy with his purchase I'd like some qualification to the "issues" statement as well.

knocking in the engine due to computer playing with the settings,needing constant resetting of the computer ,
detonation due to overfueling,
clutch shudder
driveline vibrations
people complaining about fuel consumption
unable to confidently tackle water crossings due to gearbox 4wd switching box playing up with water ingress,causing the vehicle to go back into 2wd
exhaust gas recirculating valves EGR valves blocking up and needing manifold and valve replacement,
as i said this is my opinion and i do a lot of self sufficient remote area touring and i would not personally buy one,if you like them please dont let me stop you from buying one,
this is what forums are for ,peoples thoughts and opinions
i no longer work for mitsubishi and i hope these issues have been sorted by mma
like i said the triton lovers out there will disagree with me,but i was in the position to see the problem vehicles,im sure there are a lot of tritons out there without problems,but for the ones with issues i hope mma has improved the customer support for some issues, owners were being told that some of these problems were acceptable and not doing anything about them.
ed

We have them at our work and I have just parted company with my 07 ML Triton and gone Hilux. Some additional issues with the current model: No grunt off the mark - usually ride clutch or stall, diff leaks, Mitso cant fix computer mapping so kangaroos eveywhere, steering colomns need contiual replacement ( even mine had 6 but they still cant fix ), manifolds carboning up causing all sorts of issues, blue tooth extremely bad to the extent we had to buy aftermarket - and thats just what I can think of. It is a good ute if they could just fix the issues they have had for years that didnt go away between the ML to MN

Those LSU's look awesome too! a bit pretty, but give the Hilux a run for its money in the "looks tough" department.

is the 4jj1 Motor the 3.0l CRD?

The d-max just need a lift (as stated) they make up for the low clearance by having protection plates everywhere underneath, but ultimately a 50mm lift would be better.

I have a 03 Rodeo so not really comparaeable to the new dmax's but still, i love it! great on the beach, great on fuel and the isuzu motor just screams reliability. Id buy a new LSU tomorrow if i had the $$, but i dont so i will just wash my Rodeo and pretend its new!

Hi Doey, they are all CRDs these days.......would have one myself if I had the $s to mate, but I still love the two we have so that helps. I have a feeling there may be a new model in the wings.

ooohhh new one......(drool) lol

what i meant, was the 4jj1 the standard 3.0l crd motor that comes with them, or is there another engine available in diesel for the new dmax's? sorry

No mate that is it. They have a 2.5 in the two wheel drives in other countries I think