Hilux?

Rowler,

I got myself a Hilux 3.0 td earlier this year and one of the vehicles I also looked at was the Navara td.

The Navara lost out to me because of its lack of leg room in the back and poor trim fitting and "look" of the interior. Admittedly it was a lot cheaper though, and the engine is a beauty - the torque is the same as the Hilux and the power is better.

but after getting my Hilux I reckon I made the right choice. The engine is really gutsy and I am averaging fuel economy figures of about 11.5 lt per 100 km over about 30 fill-ups.

I don't think you'll be unhappy with either vehicle, but the Hilux does it for me,

Happy trails........
Cheers, Jim

"Lead, Follow.....or get out of the way!!"

Hi Rowler,

I've only done pretty limited mods so far. A TJM canopy, steel ROH rims and BFG tyres, a rear bar incorporating reece hitch from Opposite Lock, and some home made storage areas in the back and also in place of the rear seat in the dualcab.

I have also added my phone kit ,UHF and permanently mounted my GPS with external antennae and 12 volt power.

I like playing around but have run out of sheckles for the moment, so the next major acquisition will be in the new year.

In the mean time I keep myself occupied by doing "petty" stuff like when I recently wired up a switch on my centre console so I could turn the fridge (in the rear) offf and on after determining the need to do so from my thermometer on the dash.

Whatever you buy (go the Hilux!) I'm sure you'll enjoy it when you get it home and start playing!!!!!!Cheers, Jim

"Lead, Follow.....or get out of the way!!"

Dave,

Yeah it's a pain being home, but I'm just packing the beast to head off later on this week for a quick outing.

I have steel Sunraysia rims in 15 x 7jj which is the original size on the SR5. I'm thinking of looking at either 16 x 7" steel Prado (prior to the latest model) rims or getting splits in 16" as comes with standard Hilux's for serious (read CSR etc) stuff away from home.

The tyres I have on are 30 x 9.5 x 15 BFG A/T KO's and so far i am happy with them - the other tyre I was looking at and will try next time is the same size Cooper Discoverer ST.

These rims are pretty good looking and durable and at $40 are well priced

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"Lead, Follow.....or get out of the way!!"

G'day Rowler
Have a TD hilux, still the pick of the TD engines in my book.

Here's some pics of my lux.

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Ask me anything you want.:)