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Dual cab 4WD

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Created by NewScotty > 9 months ago, 11 Feb 2017
busterwa
3777 posts
30 Aug 2017 5:22AM
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Zuke Its a hilux dont swerve around it, yah drive straight thru it n get that bullbar workn.

Stuthepirate
SA, 3589 posts
30 Aug 2017 10:04AM
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cisco said..
Why does every young ass dickwit want to drive a big ass black dual cab 4wd these days??

Just another ego wank.



Back to the Future
Marty McFly coveted one hence any kid growing up in the 80s wanted one.
Now they can afford one.

Macroscien
QLD, 6806 posts
30 Aug 2017 10:35AM
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I have my brand new Hilux this month and my first impression is how hard suspension is in comparison to anything else I have been driving so far.
East Germans Trabant will be the closest comparison but still not even close.But maybe that is because springs are completely new and need few km's to loosen up?
Maybe I just need to throw something like 1tone on the back, to make the ride more comfortable?
So, in my opinion, it could be good work horse vehicle, but a comfortable suspension for long driving definitely is not. I feel every smallest patch of the uneven road surface, stone even fly driven over, and amortizes instead of dumping vibration amplify that oscillation -so instead of single jump on the bump vehicle is resonating multiple times up and down on the springs.
Doesn't mean that I am unhappy with the vehicle.
I still didn't make more than 150 km so I may adopt later on or buy a cushion pillow to put under my butt.

Ian K
WA, 4049 posts
30 Aug 2017 11:58AM
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Macroscien said..
I have my brand new Hilux this month and my first impression is how hard suspension is in comparison to anything else I have been driving so far.



Hi Lux's etc were originally designed with the idea in mind that they were to be sold to people who needed something unbreakable for their employees to drive. Hard springs are good. Slows the apprentice down on bumpy roads. My employer once had me drive across the Hay Plains in a Ford Courier!

What people will voluntarily drive for the sake of fashion!

Cobra
9106 posts
31 Aug 2017 3:51PM
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If you're any sort of serious 4x4 driver you wouldn't buy a NEW
Bt fiddy Lux or triton unless spending big coin on 4x4 extras
ask yourself would I spend 50 k on a new hilux spend another say 10 k on 4x4 extras
to go smashing into rocks getting panel scratches smashing difs ect ect.didnt think so

back to the question, I have a hilux SR5 dual cab and love it gets me along the beach with boards
dog in the back seat ,tools to work ,toes a boat van and trailer well.
they have good resale I know as I sold my last 22yold hilux for $9500.
ticks all the boxes for me.

Cobra
9106 posts
31 Aug 2017 3:58PM
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Zuke said..
This is worth a look if you're considering a Hilux.



They mention wheel size.
But anyone can see the wheel PSI looks very suspect in that footage.
my car has never done that. I call bull****.

Ian K
WA, 4049 posts
31 Aug 2017 7:02PM
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They take the Moose test pretty seriously. i doubt the tyres are not pumped to spec. They all distort the tyres when turning hard whether they fail or not. The Moose test specifies a full load.

Ian K
WA, 4049 posts
31 Aug 2017 7:28PM
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Ha, heard my computer mumbling in the background and found you tube had slipped thru to a test on a revised Hi Lux that Toyota has modified for the European market. I think he says they upped the tyre pressures and recalibrated some control system. I suppose you can get away with higher tyre pressures on smooth European roads.

Cobra
9106 posts
31 Aug 2017 7:54PM
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Ok I'll say it
told you

rod_bunny
WA, 1089 posts
2 Sep 2017 2:16PM
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Black?
Dual Cab?
Big Tyres?
Rope over bonnet for some reason?

2014 Land Rover Defender SVX "Spectre"

http://www.rmsothebys.com/lf17/london/lots/2014-land-rover-defender-svx-spectre/1704420





sn
WA, 2775 posts
2 Sep 2017 9:17PM
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Hey Rod -

If you want a Landy, I can point you towards a few going cheap!!

One of the Perth Landy clubs recently went on a Northwest jaunt

10 Landies left
7 made it back
3 of the seven "only just"

Ian K
WA, 4049 posts
3 Sep 2017 7:54AM
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rod_bunny said..
Black?
Dual Cab?
Big Tyres?
Rope over bonnet for some reason?

2014 Land Rover Defender SVX "Spectre"

http://www.rmsothebys.com/lf17/london/lots/2014-land-rover-defender-svx-spectre/1704420






Ropes and things look cool. But why not just go for a Bentley
www.ebay.com/itm/272826937768?rmvSB=true&afsrc=1&rmvSB=true




rod_bunny
WA, 1089 posts
3 Sep 2017 9:01AM
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sn said..
Hey Rod -

If you want a Landy, I can point you towards a few going cheap!!

One of the Perth Landy clubs recently went on a Northwest jaunt

10 Landies left
7 made it back
3 of the seven "only just"


I have a troopy, that's agricultural enough for me.

Imax1
QLD, 4716 posts
8 Sep 2017 4:51PM
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Ian K said..
https://www.american.com.au/listings/2017-new-chevrolet-silverado-ltz-2500hd-crew-cab-turbo-diesel-v8-4x4/

Brand new $140,990 RHD ( Why you'd get one I don't know but available off the shelf in Oz if you really want one)





If you can afford one of these you could probably afford a new North platinum mast.



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