Recommended 4*4 double cab trucks pls?? - Looking for advice/help/guidance

[dig dug dan]

NBB looked at mazda as read on some web searches their engines are indestructible??

the mazda and ford are exactly the same (ford own mazda) and they come out of the same factory in Thailand

[michaelthegardener]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DFM-SUZUKI-BASED- ... dZViewItem :p

[bobbi o]

imho the best 4x4 commercial on the market is the discovery4. of course i havent actually got one,as am still in a 57 plate disco 3 commercial which has got 75k on the clock, but will probably get one as my next purchase.

the good:
built by british workers
is relatively cheap to run for a landrover,ie: no company car tax,vat reclaimable etc
looks like a normal disco,the rear windows have blackout glass
air suspension,unbeatable for towing heavy loads
you can put seats in the back after purchase
not many of them on the road,unlike jap pick-ups
you can get as an accessory hybrid tv,which with a simple mod you can watch while driving.

the bad:
you get pumped by the stealer for servicing.
over 100k,lots of things start to go wrong.
i dont like the electronic parking brake.
you've usually got a better car than the customer your trying too sell to.
opos on site think your making too much money.
23k + vat initial purchase price.

[bobbi o]

disco3 comm:



disco4 comm:

[GB_Groundworks]

I like....

[Injured]

What a stunning vechile wish I could upgrade my 300tdi for a disco 4

[DNgroundworks]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DFM-SUZUKI-BASED- ... dZViewItem :p

[rab1]

once met a joiner (employers over 300 lads) who uses a range rover vogue as the work car and regularly pulls an ifor trailer behind it loaded with gyproc etc. (always tells you how poor he is at every opportunity thought). ???

[GB_Groundworks]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DFM-SUZUKI-BASED- ... dZViewItem :p

i didnt look at that thought he'd posted another whacker link on the wrong thread

haha

[Pablo]

Holy cr#p that Suzuki is ridiculous I'd have to sit in the back seat to drive it (with a paper bag on my head). If you got it loaded right on the tail it would pull a mean wheelie too.
The Hilux would get my vote easily the best looking of the bunch and reliable.
I'd never buy a 4x4 though they don't really do anything well and if you use it for work it de-values quicker than any other work vehicle due to body work and interior damage. A good powerful RWD van or pickup will out load out tow hold value and cost less to buy and run than any 4x4 even if you cane it. Without poking a stick at anyone and don't take this the wrong way but if you were brutally honest with yourself the only reason you would buy one would be vanity.

[GB_Groundworks]

so i could get my kid in the back of a transit tipper and drive it comfortably to his grandmas in south wales, 4 hour drive?

or like the op asked its a trade off between a vehicle you can work with and a day to day car, ive got a man 7.5 tonner kicks the ass of any van or pickup but its a truck, its horses for courses.

my navara has a towing limit of 2.7 tons, best i can find for a transit is 1.6 tons so far???



Edited By GB_Groundworks on 1282681927

[privacy121]

Crikey - some debate this has started and some useful (and not so useful..........!!) advice/pointers/advice.
As for the Disco - we are lucky enough to have one as the "main" car but am not getting it shit up as it cost us half our bloody life savings. Incidentally never been into cars, as such, before the Disco is far and away the best car I've EVER owned. Solid, dependable, comfortable and SAFE for me and the family - which is what you need with the idiots on the roads these days.
However, I disgress; as for my earlier posts:-
* gotta be "car-like" for Tesco's and school runs
* gotta be able to get up to a ton weight in
* gotta be open back so I can lift heavy, bulky items in
* gotta be 4by4 as I'll be in the snow when abroad, plus I love the option for when visiting the folks in the Lakes down 600 metres of farm track, plus if we get the freak weather of last year
Still think L200 looking best option unless I get any more thumbs ups for the Nissan Nav?
Regards All
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[privacy121]

thanks GB-Groundworks; he does seem to "get" where I'm coming from - appreciate it!!
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[GB_Groundworks]

i love my navara , will be getting a new one when i can afford it

my dad was a 4x4 dealer before being a builder i learnt to drive in a 110 as a 12 yr old haha always had landrovers, range rovers, discos around. had my own 90 upto getting a real license

mums got a landcruiser - awesome car
dad - navara as work car, 2 x lexus the ls430 and the silly convertable one (midlife crisis haha)
sister just swapped range rover for the new merc ml

got a lwb shogun and a hilux invincible as well and the navara holds its own with all the 4x4 for driving and towing day to day. luxury and gimics aside.



Edited By GB_Groundworks on 1282682260

[privacy121]

Right that's it!!
Narrowed down to Navara or L200 - will let you all know how I fare
Cheers
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