FPV TRANNY Im the one and only Donating Members 3,557 Member For: 19y 10m 1d Gender: Male Location: In my house Posted 16/11/13 09:46 PM Share Posted 16/11/13 09:46 PM I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 3m 7d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 17/11/13 02:00 AM Share Posted 17/11/13 02:00 AM Work utes.. We have so many problems with tritons which turned me off them until one bloke bought one himself and all of sudden cared how it was driven.. Especially when cold.. He has no problems.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 18y 1m 11d Gender: Male Posted 17/11/13 02:50 AM Author Share Posted 17/11/13 02:50 AM True sdp, how many utes have been mentioned on here that are not company cars? I took my dads work van out yesterday and thrashed the f*ck out of it, wouldn't do it to my own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz097 Bronze Donating Members 1,751 Member For: 13y 3m 18d Posted 17/11/13 10:44 AM Share Posted 17/11/13 10:44 AM I'm looking at 4wds around that 06 07 model and from what I have found is stay the fck away from d40s. Timing belt issues at 150k, crap dual mass clutches and my mate has done 2 head gaskets in the last 6 months all covered under warranty luckily. Hilux ftw. Buy a base model Sr, stick some flares a bit of lift and some at 33's and u will have a way better car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeze_xr Bronze Donating Members 168 Member For: 12y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 17/11/13 10:56 AM Share Posted 17/11/13 10:56 AM Have a look into some bt-50s or a dmax My old boss had a d40 v6 petrol and it needed a new gearbox before 50000kms and his mates diesel one had a major turbo issue We have diesel hiluxs at work and I could never recommend one of them either, 2 of the 3 07 models have been rebuilt and they are constantly in for repairs My dad got an auto bt-50 in march and it is an awesome Ute so far and my brother also has the older version which has been used on mine sites everyday for 150,000 kms and has only had a couple small wheel alignment issues because it cops a very hard time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV TRANNY Im the one and only Donating Members 3,557 Member For: 19y 10m 1d Gender: Male Location: In my house Posted 17/11/13 06:45 PM Share Posted 17/11/13 06:45 PM I'm looking at 4wds around that 06 07 model and from what I have found is stay the fck away from d40s. Timing belt issues at 150k, crap dual mass clutches and my mate has done 2 head gaskets in the last 6 months all covered under warranty luckily. Hilux ftw. Buy a base model Sr, stick some flares a bit of lift and some at 33's and u will have a way better car.I agree with most things you have said but the D-40,s run a chain not a belt and the comment about the hilux being a way better ute,well I nearly spat my coffee over the computer screen. Toyotas hilux are built no better then any other ute and are way under spec compared to the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 3m 7d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 17/11/13 08:02 PM Share Posted 17/11/13 08:02 PM Hilux's under spec? I see massive differences in the hilux spec sheet compared side by side to a D40!!! Especially if scroll to the bottom and compare the price!! Haha.. Personally does anyone else think that all the new 4x4 utes just look too nice to be bashed around off road.. Buy a brand spanking new great wall 4x4 freeze! Least you've got warranty for 3 years :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johno Donating Members 773 Member For: 14y 28d Gender: Male Location: Mt Gambier, SA Posted 17/11/13 08:50 PM Share Posted 17/11/13 08:50 PM Most, if not all diesels from 06 onwards are common rail, and this on its own brings a new list of issues. DPF, fuel quality, and filtration, all manuals have dual mass flywheels, so you wont avoid that one.Hiluxes have injector issues, fuel pump issues, the list just goes on. Dmax are supposed to be OK, Colorados made in Thailand as are Hilux, Ranger etc.Buy an F250, Dodge Ram, or Chev Duramax. All your problems solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz097 Bronze Donating Members 1,751 Member For: 13y 3m 18d Posted 17/11/13 11:43 PM Share Posted 17/11/13 11:43 PM Agreed the hiluxs have injector issues but that is simple fix imo. And again someone is comparing a work car to a privately owned car. The only way I would buy a d40 is find one with a diagnosed timing chain issue that is real cheap and then fit the dual row chain kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septimus New Member 17 Member For: 12y 3m 20d Posted 18/11/13 05:47 AM Share Posted 18/11/13 05:47 AM A mate used to have a Diesel D22, I would not recommend.2 rear diffs and one front diff blown. Lucky all replaced under warranty. He upgraded just after the warranty ran out as he found out the injectors and clutch were pretty much gone at 80000kms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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