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Sick of the rocky, just spotted a 2.4 Lux Dual Cab for sale might have a look at it this arvo.
Biggest question I have at this stage is economy? Any owners care to share what they use in L/100k?
And how gutless are they? It'll be step down from the 2.8TD I drive now But I'm sick of unreliability. Which brings me to my next question, how reliable are they?
I know there's only limited info to go off, I'll try and post up some more info like year and amount of k's soon.
Last edited by RockyF75 on Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
mine sat on 100-110 untill i hit a hill and if the hill was long enough i would have to go back to 3rd ....but you learn to live with it...and if you can't well 4.88 diffs is not the answer as i put them in mine and was raving at 3500+RPM in 5th just to sit on 100
Tires are like boobs, they always look big until you have played with them for a while, then you just want a bigger set
I get about 10-13L/100 will sit on 110 at 3000 RPM with 31's alright wouldnt push it much more tho. the tanks in them are 66L i think....reliable as long as they are serviced good and not thrashed as ive found out twice already
kanookie wrote:I get about 10-13L/100 will sit on 110 at 3000 RPM with 31's alright wouldnt push it much more tho. the tanks in them are 66L i think....reliable as long as they are serviced good and not thrashed as ive found out twice already
What problems have you had with it?
Undecided as to what I want really, but reliability is right up there in my needs/wants list. I know its always different between each car, especially when its so old, but Toyota's got a bit of a name with reliable cars.
The other thing I'm looking at, is an XF ute on gas. But yeah, its a ford, so luck of the draw really if its any good.
kanookie wrote:I get about 10-13L/100 will sit on 110 at 3000 RPM with 31's alright wouldnt push it much more tho. the tanks in them are 66L i think....reliable as long as they are serviced good and not thrashed as ive found out twice already
What problems have you had with it?
Undecided as to what I want really, but reliability is right up there in my needs/wants list. I know its always different between each car, especially when its so old, but Toyota's got a bit of a name with reliable cars.
The other thing I'm looking at, is an XF ute on gas. But yeah, its a ford, so luck of the draw really if its any good.
First engine i got with the ute it put a valve thru one of the pistons second engine just wore out and liked to overheat alot couldnt figure it out. but it was thrashed abit. got a reco engine from a wreckers with 10,000ks on it and looking after it hasn't really let me down yet. apart from some glow problem now a real bitch to try and start at below 0 temps.
you will regret getting the XF the hilux would be alot better if you get it change filters/oil straight away and keep up oil/ filter changes at 5000ks
But I'm sick of unreliability. Which brings me to my next question, how reliable are they?
