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Dual Cab Turbo Deisel Ute - Under 18 Grand??? - PICS??

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Dual Cab Turbo Deisel Ute - Under 18 Grand??? - PICS??

Post by supersean89 »

Hi.
Im looking to spend about 18 grand on a dual cab ute. Basically i want a deisel because they are more economical and have smaller engines.

I have been for a bit of a look around. The triton looks cool, I have heard that after 150 thousand kms the engines starts giving up? dono if thats true or not haha.

A HiLux would be good, but out of my budget.

Dono bout the ford and holdens... Reliability wise and off road wise?

I really just want a 4x4 that will be reliable and in good condition. What can i expect to get for 18 grand?
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Post by cozab »

my folks had the ford courier 2.5td think it was 01 it went like hell !! real quick for what it was.. Wasnt real economical but pretty good i would reccomend one... Prob get one for 15g.. forget hilux sooooo overated...
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Post by supersean89 »

yeah thanks :)
i have just been looking at them. some for just 15k look good, new and low kms.
did you try the for off road?
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Post by cozab »

yeah they had 32 inch muddys on theres usto go shooting fair bit out of it it went everywhere you would expect a ifs suspended truck to go lsd was nice and tight but the car was brand new i spose... So yeah i thought it was pretty good its no coil sprung car so i does has limited travel but will do most things you want... Look at the bravo they are same thing incase you didnt know they may be cheaper maybe not happy hunting...
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Post by chunks »

I'd go a courier/bravo too, they depreciate heavily from new but are great value. Just make sure you get some reinforcement brackets for the front upper shock mounts as they like to bust off when used offroad with aftermarket shocks.
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Post by ajsr »

chunks wrote:I'd go a courier/bravo too, they depreciate heavily from new but are great value. Just make sure you get some reinforcement brackets for the front upper shock mounts as they like to bust off when used offroad with aftermarket shocks.
X2
also they had issues with a weak 5th gear but most would have been fixed now.
great value for money
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Post by prestage »

courier seems like a nice car. went and had a look at few today.

no coils is gay. but i guess it doesnt matter. im not going to be doing too much serious off roading. just beach and stuff.
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Post by cozab »

nearly all dual cabs are independant front and leaf rear... Unless they are old then usually just leaf all round..
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Post by supersean89 »

so u can still get a standard lift for a courier right?
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Post by chunks »

Yeh mate there are plenty of 40mm lifts available for them as well as other accessories.
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Post by supersean89 »

awesome :D

i might post another topic asking for pics of em.. altho i dont want to go over the roadworthy line. engineering is a bit too much of a hassle
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Post by thehanko »

supersean89 wrote:awesome :D

i might post another topic asking for pics of em.. altho i dont want to go over the roadworthy line. engineering is a bit too much of a hassle
you can modify your title in your original post to ask for pics and keep this thread going instead.
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