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Hi,

I was hoping someone might be able to give some assistance in choosing a new utility.

I had owned a 93 model Rodeo for about a year, long story short it overheaded and looks as though it cracked a water jacked in the 4th cylinder as the coolant is mixing with the oil.

I was looking at a brand new Toyota Hilux Workmate. Drive away price is $22490 for a 5 speed manual with aircon and an alloy tray. They have a They don't have any power options such as windows or mirrors but I don't really care about that.

Is there anything out on the market that can compare to the Hilux? I am a bit unfamiliar with other models but I know I don't want to buy another Rodeo.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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i can highly recommend a hilux... but not the work mate.. yeh they are cheap... but you'd be better off spending the same amount on a slightly older, higher spec'd model..

hiluxs are seriously unbreakable.. and id go a turbo diesel if i had the choice, the v6 is a bit cumbersome, and feels very heavy, and the 2.7 petrol is gutless as a peewee 50.

i take it your just looking for a tray back, single cab, 2wd?? nothing else really beats a hilux in comfort vs ability.. some utes are great as utes, but drive like shit... aka, mazda b2600, nissan navara, holden rodeo.

for that sort of money, you could near have yourself a nice Holden SS ute.. very little goes wrong with them, great to drive (for a ute) very comfortable, bit of poke.. fits 2 motocross bikes in with the tailgate up.

ive had an ss before, ive had a b2600, ive currently got a 98' rodeo with alloy tray.. and i was a mechanic at toyota for 6 years.. so ive driven just about every hilux ever made.. and id have one but the rodeo is a company truck.

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The tray back must fold down on both sides as well as the back so that will rule out the SS. Not really interested in them anyway.

It doesn't have to have that much power either, so a 4 cylinder is fine. The rodeo was a 2.6lt 4 banger and it was perfect for what I used it for.

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i can highly recommend a hilux... but not the work mate.. yeh they are cheap... but you'd be better off spending the same amount on a slightly older, higher spec'd model..

hiluxs are seriously unbreakable.. and id go a turbo diesel if i had the choice, the v6 is a bit cumbersome, and feels very heavy, and the 2.7 petrol is gutless as a peewee 50.

i take it your just looking for a tray back, single cab, 2wd?? nothing else really beats a hilux in comfort vs ability.. some utes are great as utes, but drive like shit... aka, mazda b2600, nissan navara, holden rodeo.

for that sort of money, you could near have yourself a nice Holden SS ute.. very little goes wrong with them, great to drive (for a ute) very comfortable, bit of poke.. fits 2 motocross bikes in with the tailgate up.

ive had an ss before, ive had a b2600, ive currently got a 98' rodeo with alloy tray.. and i was a mechanic at toyota for 6 years.. so ive driven just about every hilux ever made.. and id have one but the rodeo is a company truck.

since when? the one i drove a few years back had lots of power.

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Hey bloke im in the same boat, and after considering every option, i have recently noticed that you can get a 06 hilux D4 diesel ( the best of the best work utes) with around 100,000km for less than 20k...

Im trying to get one myself....speaking to a few old boys these things last forever .... i think a better option than a new petrol...otherwise if u want new and cheap get the bt-50...ute, good solid workhorse 23,000 on road..Ive driven the vvt hilux and its not real flash..gutless really

The toyota also has more power than all the rest, with a DP chip your looking at 140kw and 400nm torque, decent power..

but make sure you get the D4 and not the earlier DiD model..D4 has much better engine

triton is also good for the money, with bluetooth standard..the rest should learn from this

But its high ride gives crappy handling...

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since when? the one i drove a few years back had lots of power.

are you serious?? i drove them nearly everyday for 6 years.. the gear ratios dont match the engines torque, so its all over the shop... like the ravs. had it had a 2L engine, it would be great... but the 2.7 has too much torque for what feels like a corolla gearbox.. revs out to quick without actually going anywhere.

yeh the diesel fuel thing is an issue unfortunatly... always getting diesel on your shoes, on your hands etc.. its shit.. no really... it is.

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Mate i just went to test drive this car, was really nice with heaps o power...we got the price down to 18k, maybe could have got a bit more, but i wanted it for 17k at most so no deal was done...and its no good for you in bris vegas

But its my recomendation to u

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/deale...mp;rego=7957251

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Looks nice.

But for an extra few grand I can buy a brand new 2.7lt petrol with a full 3 year warranty.

Like I said, I don't care about power. I just want something cheap and easy.

I did look at a second hand hilux but the f**kwit salesman just lied through his teeth so I was very happy to walk away.

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we do ALOT of towing and found both the hilux and navara to be pretty good espescially after a flash tune.... both were good (navara was my pick) but we ended up old skool 7.4 litre v8 now :P

Navara 147kw 484nm

Hilux 1472kw 412nm

ARTZ Grand Master

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Looks nice.

But for an extra few grand I can buy a brand new 2.7lt petrol with a full 3 year warranty.

Like I said, I don't care about power. I just want something cheap and easy.

I did look at a second hand hilux but the f**kwit salesman just lied through his teeth so I was very happy to walk away.

this one also has electrcis and SR extras...And it was offered with a 12 month warranty..

But choice is yours, i do 80,000km a year so to me a new car soon becomes an old car so dont think its worth the xtra dough really.. the D4 is a 30k car new..to me in 4 years it would have 400,000, a new one would have 320,00..so there still gunna be worth shit buy the time im finished with it :)

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some utes are great as utes, but drive like shit... aka, mazda b2600, nissan navara, holden rodeo.

mate your an idiot. mazdas new bt50 is a great ute, i put it up there with one of the best utes ive ever driven. holden rodeo's are fantastic too, and do not drive like shit at all. navara's arent fantastic, but they dont drive like shit either.

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mate your an idiot. mazdas new bt50 is a great ute, i put it up there with one of the best utes ive ever driven. holden rodeo's are fantastic too, and do not drive like shit at all. navara's arent fantastic, but they dont drive like shit either.

I do believe bt-50 got ute of the year or something,, good bang for the buck ute it is

, navara is just way to ugly to be seen in :D

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