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It useless - Benz, Audi, Lexus, Farrari, BMW etc etc in a flood. Pickup truck rules especially 4x4 and Bigfoot. I intend to get one for standby the next disaster. Please recommend. Must be 4x4 diesel. Choices here are:

1. Toyota - Vigo
2. Isuzu - D-Max
3. Nissan - Navara
4. Ford - Ranger
5. Tata - Xenon
6. Chevrolet - Colorado
7. Mitsubishi - Triton

Please help
 
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It useless - Benz, Audi, Lexus, Farrari, BMW etc etc in a flood. Pickup truck rules especially 4x4 and Bigfoot. I intend to gey one for standby the next disaster. Please reommend. Must be 4x4 diesel. Choices here are:

1. Toyota - Vigo
2. Isuzu - D-Max
3. Nissan - Navara
4. Ford - Ranger
5. Tata - Xenon
6. Chevrolet - Colorado
7. Mitsubishi - Triton

Please help
Hehehehehe. Used to drive a Toyota Hilux Vigo (4 door) and currently Isuzu D-MAX Hi-lander 2.5 (2-door).
OK, here's the thing to consider:
1. 2 Door or 4 Door? Difference between 2 door and 4 door is the taxes and the storage space at the back. 4-door pick up taxes are many times higher than the 2 door and also the rear space of 4 door is quite limited.
2. Chevrolet - Colorado is exactly the same as Isuzu as Chevy Colorado are manufactured by Isuzu. You can even use the same spare parts.
3. Engine capacity: 2.5 or 3.0. Do you have heavy load? For light load, go for 2.5. If you transporting heavy load, then go for 3.0.
4. Accessories - Many 4.4 shops around offering additional accessories. I just add a leather cover to the back of the pickup to protect against rain and sun.
5. Looks/Appearance - Isuzu D-max is the most fierce and beng looking compare to the rest. But I like it. :)
6. Resale -Toyota Vigo and Isuzu D-max still have the best resale value.
7. Many models now offer Automatic version.
8. Tried Nissan Navara and must say I am impressed but not sure of resale value.

Actually, enjoy to drive Isuzu D-max hi-lander. One thing is the vehicle is much higher and so have a clearer view in front. Secondly, 0.5 meter water is no problem for short distance. Only minus is MIB loves pickup drivers and image of pickup drivers is generally not so good. There are many 4x4 hobbyist shop specialising in accessories and modifications. I only add an additional anti-theft lock and a rear leather cover.

Do take note Vigo and Dmax are favorites of car thief.
 
It useless - Benz, Audi, Lexus, Farrari, BMW etc etc in a flood. Pickup truck rules especially 4x4 and Bigfoot. I intend to get one for standby the next disaster. Please recommend. Must be 4x4 diesel. Choices here are:

1. Toyota - Vigo
2. Isuzu - D-Max
3. Nissan - Navara
4. Ford - Ranger
5. Tata - Xenon
6. Chevrolet - Colorado
7. Mitsubishi - Triton

Please help

My choice would be #4 and #7. Ridden in both, not bad. You will need the engine snorkel and water proofing of many components if you really want to make it fool proof.

Just get this and leave everyone behind: http://www.gibbstech.com/aquada_ski.php

"It is a great beast. It drives fantastically well on land and then it turns into the most remarkable boat on water." Sir Richard Branson.

It was the stuff of legend… a high performance amphibious vehicle. People around the world have aspired to it for a hundred years. While there have been numerous attempts to make a vehicle that could travel on water and land, nobody has made one that is actually very good in either environment - until now. The Gibbs Aquada offers uncompromising performance that blows other amphibians out of the water and leaves them floundering on land.

The Gibbs Aquada is the showcase vehicle of Gibbs High Speed Amphibious (HSA) technology. The award winning engineering is highly sophisticated but the end result is a simple and seamless experience. On the road you get all the handling of a sport scar. Getting into the water is as simple as driving down a boat ramp or beach, and pressing a button. Within seconds its wheels tuck gracefully under its body, the front of the car lifts up and you're planing at 30mph, leaving an elegant arc of spray in your wake.

No wonder the Aquada is so often compared to the submarine car in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.

Your neighbor loves his convertible, his son is impressed by transformers, but take them for a ride in the Aquada and show them a truly convertible vehicle that transforms itself from sleek sports car to jet propelled speedboat. With the new Aquada you will be making waves both literally and figuratively. The distinctive styling is instantly recognizable, and sometimes you just don’t want to blend in.
 
Water Cars !

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A very funny competition.


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A German Volkswagen that swims ?


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What about Fortuner 3.0? It's the same height as Vigo. Added bonus, Fortuner reputation much better than pickup.
 
Don't know about Thailand but in Singapore, pickups had been dead for more than a decade.
 
If it's a long term investment, nothing beats a Toyota. You'll easily get 400,000km out of the engine. The electronics are very reliable too. Power windows, wiper motor, toggle switches, air conditioner, climate control unit, speedo, tacho, etc all last a very long time.

Not so the other makes. Some have good mechanical stuff but dodgy electricals. Some are dodgy in every department.

However, if you change pickups every few years, long term reliability and durability aren't that critical. you should be able to get 100,000 km of trouble free motoring out of most of those listed except maybe the Tata. Ford reliability is model dependent and the electronics aren't very good. Things like the ECU tend to give up the ghost prematurely.

To do more research, google "vehicle reliability ratings". JD Powers has some excellent data.
 
If it's a long term investment, nothing beats a Toyota. You'll easily get 400,000km out of the engine. The electronics are very reliable too. Power windows, wiper motor, toggle switches, air conditioner, climate control unit, speedo, tacho, etc all last a very long time.

Not so the other makes. Some have good mechanical stuff but dodgy electricals. Some are dodgy in every department.

However, if you change pickups every few years, long term reliability and durability aren't that critical. you should be able to get 100,000 km of trouble free motoring out of most of those listed except maybe the Tata. Ford reliability is model dependent and the electronics aren't very good. Things like the ECU tend to give up the ghost prematurely.

To do more research, google "vehicle reliability ratings". JD Powers has some excellent data.

you twit :oIo:

today so helpful for fuck:oIo: your period end already is it? why never ask TS to search for answers in google himself:oIo:
 
Thanks wuqi256. Aquada not for me for two reasons:

1. I don't meet Aquada's specs = rich and famous can afford la:o

2. Aquada don't meet my spec = I need to carry stuff to runroad la

My choice would be #4 and #7. Ridden in both, not bad. You will need the engine snorkel and water proofing of many components if you really want to make it fool proof.

Just get this and leave everyone behind: http://www.gibbstech.com/aquada_ski.php

"It is a great beast. It drives fantastically well on land and then it turns into the most remarkable boat on water." Sir Richard Branson.

It was the stuff of legend… a high performance amphibious vehicle. People around the world have aspired to it for a hundred years. While there have been numerous attempts to make a vehicle that could travel on water and land, nobody has made one that is actually very good in either environment - until now. The Gibbs Aquada offers uncompromising performance that blows other amphibians out of the water and leaves them floundering on land.

The Gibbs Aquada is the showcase vehicle of Gibbs High Speed Amphibious (HSA) technology. The award winning engineering is highly sophisticated but the end result is a simple and seamless experience. On the road you get all the handling of a sport scar. Getting into the water is as simple as driving down a boat ramp or beach, and pressing a button. Within seconds its wheels tuck gracefully under its body, the front of the car lifts up and you're planing at 30mph, leaving an elegant arc of spray in your wake.

No wonder the Aquada is so often compared to the submarine car in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.

Your neighbor loves his convertible, his son is impressed by transformers, but take them for a ride in the Aquada and show them a truly convertible vehicle that transforms itself from sleek sports car to jet propelled speedboat. With the new Aquada you will be making waves both literally and figuratively. The distinctive styling is instantly recognizable, and sometimes you just don’t want to blend in.
 
ford f-150. period.

F-150 is my dream pickup truck yes period. But then here no have leh. I saw it in States and Australia its damn cool. I also chanced upon a I think its a F-250 with four wheels at the back and jutting out of the body this one fierce sial.
 
What about Fortuner 3.0? It's the same height as Vigo. Added bonus, Fortuner reputation much better than pickup.

Agree with Chonburifc. Fortuner is built on Hilux platform, offers greater comfort and much better rep. And they have just launched a 2011 model.
 
you twit :oIo:

today so helpful for fuck:oIo: your period end already is it? why never ask TS to search for answers in google himself:oIo:

Relak la bro, have a joint will ya?

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If it's a long term investment, nothing beats a Toyota. You'll easily get 400,000km out of the engine. The electronics are very reliable too. Power windows, wiper motor, toggle switches, air conditioner, climate control unit, speedo, tacho, etc all last a very long time.

Not so the other makes. Some have good mechanical stuff but dodgy electricals. Some are dodgy in every department.

However, if you change pickups every few years, long term reliability and durability aren't that critical. you should be able to get 100,000 km of trouble free motoring out of most of those listed except maybe the Tata. Ford reliability is model dependent and the electronics aren't very good. Things like the ECU tend to give up the ghost prematurely.

To do more research, google "vehicle reliability ratings". JD Powers has some excellent data.

Hi Sam this is very helpful. Can you imagine my spanking new RX can't do nothing is this situation, pay so much and do fuckoff. Anyway this will be for long term keeping for another emergency and also perhaps for maid to do bring dog to doctor and also go market rather than driving the Camry Hybrid or RX.

Of the 7 choices and in my biased opinion for reliability I will go for Toyota's Vigo and Isuzu's D-Max. But I kinda like the looks of Nissan's Navara and Ford's Ranger. Mit's Triton looks like an ant. This is my biased opinion that's why I am seeking SBF bros for more opinion. Since you mentioned Toyota I'd like to seek your opinion on Toyota's diesel engine. You any idea? I want to get a diesel pickup because Thais told me that diesel less sensitive to water as in a flood situation. I understand that Isuzu is great in diesel.
 
I want to get a diesel pickup because Thais told me that diesel less sensitive to water as in a flood situation. I understand that Isuzu is great in diesel.

Diesels aren't as affected by water for the simple reason that there are no high tension cables to short out. Diesels don't have spark plugs. Diesel ignites from the high compression stroke so you can pretty much drive a diesel truck underwater as long as the air intake is above the surface.

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What about Fortuner 3.0? It's the same height as Vigo. Added bonus, Fortuner reputation much better than pickup.

Agree with Chonburifc. Fortuner is built on Hilux platform, offers greater comfort and much better rep. And they have just launched a 2011 model.

Thanks guys. Yes these brands have SUVs on pickup platform: Fortuna/Hilux Vigo ; Everest/Ranger ; MU-7/D-Max ; Pajero Sport/Triton. But then I already have RX so I think a pickup is better for me for lug things around for runroad. A four-door I prefer. Also I like to go for a 3.0L because I have intention to buy a trailer too.
 
Diesels aren't as affected by water for the simple reason that there are no high tension cables to short out. Diesels don't have spark plugs. Diesel ignites from the high compression stroke so you can pretty much drive a diesel truck underwater as long as the air intake is above the surface.

Thanks. Please share your opinion on Toyota diesel compare to other brands.
 
Thanks. Please share your opinion on Toyota diesel compare to other brands.

My Toyota Hilux Surf Turbo Diesel has done 250,000 km and hasn't missed a beat yet. I told my mechanic I was thinking of getting a new one, he told me not to waste my money. A 250,000 km Toyota diesel comes under the "low mileage" category. Top end and big bearings will last to 450,000 km before they need to be attended to.

If you service a Toyota diesel regularly including the fluids in the transmission system... gearbox, rear and front axles etc, it will pretty much outlast its owner.

With a turbo diesel, the only thing you need to be careful with is the turbo. You need to warm it up before putting your foot down and let the engine run a minute or so before you turn it off. [or you can install a turbo timer].

Even if it's ill treated, it'll still last more than 100,000 km. The turbo unit costs $1200 to rebuild if it disintegrates.
 
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