Comments on: 2008 TRD HiLux unveiled

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:37:45 +0000

Can’t wait to put Bundy stickers all over it, so it looks like a real ‘Boag machine’

By: warren

warren — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:13:33 +0000

Toyota will create a new class of “prado” style wankers – I just can’t wait!
You will be cut off by one any day now…………

By: mat hoskins

mat hoskins — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:31:09 +0000

THIS UTE IS A CITY UTE.

By: morgasshk

morgasshk — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:52:12 +0000

Lol, nice opinions people…

Probably going to be best after we drive the flipping thing to see how she REALLY goes…

Just about ALL commercial vehicles Rodeo, Triton, Navara etc, run drum rear and leaf spring suspension… That’s just the way it seems to be. *shrug*

Driving a TRD Aurion atm, and it’s fantastic… Come from Holden camp driving the good fun 6.0L’s and hey, good bit of grunt is exciting, but re-iterating what someone was saying earlier, something to be said for Toyota refinement, and the Aurion and TRD aurion have that in spades… Foot flat to the floor at 50-70kph in the TRD Aurion, FPV or HSV would not have an easy time staying in front. :)

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:54:27 +0000

what was your BA tray back? obviously not the base tonner model……….

if that is true then i know a hell of a lot of people that dont keep log books yet claim for utes that either have 4 doors or less than the 1 tonne rating.
i thought you initiannly could set a trend of percentage use and that would register for say 5yrs or something.

im actually going to check that out of my own interest.
i know plenty of people whos accountants have advised not to worry about a log book even to begin with

what if they are fleet vehicles??
surely the mines for eg dont get their employees to take the odometer reading each time they start up the 4 door 4×4’s
or company reps for kelloggs, where there staff are given 4 door wagons that arent 1 tonne either.

and how does that go for eg where a company vehicle might be part of a salary package???

i cant be bothered right now but tomorrow im gonna dig a book out.
dont get me wrong, im not doubting you, it just is a bit contrary to what i have thought and heard.
i know that vehicles carrying tools of the trade is a little different too but im gonna have to have a refresher on it ;)

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By: Cobra045

Cobra045 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:26:42 +0000

Andrew M..

it has to be 1 tonne, and it has to be only 2 doors.. otherwise log books required.. hence I sold by BA trayback and replaced it with an xr5 turbo.. trayback wast one tonne.. so if I was going to have a runner for work that needed a log book
I might as well have some fun

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:49:31 +0000

Yes, front provide %70-%80 of the stopping power. My main problem with drums are they usually disappear when they get submerged .ie. creek crossing.

By: TP

TP — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:55:39 +0000

I would REALLY hope the Hilux has 4 wheels discs to have any credibility as a ‘performance’ car…. in saying this though rear drums aernt that bad, the front is where all the loads goes under braking, the only reason why I really hate drums is they are an absolute bitch to maintain yourself (springs and all that junk in them)

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:58:01 +0000

ah ok mate,
i just went back and read you comment i replied to about the 1 tonne rating. i initially read tax benefits and 1 tonne rating as 2 separate points.

does it really have to be 1 tonne rating to negate the use of a log book?

By: Cobra045

Cobra045 — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:10:56 +0000

Andrew M.. sorry about delayed response.. But your resply regarding 1 tonne was not in the right context. My initial comment about it being 1 tonne was for tax deductibility.. if it is below 1 tonne then log book needs to be kept for personal/business use..

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:22:27 +0000

i wouldnt have thought drums would be that much cheaper to warrent not having them.

i had brakes fitted to my trailer some time back and drums were actually a little bit dearer than a disc set up.
the only real advantage with the drums appeared to be they didnt need as much space as what the calipers needed, but when set up on a vehicle discs wouldnt need any more space

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:52:51 +0000

Sorry Golfschwein, I didn’t respond earlier re: drum brakes. Cost could be the only excuse. That would have to be the only reason some small cars have them.

No serious dirt bike had drums (front or rear) after 1990-ish.

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:48:30 +0000

TP,
the F6X DOES have curtain airbags

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:47:23 +0000

i understood what you meant OZ

By: Oz.

Oz. — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:35:32 +0000

K.Rashleigh,
I said its not full time, so I didnt mean it was AWD I forgot to read over it before I submited the comment.

By: Watto_Cobra

Watto_Cobra — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:09:34 +0000

K.Rashleigh, I don’t doubt you, and wouldn’t be surprised. AWD crossovers will never be as capable as a dedicated 4×4. As I said, I got my old Cortina in and out of some sticky situations, but don’t pretend it could’ve survived a huge boggy patch of sand.

For example, we (in a hilux) are always the first to get stuck on the worst tracks and rutted inclines. We get rescued by our mates Patrols and Landcruisers (good old snatch strap or winch) more often than I’d like.

Yes, Hilux may be better than Territory when the going gets rough, but a Landcruiser or Patrol craps on it.

Choose a Terri of you want to seat 5 or 7 in relative comfort and need a little off-road ability. Choose a Landcruiser if you want serious off-road ability. Hilux is in a commercial no-mans land, but that doesn’t stop it selling well *shrug*

By: K.Rashleigh

K.Rashleigh — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:51:14 +0000

Oz, 6.30pm you referred to AWD not 4WD. Misunderstanding perhaps.

By: Oz.

Oz. — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:35:50 +0000

K.Rashleigh: I never said it was AWD, Read first! I saw the 2nd gear stick in it!

By: K.Rashleigh

K.Rashleigh — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:26:09 +0000

Watto-cobra, with out a word of a lie, about 3 and a bit weeks ago we had to pull out a AWD Territory in a sticky situation with a 4×4 Challenger that had no problems traveling over the same surface along Rules Beach near Baffle Creek in Queensland. A 4×4 will always be the better choice along a beach then a AWD vehicle especially considering the surface has a tendancy change quite rapidly and it is Toyota’s target amoung the other duties a 4×4 is designed to satisfy.

Oz, the TRD Hilux is 4×4 not AWD. I am not sure were you are getting that information from but it is certainly inaccurate. May a suggest another source of info.