gemsdad
NOT BOTHERED.
hows that Red
he's yankin yer chain ya tit.
hows that Red
he's yankin yer chain ya tit.
yes gems knew that the vertically challenged would need a ladder to get in
My old man was looking for 4x4's to replace my 110 on the work fleet and the only vehicle that could legally pull as much as the fender was a land cruiser and they are that bad that they come factory fitted with a second start button
That's the same story with me, my old man hates the defender. And now he's saying I told you so.
He want me to get a jap truck, but he has had nothing but problems with his navara d22, but it hasn't been smooth sailing with the defender either I suppose.
Think I might look into a 110 or 127 then, take one of the rear seats out make a shelf to put my drills in and things then use the back for other stuff.
There was a build thread on here at some point I think we're someone had done that, but I can't find it.
Thanks for all your input lads
from personal experience
stay away from the mitsy L200 due to crank bearing problems ( if yer towing a lot )
dont bother with the navara coz theyre fekkin heckspensive to fix and when they go wrong they go wrong royally
and as for the ranger the engine is basically a turboed transit banana engine but with an alloy block n head ( verry prone to warping and overheating ) and if you manage to find a good un yer gonna need decent seats as the original ones are hard as fook and will cripple anyone over the age of 30 on long trips ( on a good note though mondeo seats fit them pretty well )
from personal experience
stay away from the mitsy L200 due to crank bearing problems ( if yer towing a lot )
dont bother with the navara coz theyre fekkin heckspensive to fix and when they go wrong they go wrong royally
and as for the ranger the engine is basically a turboed transit banana engine but with an alloy block n head ( verry prone to warping and overheating ) and if you manage to find a good un yer gonna need decent seats as the original ones are hard as fook and will cripple anyone over the age of 30 on long trips ( on a good note though mondeo seats fit them pretty well )
oi jc,answer ya pm's will ya.
So pretty much there is no such thing as a good 4x4/truck/pickup apart from a land rover but they're still unreliable and uncomfortable. If I had the money I would buy an amarok but I don't have £19K to spare.
Probably be better off getting a 7.5 ton truck JMHO
eg
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEYLAND-D...7?pt=UK_Commercial_Trucks&hash=item3a7ebcbccf
Probably be better off getting a 7.5 ton truck JMHO
eg
LEYLAND DAF 45 PLANT BEAVER TAIL RAMP BACK LORRY + VAT | eBay
Think I might look into a 110 or 127 then, take one of the rear seats out make a shelf to put my drills in and things then use the back for other stuff.
There was a build thread on here at some point I think we're someone had done that, but I can't find it.
Thanks for all your input lads
Are you on drugs? Get a 110 hardtop van. Two seats-one cubby box/tray -maybe seat if you get an old one and jobs a goodun. No rear seats. Cos its a van. Ie space for drills and **** in the back.
No not on drugs. I clearly stated in an earlier post that I wanted a twin cab, with extra seats.