GazCro
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Just keep an eye out. Best position to be in if you're not desperate gives you plenty time to see where things are heading.
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Russell
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I've seen a couple 2008 Hilux single cabs with around 60,000 miles for £5-6,000 in the last year
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Brendan
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I'm sure the ranger for that year are around a 3t tow capacity, whereas the Hilux is sub 2.5t
hiluxman
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Hes not bothered about tow capacity, he just wants a nice drive
GazCro
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2.8 ton towing on hilux invincible at that age. Mind saying that does anyone bother anybody towing 3.5 ton with a pickup is overweight if they take their bait with them anyway.
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Monkeybusiness
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As a benchmark I thought I’d get a webuyanycar valuation on my Navara this week (as a rule it is bottom-book, ie the lowest price you’d get offered as a part-ex). 2016 66 plate, 61000 miles, fsh. Just over £7k plus vat.
There are a lot of overpriced old pickups out there, for not a lot more you can get something with a load of manufacturers warranty left. Worth considering!
There are a lot of overpriced old pickups out there, for not a lot more you can get something with a load of manufacturers warranty left. Worth considering!
GazCro
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Brendan
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Think was only UK ones as rest of the world was 2250kg
Routy56
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Went through this process about 18 months ago now.......
......and test drove a few of them out there
My new daily driver had to be like a car when towing the caravan and grandchildren as passengers
And be a great workhorse towing the 3.5T Ifor and other trailers to/from jobs.
Got really good advice from James @Shovelhands and bought a Nissan Navara Tekna new on a '68' plate back in November 2018
Opted for the Truckman top to keep my stuff out of sight from thieving bastards.
7 speed auto tows the Ifor well giving 24-26mpg when loaded. Always feels in control.
Seat covers used when on site and rear seat space used for welfare stuff
We even dragged the caravan down to the Great Dorset Steam Fair 2019.
Done just over 10,000 miles in the Navara and absolutely love it.
No troubles whatsoever so far.
Getting up to 47mpg solo at trunk road speeds. Bimbling around here getting just over 40mpg (shown on the dash)
As for getting the best deal, shop around and then get yer local dealer to 'price match'
We did just that - F J Chalke was recommend by James and we got a superb quote which was about £5,500 less that our local stealer
Then.......we test drove at the local dealers, in Colchester and made friends with the salesman.
We then negotiated a 'price match deal' within a few pounds of the F J Chalke offer
......and test drove a few of them out there
My new daily driver had to be like a car when towing the caravan and grandchildren as passengers
And be a great workhorse towing the 3.5T Ifor and other trailers to/from jobs.
Got really good advice from James @Shovelhands and bought a Nissan Navara Tekna new on a '68' plate back in November 2018
Opted for the Truckman top to keep my stuff out of sight from thieving bastards.
7 speed auto tows the Ifor well giving 24-26mpg when loaded. Always feels in control.
Seat covers used when on site and rear seat space used for welfare stuff
We even dragged the caravan down to the Great Dorset Steam Fair 2019.
Done just over 10,000 miles in the Navara and absolutely love it.
No troubles whatsoever so far.
Getting up to 47mpg solo at trunk road speeds. Bimbling around here getting just over 40mpg (shown on the dash)
As for getting the best deal, shop around and then get yer local dealer to 'price match'
We did just that - F J Chalke was recommend by James and we got a superb quote which was about £5,500 less that our local stealer
Then.......we test drove at the local dealers, in Colchester and made friends with the salesman.
We then negotiated a 'price match deal' within a few pounds of the F J Chalke offer
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
funnily enough I was looking at a 40mm spacer under a hitch on a 3.5t Ifor tipper today, behind a Hilux ... Pam's daughter's FIL's truck, dropping off some stuff from Vicki's .... interesting idea ... not seen it done like that before ..... in fact the whole A frame assembly was a novelty, the way it was mounted to the tipper
... was sat very nicely behind the Hilux though
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
GazCro
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Regy53
I like cake
This is on my list
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
GazCro
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Good go even poorer version but i have no pics. Fella near me made a volvo pickup about 15 years back
Nick...
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Bit of topic but around 1980 I was in Australia working on farms and some farmers earned so much the converted Mercedes so cars to pick ups or utes as they call them out there
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Nick...
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You can see the spacer factory fitted on my new trailer 2 years ago.sits nice and level behind my hilux
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TiltyShaun
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Or for the Range Rover Sport version
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Brendan
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I asked Brian James about the same thing, but they said any spacer fitted would invalidate the warranty, so had to have a drop plate fitted.
Not 100% bit I'm sure this is a disco 2 with a front end conversion, was floating around eBay for quite a while
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