ok this is the last time i ask for advice for a while but im looking at getting a new car for work as the clutch went in my old lil mazda bravo. The mechanic said i need something bigger like a fourby to take the load of carrying gear.(im a chippy) any suggestions would be great!

Mazdas are great cars, my wife has one. We love it.

For a work truck though you can't go past a Hilux. New or used, easy to maintain, holds resale price and made to do the job you want it to. Not Australias #1 by accident, most people have owned one and never had any probs and usually regret selling it to replace it with something newer from another company that breaks far more often.

Wish I could afford one.

Ian1 said...

I have a 2010 BT-50. Pretty impressed so far. Great fuel consumption for a 4x4. I think you would have to be towing a lot of weight to have clutch problems. The engine has loads of torque and I don't need to slip the clutch at all with my trailer even with the ute loaded up.
The hilux may be the pick of them but its way over priced for me. You even pay for aircon. It was going to cost me an extra $15K on a single cab. Not worth it.

I would advise anyone buying new to do a cents per km total cost of ownership analysis.

This is what fleet managers at Govt Departments do. This is why they drive mostly Toyota. When you consider the whole of life costs a Toyota wins. This is purchase price less resale plus all expenses from servicing, tyres, rego, insurance etc etc.

So yes, they are the most expensive to purchase but the cheapest to own. As I said it's no accident that they are the #1 car company on the planet.

ockanui said...

Check out the new ute from VW look pretty good and perform well

Will Volkswagen engineering prevail over the tendency of completely new models to find their design flaws after a couple of years on the road? I had a bike once that took three year models to discover the shape and alloy of the nuts on the head studs wasn't good enough to stop the head parting from the crankcase under heavy load and blowing head gaskets. I had the second year's model.

The best thing to get with any of the current diesel utes would be the auto box. Also remember that the mazda and the ford are from the same factory with a small body work change between them. Both are very good trucks.
I wouldnt look at the hilux due to its over inflated purchase price. It has the worst interior finish of them all and one of the lowest towing capacitys. I have used a ford ranger to tow 2800 kg which it did but not easily, an auto box would have been great but as it was a company car who worrys about a bit of clutch any way!

^^^ agreed

Personel thing but i tried them all, dual cabs manual and auto, also chipie w/trailer at the time

Ended up between the BT50 and the Navara just prefered the look of the Nav(08)
The Hilux is way,way overpriced and i rekon they drive like **** especialy the auto