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| MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1781   
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Brilliant , Great Minds and all that . Definitely the best colour , the only downside is that you’ll have to put aside a couple of days to set up all the variables and learn the controls |
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3rd Apr 2023 7:52 pm |
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that’s my job for tomorrow and Wednesday , plus a call to Gearmate to have a chat about some bits and bobs for the back .| Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4907  
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Sleeping under the stars down under: spiders, snakes, mosquitoes, lizards, crocodiles & ants (they are seriously painful, bloody torture for days)
Inland Taipan, have seen a few Red Belly Black Snakes go past our feet in the evening 
Ammunition doesn't help.
(Photoshop image as they attack you from 20 paces)
Survival option!
& then you never know if this is an issue!
Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18 |
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3rd Apr 2023 9:27 pm |
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| MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1781
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Here we go Bob , thoughts after a month of ownership of a pick up . Nice cabin , all leather seats , all heated , good sound system with the all important Apple Car play , so I can use waze and Spotify . More technology and driver aids than I need , cruise , radar , gps emergency tracking and rescue via phone link , lane departure assist , trailer sway, Traffic sign recognition . Great driving position , commanding view , doddle to park with 360 camera system , although you need more than one car length at the supermarket . The biggest thing anyone will notice with a ladder chassis , leaf sprung pick up is the choppy ride over potholed urban roads . Compared to the FL2 or Outback it’s not in the same league , however after a month leaning how to apply the power it can be mitigated . Obviously the vehicle can carry a tonne in the back so loading would would further improve the ride . In a few weeks it’s getting a set of custom sliding drawers and deck slides , so there will be some more weight . On the motorway it’s smooth , not quite Fl2 and certainly not Outback gliding , but better than a lot of cars I’ve driven . Very quiet . MPG . Returning 31 average mixed running , ( FL2 auto 28 , Outback 38 ) of course there is Adblue to consider . This is with nice smooth driving but not bad for a 2.8 Auto . I’ll do a 350 mile motorway trip to get the bed fitted out so I’m expecting ssy 33/35 on that run . Power .. lots of it 200 horse , 500 Nm torque , pushes a two tonne , 17’3” long vehicle faster than you’d use ( around 10 secs 60) , but joining motorways and overtaking grunt , there’s more than enough . It’s got a limited top speed which in real life you’ll never use but you have to be careful it will drift from 70 to 80 in a blink ( must rember to set the speed warning ! ) One thing you must remember though is most pickups follow 3.5 tonne speed limits , so 50 in NSL , 60 on a dual carriageway . Off road . I’ve used it fishing/shooting on two off road routes I used the FL2 on . It’s a monster . 2WD -hi 4 -low 4 - rear diff lock , hill descent . A real tough 4x4 for every challenge. hands down more capable than my FL2 or Scooby , It was a breeze . However the Fl2 was worth 3 grand and I didn’t mind if I broke it so there were places I’d take it that this truck will never go . Utility , great for my hobbies , will be even better when it gets a drawer system . Problems , I’m going to fit a tail gate assist the gate is heavy .. telling friends you’re not going to take their stuff to the tip ! . Access to the bed is easy as the hardtop side windows are gull wing . All in all , I’m enjoying it . It has to stay for a year under the terms of the discount scheme it was bought on . I’ve had my tool box out , fitted a CatLoc kit , and I’ve fitted front and rear dashcams ( due to the value of the vehicle , I will never be a dashcam warrior ) , particularly impressed that the rear camera works through the black glass ! Anyway that’s about all . Will I want it in a year ? , who knows , but at the moment I grin every time I climb into the cab . 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership 2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned ! 2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto . |
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1st May 2023 9:10 am |
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| Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2810 
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Glad you're enjoying it. Thought the mpg would have been closer to 25 on this so that's pretty decent. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948
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1st May 2023 9:59 am |
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| MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1781
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I’m sure you could be right about mid 20s , at the moment I’m like Miss Daisy’s driver ! If I drove it with a bit more spirit .. 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership
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1st May 2023 11:16 am |
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| Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4907
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Hopefully DPF issue has been fixed.
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1st May 2023 12:21 pm |
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| MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1781
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Like all Euro 6 diesel’s manufacturers , Toyota have in the past been less than honest with their customers about emissions . The big scandals seem to have been in Aus for Toyota , and globally for the likes of VW . Subaru actually pulled out of the diesel market totally despite 90% of vehicles coming to Northern Europe being requested as diesels . The whole technology is flawed . Having said that I’ve covered 77,000 totally trouble free miles in my Subaru Outback and only ever had one DPF warning . If you interrogated the ECU on the Scooby you’d probably see a dozen failed regens for every successful one . One major issue is that the U.K. road speed limits don’t allow the possibility of a high speed long distance cruise at 90mph which would be beneficial . If you check any diesel car forum you’d see issues with DPF , including LandRover , oil dilution being one of the most frequent . As far as the U.K. Hi-Lux from 2015 to 2019 goes , there has not been a scandal as in Aus . I don’t know if that’s because different markets get different software as the vehicles come from different plants , the U.K. being South Africa for the pick ups not Thailand .
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1st May 2023 4:36 pm |
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off down the m62 like I did with the Scooby! . OK I’ll have to see how it goes on oil dilution . If I have problems , I’ll move it on after 12 months and make a profit . Strongest residuals on the pick up market in the U.K. and likely to stay that way . It’s not fashionable to say , but I like diesels despite all the polar bears losing their icebergs .
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